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national
Glee First Look: Watch "Smooth Criminal" Rock Your Face Off!
- 9:44 pm Jan 27, 2012 | national
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business
IPO VIEW-In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees
Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.
- 10:03 pm Jan 27, 2012 | business
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national
Julia Gillard staffer forced to quit over protest
JULIA Gillard has hit out at Aboriginal activists who caused an ugly Australia Day clash and forced police to rescue her and Tony Abbott from an awards ceremony.
- 2:58 pm Jan 27, 2012 | national
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sport
Big crowd sees Black Caviar's 17th win
An excited crowd crammed into Moonee Valley on Friday evening to witness another chapter of the Black Caviar story and got just what they expected.
- 2:02 pm Jan 27, 2012 | sport
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world
Niger, Mali, and Slovakia higher up on the press freedom index than Australia. But hooray, we are 5 places ahead of Papua New Guinea
In Afghanistan (150th) and Pakistan (151st), violence remained the main concern for journalists, who were under constant threat from the Taliban, religious extremists, separatist movements and political groups.
- 12:53 pm Jan 27, 2012 | world
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world
Killings shock Homs, United Nations to discuss Syria
Fighting erupted in Homs on Friday, a day after townspeople said Alawite militiamen killed 14 members of a Sunni Muslim family in one of Syria's worst sectarian attacks since a revolt against President Bashar al Assad flared in March.
- 4:25 pm Jan 27, 2012 | world
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sport
Andy Murray loses to Novak Djokovic in Australian Open semis
There was no title at stake and no trophy to lift but Rafa Nadal's victory over Roger Federer in the Australian Open semi finals on Thursday added another glorious chapter to the greatest rivalry in tennis.
- 8:58 pm Jan 27, 2012 | sport
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business
Global movers and shakers at Davos? Only 17-percent women! ENOUGH ALREADY. Time to get serious about parity
Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.
- 6:05 pm Jan 27, 2012 | business
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national
Tennis star Bernard Tomic hires top lawyer Chris Nyst over traffic infringements
BERNARD Tomic has engaged high profile Gold Coast lawyer Chris Nyst as he considers fighting two $300 traffic infringement notices.
- 8:54 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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entertainment
MONTY PYTHON Troupe to Reunite For Upcoming Film ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
Director Terry Jones has confirmed to Variety that the surviving members of Monty Python will be reuniting in a new film called ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.
- 1:48 pm Jan 27, 2012 | entertainment
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national
Abbot presser "judge me by what I say". You see Tony that's the problem.
- 8:04 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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sport
Cricket-Australia on brink of series sweep
Australia were on the brink of a crushing series sweep after reducing India to 166 for six in their pursuit of 500 runs for an unlikely victory at the close of play on the fourth day of the fourth test on Friday.
- 9:30 am Jan 27, 2012 | sport
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sport
NBA star Bogut suffers fractured ankle
Luckless NBA star Andrew Bogut's season is in doubt after scans revealed the Milwaukee Bucks centre suffered a fractured ankle on Wednesday.
- 4:32 am Jan 27, 2012 | sport
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national
Tomic might face more traffic charges
Tennis star Bernard Tomic could face further traffic charges after a standoff with police at his Gold Coast home on Australia Day.
- 11:21 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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sport
Celtics 91, Magic 83
They were embarrassed even worse Thursday night at home after a stunning, second half collapse.
- 8:00 am Jan 27, 2012 | sport
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national
Same-sex couples can now marry overseas
Federal Attorney General Nicola Roxon has announced that Australians seeking to enter into same-sex marriages overseas will be eligible for Certificates of No Impediment (CNIs) to marriage from February 1.
- 5:32 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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national
Indigenous leaders condemn 'disgraceful' protesters
Indigenous leaders have condemned the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protesters who clashed with police and tried to storm an event with the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader yesterday.
- 9:52 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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business
More than 171,000 Australian workers tipped to dial in a sickie today
SICKIES are expected to cost employers $65 million today as workers give themselves an unofficial long weekend.
- 4:07 am Jan 27, 2012 | business
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national
Southern Queensland town on flood alert
Residents of a southern Queensland town are on flood alert as heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to batter the state.
- 10:32 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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entertainment
Robert Hegyes, aka "Juan Epstein," RIP
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- 6:56 am Jan 27, 2012 | entertainment
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world
Cocaine mistakenly sent to UN headquarters
A 16 kilogram consignment of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost ha the United Nations in New York.
- 5:39 pm Jan 27, 2012 | world
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Science & Tech
Twitter to restrict user content in some countries
Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries, renewing questions about how the social media platform will handle issues of free speech as it rapidly expands its global user base.
- 9:50 pm Jan 27, 2012 | Science & Tech
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Science & Tech
Stop the biggest threat to Internet freedom
Posted: 25 January 2012 Last week, 3 million of us beat back America's attack on our Internet!
- 3:20 am Jan 27, 2012 | Science & Tech
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national
Carr blogs on tent embassy protest 'clown'
Former NSW Labor premier Bob Carr says Canberra's tent embassy should have been packed up years ago.
- 5:27 pm Jan 27, 2012 | national
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national
Queensland Country Life
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott yesterday insisted that he supported farmers' desire to protect their land after earlier saying that coal seam gas extraction was not as "devastating" to the countryside as open cut mining.
- 12:38 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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business
Cue Whitney Houston: Here's Julia Gillard's bodyguard
"Threat" is not the word the Prime Minister's close personal protection detail often hears over their earpieces but that single word is enough to trigger the protocol that results in her immediate removal from danger.
- 12:23 pm Jan 27, 2012 | business
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entertainment
Ferris Bueller at the Super Bowl? Online Tease Leaves Few Clues [VIDEO]
We haven’t heard much from Ferris Bueller since 1986, but apparently he’s taken some time off to do a Super Bowl ad.
- 6:12 pm Jan 27, 2012 | entertainment
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national
Protesters overreacted to Abbott: Mundine
A senior Labor figure has come to Tony Abbott's defence over comments the Opposition Leader made about the Aboriginal tent embassy.
- 4:07 am Jan 27, 2012 | national
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Science & Tech
Twitter Now Able To Censor Tweets, If Required By Law, On A Country-By-Country Basis
Until now, Twitter’s not had the ability to censor certain tweets or accounts, if legally required — by users in particular countries.
- 10:21 pm Jan 26, 2012 | Science & Tech
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world
Senate Vote In Progress To Increase US Debt Ceiling By $1.2 Trillion
- 10:08 pm Jan 26, 2012 | world
