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By Cameron England GLOBAL recession fears prompt Kevin Rudd to dub the global economy a "wild beast''.
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Showdown: Guru vs Google in cyber stalker case
By Alex Dickinson LEGAL battle between tech giant and self-help guru could stop anonymous online commentators.
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WATCH: Discovered in a garden shed in New Zealand, previously unseen prints from one of Alfred Hitchcock's earliest films have been restored and are about to go on show.
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Maddie collar-bomb accused in Australia
By Clementine Cuneo THE man accused of strapping a fake collar bomb to the neck of a Sydney schoolgirl will return from the US today.
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GROWING fears that Australian children are becoming too soft and cloistered has prompted a major three-year investigation.
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By Darren Walton The Wallabies get their Rugby World Cup campaign back on track with a crushing victory over the United States but suffer key injuries.
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Play Video: Genia and DeansAustralia captain Will Genia and coach Robbie Deans speak following the Wallabies win over USA at Rugby World Cup 2011.
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Courage not just trait of human soldiers
SARBI was the army's most famous bomb detection dog. In this extract from her book, Sandra Lee recounts what happened the day Sarbi disappeared.
Thousands wiped from super accounts
SUPER funds took another major hit this week as plunging share markets wiped almost $2000 from the average account.
'Little dictator' Newman's style under fire
QUEENSLAND'S bitter pre-election war continues to gather strength as Labor accuses Campbell Newman of acting like a "little dictator".
Council pool payout
A WA council has been found negligent for an accident that left a young cerebral palsy sufferer a quadriplegic after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool.
Boom crash opera - wrestling's back
THERE'S sweat, smoke, goodies and baddies at Adelaide's Riot City wrestling nights.
Win for cast-out nurses
TWO weeks after telling nursing students there are no jobs for them, the Government has changed its view.
Big crocs got game
TERRITORIANS already know our jumping croc tours are something special and recent press has brought them worldwide attention.
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More than 80pc of Aussie pet owners think they understand what their dog's woof means
Starbucks worker's YouTube song about "sh**ty day" goes viral - and now he misses his job
It's two decades since The Wiggles first donned skivvies and created a global money spinner
First look: New adaptation of award-winning crime novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Justin Bieber and his girlfriend appear to be challenging Brangelina in the big family stakes
Men start salivating when they see a hot car. And more with a hot woman, research shows
Broadway? Pffft. Melbourne and Sydney are the new hot-spots for world musical premieres
Baby Teddy shakes his thing and pulls saucy faces, imitating Michael Jackson's Billy Jean
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THIS six-ton satellite is expected to break into pieces and hit the earth tomorrow.
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Bonnie Vaughan tackles the cruel irony of how much harder it becomes to snap back after a workout as the years creep on.
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Pies win classic to claim GF spot
Collingwood come from behind to win a gripping preliminary final, Mick Malthouse reduced to tears as the Magpies beat Hawthorn.
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