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SEPTEMBER 2015

Ellen perfectly describes the "emotional roller-coaster" of the iPhone texting bubbles.
Can you spot an Aussie bloke? And what are the telltale signs?
This man is about to be beheaded and tied to a cross. He's 21 years old.
So, Julie Bishop took her partner to work with her yesterday.
The Matildas finally given the chance to become professional athletes.
Julian Burnside: What sort of country are we running?
Chris Brown wants to come to Australia, educate the people about domestic violence.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Should you be pasting that Facebook status about privacy settings?
Jim Carrey's partner found dead, just days after they broke up.
A selfie didn’t kill Corinne Henderson. Her ex-boyfriend allegedly did.
Since when did 'black tie' become 'dress sexy'?
What does water on Mars really mean?
What the WAGs do when they’re not walking the red carpet.
60 Minutes reporter makes a comeback after nearly dying from gang rape.
It's OK, Malcolm. You don't have to be good at sport-talk. You've got other strengths.
Raped on Nauru: Video captures moment Somali refugee pleads for help from police after alleged sexual assault.
Apparently a man still can’t cry without the whole world ripping in to him.
Frances Bean Cobain, 23, got married and didn't invite her mum.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Q&A: The 'Barnaby Joyce says odd things about women' edition.
The 2015 Dally M Awards RED CARPET.
"You got it right about asylum seekers the first time, Mr Turnbull."
Natalie Lovett is giving away embryos. But there's a catch.
Perpetrators of family violence must be made accountable, says Rosie Batty.
Why people pleasers sit in aisle seats, according to science.
Everything The Bachelor/ettes did this weekend in 8 perfect selfies.
Abortion pill to be made available over the phone.
Chris Brown has been banned from Australia, one day before his tickets go on sale.
Kris Jenner is having difficulty saying goodbye to Bruce.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
"I am so sorry" A student's heartbreaking apology to the classmate he couldn't save.
A policewoman's heartfelt plea: “All coppers just want people to take care on the roads."
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
Does enjoying Chris Brown's music make you a bad person?
"It's Snakes and Ladders": Tony Abbott has given his first interviews since his ousting as PM.
Russell Gilbert has undergone emergency surgery, just days after his fiancee's death.
A car has been seized from a person of interest in the William Tyrrell investigation.
'We're letting DV survivors down. I know: My mum was one.'
Why I already have a problem with the new government.
Snail trails and pimples: the most realistic Instagram account out there.
The 10-year-old comic who's as good as the best adult stand-ups. If not better.
Explain to me: What are the new UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Tessa James' husband pays tribute to a very special anniversary.
The Bachelorette proves one inescapable reality: Men can’t talk to women.
You can now ask Google to predict your future.
Social media responds hilariously to the Government's new anti-radicalisation kit #freekaren.
Andrea Lehane: Mother struck in 'callous' mini-motorbike hit-run to have life support switched off.
PODCAST: Why you should never see a psychic in a garage.
Jody Meyers case: Body found under tool shed as partner charged with her murder.
'I am calling out all of the domestic violence enablers, the people who let it happen.'
TANYA PLIBERSEK: 'Australia isn't doing its fair share to tackle poverty'.
The sex scenes in Morrissey's new novel are so bad, they're good.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
Teenager who killed her newborn and dumped her under a tree won’t go to jail.
The most powerful people in the Australian TV industry are... mostly men.
Annabel Crabb: "Another lesson on what it means to be a woman in high office."
"Even if the law doesn’t know how to deal with it, we will all remember Kirralee and her family."
Domestic violence: 'It should be 'un-Australian' to disrespect women.'
The Government announces $100 million package to stamp out domestic violence.
Marise Payne isn't the Defence Minister because she is a woman.
Some hapless fool booked Roxy Jacenko an economy seat.
A transgender waitress shares a heartwarming story of acceptance.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Why Lara and Sam are hounded by the paparazzi. And how they can stop them.
Peta Credlin says she has no intention of entering politics.
5 exclusive secret societies with famous men as members.
The new humans of Australia.
Selfies kill more people every year than shark attacks do.
Bindi Irwin tangos to her dad's favourite song on Dancing with the Stars.
Police charge Hunter Valley man with murder of 12-year-old stepdaughter.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Man kills partner who screamed ex-husband's name during sex.
The man being called "the worst person in America" today.
A mother and her baby girl have been found dead in Sydney's inner west.
Rosie Batty's new book reveals the heartache of losing her son Luke.
JB Hi-Fi refused entry to a man with Down syndrome.
Leigh Sales responds to feedback on her Malcolm Turnbull interview.
Who's really behind Facebook's 'dislike' button.
Bill Shorten said some quite wonderful things on Q&A.
Man turns himself in after body of pregnant partner found in Sydney home.
The Emmys red carpet showed why TV is so much better than the movies right now.
If you're missing The Bachelor, we have found you another dating show.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Malcolm Turnbull admits he does really care about polls, especially when they look like this.
The Australian dance teacher who's just admitted to assaulting his students.
Sickening new details have been revealed in the case of Bella Bond, aka "Baby Doe".
Tony Abbott threw a 'just got fired' party. Things got out of hand.
The 7 best moments from this year's Emmy Awards.
The sordid reality of a PM's sex-crazed parties: 'There were 20-year-old girls who were worn out.'
Talk show mocks beauty pageant nurse, and is dealt an almighty slap.
Five things we know about Malcolm Turnbull after his Cabinet reshuffle.
"Real men don't hit women." The new Prime Minister's first morning TV interview.
Belinda Van Krevel: The true story of Australia's most disturbing family.
Ten wombats, including four feeding mothers, deliberately run over at Kangaroo Valley camping ground, NSW Police say.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
How Luke Batty tried desperately to save his mum in the years before he was murdered by his father.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
We've got a new PM. Will we soon have an effective Paid Parental Leave scheme?
See the stunning photos that Facebook didn't want you to look at.
The condition where people believe that they are actually in a tv show.
Doctors in Syria have delivered a baby girl by emergency caesarean after her mother was wounded in an explosion.
Dear Americans: Do NOT vote this man in. He is an anti-vaxxer.
Parents tried to teach their son a lesson. And it backfired in the most tragic way.
You probably didn't hear, but this week an Australian won the US Open.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Planning to protest against the 'No Jab, No Pay' laws? Read this first.
The internet campaign that proves that no one is “Just A Nurse”.
Would you let your child go to school with a convicted murderer?
Magda Szubanski: 'I had to make peace with what my father had done.'
Goodbye, Zoo Weekly. We won’t miss you.
Jesinta Campbell calls the Buddy rumours exactly what they are.
Thighbrows: The newest body trend you'll wish didn't exist.
‘They told me it was a blocked milk duct. It was breast cancer.’
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
NSW FGM trial: 7-year-old girl told to think about being a princess in a garden.
The Minister who told a female politician he wanted to "give her a slap".
Climate change is the Pacific is no laughing matter.
Kanye West presents the beigest fashion show of all time.
The Bendigo mosque: Nothing breeds hate and fear faster than hate and fear themselves.
Annabel Crabb on what makes Turnbull tick.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Syrian boy horrifically maimed in Aleppo shelling starts new life in Wollongong, Australia.
Baby girl dies in Perth hospital as father appears in court charged with alleged assault.
Tanya Plibersek warns: 'The new Prime Minister is just like the old one.'
Was Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer really asked not to breastfeed in parliament?
No child should suffer like Daniel Morcombe. This bill seeks to ensure that.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expects new ministry to be sworn in on Monday.
Did Caitlyn Jenner just backflip on gay marriage?
NEWS: Australian fighter jets carry out first air strikes inside Syria, US military says.
How the world reacted to the ousting of our Prime Minister.
WATCH: Julie Bishop be accused of being a 'traitor' on national television.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
For 5 hours, witnesses walked past as a man violently assaulted his wife. Nobody did a thing.
The woman who blindfolded her girlfriend during sex to pretend she was a man is convicted.
William Tyrrell's parents have written a devastating open letter.
Malcolm is PM. But there's something about Lucy Turnbull ...
The reason Julie Bishop will never be Prime Minister.
10 ways Malcolm Turnbull could change Australia for the better.
So, who is Lucy Turnbull, the new Prime Minister's very impressive wife?
Julia Gillard has responded to last night's leadership spill.
Annabel Crabb: PM Turnbull will need moderation and compromise.
Watch: The blooper reel from Auburn deputy mayor's viral wedding video.
Celebrities respond to #LibSpill: Hulk Hogan, Lee Lin Chin and Dave Hughes lead the charge.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
The confronting image a mother wants the world to see of her two children posing with their dead father.
The Q&A episode that covered the leadership spill in real-time.
10 reasons Prime Minister Tony Abbott had to go.
Nine things you need to know about Malcolm Turnbull, our new PM.
The comments that Tony Abbott is really regretting right now.
Did Tony Abbott punch the wall next to a woman's head at uni?
Tony Abbott likely to face Liberal leadership spill regardless of result of Canning by-election.
Is the trans community distancing itself from conservative Caitlyn Jenner?
No filter, no photoshop: Kerri-Anne Kennerley's bodacious bod is on the cover of an Aussie mag.
EXCLUSIVE: The "disturbing", "shameful" sexual assault guidelines of one of Australia's richest schools.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
A young father who launched a Facebook campaign over his baby son’s hit and run is told by police that he is the culprit.
Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton: rising sea levels are no laughing matter.
A high-society mother allegedly killed her daughter and faked her life online for three years.
William Tyrell: Forensic profiler reveals details about three-year-old's suspected kidnapper
The 8 most annoying things about sharing a meal with friends.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
Johnny Depp would 'assault' Barnaby Joyce if Amber Heard is sent to prison over dog controversy.
'I was an ice addict. Now I am a happy mum.'
Warning: ACCC advises that asbestos has been found in children's crayons.
Brittany Maynard’s legacy will allow euthanasia in California.
How much do we really need to worry about shark attacks?
She's eight months pregnant, and feeling pressured into an abortion.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Tanya Plibersek: The picture that was worth countless words.
The beautiful anonymous note to a refugee that will remind you there is good in the world.
Best and Worst: How’s your week been so far?
Women are being killed. Can we stop pretending AVOs work?
'What happened when our daughter chose to pass away from home.'
"That is a stunning picture!!!" How to ruin your career using LinkedIn.
The Aylan Kurdi protest being called "tasteless," "sick" and "very wrong".
Suzy Favor Hamilton: Being an escort was "way better" than being an Olympian.
What happens when bigotry spreads to your child's school newsletter?
The powerful newspaper front page Australia needed to see today.
No jail for Sydney teacher who filmed up students' skirts and collected child porn.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
QLD mum killed in McDonalds was allegedly escaping domestic violence.
"Ask. Listen. Follow up": Celebrity men talk about mental health on RUOK? Day.
6 reasons why you shouldn’t be worried about the future. At all.
Leigh Sales asks Tony Abbott why he's not an effective Prime Minister.
She's a shoe thrower (and 9 other things you might not know about the Queen).
Aboriginal woman Lala Mardigan died because 'people who had the power didn't care', NT psychologist Ruth Rudge says.
Photos of cage used to restrain boy with autism at Canberra school become public.
Jesinta Campbell speaks about Buddy Franklin for the first time.
'Road rage' did not kill Tara Brown.
Chrissie Hynde calls young female musicians "sex workers".
Woman dead after being shot in head at Gold Coast McDonald's, gunman taken to hospital.
Got a spare baby carrier? You can now donate them to refugee women.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Her parents left her 11-month old son in their car where he died. Read her response to them.
The Matildas have withdrawn from training, demanding better pay.
The exclusive school that paid a paedophile $64,000 to go away quietly.
Australia will accept an additional 12,000 Syrian refugees.
Kylie Jenner is 18, so she did a Terry Richardson shoot to prove it.
A 'Christians first' policy wouldn't have saved Aylan Kurdi.
Parents are meant to love and protect their children, not kill them.
'The confusing day I had to tell my daughter she could never be Queen.'
Angelina Jolie: “It’s not sexual, it is a violent brutal terrorising weapon.”
The school principal who built a cage for a boy with autism has been fired.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Her car was forced off the road. Then he allegedly beat her with a metal plate.
'So many of us want to open the doors to our own country. But they are locked.'
Lance Franklin to miss Sydney Swans final against Fremantle due to mental health condition.
The Australians we would happily swap for 50,000 Syrian refugees.
'This is not a trendy thing you do for a week and turn into a social media post.'
By 6:30am every day, police in Australia have already dealt with 195 domestic violence matters.
Couple reunited with their biological son who was swapped at birth.
Jacqui Lambie speaks out about son's ice addiction.
Don't share the 'Dear Fat People' video. Share the responses from the people it hurt.
Melbourne student, Kristi Kafcaloudis, dies after falling from cliff at Norway tourist spot.
The sportsman, the Hi-5 star and the rumours that won't go away.
Light the Dark vigils held across Australia to support Syrian asylum seekers.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Father expected to be charged over six-year-old daughter's death in Brisbane.
Aylan’s tragic death was not a one-off.
Deng was only 6 when he was taken from his mum. But where he has ended up shows exactly why we need to welcome asylum seekers.
What a 6-year-old refugee packs when he runs for his life.
The surprisingly beautiful thing that happens to miscarried and terminated foetuses in Victoria.
Kids who don't live with their dads will become drug-addicts and rapists according to this ad.
The exquisitely beautiful photos that capture this family's tragedy
"Today is not a day to complain about parenting."
A 6-year-old girl has been found dead in her Brisbane home.
Dear Tony Abbott: We can do more. We must do more.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
Woman gives birth after crash that kills her partner.
60 Minutes reveals new evidence in William Tyrell case.
The PM announces that Australia will accept more Syrian refugees.
Jarryd Hayne gets the text message of a lifetime.
Michelle Grattan: Two years on, Abbott leads a divisive and divided government.
This website sells everything you need to fake a pregnancy.
Glenn McGrath and wife Sara Leonardi have welcomed their first baby.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
For the first time ever, the US women's final sold out before the men's.
Ride sharing services are driving women Saudi Arabia to voting booths for free.
A letter to the mother of the boy who drowned.
The best moments from Week 6 of The Bachelor.
Watch the moment that Kris Jenner meets Caitlyn for the very first time.
The moment Carrie Bickmore cried on The Project last night.
Heck, no: An anti-vaccination childcare centre might be coming to Australia.
Marina Keegan’s words are equal parts haunting, inspiring and tragic.
Google has changed its logo. We will get through this.
Karl Stefanovic is NOT Kylie Jenner's father, no matter what she says.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
Aylan Kurdi’s father breaks down: “Let this be the last."
Jinan was 18 years old when she was kidnapped by Islamic State and held as a sex slave.
America's close calls with 'blowing itself up'.
Pope will forgive abortions for one year and one year only, so get in quick.
The photograph of Aylan Kurdi tells a story that 1000 three-word-slogans could not.
Prick with a Fork: World's worst waitress Larissa Dubecki serves revenge cold in new book.
Charlie Pickering says we need to stop blaming mental illness for violent behaviour.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Second patient suffers heart complications at cosmetic surgery clinic.
The teenager who faked a pregnancy... for 10 months.
“Miss McCarthy was put in jail for 2½ years over a crime that never occurred."
Elizabeth Broderick: 'Do what you can, when you can, and you can change the world.'
Pregnant french tourist looking for her baby's father won't find him because the whole thing was A GIANT HOAX.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
High profile CEO announces she is pregnant with twins. So why the controversy?
Protesters banned from harassing women outside Victorian abortion clinics.
Why won't Immigration Minister Peter Dutton release Mojgan Shamsalipoor?
A blogger bravely shows the reality of a dramatic weight loss.
Just where is our new Sex Discrimination Commissioner?
Waleed Aly: "The bit I can’t accept is that rape has anything to do with clothing."
The most talked-about moments of last night's Q&A.
Why 'spring selling season' is just a real estate gimmick.
The NSW Young Nationals have voted to back marriage equality.
Tom Cruise's mother Mary Lee South, 78, has been "missing" since April.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.

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