Two armed men held up a Burwood milkbar in a robbery police described as “gutless”.
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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
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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National
Olivia Newton-John loses older sister Rona
Rona Newton-John, the older sister of Olivia Newton-John, has died in the US.The 70-year-old British-born and Melbourne-raised model and actress ...
Nature's gift is not yet history
Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.
Battle not over for women returning home
PTSD hits female soldiers just as hard as it hits men, but attention given to Australia's returned servicewomen is scant ...
Union fails to meet expectations
It was the wedding of the year and the star-studded guest list proved it.
$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'
Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.
Missing bushwalker reward
The relative of a Canadian missing in Koscuiszko National Park has offered a $10,000 reward.
Local Sport
GALLERY: Dragons training day
AFL: Oakleigh Chargers' Jackson Macrae a 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
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Health
End 'cruel' smoking ban, says health campaigner
Australia's leading anti-tobacco campaigner claims the NSW government has gone too far in forcing its outdoor smoking reforms onto vulnerable ...
Parks give residents green light to get fit

Search for link between strokes and dementia
In a world-first study, Australian researchers are investigating why one out of three stroke victims - even when ...
Gluten standards in firing line
Australian food manufacturers and suppliers are pushing to increase the amount of gluten allowed in so-called ''gluten-free'' foods which thousands ...
More variety of foods would make life easier, says mother
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Entertainment

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 ...
Designs on a masterpiece
No stone was left unturned by Baz Luhrmann's inspired crew when creating The Great Gatsby's epic parties.
Instant opinions the preferred Cannes currency
Three-hour screenings, scoffing pizza in the rain, dodging publicists and ambush marketers - the French Riviera film festival isn't all ...
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 ...
Opinion
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

Fashion to a tea
Sheriden Rhodes discovers a new level of fashion consumption at London's Berkeley Hotel.

Making a sea change
On World Cancer Day, Holland America Line announced its On Deck for a Cause campaign, a fund-raiser for ...

Tripologist: Overcome your fear of flying
Aerophobia is a serious condition, but there are strategies to help you control it.

When your cover is a disconnect
Beware the tight flight connection - it could end up costing you.






