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Sickening moment halts cricket
THE crowd was in shock when a medi-cab drove out onto the Gabba surface after a sickening injury scare to a cricket star.
Xmas weather across Australia
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The worst day to Christmas shop
PLANNING to do the Christmas shopping on Saturday? Rethink that, because about five million other Aussies have the same plan.
Kim Jong-un’s drunk request had leaders in tears
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Woman discovers her fiance is her half-brother
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Warning: ‘Donald Trump is going to get us killed’
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Footprints reveal our raunchy former sex lives
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China is crazy for these Aldi biscuits
THESE German treats sold at Aldi stores are among the most in-demand in Australia right now. Chinese shoppers can’t get enough of them.
Skye from Big Brother now unrecognisable
FOLLOWING several drastic cosmetic procedures, former Big Brother contestant Skye Wheatley now looks like a totally different person to her TV stint.
Best man killed in buck’s party prank gone wrong
HIS mates thought it was funny when they they threw him overboard, but the 31-year-old best man never resurfaced.
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Rapes a ‘cultural misunderstanding’
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Girl gang sexually assaults footballer
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Dog that saves baby labelled Aussie hero
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Kid offers $2 ‘emotional advice’
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Hilarious response to tax debt notice
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JonBenet case takes significant turn
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‘What they expected him to do was crazy’
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No joke: $135 flights to Thailand
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Does aeroplane lighting affect your mood?
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‘I was robbed by a gentleman’
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Critics savage Smith’s ‘irredeemable’ new film
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Margot mocked mercilessly in TV skit
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Ariel takes style tips from Mariah
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Australia blocks piracy sites
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Super Mario now lives in your pocket
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Petty reason Trump ignored Twitter CEO
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Warning: ‘Donald Trump is going to get us killed’
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China is crazy for these Aldi biscuits
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Your own private Aussie island
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What the US rate rise means for us
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Boy, 2, severs tendon on drink dispenser
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