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Reigning Formula One world champion Jenson Button has cruised to his second straight Australian Grand Prix victory as disaster struck again for local favourite Mark Webber.
More- Bomb attacks kill 11 in Afghanistan
- Asylum seekers brought to the mainland
- Aussies soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
- Minister vows to 'liquidate' Hamas rulers
- 'Water management a disgrace' - Henry
- Google goes it alone in censorship fight
- Nursing home abuse 'horrifying': Roxon
- Man charged with kicking policeman
Nursing home abuse 'horrifying'
HEALTH Minister disturbed by report that reveals more than 1400 alleged nursing home assaults.
'Water management a disgrace' - Henry
THE country has done a terrible job of managing its water supply, says Treasury boss Ken Henry.
Ross, I won't be there for you
JENNIFER Aniston angers Friends co-star after telling chat show she has no idea who he's marrying.
Eight new Hey Dad! abuse claims emerge
POLICE will investigate more abuse allegations against former Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes.
Fat cats expecting million dollar bonuses
BANKERS say booming Aussie economy is a good reason for them to receive mega pay deals.
Families are turning to a more humble form of accomodation for their Easter getaway
Parents are resorting to hiring armed police, and police vehicles, for teen parties
Uma Thurman's new film Motherhood took a paltry $150 in its opening weekend
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Danger is really our middle name
FOR four-day-old twins Billie and Ridley, Danger is literally their middle name.
Man gives dead possum mouth-to-mouth
DRUNK man arrested for trying to resuscitate at dead possum lying along a highway.
Cops called on woman who rescued boy
A BOY, 5, was left stuck up a tree because a bizarre policy banned teachers from saving him.
Mum's drugs paid for bride's big day
POLICE swooped on family's ecstasy and amphetamine empire just days before wedding.
Police get cracking on massive egg hunt
A THIEF has left a supermarket hopping mad after they stole the shop's giant inflatable Easter egg.
Feminists say cancer campaign is sexist
FEMINISTS object to a cancer prevention slogan: "I check the breasts of my workers on my own".
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A wormologist speaks: it's all about theatre
NATHAN Joyce spills the beans on what really happened during the health debate at the Channel 9 studios in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Scout leader arrested for molesting boys
COLD, calculating paedophile gained parent's trust with his experience as a scout leader.
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Couple fell 10m from lovers' hotspot
POLICE are investigating how a man and a woman found in Coogee by a passer-by fell from the roof of a beach-side building popular with late-night lovers.
Man dies after Redcliffe fight
A MAN died last night after a fight broke out at a private residence at Redcliffe.
Twice as many trains on way
MORNING peak train services are expected to double by 2020 to cope with Melbourne's booming population.
Chapman cost us election - Hamilton-Smith
FORMER Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith has blamed one-time leadership rival Vickie Chapman for the party's loss in the state election.
Meaty battle of the building site
WA'S construction union has hit out at a ban on building workers eating ham sandwiches and meat pies at the Oswals' $70 million Taj-on-Swan mega-mansion.
Cyclone warning for NT Coast
THE Territory Coast has been placed on full cyclone warning.
Sex-work laws blamed
A FORMER Hobart brothel madam has blamed Tasmania's anti-brothel laws for contributing to child prostitution. <br>
World
Sri Lankans spend six months in a boat
AROUND 240 Sri Lankan asylum seekers will pass a sad milestone this week: six months in a leaky boat.
A keen stork flies over 13,000 kilometres back to its handicapped mate
Pies storm home over Bulldogs
COLLINGWOOD send a strong warning to their AFL rivals with a 36-point win over Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.
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Pokies giant in $15m taxation probe
AUSTRALIA'S biggest pokies firm being investigated over claims it has avoided $15 million in tax.
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| ISF | iSOFT | 0.57 | 6.54% |
| VBA | Virgin Blue | 0.705 | 5.22% |
| CHC | Charter Hall Gr.. | 0.72 | 4.34% |
| EWC | Energy World Co.. | 0.495 | -8.34% |
| CIF | Challenger Infr.. | 1.43 | -5.93% |
| CMJ | Consolidated Me.. | 3.14 | -5.43% |
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Woman racks up $114,000 in parking fines
SORRY record of 360 tickets in less than two years puts driver at the top of the fine-evasion league.
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Newton denies trashing swanky hotel
UNDERBELLY actor accused of causing $4000 worth of damage during stay with girlfriend.
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Tik Tok singer Ke$ha on what it's like to wake up "feeling like P.Diddy"
Ange shows off her twins, plus a rare glimpse at Isla and Sacha Baron Cohen's little one
Travel
Rivalry in tents as holidays approach
DESPITE the cheapest flights in decades, families are turning to humbler holidays this Easter.
Travel Features
Number of Aussies booking domestic Easter breaks soars Great holiday deals
Woman plans to sue male colleague who allegedly ogled her "naked" body in scanner
Technology
Google goes it alone in China fight
THE US Government has been muted over Google's decision to halt search censorship in China.
With app, The Australian awaits iPad
STEVE Jobs will be hoping conga lines of customers are snaking through the doors of Apple stores all over the US next Saturday.
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