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Top Stories Support for Labor dismal as ever- poll Polls suggest many voters want to scrap the baby bonus but it will not change the way they will vote. Damascus car bomb kills at least three A car bomb has exploded in a northern Syrian district killing at least three people and wounding five others » Karachi gunmen kill Khan party woman » Plane catches fire as it lands in Moscow » N Korea 'fired short-range missiles' » Same-sex marriage legalised in France » Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners » more Top Stories


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National Truck driver's family 'devastated' The family of a man who was thrown 20 metres from a bridge in a Melbourne freeway crash thanks community. » Oppn slams govt over AFP, customs cuts » Car crashes into west Sydney home » Sydney man charged with hit-and-run » Man critical after Brisbane stabbing » more National News	World Rebel groups clash in northern Syria Kidnappings between rival Islamic militants risks sparking internal fighting between Syrian rebels. » France legalises same-sex marriage » Curfew as Nigeria fight Islamists » British woman dies on Indonesian island » Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit » more World News

The Freshest All the latest in Entertainment news Entertainment Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA Almost 40 years after launching supergroup ABBA, the Eurovision Song Contest has returned to Sweden. » JK Rowling's own Potter book for sale » Daft Punk launches new album in Wee Waa » Man held over gun scare at Cannes » Prince Harry visits Australian gardeners » more Entertainment News


BUSINESS Gates overtakes Slim on rich list Microsoft mogul Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest person over Mexico's Carlos Slim. » Euro stocks rebound on bargain hunting » Strong data pushes US stocks higher » IRS chief insists abuses not political » Oil rallies as US consumer sentiment up » more Business News	MONEY Loading... » more Money News

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Odd Spot 'Drop bear' falls from tree in US A popular Australian joke warning tourists about 'drop bears' has come true in the United States. » Cat adopts piglet as one of its own » Life-size Barbie dream house » Toilet paper shortages in Venezuela » MP gets in fight with kangaroo » more Odd Spot News	Technology Yahoo Japan suspects theft of user IDs Yahoo Japan Corp says it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen. » Robocops on Brazil football duty » Apple marks 50 billionth app with prize » Facebook, Twitter jump on Google glasses » Embryonic stem cells made from skin » more Technology News

National - Regional Vic bridge truck driver remains critical A truck driver who was thrown from a Melbourne freeway bridge remains in a critical condition in hospital. » Sydney hairdresser on sex charges » Drug suspect makes escape attempt » Toy gun used in Sydney cabbie robbery » Man critical after stabbing in Brisbane » more National - Regional News	Crime Toy gun used in Sydney cabbie robbery Two young men have allegedly used a toy gun to rob a taxi driver in Sydney's north. » Drug suspect makes escape attempt » Sydney hairdresser on sex charges » Man critical after stabbing in Brisbane » Wanted man could be in Riverina » more Crime News
Travel Robocops on Brazil football duty The Brazilian government says it will be using 30 robots for security duty at the FIFA World Cup in 2014. » Daft Punk's Wee Waa launch » Life-size Barbie dream house » Carter named as next Air NZ chair » Dreamliner flights to resume May 20 » more Travel News	Environment Puffin's diminishing with climate change A census is underway in the England's Farne Islands due to fears that the bird population is shrinking. » First case of fatal lyssavirus in horse » US lawmakers try to ban captive big cats » Toad busters challenge Premier to trip » Study shows apes and monkeys go way back » more Environment News




Health Active video gaming healthy for children Researchers found children playing a high-intensity video game used as much energy as they did exercising. » Australian woman dies from tuberculosis » Green tea to beat acne » Sugary link found to kidney stones » Cancer funding will 'save lives' » more Health News	EDUCATION Unemployed youth mix job hunt with study ABS figures show there were 125,000 people between the age of 15 and 19 who were unemployed in April. » Cuts to public sector in Budget » Greens want inquiry into NAPLAN tests » Environment 'shapes individuality' » Student denies lobbing sandwich at PM » more Education News