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Islamic State link Territory teen arrested over ‘beheading hit list’
A DARWIN teenager understood to be facing terrorism charges had allegedly compiled a hit list of people he wanted to behead and is suspected of being linked to Islamic State.
Terror attack IS bomber kills 27 during prayers
AN ISLAMIC State suicide bomber has blown himself up during prayers at a Shi’ite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital, killing at least 27 people.
Tourist tragedy Tourists killed in beach massacre
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Canterbury Johnson fires ominous Ashes warning
MITCHELL Johnson has sent alarm bells ringing for England, after a former Ashes batsman who faced his three-wicket outing in the Kent tour match gave a rave review.
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Landmark ruling US Supreme Court legalises gay marriage
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Back in court Cousins guilty, fined for trespass, damage
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MEZMERISING shots from the far reaches of the globe in this year’s National Geographic Traveller Photo Contest.
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Hilton death Woman, 66, charged with sister’s murder
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Freight fury Protest over WA’s first toll road
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Massive surf Taj Burrow takes to ‘perfect storm’ swell
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Recognition WA fire boss named top public servant
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It is pregnancy. Not soft-porn
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Let Khaled Sharrouf’s children come home
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Canterbury ‘I don’t get paid enough to face him’
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Match centre Tigers roar back to life, claim gutsy win
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Football Chaos reigns at FIFA over Blatter’s future
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has reportedly said he “did not resign”, fueling speculation he plans to hold on to his position of power at football’s governing body.
Jackson v Carmelo after shock draft pick
NEW York Knicks boss Phil Jackson didn’t just shock fans with his No.4 pick in the NBA Draft. His biggest star is reportedly furious with the left-field selection.
Nat Locke Ugly? Rotto’s turbine is a beauty, Tony
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Johnson fires ominous Ashes warning
MITCHELL Johnson has sent alarm bells ringing for England, after a former Ashes batsman who faced his three-wicket outing in the Kent tour match gave a rave review.
Tyra Banks lashes out at modelling industry
A FED-UP Tyra Banks has hit out at the fashion industry’s treatment of young models, saying they now have to be “skinnier than skinny” to succeed.
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What caused Ryan Reynolds to drop the C-Bomb?
RYAN Reynolds had some harsh words to say about himself on Twitter, but what sparked him to drop the C-bomb?
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Bradken receives $70m merger offer
BRADKEN has received a merger offer from a Chilean consortium providing a $70 million lifeline to the troubled mining services provider.
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The rise of the stay-at-home dad
A growing number of Aussie dads are staying at home with their kids while Mum brings home the bacon.
Perth inventor creates robot brickie
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Stay till the cows come home
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Escaped murderer Richard Matt shot dead by police
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Wellness blogger Belle Gibson faces possible jail term in deception and fundraising fraud probe
DISGRACED blogger Belle Gibson could face jail for alleged charity fraud with confirmation she is being investigated for lying about having brain cancer.
Medics warn of trench foot at Glastonbury
IT HASN’T been common for decades but medics at the world’s most iconic music festival are warning people to watch for the return of a nasty condition.
Robot brickie: Perth engineer invents world’s first robotic bricklayer
THE world’s first fully-automated bricklayer is being developed in Perth, which could raise the brick shell of a new home within two days. POLL
University student bitten by reef shark on Rottnest after grabbing its tail
A UNIVERSITY student was bitten by a small shark on Thursday after catching it barehanded by the tail on Rottnest.
Australia to join US Armed Forces in pilotless aircraft revolution
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WA fire boss Wayne Gregson named top public servant
WA’s fire boss has been named the top public servant in Australia for driving change within the state’s fire and emergency services.
Car crashes into entrance of Australia Fair at Southport
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Seinfeld fan rips door off set in New York trying to be Kramer
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Australia-raised Shabani the gorilla now a heart-throb in Japan
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Small plane carrying nine people crashes into Alaskan cliffs, kills all on board
AT first, it was only a few hours overdue. But when a helicopter pilot spotted what looked like plane wreckage in the Alaskan cliffs, the worst was confirmed.
Time to put parenting manuals in the naughty corner
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ALDI Australia confirms Wattle Grove store to open in Perth late 2016
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West Coast Fever eyes ANZ Championship, re-signs key players
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Channel 9 slammed for giving cancer fraudster Belle Gibson a platform on 60 Minutes
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Mum posts video of 19-month-old daughter rock-climbing without a harness on Facebook
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City’s new retail hub 140 opens after ‘five years of heartache’
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Sunrise crew get nude as they broadcast live from a Queensland nudist camp
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The Ashes 2015: Streaker pitches a tent during Australia’s tour match with Kent in Canterbury
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2015 NBA Draft: LA Lakers draft pick deletes old tweet in which he called Kobe Bryant a ‘rapist’
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Courtney Love tweets outrage at violent Uber protest in Paris
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Housing prices ‘broadly on trend’
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Police dog Anya helps track man, woman after car chase through Swan Valley
THE Police Air Wing and Dog Squad were called in to track a couple through part of the Swan Valley on Friday morning.
Woman tells boyfriend to choose between his dog and her ... it doesn’t end well
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Scientists find that music festival wristbands contain 20 times more bacteria than clothes
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Mum and infant son found alive in jungle five days after plane crash
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ABC boss hits back at Prime Minister Tony Abbott, declaring network a “public broadcaster, not a state broadcaster”
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‘I was scared’: How Holly Madison ended her relationship with Hugh Hefner
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Carmen Llywelyn: Scientology destroyed my marriage to Jason Lee
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THERE’S one key ingredient for great sex, and it’s not a toy or how long you last or a technical skill. And according to this expert you don’t even need to orgasm.
Wimbledon 2015: John Tomic attacks Pat Rafter after he cuts Bernard Tomic’s ‘ridiculous’ funding
A PRE-Wimbledon spat between John Tomic and Tennis Australia has exploded, with Tomic throwing strong accusations at Aussie icon Pat Rafter.
Greedy python bites off more than he can chew, attempts to eat porcupine
THIS greedy python thought it struck the mother lode when it stumbled across a lunchtime snack. However, it soon learnt all was not as it seemed. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
The Ashes 2015: Shaun Marsh makes claim for opener’s slot at Chris Rogers’ expense with tour match ton
SHAUN Marsh makes a case to retain his place at the top of the Australian order at Chris Rogers’ expense, posting a fine century in a tour match against Kent.
President Barack Obama shuts down a heckler at gay pride month reception at the White House
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Jerry Collins’ orphaned baby daughter Ayla has awoken from her coma and is bottle-feeding
THE BABY daughter of former All Blacks star Jerry Collins has woken up from an induced coma after she was orphaned in a horror car crash in France.
Castle and Firefly star Nathan Fillion snaps quokka selfie on Rottnest Island
ACTOR Nathan Fillion has joined the latest Aussie selfie trend, but the Castle and Firefly star wasn’t happy with ferry trip to WA’s Rottnest Island.
Lexus has unveiled a hoverboard it has been working on for the past 18 months
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Microsoft has announced Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available for Android phones
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Amazing images from National Geographic Traveler Photo Competition
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Hand feeding Gina the one-eyed giant groper off the Northern Territory coast
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Author Douglas Kennedy who dubbed Kalgoorlie ‘the dickhead capital of world’ in Perth to promote new book
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Wedding from hell: Seven arrested, including groom, after mass drunken brawl breaks out at reception
THE bride and a 14-year-old boy were treated for alcohol poisoning while the groom threw punches in a drunken brawl. Is this the worst wedding ever?
Tiny twin pandas born in China
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Shark attack: Creature ‘takes chunk’ out of surfer’s board in Denmark
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Medical staff mock unconscious patient who unknowingly recorded them during colonoscopy
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Bill Shorten defends himself over lying to Neil Mitchell about his role in Julia Gillard’s downfall
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Gina Rinehart calls for pay cuts to save jobs at Roy Hill Pilbara mine
AUSTRALIA’S richest woman Gina Rinehart wants employees at her Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia to accept pay cuts so job losses can be avoided.
Married At First Sight’s Lachlan inundated with date requests now that he’s a single man
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Mystery of Ohio’s missing women: Fourth body washes up
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ISIS unveils horrible new ways to murder in new execution video
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Aaron Black: West Perth faces biggest WAFL challenge this year
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