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Plane crashes into ocean, killing pilot
A PASSENGER in a two-seater plane escaped today when the aircraft crashed into the coast off a popular Sydney beach, killing its pilot.
Aussie stuntman sues after accident
AN Australian stuntman is suing Warner Brothers after he was left brain damaged when a high-speed car chase went wrong during the filming of blockbuster The Hangover Part II.
Home-grown terrorists plot attacks
HOME-GROWN extremists are considering launching attacks in Australia, the latest intelligence reports suggest.
Process sheep in Australia, Greens say
THE almost 67,000 sheep being reloaded onto a ship at Port Adelaide should be processed in Australia and not exported alive to Kuwait, the Greens say.
First babies lord it over their siblings
DO you spend up on new clothes for your firstborn, but happily dress your second and third babies in hand-me-downs?
Croc shock: Pranksters put reptile in pool
SHOCKED swimmers get a fright after finding crocodile in a public pool with experts calling the stunt dangerous and stupid.
Alleged Hectorville killer says not guilty
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to shooting dead three people and attempting to kill a boy and a policeman in Adelaide.
One dead after plane crashes into ocean
Update: RESCUE helicopter winches one man to safety after witnesses dove into the water and pulled him from the wreckage.
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Car plunges down 3m embankment
POLICE were kept busy overnight attending two spectacular car crashes - with one vehicle plunging down a 3-metre embankment.
For Christ's sake: AD and BC are ruled out of date
CHRISTIANS are outraged birth of Jesus will no longer be cited when recording dates under new national history curriculum.
Woman's hand caught in meat mincer
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with a meat mincer still attached to her hand after an early morning accident at her home.
Teen screamed: 'please help my granny'
NEIGHBOURS woken by frantic screams for help from granddaughter of an elderly woman who died in a tragic house fire.
Shopping? Dump your man in a creche
SICK of moaning, bored boyfriends and husbands when you go shopping? IKEA is experimenting with a solution for you: The man-creche.
Teen footballer's mum tells of heartbreak
THE grieving mother of a teenage footballer who died after a post-game cardiac arrest has described how he was her world.
Maccas takes away coffee crown
A STORM is brewing in the nation's coffee chains after McDonald's top-scored in a battle of the baristas.
Teens put lives in their own hands
TEENAGE drivers using hand-held devices could create an "epidemic" of crashes, a leading US road safety expert says.
Oh, Christ... you're history
A DECISION to drop Christian date references from the new national history curriculum has angered church leaders.
Kelly questions left hanging
AFTER 131 years of myth and legend, Ned Kelly's remains finally have been positively identified.
Lauren's breathing new life
LAUREN Ball blew out the candles of a birthday cake for the first time yesterday.
Skiers get a spring lift at Falls Creek
SPRING is in the air at the Victorian Alps with skier Laif Moegel flying high at Falls Creek yesterday.
Storing photos a growing problem
FAMILIES risk losing precious memories as the photo album fades into the history books.
Grinding admiration for Nick Cave
NICK Cave is the latest Australian rock star to be honoured by his peers as part of a triple j-organised live homage.
National Breaking News
Mary Jo trial: Lychees and a videotape
IT was supposed to be about stolen lychees and blueberries. Instead, first day of Liberal senator's trial was more complex.
Failed refugee plan will prove costly
THE High Court ruling on the Malaysia swap deal will cost the Immigration Department millions of dollars in lost set-up costs.
'Local fanatics are plotting terror strikes'
HOME-grown extremists are actively considering launching terrorist attacks in Australia, the latest intelligence reports suggest.
No move to replace Julia Gillard - for now
By Malcolm Farr PM says she is staying put as Labor sources deny reports that MPs have called on her to quit.
Dead Kelly still has the power to wound
GREAT-grandson of bushranger's victim fears Kelly devotees may try to rewrite history if new grave becomes a tourist attraction.
Police families tested over toxic houses
HUNDREDS of police families will be told to have their kids tested after cover-up of reports that found toxic material in police housing.
Wood awaits murder appeal decision
THE family of convicted murderer Gordon Wood say they're hopeful the appeal decision won't take too long.
'Woman in car gun battle was pregnant'
YOUNG woman allegedly involved in a gun battle between occupants of two cars in Sydney's west was eight weeks' pregnant, court told.
Three in five Aussies admit faking sickie
ALMOST 60 per cent of Australian workers admit to chucking a sickie, with stress listed as the number one cause, a survey finds.
Blaming the ref: Beaten PM attacks High Court judges
By Malcolm Farr JULIA Gillard attacks ruling that sank Malaysia deal, and says all asylum options are now on the table.
Ibrahim's son admits damage - court
THE son of Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim has admitted to maliciously damaging a car during a fight over a parking space.
Police Taser boy armed with meat cleaver
POLICE Taser 12-year-old Asperger sufferer with mum saying officers did the right thing as her "son was a danger to others".
'There's no way she can turn this around ... it gets worse'
Update: TONY Abbott says Gillard's Government is dying of shame, Graham Richardson says she'll be finished before term's up.
Time Warp senator goes straight to trial
CCTV of Liberal Mary Jo Fisher allegedly stealing groceries and assaulting a security guard "destroyed", court hears.
Labor looks to Peter Beattie as next PM
Update: WHO is going to replace Julia Gillard as leader? The money is now on the undefeated former Queensland Premier.
Toddler's arm severed in mower accident
SURGEONS are trying to save the arm of a 16-month-old boy who was run over by a lawnmower on the family property yesterday.
The life and times of Ned Kelly
FEW criminals have captured the public's attention as much as Ned Kelly.
Tourist 'attempts to set man on fire'
A MAN threw petrol over another man before trying to set him on fire in a busy street in the Cairns CBD after they argued over a dog.
Ned Kelly's remains identified
NED Kelly's remains have been identified 130 years after the iconic bushranger was hanged.
No deal: High Court kills off Malaysian asylum plan
By Malcolm Farr RULING smashes strategy to halt people smugglers and could signal end of off-shore processing plans.
Mystery over: Ned Kelly's remains found
DNA from Ned's great grandson confirms remains found at former Melbourne prison Pentridge are of the notorious bushranger.
Ivy security 'intimidated' Leanne Edelsten
FORMER Sydney socialite says head of security told her she was p***ed when she tried to complain about drunkenness at bar.
SA senator fronts court for theft, assault
SOUTH Australian Liberal senator Mary Jo Fisher, who is accused of stealing $92 in groceries and assaulting a security guard, will face court today.
Talking ourselves into recession
AUSTRALIA is talking itself into a recession it does not need to have, former Reserve Bank board member Rob Gerard says.
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Triple murder not guilty plea
THE man charged with April's tragic Hectorville triple murder will seek to be declared mentally incompetent.
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Thomas out, duo in doubt for Oval clash
MATT Thomas has fallen out of Port Adelaide's side to play Melbourne in a historic clash at Adelaide Oval - and two others are in doubt.
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