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Crime THE state’s Director of Public Prosecutions lodged submissions opposing the downgrading of the conviction of wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay in court on Monday.

News INTRODUCING a sliding scale traffic fine system based on offenders’ personal incomes would be fairer, according to a new report.

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Business TOYMAKER Mattel has announced Barbie dolls will soon come in tall, petite and curvy sizes and in a number of skin tones.

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Crime A REPORT has found Queenslanders are more satisfied with their police than any other state or territory, but it has one of the lowest perceptions of integrity.

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Business THE release of a major national assessment of the chemicals used in coal seam gas drilling has been delayed for more than two years.

Politics DAVID Morrison is the Australian of the Year – for his commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion.

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News MORE than $145,000 has been raised for the family who lost a mother in a horrific car crash in Tasmania on Friday.

Music THE Freedom Ride singer and fellow country music veteran Lee Kernaghan took home multiple awards in Tamworth tonight.

News DESPITE a 2% fall in youth unemployment in the past year, just 12% of young Australians are extremely optimistic about their future job prospects.

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Movies AUSSIE action film and director honoured at glittering awards ceremony.

Business CLIVE Palmer has come under fire after his Queensland Nickel company donated more than $288,000 to the Palmer United Party weeks before sacking 237 employees.

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Motoring 2015 sales figures show shoppers are flocking to Italian exotica and other premium sporting brands in record numbers

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Pets & Animals A YOUNG fur seal has joined the underwater family at Sea Life Mooloolaba after being rescued from Coffs Harbour in NSW.

Movies LEONARDO DiCaprio firms up as Oscars favourite thanks to his Best Actor win at today's awards.

Celebrity UK funny man doesn't hold back in opening monologue.

Celebrity STARS of film and TV arrive for the 73rd annual awards in Hollywood.

Business JAMES Packer was involved in an altercation with a security guard at his Crown Casino in Melbourne after the guard failed to recognise the mogul.

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Motoring New passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles sales up 20,000 more than previous record year of 2013 as there's "never been a better time to buy a new car."

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Motoring From the sublime to the ridiculous, these are the new models arriving in 2016 that should interest you most

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News POLICE are urging parents to supervise their children closely after a dog mauled a seven-year-old boy.