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GABLE Tostee stayed tight-lipped throughout his trial, but now that it’s over he could be about to speak. What are his words worth?
Inside tragic family’s final weeks
SHE was a beloved volunteer, her son was a gifted artist — but there was a hidden struggle that ended in the most tragic way.
Freak storm hits NSW town
BUILDINGS collapsed after a freak storm hit the NSW town of Parkes, as the nation braces for a rain-soaked weekend.
‘Fake gang rape’ trial gets ugly
ACCUSATIONS fly in the defamation case against a journalist whose “expose” on an alleged uni gang rape went horribly wrong.
Squatter’s $1 million plot foiled
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Shock death of Aussie fashion icon
CELEBRATED fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died suddenly in Sydney, aged 38.
Danger on the horizon
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The diets that need a reality check
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Trump and Clinton’s final sprint
THE finish line is near, and things are about to get even more heated in the United States presidential race.
Smelly problem with a difficult solution
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One person Trump is too scared to attack
DONALD Trump has shown no restraint - going after everyone from immigrants to dead soldiers’ families. But there’s one person he won’t publicly criticise.
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LADY Gaga has reignited her old feud with Madonna, implying the pop icon doesn’t write her own songs or play an instrument.
THERE may be only five weeks left of the ratings year but the competition between the three commercial TV networks is just as fierce as ever.
A SLIGHT brush with the law won’t stop Divergent star Shailene Woodley from shining on the red carpet.
DAYS after Kanye West railed against former pal Jay Z in an epic onstage rant, it seems the music mogul is no longer a fan of the controversial rapper, either.
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Dad loses sight in eye after video stunt
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‘I didn’t think I would make it’
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Expedia’s inflammatory email to customer
“EVERYONE I show, they laugh and think it’s a joke. No one can believe a company as credible as Expedia would ever do something like this.”
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Kourtney’s meltdown: What really happened
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Rebel Wilson breaks down during emotional speech
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Hathaway was miserable when she won her Oscar
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European probe exploded on Mars
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Elon Musk: ‘You’re killing people’
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Michelle Obama eviscerates Trump
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