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Australia has sweltered through its hottest ever six months and is on track for a scorcher of a year, delegates at the UN Copenhagen climate conference have been told
MoreMum 'loathed' murdered toddler
A WOMAN has been jailed for murdering her two-year-old son and dumping him in a duck pond.
Westpac slips on PR banana appeal
WESTPAC will remove a childlike "banana video" that outraged its home-loan customers.
Copenhagen 'could cost us $400bn'
AUSTRALIANS could be hit with a $400 billion tax bill under new deal, Tony Abbott claims.
'This can kill me? I really need a smoke'
CIGARETTE pack warnings may actually stress smokers making them more ready to light up.
More bogeys in 'new lover' and 'nude pics'
A NEW porn star "lover", "naked pictures" and a sick mum-in-law add to Tiger's troubles.
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Student killed by 'exploding chewing gum'
A CHEMISTRY student has reportedly been killed by what may be exploding chewing gum.
Missing Aussie man found at pub
A MAN at the centre of a two-day missing persons operation has been found drinking in a bar.
Plan to ban baby-tossing festival
AUTHORITIES in India plan to ban an age-old ritual in which babies are tossed from the top of a nine-metre temple.
Giant jellyfish give fishermen the wobbles
AN invasion of jellyfish the size of sumo wrestlers is throwing the Japanese fishing industry into chaos.
Cheese that tastes like Christmas cake
A DAIRY has launched an extraordinary new cheese that tastes like British Christmas cake.
Parents' DIY dental for pulling teeth
ONCE upon a time, all you needed was a piece of string and an open door to pull a child's tooth.
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Barnaby - sublime or ridiculous?
A Punch retrospective of the world according to Barnaby Joyce, the new Shadow Finance Minister - by Tory Maguire
Standover man linked to murder
A MURDER suspect who revelled in his reputation as a Calabrian mafia mobster has been convicted of blackmailing and standing over fellow Italians.
Marie Shaw resigns from bench
DISTRICT Court Judge Marie Shaw will resign from the bench next month after more than four years in wig and purple gown.
Hero's welcome for Danny Green
WA Boxing sensation Danny "The Green Machine" Green has had a hero's welcome from thousands of local fans at a public reception in the city.
Merc flies 35m, lands on roof crushing driver
A YOUNG man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was thrown from his luxury car as it flew about 35m through the air before crushing him when it landed on top of him.