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Barrister's $630,000 libel win

Supreme Court jury awards $630,000 to barrister Dyson Hore-Lacy, SC, after finding he was defamed in a book.

A formula for success

Grand Prix organisers are banking on the vastly improved image of Australian driver Mark Webber.

Mick's battle cry

Mick Malthouse believes the Pies are better equipped to win the flag than the team that just missed out in 2002.

A win, but a fight lies ahead

President's fight to extend his presidency almost certainly rests on a rebound in the deeply recessed US economy.

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Wannabes fly for 'Fame'

You want Fame? Well, fame costs. Dancer, choreographer and director Kelley Abbey tells how she paid her dues.

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Westpac's rates warning

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ERIC JOHNSTON Bank under financial pressure to hit customers with more interest rate rises, chief executive Gail Kelly warns.

Leaders trade blows before debate

MICHELLE GRATTAN Polling shows overwhelming support for government taking over hospital funding.

Man accused over riot faces court

First person charged over Friday's Oakleigh riot was fuelled by alcohol when he smashed a shop window.

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Plug pulled on smart meter plan

PAUL AUSTIN State government temporarily pulls plug on Victoria's $2 billion smart energy meter program.

iPod price signals economic rise

PETER MARTIN Australia slips from the cheapest place in the world in which to buy iPod nanos to the 14th.

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Moran shot at 6 times: witness

Des 'Tuppence' Moran

MEGAN LEVY 'Oh, shit' are the last words gangland figure Des 'Tuppence' Moran uttered as he was ambushed by a gunman outside an Ascot Vale cafe last year, a court has heard.

Magpie partially vindicated in assault

Fire brigade chief aims parting shot

Brumby gets deal on $2bn fringe tax

Labor to bring the 'Baillieu bill' today

Sharp rise in bike injuries

Hundreds more cyclists are being hurt each year on Victoria's roads.

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Hu pleads guilty to bribes: lawyer

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JOHN GARNAUT, SHANGHAI Australian iron ore salesman Stern Hu has pleaded guilty to taking bribes, according to a defence lawyer for one of his co-accused colleagues.

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Surgeon Patel caused three deaths, court told

Brown coal emissions rise 10% in a decade

Mental health funds cut back

Abbott: this one will run and run

Man in the middle

Tasmanian Greens leader steers his party towards the middle ground.

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Property market goes full-throttle

Property editor Marika Dobbin takes a look at the property results from the weekend. (00:00)

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Israeli PM heads for White House

Benjamin Netanyahu

RORY MCCARTHY, NABLUS Benjamin Netanyahu will hold talks in Washington today with US President Barack Obama as tension rises in the Middle East after a weekend of violence.

Left delivers blow to Sarkozy, fillip for foe

Maliki re-count call sparks fears of Iraq vote hijack

Octomum faces eviction

Obama hails Congress health victory

Pope's 'sorry' falls flat

Pope's apology to Irish abuse victims draws a sceptical, angry response.

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Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools

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Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs for the staid confines of the classroom?

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Gamers rejoice as R18+ roadblock steps down 26

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Telstra blocks sale of houses

Phone tap reveals bugs in plan to save koalas

An ode to Merton

Ben Folds performs on ChatRoulette, inspired by YouTube lookalike.

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America wants YOU! (But do you want it?)

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TRAVELLERS' CHECK After years of being hostile to foreigners, suddenly the US wants to be known as a welcoming destination again. Will it work?

India 'Don't urinate in public': Delhi tries to clean up its act

Air travel Flight delayed after passengers hit by stomach cramps

Western Australia Surf break named in world's top 10 best

Airlines More than 1000 flights cancelled as BA crew strike

Inside Airbus's Dreamliner rival

Extra-wide Airbus A350 jet set to rival Boeing's Dreamliner.

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Movie

Brothers

Brothers

Director Jim Sheridan brings his singular talent for jagged, battle-scarred emotions to this drama.

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Books

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle

One of the most cynical exercises in opportunistic publishing, this "unauthorised biography" is not a biography at all.

The Guide

Tonight's TV: Home And Away

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Marilyn Chambers returns to Summer Bay and discovers an injured man on the road into town.

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Your ultimate guide to season 2010

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Don't miss this weekend's The Sunday Age for your free Footy 2010 magazine.

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Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen tie the knot

"Absolute best day of my life!" Isla Fisher weds Borat's alter ego in a romantic sunset ceremony in Paris.

Shape changer

Fat-free Sophie Dahl betrays fans

Sophie Dahl

Former plus-size model Sophie Dahl says her weight loss left the general public feeling "betrayed".

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Groupie guru

Women hound Bullock's husband

Jesse James and Sandra Bullock.

Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James "heavily targeted" by women.

Wellbeing

Aussie dads world beaters

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Compared to fathers in Italy or France, Australian dads are domestic paragons, a new study shows.

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Ruling

No money for Anna Nicole's heir

Anna Nicole Smith

The late Anna Nicole Smith's pursuit of a $US300 million+ inheritance ends with a ruling that her estate will receive nothing.

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Armani gown retrospective, NY

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Giorgio Armani launches a retrospective featuring gowns designed for Lady Gaga & Beyonce.

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From Slumdog to Bond girl

Freida Pinto is to become the next Bond girl after being approached by director Sam Mendes.

Unplugged and unnerved

The naked Wes Carr

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At an intimate gig Wes Carr seems a long way from the man who strutted the Australian Idol stage.

Books

Author vows he's not the messiah

Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved

A religious group bizarrely believes an author is a messiah representing a group of beings from Venus.

Biography

Who is Lady Gaga?

Lady Gaga

She was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - but is she a man/woman/hermaphrodite?

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Dropping the act

Stifler wants to stifle the humour

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Funnyman Seann William Scott looks to Eric Bana for inspiration in dropping the comedy routine.

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Sex and the City is back

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis discuss the sequel, Sex and the City 2.

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The tuna export ban fishing nations reject

A US-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna has been rejected at a UN wildlife meeting.

Life in the shadow of coal central

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The massive expansion of mining in the Upper Hunter Valley is making people sick, say residents.