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The kitsch that saved the world

12:00 AM | Time for an extravaganza of synchronised dance moves and potentially injurious special effects.

You're a dog!: The shocking video behind our campaign for respect

25 May 12 | THIS stunning video shows a Burnie police officer trying to subdue a youth while another records video on a mobile phone, spraying the officer with expletives, repeatedly calling him a dog. |

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Career criminal sentenced for killing 'precious child' Skye Sassine

25 May 12 | The armed robber who killed toddler Skye Sassine after hitting her family's car during a high-speed police pursuit on New Year's Eve 2009 has been jailed until at least 2024.

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Flock horror: drink-driver to police - 'Can I tell you something? There are sheep in the boot'

25 May 12 | A drink driver who has not held a licence for 25 years has been convicted after being caught on the NSW north coast with two fully grown sheep stuffed into the boot of his car.

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Milat poems show no remorse: psychiatrist

25 May 12 | The prison poetry and letters written by convicted murderer Matthew Milat were a glorification of his acts, demonstrating "callousness" and a "shallow emotionality", a forensic psychiatrist has told a Sydney court.

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Mitchell return could spark Tahs revival

25 May 12 | The Waratahs hope the long awaited return of Test winger Drew Mitchell will help lift the fourth-placed Australian side to a consolation victory against the Cheetahs tomorrow night. Mitchell will start on the left wing, partnering with youngster Tom Kingston in a Waratahs backline that can finally boast proven class and experience as well as youthful spark.

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Costco rings up membership boom

25 May 12 | A membership boom across Australia and the region has helped supermarket warehouse group Costco report a 9% rise in its new membership sign-ups.

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Virginity's unwitting casualties

25 May 12 | Waiting too long for Mr Right can lead to serious sexual difficulties, sex therapists warn.

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Former captain Elsom to miss Wallabies selection

25 May 12 | WARATAHS skipper Rocky Elsom has been cut from the Wallabies by coach Robbie Deans less than a year after being stripped of the national captaincy.

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Rain to make way for cool change

25 May 12 | The mercury is tipped to drop seven degrees below average this weekend as chilly southerly winds move over southeast Queensland, weather forecasters say.

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Snubbed Rinehart fires salvo at Fairfax board

25 May 12 | Gina Rinehart has ramped up pressure on Fairfax Media after being overlooked for a board seat, warning that the current board was failing shareholders.

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Six charged over Sydney child prostitution ring

25 May 12 | Six people have been charged after girls as young as 12 were used to sell sex to older men in a case police describe as appalling and a "sad reflection of what happens in our community".

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Rain pounds city in afternoon downpour

25 May 12 | Central Victoria is facing a day of drenching rain and possible thunderstorms, starting in the west this morning and washing over the east by this afternoon.

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Take it from an ex-addict, outlawing drugs does not work

25 May 12 | When society hates and fears you, criminal conviction means little.

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Scott happy Roos are on right path

25 May 12 | NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott is confident his side hasn't lost its form from when it defeated Geelong six weeks ago.

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Thrills and chills

25 May 12 | Baby, it’s cold outside - but the city's entertainment is starting to heat up. Follow our guide to enjoy the best of it from June to August.

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Australian interview one giant leap for NASA's famous son of an accountant

25 May 12 | After decades of hiding his light under a bushel, Neil Armstrong has opened up about his extraordinary life - to the professional body representing Australia's beancounters.

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Restaurant denies claim it refused baby patron

25 May 12 | A woman says a lauded city restaurant discriminated against her for taking along her baby.

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Troubled waters: review says there are too many fishers in the sea

25 May 12 | THE biggest overhaul of commercial fishing for two decades in which the state government would pay fishers to leave the industry has been proposed by an independent review.

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Five held for child prostitution

25 May 12 | FOR as little as $10, three men in their 50s allegedly used two sisters to procure sex with girls as young as 12.

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