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ABC
- + Facebook hate-page targets Tasmanian teachers—A Facebook hate-page vilifying Tasmanian teachers has sparked fresh concerns about the way young people use social media. [Category: Social Media, Internet Cult...
- + Psychiatry bible receives a makeover—Hoarding, gambling and marijuana withdrawal are among the newly-expanded disorders contained in a revision of a leading psychiatric manual.The $25 million revis...
- + Magpies end Cats' unbeaten run in thriller
- + Walker rescued after five days in bushland—A 58-year-old hiker who spent five days in bushland north-west of Sydney has been rescued by emergency services. [Category: Police]
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Last new 19/5/13 7:55am.
Adelaidenow
- + Blowing away ghosts of Snowtown—BRAD Crouch reports from Snowtown as it prepares to celebrate its 135th anniversary, discovering how a windfarm is helping to erase a stain from the town's past...
- + Courts forced to muscle up on sentences—JUDGES will no longer be able to hand out suspended sentences to violent repeat offenders unless there are exceptional circumstances. [Link to media]
- + Aussies 'being exploited at bowser'—THE first "convincing evidence'' has emerged that petrol stations manipulate prices to maximise profits. [Link to media]
- + Parents 'rorting' school zoning system—PARENTS are rorting strict school zoning rules by registering parks and relatives' homes to trick their way into some of Adelaide's popular public schools. [Lin...
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Last new 19/5/13 2:21am.
Brisbane Times
- + Part-time working mother is the norm—More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and the age of their children when they rejoin the workfor...
- + Erectile issues an early sign of disease—Many men would rather die than talk about their unreliable penises. But if they don't listen to their faulty erections, chances are they'll have a heart attack ...
- + Deek's golden day—With the Brisbane Times City2South presented by Westpac bringing runners back to Coronation Drive, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rob De Castella recalls his...
- + Military police pressured to make prisoners more 'pliable'—Military police in Afghanistan made prisoners more 'pliable' by gagging them and depriving them of sleep.
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Last new 19/5/13 12:17am.
Daily Telegraph
- + Doc makes rogue Sharks claim—TWO Cronulla players allegedly continued to contact sports scientist Stephen Dank for supplements after the club axed his role in 2011. [Link to media]
- + Doc makes rogue Sharks claim—TWO Cronulla players allegedly continued to contact sports scientist Stephen Dank for supplements after the club axed his role in 2011. [Link to media]
- + MPs on taxpayer-funded travel splurge—RETIRING federal MPs are making the most of their last months in office by taking generous taxpayer-funded trips as part of a foreign travel splurge. [Link to m...
- + NRL should let girls run with ball—A WOMEN'S State of Origin match should be the opening game for the men's clash if the NRL is serious about involving women. [Link to media]
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Last new 19/5/13 2:02am.
- + Support for Labor dismal as ever- poll - Sky News Australia—Sky News AustraliaSupport for Labor dismal as ever- pollSky News AustraliaSupport for Labor dismal as ever- poll. Updated: 05:28, Sunday May 19, 2013. Support f...
- + Opposition 'planning' double dissolution - Sky News Australia—Sky News AustraliaOpposition 'planning' double dissolutionSky News AustraliaUpdated: 00:20, Sunday May 19, 2013. Video for this article is not available...
- + Half a billion dollars stashed for poll spend - Brisbane Times—Brisbane TimesHalf a billion dollars stashed for poll spendBrisbane TimesDenial: Treasurer Wayne Swan has refuted claims the money is an election war chest. Pho...
- + The truth about Benghazi - Sydney Morning Herald—Sydney Morning HeraldThe truth about BenghaziSydney Morning HeraldIt's just past midnight when Amber Pickens grabs the axe. Going from desk to desk in the U...
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Last new 19/5/13 7:31am.
Herald Sun
- + We want Caviar to be just a horse again—THE tough times are over for unbeaten racing champion Black Caviar as she enjoys a quieter pace of life. [Link to media]
- + Police leave sensitive data lying around—POLICE are leaving sensitive investigation details open to prying eyes, with an analysis finding the mishandling of private documents to be rife. [Link to media...
- + Cruise couple's joy had a ring of truth—IT WAS in cabin 5-281 of the Carnival Spirit that Kristen Schroder and Paul Rossington must have celebrated their plans to get engaged. [Link to media]
- + Warner in strife for twit rant—CRICKET Australia high-performance chief Pat Howard has condemned David Warner over the Twitter outburst. [Link to media]
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Last new 19/5/13 12:17am.
HOTheadlines Blog
- + Tony Greig dies aged 66—Cricket legend Tony Greig has died of a heart attack aged 66. After discovering he had lung cancer just 2 months ago Tony's health deteriorated rapidly. Tony Gr...
- + Whitney Houston Dead At 48—Whitney Houston the popular singer has died at age 48. Whitney's voice and image had faded in recent years following years of drug abuse. Whitney's publicist h...
- + MicroJobs.com.au—So what is a micro job? A micro job is, as the name suggests, a small job. Let's say something like cleaning out the shed, picking up the dry cleaning or perhap...
- + Steve Jobs Dead—Apple has released information that Steve Jobs has died. The former chief executive has had a long battle with cancer and has died at age 56 after only recently...
- + Ashton Kutcher and Demmi Moore divorce rumours—Rumours have been mounting about the expected divorce of Ashton Kutcher and Demmi Moore. The internet has come alive and the rumours began after online messages...
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Last new 29/12/12 5:39pm.
News.com.au
- + Vintage Aston Martin sells for STG3m—A VINTAGE Aston Martin from 1960 has fetched a world-record price of more than STG3 million at auction in Britain.
- + Damascus car bomb kills at least three: TV—A CAR bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least three people, state TV reports.
- + Thousands join Rome anti-austerity march—THOUSANDS of Italians have joined an anti-austerity march in the centre of Rome as unemployment continues to rise.
- + Investigation begins into US train crash—AN investigation has begun into a train crash along a key route between the US cities of Boston and New York, with the line to be closed for two days. &nbs...
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Last new 19/5/13 6:25am.
Ninemsn
- + Sydney NBN switch-on suffers tech glitch—Halfway through the media launch of Sydney's first connection to the network, it cut out.
- + Keira Knightley marries in south of France—British actress Keira Knightley has married singer James Righton in a discreet ceremony in the southern French village of Mazan, according to the mayor.
- + Cops called on grandfather, girl playing at beach—A fun day at the beach turned sour for a Sydney grandfather and his six-year-old granddaughter after somebody saw the little girl swimming naked and called poli...
- + Witnesses film dog attack, don't help
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Last new 5/5/13 5:42pm.
SBS
- + Call for conscience vote on gay marriage—Supporters of marriage equality gathered in Tony Abbott's Sydney electorate to call on the Liberal Party to allow their members to have a conscience vote. ...
- + Suspected asylum seeker boat in distress—HMAS Larrakia assisted a suspected asylum seeker vessel carrying at least 130 people near Christmas Island on Thursday, the Home Affairs department says. &...
- + Mundine: I don't want to be a passenger—If Tony Abbott gets the top job and offers Warren Mundine a role, the ex-ALP official says he'll put politics aside to take it.
- + No other option but to target bats: Katter—Bob Katter says flying foxes must be removed or culled after a horse contracted the lyssavirus.
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Last new 18/5/13 9:09pm.
Sky News
- + Damascus car bomb kills at least three—A car bomb has exploded in a northern Syrian district killing at least three people and wounding five others
- + Investigation begins into US train crash—US authorities have opened an investigation into a collision between two trains that injured 60 people.
- + Plane catches fire as it lands in Moscow—Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow
- + Support for Labor dismal as ever- poll—Polls suggest many voters want to scrap the baby bonus but it will not change the way they will vote.
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Last new 19/5/13 8:23am.
SMH
- + Cheetahs dump Reds 27-13 in Super Rugby—Cheetahs halfback Piet van Zyl scored two first-half tries as the Queensland Reds suffered a 27-13 loss in the Super Rugby game at Bloemfontein. &nbs...
- + Part-time working mother is the norm—More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and the age of their children when they rejoin the workfor...
- + Erectile issues an early sign of disease—Many men would rather die than talk about their unreliable penises. But if they don't listen to their faulty erections, chances are they'll have a heart attack ...
- + Gaming habits are learnt early—One in four teenagers has played a gambling-style video game, leading to warnings game play could translate into gambling with real money. &nbs...
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Last new 19/5/13 6:35am.
The Age
- + Cheetahs dump Reds 27-13 in Super Rugby—Cheetahs halfback Piet van Zyl scored two first-half tries as the Queensland Reds suffered a 27-13 loss in the Super Rugby game at Bloemfontein. &nbs...
- + Dance teacher 'snapped naked girls'—For almost a decade thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous. &nb...
- + Molecular road map gives cell research a new direction—A Melbourne researcher has written a molecular road map that shows how any kind of cell in the human body can be turned into artificial stem cells. &...
- + On a dangerous mission to end discrimination—The world's first openly gay bishop has laid bigotry at the door of religion.
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Last new 19/5/13 6:25am.
The Australian
- + Pies end Cats' unbeaten run—COLLINGWOOD has fought back from 13 points down to score an upset win over the previously unbeaten Geelong in their AFL blockbuster. [Link to media]
- + Hollande signs gay marriage bill—FRANCE has become the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage. [Link to media]
- + North Korea fires short-range missiles—NORTH Korea has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan according to South Korea's defence ministry. [Link to media]
- + Greens vow to fight for carbon tax—THE Greens vowed today to fight for the carbon tax if the Coalition is elected and urged Labor to defy a double-dissolution election threat. [Link to media]
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Last new 19/5/13 12:48am.
The Courier Mail
- + Vintage Aston Martin sells for STG3m—A VINTAGE Aston Martin from 1960 has fetched a world-record price of more than STG3 million at auction in Britain.
- + Damascus car bomb kills at least three: TV—A CAR bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least three people, state TV reports.
- + Thousands join Rome anti-austerity march—THOUSANDS of Italians have joined an anti-austerity march in the centre of Rome as unemployment continues to rise.
- + Investigation begins into US train crash—AN investigation has begun into a train crash along a key route between the US cities of Boston and New York, with the line to be closed for two days.
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Last new 19/5/13 6:35am.
The Examiner
- + Warning on chimney smoke —THE Launceston City Council says informal warnings have been enough to stop households from producing excessive chimney smoke. [Link to media]
- + North in line for a shot at whisky —Spirit production is spreading in Tasmania. ALEX DRUCE reports. [Link to media]
- + `Margin not a true reflection'—Â HAWTHORN took the four points and grabbed its seventh win in a row yesterday but a gallant young Greater Western Sydney team probably took more positives from ...
- + NTFA players pay for missed opportunities—THE NTFA fell agonisingly short of victory in its representative clash against the SFL at Launceston's NTCA Ground yesterday. [Link to media]
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Last new 19/5/13 8:16am.
The Mercury
- + Budget cash hope—TASMANIANS' wish list for the State Budget includes more police on the beat, less red tape and help for the regions. [Link to media]
- + Greens' longshot—THE Tasmanian Greens want $1 betting limits enforced as they renew their push for poker machine reform. [Link to media]
- + There's no place like home—MURDUNNA resident Ward Knight is among a handful of bushfire victims roughing it on their land. [Link to media]
- + $100m jobs boost for Tassie—PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has thrown a $100 million wild card into the federal election campaign. [Link to media]
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Last new 19/5/13 2:21am.
WA Today
- + Past its use-by date?—It's a battle over billions, but both sides agree plastic bottle sales are falling, writes David Sygall.
- + Tourists crumble again—Same old story for Australia as the top order fails and Michael Clarke comes to the rescue.
- + Fremantle v Carlton—The Dockers and Carlton clash at Etihad Stadium in one of five second round NAB Cup games on Saturday.
- + Brother tried to save him—A huge sinkhole opened up under a man's bedroom and swallowed him as he screamed for help.
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Last new 4/3/13 1:49pm.
Yahoo!7
- + Walker rescued after five days in bushland (ABC)—Emergency services have rescued a hiker who ran into difficulty after spending five days in bushland north-west of Sydney.
- + Call for conscience vote on gay marriage (AAP)—Supporters of marriage equality gathered in Tony Abbott's Sydney electorate to call on the Liberal Party to allow their members to have a conscience vote.
- + CityLink defended after freak Melbourne truck crash (ABC)—The operator of Melbourne's Citylink tollway has defended the road's safety record after an accident left a truck hanging off an overpass on Friday morning.
- + No other option but to target bats: Katter (AAP)—Bob Katter says flying foxes must be removed or culled after a horse contracted the lyssavirus.
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Last new 19/5/13 12:17am.