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Ekka's $2.9b facelift starts

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A $2.9 billion facelift for the home of Brisbane's Royal National Show, better known as the Ekka, has started with work on the showbag pavilion.

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Stay-at-home kids squeezing families

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RISING property prices means adult children refuse to leave the family nest, pushing up the size of Australian households.

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KISS rocker a dad again at 59

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KISS guitarist Paul Stanley is 59 and going strong, welcoming his fourth child, a baby girl, to wife Erin.

Warnie denies talk of engagement to Liz

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SHANE Warne's camp has denied reports that the spin king has popped the question to Liz Hurley.

Quarantine strike to delay air passengers

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INBOUND passengers at all of Australia's international airports to be hit by delays as staff take industrial action over pay claim. 

Two blokes, three months and no shower

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WATCH: They've already set a world record, now these Aussies are embarking on a world-first South Pole expedition.