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Broken hearts club

9:24 AM | If they never replied to your wotwentwrong request, you might find an answer at the Why we broke up project.

Stocks set to tumble on contagion fears

8:37 AM | The Australian sharemarket looks set to open sharply lower after weak US economic data and amid growing contagion fears in Europe.

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Three original Wiggles to hang up their skivvies

7:47 AM | AND then there was one. After entertaining children for 21 years the Wiggles will undergo a massive makeover with three of the original band members - Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Greg Page - departing in favour of younger performers. |

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'Mistaken identity': family shaken up by violent home invasion

7:33 AM | A family has been threatened with machetes, hammers and iron bars by men wearing balaclavas in the fifth home invasion in western and north-west Sydney in a week.

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Rebels wins will attract best players

3:00 AM | Announcement about highly regarded Reds' backrower Scott Higginbotham expected soon.

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Popovic vows to deliver 'good brand' to west

3:00 AM | TONY POPOVIC might have never coached a professional match in his life but at noon yesterday, Football Federation Australia handed over the keys to the vehicle that could make or break the A-League.

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Cannes kingdom is a world apart

3:00 AM | This year's festival winner is up for grabs.

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Solar panel incentives at risk

3:00 AM | Victorian incentives for households to install rooftop solar panels would be slashed under a shake-up proposed by the state government's productivity adviser.

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Airport and Albanese clash over plane delays

3:00 AM | SYDNEY Airport has blamed delays in planes arriving and departing on government constraints rather than its own ability to meet rising demand from airlines and passengers.

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Multiple deficiencies uncovered in NSW abattoirs

3:00 AM | ANIMAL welfare breaches have been uncovered in all 10 of the state's red meat abattoirs, a government review has found.

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Buying in deep gloom, investors bank on Facebook not going boom

3:00 AM | EIGHT years after Mark Zuckerberg and friends co-founded Facebook in the college dorms of Harvard University, the most hyped and biggest technology listing will finally launch on New York's Nasdaq stock market.

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Ashby's motives over Slipper allegations dubious, say lawyers

3:00 AM | COMMONWEALTH lawyers have cast doubts on the motives of James Ashby, the staffer who accused Peter Slipper of sexual harassment and rorting taxi expenses, saying his case appears designed to maximise media coverage and that there was no initial attempt at conciliation.

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Chevy chase over as Holden secures US export deal

3:00 AM | IT HAS been rumoured, leaked and hinted at for almost four years but Holden finally confirmed its worst kept secret overnight - it will begin exporting V8-powered Commodores to North America next year.

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Star casino inquiry has a bet each way

3:00 AM | THE Star casino faces disciplinary action over when it notified authorities about the sacking of its former managing director, Sid Vaikunta, but an inquiry has backed its investigation of sexual harassment complaints against him as ''proper and thorough''.

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