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Thursday, 11 August
Sunglasses death crash driver jailed
Greg Stolz MAN found guilty of dangerous driving over a horror smash on Gold Coast which killed young Chinese woman will walk free after five months in jail.
Australian killed in PNG chopper crash
By Eoin Blackwell in Port Moresby AN Australian pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash in Papua New Guinea, authorities say.
Quarantine strike to delay air passengers
INBOUND passengers at all of Australia's international airports are expected to be hit by delays this afternoon.
Top cop Mark Standen found guilty
By Lisa Davies ONE of the nation's most powerful investigators has been found guilty of plotting to import drugs worth more than $120 million.
Who would slice a family's dog in half?
By Amelia Harris POLICE fear attacker could turn on humans after family finds part of their "deliberately cut" pet thrown over a fence.
Evil witch deserves to rot in hell - insider
Paul Anderson UNDERWORLD widow Judy Moran deserves a lonely death in jail, a gangland insider said after she was sentenced yesterday.
Senator says abused cattle 'not Australian'
UPDATE By Anna Caldwell WESTERN Australia Liberal Senator Chris Back says he does not believe cattle featured in a Four Corners special on Indonesian abattoirs were Australian.
Some Tiger pilots failed flying test
By Robyn Ironside TIGER Airways' pilots were forced to prove their flying ability after the airline was grounded last month, and not all of them passed.
PM silent on $13.5b disability funding
By Anna Caldwell, Paddy Hintz LANDMARK reform for the disability sector has been supported by the Prime Minister, but she cannot say how the $13.5 billion-a-year program will be funded.
An open letter to Julia Gillard
By Jane Fynes-Clinton GROWN-UPS deserve a say, Julia, even if you are head of the household. Here's an open letter to the Prime Minister of Australia.
Daily Telegraph
Cannabis worth $1.88 million found in car
POLICE have seized more than 90kg of cannabis worth almost $2 million from a car on the state’s north coast.
Bikie's bail slashed but stays in jail
THE bail of a Hells Angel bikie boss has been slashed but he still hasn't found someone to front the money.
Inquest: life-jackets for rock fisherman
ROCK fishermen could be forced to wear personal flotation devices following the deaths of 12 anglers along the NSW coast.
Magda steps off the Craig scales
AFTER years of battling the bulge in full public view, actress and comedian Magda Szubanski confirmed she has parted ways with weight loss giant Jenny Craig.
HeraldSun
102 asylum seekers arrive in Australia
THE Gillard Government looks set to re-establish an asylum seeker detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
Attacks on Indian students are not racist
INDIAN students in Australia are assaulted at roughly the same rate as the rest of the community, a criminology report has revealed.
Fake gun arrest stops trains
A MAN with an imitation gun was arrested at Flagstaff train station this afternoon.
Huge haul of exotic animal remains seized
FEDERAL investigators uncovered what they described as one of the largest wildlife seizures in Australian history.
PerthNow
'Baby in dryer' dad jailed on meth charge
A MAN who put his partner's 14-month-old daughter in a clothes dryer is back behind bars for possession of methylamphetamines.
102 asylum seekers arrive in Australia
A BOAT carrying 102 asylum seekers has arrived at Christmas Island after the Navy intercepted it near the island today.
Bashed couple defiant after night of terror
AN elderly couple who were bashed by thugs during a terrifying home invasion say they will not be intimidated into leaving their home of 20 years.
Property scam may claim more victims
A PERTH couple who returned home to find their property had been sold without their knowledge might not be the only victims of the real estate scam.
AdelaideNow
Fake repairers rip off woman, 85
TWO men deceived and robbed an elderly woman after claiming to mend her roof tiles.
Full-time jobs fall by 7300
THE number of South Australians employed full-time fell by 7300 last month compared to June, latest official figures show.
Fabian Francis 'not violent with us'
TWO girlfriends of former AFL footballer Fabian Francis have told a court he was never violent toward them during their relationships.
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