Last updated: February 28, 2011

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MP alleges Alice Springs child sex trade

GOVERNMENT "will not walk away" from the Northern Territory intervention, as further evidence emerges of child prostitution.

Flood woes hand insurers $300K a day

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INSURERS are collectively earning at least $300,000 in interest every day they delay paying out $1.8 billion in claims from Queensland's floods.

Diggers freeze sperm for use after death

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SOLDIERS entering warzones are encouraged to store their sperm so their partners can use it in case they don't come back.

Safer glasses set to cut drunken assaults

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CLUBS and pubs set to introduce tempered glassware - so drinkers won't use them as weapons in brutal drunken fights.

Boy clings to life after fireball engulfs tent

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FIVE-year-old Cameron was trapped inside burning tent after gas leak started fire at campsite, critically injuring seven.

Notorious nite spot to get blanket CCTV

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DRUNKEN thugs who pack streets of Kings Cross will have nowhere to hide under plans to blanket the notorious precinct with CCTV cameras.

Ibrahim's $150,000 crime proceeds payout

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NIGHTCLUB boss John Ibrahim paid a fortune to the NSW Crime Commission after his assets were frozen in a till now secret deal.

Six-year-old critical after gas explosion

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A six-year-old boy suffered horrific burns after his tent and sleeping bag ignited in a fire caused by a gas cylinder explosion.

Nine's Bryant interview angers survivors

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SURVIVORS of Martin Bryant's Port Arthur massacre have attacked 60 Minutes for airing an interview with his mother Carleen.

Bloody, brutal and stupid sport

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MARTIN Luther King Jr once observed that violence begets violence. He was right. 

Carbon tax 'vital' for future jobs

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A CARBON tax is essential if Australia is to create thousands of new jobs in the electricity sector, a climate think tank says.

I will play footy again, says AFL star

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BRENDAN Fevola and the Brisbane Lions have cut a $1.6 million redundancy deal - and now the forward is eyeing a comeback.

Yes, I vowed no carbon tax - Julia Gillard

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JULIA Gillard has admitted she promised there would be no carbon tax during the election and said circumstances had changed.

Australia gives up on Gaddafi

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AUSTRALIA has imposed its first sanctions on Libya, placing a travel ban and an arms embargo on Gaddafi and his family.

Policeman hospitalised after valley blue

THE Queensland opposition said an attack on a police officer this weekend highlights the need for mandatory jail for all serious assaults on police, ambulance and fire officers.

Warnings as soldier suicides on the rise

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FEARS about the mental welfare of diggers have intensified with revelations that self harm incidents are increasing.

Probe after police pups freeze to death

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QUEENSLAND Police Service under investigation after dog squad pups freze to death due to lack of heating.

Young gays 'face dark days coming out'

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WHILE Sydney's Mardi Gras focuses on costumes, youths in other cities are struggling with their sexuality, expert warns.

Farmer offered beer by mining company

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A SOUTH Australian mining company has offered a Yorke Peninsula farmer a carton of beer in return for access to his land - and keeping his mouth shut.

Hawke backs Combet for next Aussie PM

Bob Hawke

LABOR stalwart caught speculating about party's leadership, but denies saying Julia Gillard "will not go the distance".

Still happy campers clogging beaches

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THEY were sent packing from Sydney beach carparks. Now the campervans are heading up the highway to idyllic Mid-North Coast havens.

No counting pennies for high-flyers

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PRIVATE jet travel has taken off in Queensland, with the super-rich shelling out tens of thousands to fly in comfort.

Man fractures leg in gantry fall

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A MAN has suffered a fractured leg and burn to his arm after falling from a railway gantry at Gardenvale station last night.

Holden Cruze first in 10 years

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THE new Holden Cruze, the first small car built by Holden in 10 years, will be officially unveiled at the Elizabeth plant today.

Tourism urged to look east

TASMANIA should look to the Middle East in an effort to bolster visitor numbers, an interstate tourism operator says.

Today's news highlights

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011

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The winners and finalists from the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011.

Christchurch earthquake - the dead and missing

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SCORES of people have lost their lives and hundreds more are missing from the devastating Christchurch earthquake. Here are some of them.

Christchurch earthquake: The morning after

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New Zealanders wake up to a grim reality in Christchurch, where scores are dead after a devastating earthquake.

Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand

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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch, causing widespread damage.

Crisis in Libya

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Human rights organisations say hundreds have been killed as the Libyan government unleashes force against protesters demanding change.

Bondi Bowl-A-Rama 2011

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The cream of the world's skateboarders gather in Bondi to battle it out at this year's Bowl-A-Rama

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The Aussie, Prince Andrew and the billionaire pervert

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PRINCE Andrew was pictured with 17-year-old girl his paedophile billionaire friend had flown across the world to meet him.

High dollar hurting business: survey

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THE county's business chiefs are predicting a patchy economic outlook with industry particularly hit by the strength of the dollar.

Margin calls in steady decline

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MARGIN calls have dropped to one in 1650 customers, a far cry from one in 100 during the GFC.

Rachel Taylor on surviving Hollywood life

Rachel Taylor

THE Aussie actress reveals the advice Grey's Anatomy co-star Ellen Pompeo gave her on living with stardom and 18-hour days on set.

Heathrow ate my backpack

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LOST luggage and a day spent in Heathrow Airport's baggage reclaim hall brings unexpected surprises - and a few tips for next time.

Holograms to offer virtual meetings

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DEVELOPERS are working on a Star Wars-style hologram to help speakers deliver speeches from anywhere.