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Police to target pedestrians and cyclists in Operation Eastern
Blackburn school’s funding boost
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 ...
Box Hill funding feud
Traders looking for help on NBN
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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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 ...
The worst candidate for government help
Ford was always going to fold. Management expert Professor Roy Green served on the Prime Minister's manufacturing taskforce and her ...
Era of the Aussie car over
Australia's loss-making car industry is under threat and risks closure following Ford's move to end nearly 100 years of local ...
In short, a Man Booker winner
An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Older than Vegemite: DJs birthday spread marks 175 years
Harking back to the pomp and ceremony of David Jones' heyday, when crystal sparkled and furs flounced, Sydney's ...
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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 ...
Quiet achiever hangs up the headphones
When it comes to being a lovely human being, Spencer is the Adam-bomb.
In short, a Man Booker winner
An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Life & Style
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 ...
Opinion
Virginia Trioli: The holiday kitchen gets with the program
My View: The devil is in the apple crumble
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 ...
The waiting game
Donna Kelly, like most people, wishes doctors had more time in the day to treat their patients.
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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 ...
Win an escape to Novotel Twin Waters
As the weather cools down, we thought it time to spice things up with a chance for you ...