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A town called 'beginning' fears the end

3:24 PM | Billy Metcalfe hopes the closure of a smelter won't signal the beginning of the end for the old mining town of Kurri Kurri, which means "the beginning" or "the first" in the local Awabakal language.

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Gina Rinehart named world's richest woman

3:05 PM | Gina Rinehart made history today when she was officially named the richest woman in the world by BRW after pulling off two deals in iron ore and coal.

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The view from Anna's chair

1:07 PM | Do our federal politicians behave like juveniles? They do, according to the woman with the job of controlling them – herself a federal MP.

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Fresh allegations against Ian Macdonald

12:39 PM | Disgraced former NSW minister for energy Ian Macdonald is to face a new corruption inquiry into the granting of coal exploration licences.

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The Indian obsession with fairer skin sinks to a new low

12:38 PM | A new vagina lightening cream is helping peddle self-hatred to women.

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Former priest in court over alleged child sex abuse

12:03 PM | A retired Catholic priest and a one-time close personal friend of the Attorney-General, Greg Smith, has appeared in court over the alleged sexual abuse of four children in the 1970s and '80s.

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Markets Live: Stocks resume May slide

11:49 AM | Stocks resume their retreat, shedding another $15b, bringing losses for May to about $100b. The dollar, meanwhile, has hit a six-month low.

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Bunker down and stick with the club: Neeld

11:40 AM | Melbourne's besieged coach Mark Neeld has made an impassioned plea for Demons supporters to stick with the club in the midst of an unbroken eight-game losing streak.

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Kurri Kurri smelter closure to trigger 450 job losses

10:24 AM | Upwards of 450 jobs are to be axed in the Hunter Valley, with the planned closure of the Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter.

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All eyes on Carney

10:08 AM | Is Todd Carney the great hope NSW has been waiting for? Is he the one to bring balance to the force? Here's what's being said online. | Spotlight on Todd

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When Photoshop goes wrong: 'floating' inspectors cause internet stir

9:43 AM | And the award for the worst Photoshop ever?

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Spotlight on Todd

9:29 AM | FRESH from overcoming personal demons and a brush-in with the law, Goulburn’s Todd Carney is about to embark on a challenge of greater magnitude. | All eyes on Carney

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Phone-hack lie accused set to front MPs

8:11 AM | Three former executives of Rupert Murdoch's scandal-ridden British arm, News International, are to face Parliament's watchdog over claims they lied when giving evidence over phone-hacking.

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Woman knocked out, sexually assaulted in Rutherford

6:01 AM | A woman was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted yesterday after stopping to help a man on the side of a Rutherford street.

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Doctors rethink hormone therapy

3:00 AM | Australian doctors are being told to reconsider hormone replacement therapy for menopause after a major review found the controversial treatment was safe for most women in their 50s.

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Ex-student sues over burn injuries

3:00 AM | A former Melbourne High School student is suing the South Yarra school and the federal government for negligence after she fainted and fell into a fire on an army cadet camp resulting in severe injuries.

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Alert: Bugaboo not the stroller of Choice

3:00 AM | It's a must-have status symbol among A-list celebrities and the yummy mummy set, but consumer group Choice says the swanky Bugaboo stroller is unsafe.

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Banks 'need to be pulled into line'

3:00 AM | The head of one of the nation's biggest unions believes Australian banks should be forced to mirror the movements of Reserve Bank interest rates when setting their own lending rates.

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Why changing drug laws is a political problem, not a scientific one

3:00 AM | The overarching goal of Australian drug policy is harm minimisation. One obvious way to minimise drug related harm is to prohibit its use.

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Call for guide over land use disputes

3:00 AM | The Baillieu government has been urged to roll out measures to better manage the simmering tensions between miners, farmers and environmentalists over the best use of land.

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