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Two dead on Great Barrier Reef
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$9 flights: This is not a drill
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Anna Kendrick’s award show secret: ‘I was high’
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Marsh quits as chairman of selectors
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Clarkson kicked off flight by ‘ignorant worm’
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The hardest part about coming out for Thorpie
THE Olympian said taunts as a kid shook his self- confidence about being gay and telling his parents he was gay was the most difficult part of coming out.
Ivanka’s awkward fashion fail
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Cricket legend’s disturbing Aussie prediction
CRICKET legend Brian Lara says there are disturbing signs Australian cricket is repeating the mistakes that wiped out the West Indies.
If you work these jobs expect to rake in the cash
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MOLLY Meldrum has revealed how Channel 7’s Sunday Night destroyed his friendship with superstar Elton John.
WITH only six weeks left in the year, there are still dozens of movies demanding your attention. If you only see one more, make it this one.
STEPHEN Colbert decided to get creative after he failed to land an interview with President-elect Donald Trump — and the results are brilliant.
POPULAR Aussie broadcaster Chris Bath has a new fulltime job for 2017 — but it means we might see a little bit less of her on our screens.
THE glammed-up reality star talks turning 50 and what she REALLY thinks about the Sydney and Auckland Real Housewives offshoots.
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Final blow for nursing home killer
ROGER Dean, one of Australia’s worst killers, has been trying to escape a life sentence. What happened today though will please the families of his victims.
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Turnbull’s budding bromance with Trump
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‘Mansplaining’ hotline for angry women
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Did this man deserve a 13-year jail sentence?
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France’s smackdown at Brits
BRITAIN is rapidly losing friends in Europe following the Brexit vote and a proposal by a French politician could even see the border up for grabs.
Teens die after live-streaming police shootout
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75,000 children could die ‘in months’
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Why you will never become your parents
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Baby’s hair often mistaken for a wig
THIS adorable baby can’t go anywhere without being stopped for selfies, or having people take sly photos. It’s hard to believe she’s not wearing a wig.
McDonald’s recipe change disgusts fans
MCDONALD’S has made a change to its Big Mac recipe in an attempt to bring millennials into the restaurant, but not everyone is lovin’ it.
Would you pay $12 to take a nap?
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First Dates: ‘That is why you are single’
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Pilot’s epic rant at bickering passengers
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Richard Branson to unveil ‘Concorde II’
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New ‘plausible’ MH370 theory
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Man creates tiny country he can’t enter
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Qantas’ Wi-Fi rollout setback
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Amber Heard breaks silence with abuse speech
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Carrie defends Hamish and Zoe from critics
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Our verdict on the Gilmore Girls revival
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Khloe’s latest selfie shocks fans
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Action hero ‘not so hot in bed’
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Microsoft building ‘first AI supercomputer’
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Tinder adds 37 gender options
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Concept suit for Mars explorers
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‘People like me made Trump president’
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Click Frenzy’s big sale an epic fail
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Drug thief turned successful entrepreneur
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Amazon’s revolutionary new grocery store
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REAL ESTATE
Auction ends in price blowout
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Australia’s best beach pads
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Bathrooms which won’t date
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Dodgy South African ploy exposed
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NBA freak’s shock Dellavedova love
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Eddie Hall bench presses two men ... easily
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Why Bolt gets away with playboy antics
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‘Close to seriously damaging our brand’
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