Home and contents insurance is the one thing most people regularly pay for, while actually hoping they'll be lucky enough to never have to use it.

The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader were attacked by dozens of protesters as they left an Australia Day medals presentation.

At this time of year our country's weather goes wild, so it's no surprise that the weather is one of the most popular parts of any news bulletin.

We live in a land where owning a home isn't just something to aspire to, but a rite of passage, but is owning your home the best option?

There are rumours the big Japanese banks are looking to muscle in on Australia's mortgage market, which could spark a major discount home loan war.

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Brainwave blockbusters | School bus danger | Teen hoons take over | Japan's mortgage shake-up

Sometimes it may not look like it, but those in the know will tell you there is a science to television, including hi-tech mind-reading methods.

When Tahnee Bennion left for school one morning, she almost didn't make it home, after being caught in the door and dragged along by a moving bus.

Car hoons and groups of drunken teens are roaming neighbourhood streets, a law unto themselves - young, bored, and living by their own rules.

There are rumours the big Japanese banks are looking to muscle in on Australia's mortgage market, which could spark a major discount home loan war.
Hoon epidemic | Caravan crime wave | Safer than houses

In quiet streets around the country, hoon drivers are taking over and making life miserable and dangerous, and their numbers are on the rise.

A couple that's allegedly responsible for a caravan stealing crime wave have been caught on their latest victim's home surveillance cameras.

We live in a land where owning a home isn't just something to aspire to, but a rite of passage, but is owning your home the best option?

When it comes to parking, Australian cities rank among the most expensive in the world, and car park operators say the Government is to blame.
High-tech sports bras | The real cost of milk | Migrants leaving Australia | Another caravan stolen

The Institute of Sport has just completed tests on high-tech gear that could help you even if you're not an athlete, and it's all about comfort.

A year ago our biggest supermarket discount war was launched, with milk being sold for $1 a litre, but did those savings actually come at a price?

They flew in from around the world, chasing the Australian dream, but now they can't wait to fly right back out. So what's causing this mass exodus?

After footage aired last night of a couple backing into a driveway and stealing a caravan, another viewer called in to share his story of theft.
Seachange revisited | Death of Australian Made? | When lightning strikes | Australia's changing face

Packing up your life in the busy city in search of a new one on the quiet coast was made popular by the hit Australian TV series Seachange.

As the cost of living rises, it seems more and more shoppers are looking for the cheapest option on their shelves, and not the most patriotic.

With the full force of nature's fury, experts say 2012 is supercharged with thunderstorms, and bringing more lightning than we've seen in years.

The Australia of today is a very different country to the one we used to know, as we continue to grow into a more diverse, multicultural society.
Home insurance heartache | Butter versus margarine | Australian dynasties at war | Struggling landlord's hell

Home and contents insurance is the one thing most people regularly pay for, while actually hoping they'll be lucky enough to never have to use it.

These days there are so many different varieties to choose from when it comes to butter and margarine, it can be hard to know where to start.

Australia's richest dynasties are fighting for control of the family's fortunes, and it seems the bigger the bank balance, the bigger the problems.

Landlord Garry McGuigan was left with a trail of destruction in a property that was trashed beyond recognition by tenants who didn't pay their rent.

Testosterone is produced by women in small amounts, but issues arise when levels either rise or fall, leading to low and high testosterone levels.
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