CONNECTING THE DOTS: Proof China’s eclipsing Australia
THIS is the graph that shows how China has managed to eclipse Australia for the past 25 years. How are we going to catch up?
Drug destroying our Aussie heroes
IMAGINE you were forced to take a drug that turned out to have deadly consequences. For these Aussies, they don’t have to imagine it.
Optus’ colossal gamble backfires
OPTUS paid big bucks to swoop in and get the rights to the EPL. It was supposed to be a coup. It appears to have backfired.
Fifita’s bombshell threat to NRL
SHARKS star Andrew Fifita has fired back at the NRL over the messy decision to ban him from representing Australia.
‘We are in complete and utter shock’
THE designers behind lingerie label A Summer of Love, who had their ads pulled from Facebook last week,have been left “in complete shock” after their whole page was shut down overnight.
Words you can’t say in public, ranked
A NEW study has actually ranked every common swear word from most to least offensive. Here’s what you can and cannot get away with saying in 2016.
Nintendo is heading back to its glory days
IT has been 30 years since the NES was released to the public, now the Japanese company has a plan to dominate the industry again.
Mum’s heartbreaking letter to dead son’s bullies
A GRIEVING mum has written a heartbreaking letter to bullies who drove her son to suicide after he was teased for not being allowed to play Call of Duty.
Children of 80s screwed again
THE movies might’ve been good, but 80s kids have been screwed again when it comes to their prospects — this time it’s official.
Chilling prediction for US war with Russia
A RUSSIAN newspaper has stoked fears of a Third World War as tensions rise with the US over the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Touching gesture for six-year-old’s funeral
LITTLE Jacob Hall was shot in front of friends at school a week ago. His parents wanted to make sure they weren’t scared at his funeral.
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Features
IT’S the movie adaptation of a novel famed for its unpredictable twists and turns — but something else entirely is proving a shock for many viewers.
MIRANDA Kerr made an appearance at the Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear show at Paris Fashion Week and boy, was she keen to document her every move.
BACHELORETTE Georgia Love is always calm and on-script, but in last night’s episode, one boy’s antics really got to her.
KYLIE Minogue has come close to walking down the aisle a number of times, but her fiance Joshua Sasse has revealed why the couple are holding off getting married.
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UK POP sensation Ellie Goulding has been left red-faced on The Project after being grilled about her relationship with Prince Harry.
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$1200 win for furious Domino’s customer
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Girl crushed: Driver ‘was on phone’
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Man, dog, stuck in tree amid floods
A MAN and his dog stuck on a tree are awaiting rescue as waterlogged residents in Victoria have been warned the worst is yet to come.
Teen bride jailed for eight months
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Fisherman drowns north of Broome
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Italian mafia gone mad: ‘They call them master’
A SLAVE to the mafia, a man’s treacherous six-month journey to a new life turned sour after he discovered he was living in another “hell”.
‘Budgie Nine’ arrive in court — fully clothed
The Australians dubbed the Budgie Nine have arrived in court to learn their fate over their failed stunt at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Malaysia.
All Blacks star in sex scandal
RUGBY star Aaron Smith has a girlfriend back home, but he’s been caught with his pants down after an incident in a toilet.
‘Appetite for sex with unconscious men’
A CHEF from London is facing trial, accused of drugging and murdering four young men he met on gay social networking sites such as Grindr.
Couple’s overdose streamed on Facebook
DISTURBING footage shows a couple unconscious after suffering an overdose. Witnesses then streamed the scenes on social media. WARNING: Confronting content.
House of horrors: ‘They were using the bath as a toilet’
THESE stomach-churning photos show inside a home from hell which had to be seized where the bath was used for a toilet. WARNING: Graphic images
There’s a limit to how long we can live
SCIENTISTS have calculated the limit of human lifespan due to genetic factors.
The most common food in celebrity diets
EVERY A-lister seems to have a different super-diet. But if you look closely, you’ll notice one common denominator in all their preachy food plans.
‘I don’t date overweight women’
A PERTH man has been branded a “creep” after he shut down a woman on a dating website because he doesn’t “consider dating women who are over 30 and overweight.”
This perfectly sums up modern dating
DATING these days can be pretty rough. This artist has hilariously (depressingly) captured the everyday struggles of being a modern young woman.
Train link planned between London and Tokyo
YOU could soon catch a train from Japan to London if ambitious plans to extend the world’s longest railway journey go ahead.
$8 hack to improve your flight
AN ENTREPRENEUR has shared a simple travel hack that guarantees a better flying experience for every person on your flight. And it barely costs a thing.
Furore over ‘fat passenger’ policy
REMEMBER all those times you fretted over the weight of your carry-on bag? That’s not the only weight you need to worry about with this airline.
‘Stuff chemo, I’m hitting the road’
WHEN this grandma was diagnosed with cancer at 90, she decided to hit road rather than undergo chemo. After travelling the US, she died this week.
Inside China’s top secret nuclear base
THIS top secret Chinese base is almost 20 kilometres wide. It was built to withstand the force of a massive earthquake - and the ravages of nuclear war.
Chelsea Handler’s shocking transformation
THE controversial talk show host showed off the before and after effects of laser skin treatment — and it makes for a startling contrast.
Swift hits back at Lovato after squad hate
THE bad blood between Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato is showing no signs of dying down after Lovato voiced her disgust with Swift’s squad.
Two OITNB stars engaged
SOMETHING’S in the water at Litchfield. Two Orange is the New Black stars are reportedly engaged to their respective partners after whirlwind romances.
Genius behind MJ’s biggest hits dies
HE WAS instrumental in the making of the best-selling album of all time, Thriller — now, songwriter Rod Temperton has died.
Jolie ‘begins family therapy’ after split
ANGELINA Jolie has begun family counselling with her six kids following her “traumatic” divorce from Brad Pitt.
Secret fire station discovered under factory
AN INCREDIBLE underground fire station, untouched for almost 60 years, has proved to be an amazing time capsule.
Facebook’s new ‘secret messages’ feature
JUST take a moment to think of all the silly, sexy and potentially career-ending private messages you’ve sent on Facebook. Now there is a solution.
NBN satellite up and away — at last
AFTER a delayed launch, the NBN satellite has blasted into orbit, bringing the hope of faster internet speeds that little bit closer for half a million Aussies.
Climate agreement set to become binding
THE landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force in 30 days, after the number of countries ratifying it passed a key threshold.
New Netflix show called ‘racist’
A NEW original series from Netflix has sparked a heated debate online regarding the diversity seen in the highly-acclaimed series.
Our big home buyer mistake
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Real estate creates ‘illusion of a bargain’
A MELBOURNE real estate agency has been fined $330,000 plus costs for creating the “illusion of a bargain” by underquoting on 11 properties.
Bank boss defends high-rate cards
SOME bank chiefs have apologised to customers and made concessions on credit card rates during this week’s hearings — but the NAB boss took a different tack.
‘Trainwreck’: Clinton’s VP blows it
TODAY’S debate between the two boring dad types Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump chose as running mates turned into a mess.
Australia’s worst products named, shamed
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Depp selling LA condos
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Suns primed for huge trade raid
GOLD Coast wants a top draft pick and a ready-made star for Jaeger O’Meara and has its sights on at least five other senior players in this year’s trade period.
Bogut has no time for clowns
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Sequel to strangest GF interview ever
AN Australian cricketing great has responded to being sledged by Bulldogs star Tom Liberatore during his bizarre grand final interview.
Fearless predictions for NRL 2017
IT’S easy to see who the bolters and failures of 2017 are going to be. The Rabbits and Bulldogs are headed for disaster.
‘Eerie’ teenage freak’s insane length
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