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Too sexy for the skies?
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Disneyland ban to help crowds
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CEOs reveal their biggest mistakes
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Commentator slammed for outburst towards ref
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Greek parliament votes "yes" to bailout referendum
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Khaled Sharrouf is still alive
AUSTRALIAN terrorist Khaled Sharrouf is still alive after surviving the attack that killed Mohamed Elomar.
Teen falls from fourth floor of QVB
A TEENAGER has reportedly fallen from the fourth floor of the Queen Victoria Building in the city this afternoon.
Hockey: ‘They’re occasional liars’
JOE Hockey has an opinion on the way Labor is running its camp. And he’s not afraid to air his thoughts.
‘We let people get away with it’
TONY Abbott’s chief of staff, Peta Credlin, has had enough. Now she’s lashed out over a big problem in Canberra — and taken a veiled shot at her critics.
Death cult ‘coming after us’
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says the Islamic State group is “coming after us” and the government needs “the modern form of banishment” to deal with it.
Shark attacks boy’s leg, butt, hands
A TEENAGE boy is in critical condition after another shark attack off the North Carolina coast — the sixth one to occur in the area in two weeks.
‘I love you babe, but just go’
WHILE the world reels from the horror of the terror attack in Tunisia, one story of incredible heroism has emerged.
Tourist fail: Don’t annoy guards
THIS is why you should never, ever mess with a Queen’s Guard, as an unlucky tourist discovered at Windsor Castle.
CNN anchor’s ‘ISIS flag’ gaffe
A CNN anchor mistook a flag with sex toys on it for an ISIS flag from the terror group, in a live cross on the global news network.
Coloured spray burns waterpark crowd
MORE than 200 people were injured in an explosion at a waterpark in Taiwan after coloured powder being sprayed onto a crowd suddenly ignited. WARNING: Graphic images.
The one question women need to ask
MY friend hoped for nearly a decade there’d be a man to have a baby with, but here she is, hurtling towards fertility’s finish line, alone and wondering.
This is America’s newest ‘hero’
A WOMAN has been labelled a hero after making a bold move that could change the way America views equality.
The 25 lies we’ve all told
IS HONESTY really the best policy? Really? Are little furphies really the end of the world. After all, we’ve all told these lies - you know you have.
The latest adult trend for kids
IT’S A practice that can be traced back more than 2000 years. It’s already a big hit with adults but can children also benefit from it?
‘I really thought they were gods’
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Kim Jong-un’s fancy new boast
HELLO? Anybody there? Welcome to Pyongyang International Airport, the place where no one leaves and barely anyone arrives.
INXS star: ‘My battle with cancer’
INXS rock legend Kirk Pengilly has revealed his epic battle to beat a “very aggressive” prostate cancer.
Inside Jai Courtney’s naked secrets
AUSSIE heart-throb Jai Courtney needs two weeks’ notice to take his shirt off on camera even if there are “all sorts of tricks” to make him look buff.
Comedians share the worst dad jokes ever
WHAT do you get when a bunch of comedians tell a bunch of dad jokes? This. It’s glorious, and it’s horrifying, all at the same time.
Ricki: ‘I pretended to be Oprah’
WHEN Ricki Lake scored her own talk show at 24, she almost signed on for nothing. She shares her most shocking moment, and why she’s more controversial now.
Vaughn gets serious for new role
VINCE Vaughn has ditched the funnyman act for a fearsome criminal in True Detective, and he just may have found his niche.
Dads create safe sexting app
TWO Aussie dads raising young girls were horrified by the dangerous world of revenge porn and sexting. So they’ve come up with a safe — but cheeky — solution.
Is this the future of money?
IMAGINE a world with no hard currency where everything is paid for digitally. Well, according to industry professionals, this reality is in our not-so-distant future.
Is this the world’s ugliest dog?
HE may have been born with spinal birth defects which left him hunchbacked, but Quasi Modo sure had some stiff competition in his fight for the title of the World’s Ugliest Dog.
Murdered teen’s online sleuths
SHE was 19, pretty and loved when she was killed in a unspeakable way. Her final words have captivated sleuths the world over but who is Eric?
US prepares for war in outer space
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Confessions of a debt collector
DEBT collectors just want to help. More importantly, they just want you to pick up the damn phone. But should you?
Why you should just rent forever
FEEL like you’re going to be stuck renting for the rest of your life? Don’t despair - it might actually be a good thing.
Two loans and no deposit for homes
DESPERATE and deposit-less first home borrowers are among those taking out two loans in order to get their foot onto the property ladder.
Here is Sizzler’s greatest recipe
WHILE everyone mourns the imminent death of Sizzler, we have some good news. The recipe for the famous cheese bread has been revealed at long last.
Where property values to grow most
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Basketball star schools kid on arcade hoops
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Heartbreak as Japan send Matildas packing
THE Matildas are out of the Women’s World Cup after reigning champions Japan struck with a late goal in Edmonton. Re-live the quarterfinal in our blog.
‘That try is not physically possible is it?’
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Greeks drain ATMs in panic
AS Greece hurtled closer to the catastrophic possibility of a euro exit, ATM queues are growing amid fears mount that banks will not open on Monday.