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Change of heart throws Caleb a lifeline
Gisborne health centre gets new lease of life
Cheers over Macedon Street knockback
New Romsey bank, but branches in the way
LANCEFIELD and Romsey Financial Services has lodged amended plans with the Macedon Ranges council in its new bid ...
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Tinkler sells out of Whitehaven
NEWCASTLE: Lenders have assumed control of Knights owner Nathan Tinkler’s biggest asset.
GALLERY: Gas leak to blame for deadly explosion, police confirm
FORSTER-TUNCURRY: Massive blast that killed elderly man was caused by a build-up of gas in a residential home.
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RDNL: Sunbury Kangaroos hop into finals mix
FFV: Sunbury United unbeaten, but coach frustrated
EXTENDING an unbeaten run to six games meant Sunbury United coach Greg Czapnik was happy enough with his team’s draw ...
RDFL: Riddell Bombers yet to hit heights
Big V: Sunbury Jets rue letdown after triumph
SUNBURY Jets were strong down the stretch on Saturday to leave Sallee Cook a winner in her 250th game.
TAC Cup: Calder Cannons down to eighth
CALDER Cannons slipped to eighth after a 47-point loss to Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval.
FFV: Draw no joy for Sunbury United
A HARD-FOUGHT 1-1 draw away at Banyule City was scant reward for effort as Sunbury United lost ground ...
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High Court throws out challenge to alcohol ban
The High Court has accepted an indigenous woman's argument that alcohol restrictions on a Queensland island targeted indigenous ...
VIDEO: Bayley jailed for 35 years for Jill Meagher's rape, murder
Adrian Ernest Bayley has been sentenced for the rape and murder of Jill Meagher on Wednesday morning.
NAPLAN agency blames teachers, principals for turning exams into high-stakes test
The agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests has blamed principals and teachers for pressuring students to do ...
Defence hit with another internet sex scandal
Australian Defence Force investigating whether serving military personnel are linked to offensive Facebook pages that included grossly sexist and anti-Muslim ...
PNG 'dirty money' trail leads to Australia
Millions of dollars allegedly corruptly obtained from the PNG government siphoned to Australian banks, confidential banking documents reveal.
Frontline services will be hit: unions
Unions are warning that frontline services across the state are at risk after NSW Treasurer Mike Baird announced ...
Health
After Jolie, women less shy to investigate mastectomies
There has been a huge surge in phone calls to the Cancer Council helpline, since Angelina Jolie's breast cancer preventive ...
Gisborne health centre gets new lease of life
Myths and realities of domestic violence
The brutal treatment of Nigella Lawson by her wealthy husband has shattered a few myths we hold about ...
Change of heart throws Caleb a lifeline
Meet the 'fitness whisperer'
Massages, buttery toast, long baths and less workouts... It sounds too good to be true, but Sydney's newest ...
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Miles away from the flak, PM gets acquainted with a good book or two
Prime Minister Julia Gillard may be embroiled in a political thriller that would tax the creative juices of ...
Seth Rogen, desperately seeking salvation
It's as filthy as any of the Judd Apatow films he's been in, but Seth Rogen hopes his ...
Favourite Harrison Craig wins The Voice
There were all the things we've come to expect from The Voice in the series two finale. There were pyrotechnics, ...
Outrage as Australian DJ chides 'cowering' Nigella
Radio presenter Dee Dee Dunleavy has triggered a wave of outrage on social media by penning a blog ...
Life & Style
Daily horoscopes: Wednesday, June 19
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
Myths and realities of domestic violence
The brutal treatment of Nigella Lawson by her wealthy husband has shattered a few myths we hold about ...
Sun rises once more on Japan
Spending 10 days in Japan gives one a good overview of what they call ''Abenomics'' and its impact.
No respite in interest rates on the cards
If you think banks gouge their home-loan customers, spare a thought for the people paying credit card interest.
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So long smearing, hello smudging
Writer Donna Kelly is sad that the one cuisine technique she has mastered has ended.
Drive safely this winter
Treechanger Donna Kelly may have left the road ragers behind but the tailgaters are still in force. And ...
Drive safely this winter
Treechanger Donna Kelly may have left the road ragers behind but the tailgaters are still in force. And ...
Drive safely this winter
Treechanger Donna Kelly may have left the road ragers behind but the tailgaters are still in force.
With winter comes extra clothes and colds
Asthma sufferer Donna Kelly shares what winter in Victoria means to her.
Travel
The big chill: embrace or escape
From sun-filled sojourns to log fire retreats, Belinda Jackson reveals the hottest last-minute winter holidays.
Off limits: 10 places you will never go in Australia
There's off the beaten track, and there's so far off the beaten track that you can't even get ...
Gold Coast hinterland: Clouds on Beechmont
Divine intervention, perhaps. There’s something enlightening about spending a night in a renovated church – whether it be ...
Come in, spinners
Julietta Jameson discovers dolphins and other creatures at play in a Melanesian marine sanctuary.