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Taxpayers funding $7 million travel bill

'STANDARD SPENDING'

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the spending habits of politicians on travel, as she averaged nearly $1000 a day last financial year.

Power couple nearly split

Michelle Obama Planned Barack Obama Divorce In 2000 — Report

The most powerful couple in the world nearly called it quits according to shocking allegations. 05:24 pm

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Politicians to look at conduct code

Federal politicians may be asked to consider a code of conduct after a string of scandals. 03:06 pm

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Assange stands real chance of election

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be in Australian politics very soon. 04:04 pm

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'No way to determine validity'

A prominent psychiatrist is apologising for a study that concluded gay people can go straight. 05:08 pm

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Wayside Chapel reopens after revamp

Sydney's Wayside Chapel, which began in 1964 to give people food, shelter and life skills, has received a $8.2 million revamp. May 19, 2012, 4:09 pm

Man shot in Sydney suburbs 21 minutes ago
Girl, 15, assaulted in Sydney's west May 19, 2012, 3:56 pm
MP travel entitlements the same: Gillard May 19, 2012, 3:53 pm
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Wayside Chapel reopens after revamp

Sydney's Wayside Chapel, which began in 1964 to give people food, shelter and life skills, has received a $8.2 million revamp. May 19, 2012, 4:09 pm

Stricken cargo ship 'won't hit Qld reef' 19 minutes ago
Man shot in Sydney suburbs 23 minutes ago
Two women charged over WA gas hub protest May 19, 2012, 4:20 pm
Bowen Basin coal miners to resume strikes May 19, 2012, 4:06 pm

Sport

North fume as Port steal two-point AFL win

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his side's two-point AFL loss to a fast-finishing Port Adelaide is the most bewildering game he's seen. 22 minutes ago

All Blacks winger Jane out for six weeks with ankle injury 27 minutes ago
Hawks punish Dockers 119-63 in AFL 29 minutes ago
Highlanders hold on to upset Bulls 53 minutes ago
Otago Highlanders beat Bulls in Dunedin 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Video:Tigers come from behind May 19, 2012, 5:42 am

World

Northern Sri Lanka army camps stay: govt

Sri Lanka's president has vowed to maintain military camps in the north of the country where government forces defeated Tamil rebels three years ago. 41 minutes ago

Private rocket set to open new space era 8 minutes ago
Blind Chinese activist Chen says is at Beijing airport 26 minutes ago
Bomb at south Italy school kills one, injures six 30 minutes ago
Myanmar rebel group offers to 'eradicate' drugs 39 minutes ago
Video:Bodies of unborn babies found in Thai hotel room May 19, 2012, 11:53 am

Travel

World's first Wikipedia town to launch

The world's first "Wikipedia town" is set to launch in the small Welsh town where King Henry V was born. May 18, 2012, 11:31 am

Cambodian museum a chilling sight May 18, 2012, 3:04 pm
Luxury afloat: Top 10 houseboat holidays May 17, 2012, 6:00 pm
Star report 'has no impact' on Packer bid May 17, 2012, 5:37 pm
Food festival underway in Noosa May 17, 2012, 3:13 pm

Tech News

Motorola Mobility smartphones face US import ban

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A US commission sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones based on patent infringement… May 19, 2012, 12:59 pm

Historic Facebook debut falls flat May 19, 2012, 10:53 am
Utah paleontologists discover new raptor dinosaur May 19, 2012, 10:00 am
U.S. says will bar some Motorola Mobility phones May 19, 2012, 9:17 am
New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy May 19, 2012, 8:59 am

Odd

Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar

ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger… May 19, 2012, 5:01 am

Man surgically implants magnets into wrist to wear iPod May 19, 2012, 3:01 pm
Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show May 19, 2012, 3:23 am
Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC May 18, 2012, 11:16 pm
'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips May 18, 2012, 9:28 pm

Entertainment

Donna Summer to have private funeral

The funeral of disco diva Donna Summer will be a private one for family and close friends. May 19, 2012, 4:28 pm

Gallery under fire for exposing president's genitals May 19, 2012, 1:58 pm
Mila Kunis stalker enters not guilty plea May 19, 2012, 8:50 am
Anthony Bourdain's novel heads to the big screen May 19, 2012, 5:11 am
Exploitation, loneliness in sex tourism film at Cannes May 19, 2012, 1:21 am

Gossip

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When we were kids, our playground was the beautiful waters of Lake Macquarie.We used to go prawning - dragging our small nets through the seaweed.Mostly, it was for bait. But sometimes, if we caught enough, mum would cook us up prawn crepes.It's one of...

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