Ex-partner slams popular Aussie blogger
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'Worst storm in 50 years' hits South Australia
WATCH: Koala clings for life at top of tree during storm
A koala has been filmed clinging on to a dangerously thin tree branch in the middle of the South Australian storms, as heavy rain and wild winds threaten to send him toppling to the ground.
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Can you spot the crime? Clueless tourist robbed by child thieves during happy snap
Two adorable little girls dressed in traditional Thai costumes were snapped holding onto a tourists's arm outside of a temple in Thailand's north.
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Brad Pitt releases second statement about split from Ange
"I’m currently focused on my family situation."
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The Aussie dollar is no longer testing 77 cents -- it's gone right through it
After getting a lift from OPEC's decision to cut output overnight, the Australian dollar has continued that bullish form on Thursday, jumping back above the US 77 cent level for the first time since September 8 in Asian trade.
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Paris approves plans for experimental nudist zone
Officials give the thumbs up to stripping off in the City of Love.
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Dow closes down triple digits after Deutsche Bank hits all-time low
U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday after banking stocks fell, with Deutsche Bank's U.S.-listed shares hit a new all-time low.
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The insane perks of being an Emirates flight attendant
The perks of being an Emirates flight attendant extend far beyond traveling around the world.
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What Donald Trump Doesn’t Seem to Understand About US Nuclear Weapons
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton didn’t agree on much during their acerbic debate faceoff earlier this week, but one of the topics on which they found common ground was nuclear weapons. Then he went on to criticize America’s nuclear capabilities compared to those of Russia. What Trump saw “the other night” might have been a 60 Minutes report last Sunday that suggested the risk of nuclear conflict was rising as Vladimir Putin’s Russia looks west, sees weakness and thinks that in a conflict with NATO, a nuclear strike might shock the alliance into submission.
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Tragedy as man dies after car crashes into cow
A man has been killed in a freak accident in Victoria's north east. He'd been in a car which hit a cow on the Hume highway, before getting out of the vehicle and being struck by a second car.
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Here's why Australia's graduates are becoming more unemployable
Thousands of graduates will soon take their first steps into the world of work, but a large number lack the necessary skills and experience employers want, according to recruiting experts Hays.
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The heartbreaking reason this boy's homework is going viral
It's already been shared nearly 50,000 times online.
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Man extradited from Tonga over Sydney cold case murder
The 49-year-old man arrived in Sydney this morning after police travelled to the South Pacific island earlier this week to arrest him.
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Is this the swankiest commercial jet on the planet?
Crystal Cruises has unveiled the design for its new luxury jet.
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Anna Flanagan goes sober after Olympics ‘heartbreak’
One bad decision put Anna Flanagan’s childhood dream in jeopardy but she knows it could have been much worse.
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Man takes $1m Lotto victory after rude customer cut in front
A New Zealand man who didn't complain when another customer cut in front of him at a local newsagency has scooped the entire $1 million Lotto win.
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Giant 400kg anaconda discovered on Brazilian building site
The 400kg anaconda terrified construction workers when they discovered the massive creature lurking inside a cave in Brazil.
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China property tycoon warns on real estate bubble
China's richest man, real estate magnate Wang Jianlin, has warned the country's property market is the "biggest bubble in history" -- the latest alarm bell to be sounded on the world's second largest economy. Wang, the owner of real estate and entertainment conglomerate Wanda, said property prices continue to rise in the country's big cities but fall in smaller ones saddled with huge inventories of unsold new homes. "I don't see a good solution to this problem," Wang, whose group owns more than 200 malls, shopping complexes and luxury hotels across China, told CNN in comments published on its website.
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Mother of murdered child forced to give evidence
The mother of murdered six-year-old Kylie Maybury will be forced to give evidence, against her daughter's alleged killer. The little girl was murdered in Preston more than 30 years ago, during a trip to the shops to get some sugar.
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Japan's new passenger plane completes US flight
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's problem-plagued new passenger jet on Thursday completed a flight to the United States for testing, its maker said, after aborting two earlier attempts.
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Australia's SAS elite set to train elite European troops
Australia’s elite special forces could help train European soldiers as part of efforts to strengthen ties with NATO.
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Coach battled with the demons taking his son
It was on a Perth street, almost under the lights of nib Stadium, where Phil Walsh physically and emotionally wrestled the demons that were slowly taking his son.
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