Two armed men held up a Burwood milkbar in a robbery police described as “gutless”.
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Police to target pedestrians and cyclists in Operation Eastern
Blackburn school’s funding boost
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Box Hill funding feud
You die real quick: Snake handler's appeal after daughter bitten
A snake handler banned from performing live shows after he allowed two deadly snakes to bite his 12-year-old daughter has ...
Muscat case pushed back
A FORMER Manningham Council election candidate accused of deceiving the Victorian Electoral Commission will face court in July.
Gamers called on for new research
Donvale residents invited to sewer talk
Varroa mite puts bee in the bonnet of apiculturists
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Cars plunge into river as US bridge collapses
A highway bridge has collapsed in the US state of Washington, sending at least two cars with people inside into ...
iPad mini competition winners
Thanks to all the readers who entered our competition to win an iPad mini.
The transformation of Hazel Hawke
The debilitating haze of Alzheimer's disease began its capricious descent on Hazel Hawke in 2001 and three years ...
Remembering Hazel, the life of the party
Hazel Hawke, gone now, was often a saviour when the chips were down for her husband, Bob.
An inspiration to the end
One of Australia's most loved figures, Hazel Hawke, has died at the age of 83. Her daughter Sue Pieters-Hawke announced ...
Industry to seek ban on spruiking of odds in games
The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of ...
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GALLERY: Dragons training day
The team trains at WIN Stadium ahead of their round 11 clash with Penrith.
AFL: Oakleigh Chargers' Jackson Macrae a Rising Star
FORMER Oakleigh Chargers player Jackson Macrae has been named this week’s AFL Rising Star.
EFL scores and fixtures
SCORES from the weekend's Eastern Football League and fixtures for this weekend.
Gallery: Vic Metro v Vic Country trial games
Two teams of Vic Metro hopefuls battled Vic Country in trial matches at Princes Park to gain selection ...
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Growing abuse of Xanax leads to restrictions
The growing abuse of the commonly prescribed anxiety and insomnia drug alprazolam has led the peak body for drug regulation ...
Lifestyle secrets of the world's healthiest countries
Australia is up there with the world's fattest countries. What are the thinner, healthier countries doing right?
A surprising tactic to fight anorexia
Research suggests anorexia sufferers may fare better if doctors stop trying to get them to gain weight and ...
Feeding the soul gives new hope to anorexics
Weight can become the whole world in anorexia, with every gram lost and gained the subject of intense ...
What non-parents 'unlike' about parents
There are lots of annoying people on Facebook. Us parents are among them.
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Looking the part
Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard ...
Weekend trivia: Mega quiz
It's the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and spend time with family and friends. But first, try ...
Bridges confesses to romance
Michelle Bridges has finally come clean on her relationship with Steve ‘‘Commando’’ Willis - admitting they are dating.
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Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
Daily horoscopes: Friday, May 24
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Friday May 24, 2013.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
Time to drop the body labels?
Opinion: Why we should stop calling models larger than sample size 'curvy', 'voluptuous' and worst of all... 'real ...
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Virginia Trioli: The holiday kitchen gets with the program
My View: The devil is in the apple crumble
Back when it was called a thunderbox
Writer Donna Kelly can't remember nightmen but she sure knows a lot about dunnies - even that they ...
Live life to the fullest
Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
Uni reform to hurt students
Four in five university students must work to support their studies, juggling an average of 16 hours of ...
Travel
French nickers cause a stink down under
Badly behaved French backpackers in Australia, who have been accused of shoplifting, getting drunk and showing disrespect for ...
Pumpkins Ahoy!
It’s mid-morning and an icy wind howls through the near-deserted streets of Collector.
Airline offers free air miles for doctors on board
Turkish Airlines has become the latest carrier to reward doctors with free air miles if they identify themselves ...
Qantas aims to close fuel surcharge loophole
Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting ...