+ 'Friend' fights Milat ban—A visitor to killer Ivan Milat is no longer welcome at prison after failing to extract a confession for two unsolved murders.

+ Luxury for nothing and views for free—Melbourne conman lived it up and skipped rent bills of $22,500 court records show.

+ Court under fire over mental health row—Lawyers 'exploiting mental illnesses to reduce sentences'.

+ Dawning of a brand new day—Relief for Bombers as they ultimately overwhelm a plucky challenge from Richmond.

+ From little wins to big wins—With a third straight victory and a shellacking of the Dockers, Hawthorn may yet be a finals success.

+ Chasing the city sun—As the city grows taller, sunlight becomes ever more elusive

+ A confit of confusion—Fancy a composite, a racione or a solid? Modern menus are stuffed with crafty marketing tricks, writes Natalie Craig.

+ Court mental health row—Lawyers 'exploiting mental illnesses to reduce sentences'.

+ 'Friend' fights to visit killer Ivan Milat—Prisoner's visitor banned after failing to extract a confession for two unsolved murders.

+ Labor MPs push for dole increase—Payment so low people are being forced into crime, PM told.

+ Australian cricketer bailed on assault—Luke Pomersbach to fight charges of molestation and assault in India.

+ Leaps and bounds—Twists and flips that would break a lesser person are all in a day's work for Olympic hopeful Ashleigh Brennan.

+ Live: Bombers v Tigers—The MCG is sold-out for the clash of the sash.

+ Live: Swans v Demons—Sydney dominates Melbourne at the SCG.

+ Billionaire 'no evil genius'—Facebook's stock market debut has made Mark Zuckerberg the 23rd wealthiest person on earth but he's no evil genius.

+ What next, smartphones?—With Facebook now sitting on $US16 billion after its flotation, will we see the massive social network do a Google and develop its own phone?

+ Labor to cough up for vaccine—Opposition leader promises to reinstate vaccination program if elected in 2014.

+ Facebook shares stumble—Facebook’s much-anticipated and hyped sharemarket debut did not go quite as planned.

+ Underage driver killed in fiery crash—A 15-year-old boy has died and his friend badly injured after taking a parents' car.

+ Cycling speed limit?—Cyclists should be limited to travelling 20 km/h in the city to improve safety, says city council committee.

+ Cyclist speed limit?—Cyclists should be limited to travelling 20 km/h in the city to improve safety, says city council committee.

+ Global markets crisis as shares crash—Australian stocks plummet in biggest fall of the year.

+ Let's face it, the jungle out there is full of your 'friends'—With Facebook came connections you never knew you had and deep suspicions of their motives, writes Alexandra Petri.

+ Global share crash crisis—Australia's share prices in biggest fall of year amid worldwide crash.

+ Retailer flap over price-comparison app—'Showrooming' gives consumers more power in their pockets.

+ $4 million for slice of history—Once attractions for Melbourne's elite, two of Queenscliff's historical icons are about to go under the hammer.

+ Retailer flap over price-comparison app—'Showrooming' gives consumers more power in their pockets.

+ Agony of the needle and damage done—Judy Smith knew nothing about heroin until her son began using.

+ Pies limp home—It wasn't the grand final replay. Low-standard contest ends with dramatic Collingwood victory over Geelong.

+ Needle and damage done—Judy Smith knew nothing about heroin until it had her only child in its grip.

+ Jurrah 'ready for return'—Melbourne coach Mark Neeld says nervous forward Liam Jurrah has mental strength and resilience to return.

+ Global share crash crisis—Australia's share prices in biggest fall of year amid worldwide crash.

+ Building fees queried in new claims—EXCLUSIVE Calls for judicial inquiry into building industry regulator.

+ Diva Danielle—A Young Talent Time winner by age nine, lyric soprano Danielle de Niese has been lauded on world stages as an opera star bright enough to woo the gods...

+ Live AFL: Magpies v Cats—Eight rounds into the season, Collingwood and Geelong lie 7th and 10th on the ladder.

+ Is Geelong going to slide?—Can a great team fall from playing in a grand final to missing the eight the next year?

+ Miss who proved a hit—Kyly Boldy has gone from grid girl with a peroxide rinse to the first lady of Australian sport. But who is she?

+ Girls fighting for survival—A documentary reveals the lives of two of Thailand's 30,000 child boxers.

+ Supercar switch for Stoner?—Dual MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has been linked with a switch to V8s Supercars.

+ Euro woe wipes $100b—Live coverage: Australian sharemarket plunges again as contagion fears grow, Spain slides into recession.

+ Businesswoman linked to Audi hijack—Sightings of rare, $440K sports car taken at knifepoint lead to important clue.

+ Is Retravision the next to hit the wall?—Administration fears for appliance franchise as profits drop to just $350K, trouble paying suppliers.

+ Stocks face next hit as fear spreads—Live: Sharemarket shaping for another shocker as Spain falls into recession.

+ Hey Mark, we don't like U—Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood. You won't find her. She's one of the millions of Facebook resisters.

+ Time to get a Wiggle on—Is it a mere changing of the guard or is it an early indicator of the decline and fall of the Wiggly empire?

+ BHP boss lying: Shorten—Government turns on mining chairman Jac Nasser, accusing him of dishonesty over threat to go offshore.

+ Web stitch up: we'll go after them—EXCLUSIVE ACCC says a bid by importers to block online sales to Australia could cost them millions.

+ Australia exporting 'crack for women'—Nikki Durkin's aim is clear: 'I want to build a billion-dollar company.' But she says Australia won't let her.

+ Wife, mother ... security threat?—Ranjini was found to be a genuine refugee before ASIO decided last week she is a security risk for Australia. But the government won't tell her why, a...

+ Wife, mother, security threat—Ranjini was found to be a genuine refugee before ASIO decided last week she is a security risk for Australia. But the government won't tell her why, a...

+ Girls fighting for survival—A documentary reveals the lives of two of Thailand's 30,000 child boxers, writes Carolyn Webb.

+ Finding their tempo—The Temper Trap are back, writes Craig Mathieson.

+ Harry under the Hammer—Daniel Radcliffe feels the fear in a ghostly English tale, writes Craig Mathieson.

+ Time to get a Wiggle on—Is it a mere changing of the guard or is it an early indicator of the decline and fall of the Wiggly empire?

+ Probe into online retail—EXCLUSIVE ACCC to investigate importers who reach deals with overseas suppliers to stop selling their products to Australians.

+ ALP brawl derailed China talks—Labor leadership feud stalled creation of an annual summit to strengthen relationship with China.

+ Cuts put Holmesglen TAFE 'in peril'—'Unprecedented' cuts by Baillieu government will strip $25.5m from bottom line and threaten its survival.

+ Big tobacco targets teens: Plibersek—Federal government says tobacco firms deliberately targets vulnerable teens by selling cheap cigarettes.

+ Casey Stoner quits—At just 26, twice world motorcycling champion says he's had enough, sending a shockwave through the sport.

+ Hello USA: Australia's got lost talent—Why our young entrepreneurs won't do business here.

+ 'Asleep at the wheel'—Nikki Durkin says she's sitting on a billion-dollar company. Her problem is, Australia isn't interested.

+ Australia says no to 'crack for women'—Nikki Durkin's aim is to build a billion-dollar company but she's not allowed.

+ Demons name Jurrah—Forward picked to make his return to AFL football for Melbourne in Saturday's game against Sydney.

+ Woman to join Wiggles—UPDATE Emma Watkins to join band and only Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, will remain from original line-up.

+ Carr, Joyce under fire—James Ashby, who accused Peter Slipper of sexual harassment, has complained to the Human Rights Commission.

+ Big shake-up for Wiggles—The Wiggles to make major changes to line-up, which may involve some members retiring and being replaced.

+ Big shake-up for Wiggles—The Wiggles to make major changes to line-up, which may involve some members retiring and being replaced.

+ Private school feels wrath of change.org—St Kilda grammar learns the hard way as campaign to save the Astor becomes a PR nightmare.

+ Keating loses it as Hawke belts one out—Angry ex-PM lets rip at photographers before coming face to face with Bob Hawke at union function.

+ BHP boss threatens to invest offshore—Australia's most influential businessman slams Gillard government.

+ The dark side of the boom—OPINION BHP's clear message is this: China's boom is winding up - and there will be casualties.

+ Rose's bad grammar—What's a girl to do when her elite grammar school fails to get her into law at her preferred uni? She sues.

+ School 'failed to get me into law'—Mum says she's gifted, but 18yo's score was too low for preferred uni - so she's suing top grammar school.

+ 'No $$$, just class'—Gossip magazines - and even his friends and employer - caught behind as Michael Clarke says 'I do' in secret.

+ Web shoppers fight back—Stitched up by a deal by importers to block overseas brands from being sold online to Australian buyers, anger is growing.

+ After the beer, Pyne emailed accuser—EXCLUSIVE Liberal made direct email contact with Peter Slipper accuser, despite claims to the contrary.

+ Sky no limit for rich tourists—Space travel for the well-heeled citizen is about to lift off, writes Amanda Bryan.

+ Cannes ready to sparkle—The 65th film festival is about to begin and, as usual, there will be froth and bubbles and a selection of better films.

+ Love, but at a price—Making ends meet can be a battle in a multitude of fields.

+ Just like '93: Long—The hero of Essendon's 1993 grand win sees flashes of those 'Baby Bombers' in the 2012 Essendon team.

+ Euro chaos rocks markets—Investors nervous about Europe and slowing global economy wipe $27bn from the value of Australian shares.

+ Pyne emailed Slipper's accuser—EXCLUSIVE Liberal made direct email contact with Peter Slipper accuser, despite claims to the contrary.

+ Doyle in heated row with councillor—Claims of bullying surface at Melbourne City Council in fiery letters between Robert Doyle and a councillor.

+ Anger as local retailers block online sales—Call for probe into importers stopping overseas brands from being sold online to Australian buyers.

+ Pup ties the knot—Australian Cricketer Michael Clarke married Kyly Boldy, an Australian model, yesterday.

+ Greek tragedy hits market—Australian shares suffer biggest one-day fall this year as eurozone crisis hits home, with miners hardest hit.

+ Finally, some good news for Thomson—AEC report only challenges a fraction of the $260,000 spent on MP's campaign.

+ Market's $75b May day—Live coverage: Stock losses continue as Greece's dilemma drags down local markets.

+ Sarkozy rises to occasion—He may have lost the presidency, but Nicolas Sarkozy finds a way to look his successor in the eye.

+ Market's $65b May day—Live coverage: Stock losses continue as Greece's dilemma drags down local markets.

+ Human roadblocks 'are not our policy'—They didn't follow procedure but Victoria's police chief says officers will keep jobs.

+ May day: shares shed $65 billion—Stock losses continue as Greece's dilemma drags down local markets.

+ Builders in Victorian prison bust—Construction group goes into administration after cash runs out for Ararat jail.

+ Heat is on over Rudd leak—Australian Federal Police launch full-scale investigation into that swearing video.

+ China: it's us or America—Australia can't juggle relationships with US and China and must choose a 'godfather' to protect it, defence strategist warns.

+ Aussie dollar slips and slides on Greece—Stocks also poised for further falls as country fails to form government - again.

+ Rebekah Brooks facing life in jail—Ex-News of the World editor lashes out at police after she and husband are charged with cover up.

+ 'Baffled' Brooks facing life in jail—Ashen-faced ex-News of the World editor lashes out at police after being charged with cover up.

+ Mask for art's sake—They're among the world's most famous activists, yet their identities have remained a secret for more than 25 years.

+ Retailers, I give up—I don't care what Gerry Harvey says. You don't want my money so I'm taking it to the internet.

+ China: it's us or America—Australia can't juggle relationships with US and China and must choose a 'godfather' to protect it.

+ Olympics crushed by swollen ankles—Australia's top female boxer sent home distraught as coach insists shock doping result was a mistake.

+ 'How can they justify this?'—Student shocked after police order motorists to use their cars as a blockade to halt a speeding motorist.

+ Is there any justification?—Student shocked after police order motorists to use their cars as a blockade to halt a speeding motorist.

+ Jack 'starting to warm up'—Tigers coach says Riewoldt's form is 'acceptable', but he is yet to put on his 'kicking boots' this season.

+ Front row seats—The city's murky river becomes the stage for an innovative theatre project.

+ Mask for art's sake—They're among the world's most famous activists, yet their identities have remained a secret for more than 25 years.

+ Murdoch editor faces jail—Former chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks charged with trying to cover up the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.

+ ASIO despair for asylum seekers—Refugees branded security threats involved in a spate of suicide attempts inside nation's detention network.

+ Chinese official: it's us or America—Australia can't juggle relationships with US and China and must choose a 'godfather' to protect it.

+ We're saving for a gloomy day—Cautious spending habits look as if they are here to stay, writes Eli Greenblat.

+ Saint's 'fall' from grace—St Kilda's Brendon Goddard narrowly avoids the ignominy of becoming the first player charged for staging.

+ Workers didn't give a rat's—Melbourne's dwindling stock of public works by street artist Banksy suffers another blow.

+ Workers didn't give a rat's—Melbourne's dwindling stock of public works by street artist Banksy suffers another blow.

+ Brooks to face charges—Former chief executive of News International charged with trying to cover up the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.

+ Fans defy Prince picture ban—Punters at last night's Prince concert have thumbed their noses and their mobile phones at his ban on cameras.

+ Bid to strike out Slipper travel claim—Federal Court asked to drop misuse of travel allegation against Speaker.

+ In love at 14: plea to find runaway couple—They left a note, packed their bags and ran away together "to be away from everything".

+ The $10 million denial—She says she did not know huge amount of cash had been put in partner's account by mistake when she withdrew it.

+ Greece the spanakopita in the works—LIVE Australian market trades sharply lower as Eurozone crisis drives global falls.

+ Human roadblock furore—Civilians ordered to block a speeding driver on Melbourne freeway - including driver with two children in his ute.

+ Human roadblock furore—Civilians ordered to block a speeding driver on Melbourne freeway - including driver with two children in his ute.

+ Anti-gay marriage professor steps down—Equal opportunity board member quits after going public with his views.

+ Human-shield outrage—Civilians ordered to form a roadblock to stop a speeding driver on freeway - including driver who had two young children in his ute.

+ Spanakopita in the works—LIVE Australian market opens sharply lower as Greek crisis drives global falls.

+ In the pink with $32m—Ina Drew, who ran the department behind JP Morgan's $US2 billion trading loss, departs with a fortune.

+ Loser Blues trap Olympian in mankini—Russell Mark a straight shooter but a bet on last night's AFL game was well off target.

+ Great-gran flees with kids—Family on the run after court orders four girls to leave for Italy, home of their father, by the end of today.

+ Budget bounce for Labor in latest poll—After Swan cash splash for families, Labor has much-needed boost.

+ Fitzroy favourites create global fizz—Two stars of Melbourne's bar scene named among the top 50 bars on Earth by British newspaper The Sunday Times.

+ Greek chorus turns shrill—Eurozone's basket case fails, again, to form government, driving down markets and Aussie dollar.

+ Greek chorus out of tune—Eurozone's poor man fails, again, to form government, driving down markets, Aussie dollar, amid worrying news from China.

+ RBA hints at further rate cuts—THE Reserve Bank has fuelled hope of further rate cuts, saying inflation should stay low.

+ US court seizes Solomon Lew's yacht—Retail magnate embroiled in legal stoush with fellow billionaire after yachts collide.

+ Too soon for Korp opera?—The first question many people ask of Midnight Son, the opera based on the 'body-in-the-boot' case, is 'why?'

+ Teach or test?—Five years after the national test was introduced, Australian parents are being encouraged to say no to NAPLAN.

+ Scott's bold flag call—Geelong coach says team can defy history and win back-to-back premierships from outside the top four.

+ Chefs' ink—Forget chef's whites, restaurant workers are choosing a more permanent form of tribal recognition - the tattoo.

+ Espresso—Two stars of Melbourne's bar scene named among the top 50 bars on Earth by British newspaper The Sunday Times.

+ RBA hints at rate cuts—Reserve says inflation should stay low and that non-mining economy will need to create more jobs in order to contain unemployment.

+ Principals warned off test boycott—Schools told not to encourage a boycott of the PM's national school testing program, which begins today.

+ Rabbi knew of molest rumours—Ex-principal concedes he was aware in early 2000s of rumours former security guard had molested children.

+ Olympic slings and arrows—Teenage archer accuses father of her rival of initimidation, harassment in fight for London Games spot.

+ Olympic slings and arrows—Teenage archer accuses father of her rival of initimidation harassment in fight for London Games spot.

+ 'Rival's dad targeted me'—A teenage Olympic archery hopeful accuses the father of her rival of intimidation and harassment.

+ Speedy Saints shock Blues—Goalsneak Stephen Milne leads a pacy attack to cut Carlton apart in St Kilda's 24-point upset win.

+ Jakarta mulls prisoner exchange—Indonesia indicates that it is considering allowing transfer of prisoners to and from Australia.

+ Saints v Blues, live—Live coverage of the only Monday night game of the year, pitting St Kilda against the premiership favourites Carlton.

+ Game over: retailer into administration—More than 500 jobs at risk as video game retailer GAME enters voluntary administration.

+ 'All of us are on trial'—Union boss Paul Howes says more scandals like the one engulfing HSU 'could wipe us off the map'.

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