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Des Hasler Dummy Spit

A FURIOUS Manly coach Des Hasler ripped a door off its hinges and narrowly missed hitting star player Jamie Lyon in the dressing room after Sunday's last-gasp defeat against Parramatta. Video

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Richard Pratt's daughter speaks out

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THIS is Paula Hitchcock, Sydney's richest love child who has inherited millions from her late father Richard Pratt - a man who tried to protect her at all costs.

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How I faced up to my sex scandal

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ON the eve of his new TV show's launch, Matthew Johns has made candid confessions about how he coped from the crushing damage of  his group sex scandal.

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Hey Dad actor denies sex claims

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UPDATE 6.50pm: ACTOR Robert Hughes has denied reports he molested a child co-star on the set of the popular Australian sitcom Hey Dad.

More UFO alien sightings revealed

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WITH NSW gripped by UFO fever, Daily Telegraph Online reporter Dora Tsavdaridis reveals her own encounter of the bizarre kind after a woman snapped flying discs.

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One dead, one critical in M7 horror

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ONE man is dead and another is fighting for his life after an horrific accident in Sydney's western suburbs after the driver of a semi-trailer crushed a car.

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Sex-crazy sailors put bounty on women

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FEMALE officers had "bounties" placed on their heads by sailors competing to have sex with them aboard HMAS Success, its commander admits to an inquiry.

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Women warned on serial sex attacker

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POLICE have urged women not to walk alone near two stations in Sydney's west where a brazen sex fiend has attacked six victims in the space of a few weeks.

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Minchin quits to reassess his life

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RETIRING Liberal senator Nick Minchin says a near-death experience involving his son prompted him to reassess his life and announce he will quit politics.

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Benson: Rudd's 'winner' not up yet

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Japanese oasis in the heart of Newtown

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Gardens' bats eviction cruel claim

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ANIMAL welfare groups have attacked the planned use of industrial noise to evict bats from one of Australia's top tourist spots, Sydney's Botanic Gardens.

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Maths recluse turns down $1m prize

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