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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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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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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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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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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New hope for Bobbi Kristina Brown
Bobbi Kristina Brown is reportedly being taken out of a medically induced coma.
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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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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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Morrison to stamp out welfare rorters
Scott Morrison wants to crack down on rorters in the welfare system - after stopping the boats and restoring faith in immigration. The social services minister doesn't know exactly how much is being rorted from the $150 billion national welfare bill, estimating that it could be less than 30 per cent. Mr Morrison again ruled out including the family home in the assets test for aged pensions.
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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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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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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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South Africa crush West Indies in WCup
Inspired by another breathtaking innings from their record breaking captain AB de Villers, South Africa have got their cricket World Cup campaign back on track with a crushing 257-run win over West Indies at the SCG on Friday. West Indies never threatened to get close, losing Chris Gayle for three in the second over and crashing to 7-63 in the 18th over. West Indian captain Jason Holder top scored with a defiant 56 off 48 balls, having earlier borne the brunt of de Villiers' savage late-overs assault, during which the Proteas blasted 80 off the last 3.2 overs.
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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. Former Colorado police chief Mark Beckner participated in an public discussion on Reddit where he openly criticised officers' initial handling of the case. The six-year-old's killer has never been found, although JonBenet’s parents, Patsy and John Ramsey, were key suspects in the case for many years, but were never charged due to a lack of evidence.
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HIV-Positive Man Has Sperm 'Washed,' Becomes a Dad
Man meets woman. Baby comes next. It’s just that simple. Or is it?
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China media pooh-pooh Japan's luxury lavatories
The built-in bottom washers and pre-warmed seats of Japan's luxury toilets faced a storm in a U-bend on Thursday as Chinese state-run media launched a thunderous tirade against them.
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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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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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Russia's Khodorkovsky: Putin is a 'naked king' facing economic ruin
By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday Vladimir Putin was a "naked king" presiding over an economy that will weaken further,...
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Seven more ways to lose money in property in 2015
You see… the unfortunate truth is that most investors fail to reach the objective of financial independence. Statistics show that half of those who get involved in property investment sell up in the first five years and of those who remain in the game, less than 10 per cent own more than two properties. As I’ve often said: property investment is simple but it’s not easy.
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Lexus tops auto dependability survey
Lexus is the most dependable car brand for the fourth consecutive year in rankings that increasingly hinge on high-tech features. Buick finished second, followed by Toyota and Cadillac. Honda and Porsche ...
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