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Victim of a silent killer

Jayden Livingstone didn't make a sound as his life slipped away in front of his parents on Tuesday night.

Is Julia Gillard a dead duck?

Plucked and stuffed, or just lame? Here's the verdict from the Australian media's foremost political commentators.

Ramsay's kitchen nightmare

Chef put his name to restaurant only six months ago - but it's severed all links with him because "he just didn't get it".

Super cash for supermodels

World's most famous models are leaping off the catwalks and into business - and making hundreds of millions.

Storm in a tweet

Star outed man as author of hate blog about her. She was wrong and now he's suing Twitter in first case of its kind.

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Air passengers stranded

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3:11pm Air Australia goes bust, leaving 300 jobless and thousands without flights.

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No surprise Chaos at Phuket airport

Flower site wilts as complaints flood in

ASHER MOSES Scores of customers vent anger against Ready Flowers, prompting investigation.

Bipolar: 'massive highs, miserable lows'

When nanny Melissa Dietzel was found dead in a tree, it revealed the struggles of bipolar disorder.

We don't live in Greece: Treasury chief

3:17pm He tells Aussies to brighten up and says the outlook is much cheerier than we realise.

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ACT not keen to be Sydney air hub

Canberra Times article Canberra should not be a dumping ground for Sydney's aircraft noise, the ACT government says.

ANZ chief calls for end to bank bashing

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Curtain raised on $3m Street revamp

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DIANA STREAK Canberra's professional theatre practitioners will have the city's first custom designed rehearsal space when The Street Theatre's new $3.18 million extension, a modern bright structure, is built.

Embezzler's sentence cut on appeal

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Labor to release draft bill on pokies reform

Thieves rob driver of pizza, cash

Kingston setback for Corbell

Government push to ban third-party appeals derailed.

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Bullet lodged in brain of 'happy-go-lucky girl'

SHANNON TONKIN The mother of a 21-year-old woman shot in the forehead says the bullet lodged in her brain is "not ever going to come out". Renae Sullivan was shot on Wednesday night.

e-ticketing Taxpayers 'spared $200m loss' as T-card trial aborted

'Many questions still unanswered': man jailed over Melloney's death

Costly lesson of securing place at private school

Toddler fights for life after being found in Sydney backyard pool

Catheter link to Joshua death

Month-old Sydney baby died after unsuitable catheter was inserted.

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New council clean-up powers for Valley

TONY MOORE Property owners who do not clean up rundown businesses in Fortitude Valley will be fined up to $20,000 under a plan to be unveiled this morning by Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.

'He treated me like a piece of dirt'

Girl, 16, swept out to sea on Gold Coast

Costly bill after southeast Queensland deluge

Sica phoned police after alleged murders

A tale of two Carmens

There's something unusual about the 'stars' in Opera QLD's ads.

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Russell Street bomber to be quizzed over Prue

ANDREA PETRIE 2:00pm Police will interview Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue about the murder of Melbourne teenager Prudence Bird 20 years ago.

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Prison staff level cited on rioting

Hunt for killer intensfies

Husky makes history with Sub Pop

Clean-up after wild weather

Yesterday's torm uprooted trees and left commuters stranded.

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'Premeditated' attack on burns victim

A womans body is found in Port Melbourne (Thumbnail)

AJA STYLES 1:44pm Police are investigating whether drugs and sex were involved in a 'malicious' and 'premediated' fire attack on a 25-year-old Rivervale woman yesterday morning.

Workplace laws threatening industry: miners

Man charged over robbery spree

Man killed in rollover near Mandurah

Mother tells of terrifying home invasion ordeal

WA set for cheap airfares

West Aussies are set to enjoy cheaper tickets to the east.

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Get public servants out of Canberra: Rinehart

Canberra Times article MARKUS MANNHEIM 2:27pm Australia's wealthiest person wants to shift federal bureaucrats out of Canberra and base them in the bush and the country's north.

Jessica Irvine Banking freedom only a step away

Former MP attacked after child porn sentence

NRL beats cricket in Friday night showdown

WA Today article Woman set ablaze in 'deliberate' attack

'Porn star' teacher speaks out

The Age article Teacher regrets making sex tape with former student.

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You call that a scab?

Learning is tough, especially when your tutor has something on his lip. Directed by Koichi Iguchi, Tropfest Australia , 2008. Winner of the Tropicana Award.

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Defiant 'underwear bomber' claims victory

(FILES)Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown in this December 28, 2009 booking photograph released by the US Marshals Service in Detroit, Michigan.

The Nigerian "underwear bomber" who tried to blow up a packed plane on Christmas Day 2009 must spend the rest of his life behind bars, a US judge has ruled. The plane had 289 people on board.

UN chief urges one voice on Syria

Apple brings iPad features to the Mac

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Whitney funeral to stream online

Whitney Houston's millions of fans will be able to watch her funeral.

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Rents rise by up to 13% in sought-after suburbs

Rents in Australia's most sought-after suburbs have increased by up to 13 per cent in the last year.

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$82m apartment buyer revealed

22 year old daughter of a Russian billionaire is the proud new owner.

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Mind the margin gap

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ERIC JOHNSTON Analysis Might be time to find an abacus as ANZ's result leaves a few wondering at the bank's margin calculations.

$1.48 billion profit Stop bashing banks: Smith

China imposes resource tax on iron ore, others

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Billabong raises defences against TPG

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Spotless profit may prompt bidder rethink

SIMS posts big loss, omits outlook

Treasury Wine Estates toasts solid first half profit

Santos pumps disappointing profit as Knox docked

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A Baillieu government election promise to cut down on the tens of million dollars spent on government spin has not been delivered.

Beware company spin

Earnings season brings a flood of company figures: here's how to tell fact from fiction.

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Abbott attacked over asylum seeker comments

JESSICA WRIGHT 2:21pm UPDATE The Refugee Council of Australia has angrily denounced claims asylum seekers are given luxurious 'welcome packs' in community detention.

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Jessica Irvine Banking freedom a step away for those prepared to walk

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Lawyers and money stop examination of Rinehart linen

Syrian situation is complex and unpredictable

Malcolm Turnbull meets the challenge!

Ignorance abounds, but still no excuse

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Funky places to park funds

COLLECT That slab of concrete where you park your car is now one of the most valuable pieces of city real estate, rivalling office and apartment space for cost per square metre. And it has appeal for DIY super investors.

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Flower site wilts under complaint deluge

ASHER MOSES Scores of complaints against an Australian online florist accused of ruining Valentine's Day surprises by failing to deliver has prompted co-ordinated action by fair trading bodies.