The dress dividing the nation
It's the seemingly simple dress that's causing a huge stir in offices around the country. Dress set to break the internet? »
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Indonesia's Widodo 'considering position' on death row Australians
Sydney (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday offered a glimmer of hope for two men facing imminent execution in Indonesia after phoning President Joko Widodo, who he said was "carefully considering his position".
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Jennifer Hawkins' husband shares cheeky bikini photo
Jennifer Hawkins' husband Jake Wall has shared a revealing pic of her derriere on Instagram while the pair are vacationing in a tropical location. Jake Wall shares a shirtless pic of himself while on vacation.
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Spread of Russian craters prompts safety concern from scientist
The number of giants craters appearing in the northern Russia is growing as a respected scientist raised the safety implications of the strange phenomenon. Russian Academy of Sciences member Professor Vasily Bogoyavlensky said his organisation knew of seven craters in the remote part of Russia. "Five are directly on the Yamal peninsula, one in Yamal Autonomous district, and one is on the north of the Krasnoyarsk region, near the Taimyr peninsula," he said.
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The tree that... charges your phone?
A "solar tree" has been designed to provide shade, charge phones and offer free Wi-Fi.
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India growth to top 8% in 2015/16, says government
India's economy will grow by more than eight percent in the next financial year, the government said in a report published Friday, a day ahead of its first full-year national budget. The India Economic Survey said growth would be between 8.1 and 8.5 percent in the 2015/16 financial year, returning to levels last seen in 2010/11. The upbeat forecast came weeks after the government put growth for the current financial year at 7.4 percent, making India one of the world's fastest-growing economies, after changing the way it calculates its Gross Domestic Product.
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Jessie J Excited For Nude Photo Leak
Jessie J is looking forward to her naked photos being leaked online as part of the recent hacking scandal as she's not embarrassed by her sexy shots
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Ex-detective claims major flaws in JonBenet murder case
A former leading detective in the unsolved 1996 murder of US beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey, has admitted major flaws in the investigation.
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Berries contamination might be worse than we think: experts
The race is on to pin point the cause of a Hepatitis A outbreak which has seen 19 people struck down from eating imported frozen berries.
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Paris Hilton sent car by fan
Paris Hilton has been sent a classic car by an obsessive fan.A man named Johnny delivered the Cadillac to the 34-year-old socialite's Beverly Hills gated community on Sunday (22.02.15) but when the security guard at the gate called the blonde beauty and
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Bobbi Kristina Brown's Condition Worsens After Suffering Horrible Setback
Bobbi Kristina Brown suffers 'violent seizures' after being taken out of coma
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Zelda Williams: 'No Point' Asking Why Robin Williams Took His Own Life
Six months after Robin Williams took his own life, his daughter Zelda is opening up about what hers is like now that he's gone.
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Couple swallowed by sinkhole
Concerns about public safety standards in South Korea have been fuelled by shocking CCTV images of a young couple being swallowed up by a sinkhole that opened at their feet on the sidewalk in Seoul.
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Crimean Tatars living in fear in homeland ruled by Russia
Bakhchysaray (AFP) - The day after her husband was arrested, Elvira Ablyalimova woke up to find her home in Crimea surrounded by snipers while a squad of men combed through her belongings for 10 hours, letting nobody in or out.
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Stricken Crowe promises to cheer on NZ
Terminally ill New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe says he can't wait to go to Eden Park for the weekend World Cup clash against Australia.
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Hate preacher's passport cancelled
A Perth court has been told that Islamic hate preacher Junaid Thorne has had his passport cancelled by Federal authorities. The 25-year-old Islamic State sympathiser faced court alongside two other men this morning charged with aviation offences, relating to travel on domestic flights under false names. When applying for bail, Thorne's lawyer Peter Ash told the court that his client was not able to surrender his passport because Australian Federal Police had already cancelled it.
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Melbourne man killed in Thailand
A Melbourne man has been killed in a motorbike accident on the Thai holiday island of Phuket. It's understood the 34-old-year man is from Langwarrin in Melbourne's south-east. DFAT has confirmed to 7News that it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian man who died in Thailand.
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Bendigo councillor Elise Chapman tweets genital mutilation image to mosque supporter
The Mayor of Bendigo in central Victoria will hold talks with a councillor who used social media to post an image depicting genital mutilation and linked it to Islam. Elise Chapman published the picture in response to a Twitter user's support for plans for Bendigo's first mosque. The council voted last year to approve plans for the mosque in East Bendigo but an appeal against that decision remains before the planning umpire, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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Average wage earners face bracket creep
Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned that average wage earners could soon be paying the second highest tax threshold of 37 cents in the dollar. It is a clear signal that he is worried about tax bracket creep, where people find themselves paying higher tax just through wage inflation. It could mean changes to tax thresholds and rates as a result of the Abbott government tax review white paper. Mr Hockey said higher wages bring greater prosperity but he also pointed out that the second highest tax threshold kicks in at $80,000.
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Allergies may be linked to how you wash dishes
A new study suggests that washing dishes by hand may lower a child’s risk of developing allergies
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Brit viewers hurl insults at Crowe
Days after he snubbed the Oscars for a footy game, Russell Crowe has been pilloried over his appearance at the Brit Awards.RELATED: Madonna's epic stack onstage at the BRIT AwardsPeople queried why the actor was wearing a long coat inside while others
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