STREETS OF FEAR: ‘He choked me until I thought I’d die’
AFTER a debate over removing CCTV from the area where Jill Meagher was killed, Aussie women tell why they are scared on our streets.
How one photo ruined my career
MICHAEL Frier’s LinkedIn profile had one thing wrong with it. He didn’t realise until a text told him it was all over the internet.
Great Aussie tradition dying out?
THERE’S a new taxi service in town, and it’s killed off the part of catching a cab that’s so frustrating - yet often entertaining.
The ‘lost city’ of Antarctica
SOME theorists believe there is an ancient civilisation frozen deep beneath the Antarctic ice. It’s a lofty theory, but does it stack up?
One final insult as Masters shuts its doors
A RIVAL hardware chain gave Masters one final insult as the failed multibillion-dollar Woolworths experiment prepared to shut its doors for good.
Woman dragged off plane like a ragdoll
STUNNED passengers craned their necks to watch as uniformed officers arrested a passenger for allegedly skipping check-in.
Husband set wife on fire ‘like a candle’
A HUSBAND who set his wife on fire “like a candle” after she discovered he was having an affair has been found guilty of murder.
Farmer wrestles with savage goanna
A YOUNG Victorian farmer was forced to wrestle with a 1.5m long goanna after it savagely attacked him in the state’s north east.
Palmer explains huge weight loss
CLIVE Palmer has been larger than life but the mining magnate and former pollie is showing off a slimmed down figure.
Disgruntled worker sends ultimate reply-all email
SO MANY of us have fantasised about telling our bosses exactly what we think of them — now one man has done it, in the best reply-all email ever.
Woman charged in revenge porn scandal
THE ex-partner of NRL player Bryce Cartwright has been charged after posting incriminating photos and screenshots online in a “revenge porn” attack.
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IT HAS a 100% review score on Rotten Tomatoes and UK audiences can’t get enough of it. So why can’t Australians even pay to watch this show?
ACTORS always talk about how awkward it is to film sex scenes in movies. But one director has revealed just how committed Daniel Radcliffe is.
SARAH Harris has done something many of us have considered at least once: a home haircut. And it didn’t go to plan.
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BASED on their (appalling) reviews, here are the 10 worst films to hit Australian cinemas in 2016. How many of these shockers have you seen?
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Ten injured in off-road bus crash
A BUS carrying 50 passengers has veered off a Perth road, narrowly avoiding a block of apartments and leaving several people injured.
‘Scumbag’ dole bludgers lashed
A RECRUITER says she’s heard every excuse in the book and some people don’t have jobs because they don’t want them.
Hanson’s beef with Andrew O’Keefe
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First porn on train stations, now parliament
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Vogue model asked if she is an MI5 spy
A MAN on trial for abducting his Scottish Vogue model girlfriend claims she is an MI5 spy who dated and drugged him for information.
Hundreds killed in chemical attack
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‘It will be worse than a nuclear bomb’
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Missing teen found after five years
A GIRL who was last seen getting into a mystery car outside her US school half a decade ago has been found living under a new identity.
Why does some pain feel good?
WHY does some pain bring us pleasure? Massages, eating chilli, and certain types of sex all have the same bewildering effect.
Bally heck! Give this postie a medal
IT’S a Christmas miracle. Four days after an ex colleague posted a Christmas card addressed to “somewhere by the sea”, it was delivered to its intended recipients.
Why these whiz kids do better
WITH Australia’s test scores in the doldrums, we ask our brightest students why migrant kids are smashing their Aussie-born rivals.
Woman realised ‘a day before birth’
SURPRISE! This young mum found out she was pregnant a day before having her son. She thought she was “just a bit fat”.
How clever Aussies outsource Xmas
DO my Christmas shopping, put up my kid’s trampoline, pick up my Christmas tree. Outsourcing the jobs we hate is the new shape of Christmas.
Photos you’re not meant to see
A PHOTOGRAPHER was told to delete these photos from his camera. They show life under North Korea’s brutal regime.
Are calls on flights a good or bad idea?
DEBATE has erupted over plans to allow passengers make mobile phone calls on flights. Some say it’s about time, others warn it will trigger air rage.
Airlines crazy with super-cheap fares
IF YOU need any further proof the silly season is upon us, flights to some of our favourite tropical destinations are on sale at bargain prices.
Worst airline passengers of 2016
WE’VE written about bad passengers before, but these are without a doubt the worst we’ve ever seen. Be warned: it starts low and goes downhill fast.
Beauty queen ditches cocaine at LAX
A FORMER flight attendant and beauty queen has been accused of trying to sneak 27kg of cocaine through LA airport and made a dramatic getaway.
How Aussie actor ended up playing Obama
HOW does a 24-year-old fresh-faced actor from Perth end up playing the leader of the free world in Netflix’s new movie?
Why everyone is talking about La La Land
IF YOU haven’t heard about La La Land yet, where have you been? It’s about to be one of 2016’s biggest movies.
Lisa puts rivalry aside to defend Sam
THEY may be locked in a fierce ratings war, but Lisa Wilkinson has defended her breakfast TV rival Sam Armytage in the wake of “granny panties”-gate.
Schumer’s food poisoning nightmare
AMY Schumer and her boyfriend have endured one of the most traumatising things a couple can go through: violent food poisoning. And she’s given TMI.
Erin McNaught reveals miscarriage
Erin McNaught has revealed she recently suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage last month and now wants to speak out in a bid to support others.
ATO website back after glitch
THE Australian Taxation Office’s website is back online with access to certain services after being down for more than 36 hours.
Unprepared for what’s coming
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Five best tablet devices of 2016
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Christmas is a cesspit of a holiday
I FEEL nothing but utter contempt for the Christmas period and all that comes with it. Here are the reasons why the festive season is a horrendous time of year.
Harry Potter hat discovered in wild
THE famous sorting hat from the Howarts School of Wizardy in Harry Potter has been discovered in the wild, sort of.
Trump wipes $2.7b with a tweet
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Trump’s big empire announcement
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Trump picks his Secretary of State
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Ultra Tune leather tops complaints
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Disgusting fact: ‘flushable’ wet wipes
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REAL ESTATE
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Cheapest inner city suburbs
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‘Appalling’: Brayshaw opens up
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Pakistan employ backyard cricket trick
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NRL will not suspend Fifita
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