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James Cameron believed to be working with chopper crash victim

11:38 AM | One of the men killed in a helicopter crash at Jaspers Brush on the NSW south coast yesterday was believed to be working with American director James Cameron.

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Just gotta love Brisbane ... rainy one day, perfect the next

8:52 AM | It was a somewhat strange sight for a Saturday in Brisbane yesterday.

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Big Show and tell as collectables go for big bucks

7:14 AM | THE swastika, as used by Adolf Hitler, is now recognised internationally as a symbol for the worst facets of humanity. But for collectors of militaria, the infamous counter-clockwise equilateral cross takes the form of dollar signs.

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A dark side to The Star

3:00 AM | SACKED casino boss Sid Vaikunta was sent on leave six weeks before he was fired, raising questions over whether senior management knew of his alleged misbehaviour on the eve of the casino's licence being renewed.

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Targeting obesity step by step

3:00 AM | IF IT takes a village to raise a child, it takes an entire society to keep them healthy.

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Shoppers pay for grocery wars

3:00 AM | FRUIT and vegetable prices might be down due to increased supply and a supermarket price war, but shoppers beware - some more expensive items are lurking in the shopping trolley.

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Long-range Thorpedo aims for Rio

3:00 AM | IAN THORPE'S sports psychologist has revealed London may be just the starting point of his comeback and wouldn't discount the possibility of the five-time Olympic champion swimming in the Rio Games.

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Palmer's outbursts shake LNP

3:00 AM | LIBERAL National Party powerbrokers are seething at the media antics of Clive Palmer, fearing that the party's biggest financial backer is derailing Campbell Newman's election campaign.

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Teen channels energy into bucket list

3:00 AM | WHILE teenagers typically fill the hours after school hanging out with friends, playing video games and dragging their feet over homework, Lochie Hinds is training to swim the English Channel.

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Fighting pester power

3:00 AM | KAREN DOUGHTY finds it exhausting playing the ''food nazi''.

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Murky waters better suited to predators

3:00 AM | It's that time of the year again: another shark story. But long-time harbour guide Craig McGill says his recent encounters might make you think twice before diving in.

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Inking over misconceptions

3:00 AM | THE lips are painted bright red, the fake eyelashes are glued in place and the hair is curled. But this is no ordinary pageant.

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All about my mother: the angst of Rinehart's son

3:00 AM | A STINGING attack on Gina Rinehart by her estranged son, accusing her of not wanting to ''share a penny'' to protect her grandchildren from criminals, has failed to provoke a response from Australia's multibillionaire mining magnate.

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A lone kayaker, a marlin and one wild ride

3:00 AM | He longed to reel in one of the ocean's biggest prizes. Now, a south coast policeman reveals his dramatic quest. Eamonn Duff reports.

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Qatar pays record $250m for Cezanne

3:00 AM | OIL-RICH Qatar has bought Paul Cezanne's painting The Card Players for more than $250 million, by far the highest price yet paid for a work of art.

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Katter the younger no fan of dad's style

3:00 AM | ROB KATTER confesses he feels like ''a bit of a copout'' because he doesn't go in for the theatrics of his famous father, the maverick north Queensland MP Bob Katter.

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Goodbye my shining star: Bliss leaves the stage

3:00 AM | DIANA BLISS was farewelled in a colourful, fitting tribute to a woman who ''loved putting on a show''.

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Curfew breaches risk $1m fine

3:00 AM | THE Emirates airline could face fines of more than $1 million for multiple breaches of the Sydney Airport curfew after it defied repeated warnings by air traffic control not to fly after 11pm.

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Tense leadership countdown

3:00 AM | POLITICS is known for having the most brutal form of performance reviews - elections. Although Julia Gillard will avoid that other kind of a review - a leadership challenge - today, the mood of the strategy meeting of Labor MPs will be grim.

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Bob's fair, if there

3:00 AM | THE maverick MP Bob Katter has failed to show up for almost half the votes in Parliament but could claim to be the most independent of the independents, splitting his votes almost evenly between the government and the opposition.

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