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Fri 11 Sep 2015

Sister speaks after rapist is sentenced for seven years

Sister speaks after rapist is sentenced for seven years

MARY thought this day would never come. But when she learnt her sister’s rapist was sentenced to seven years prison, the emotions came too..

Brutal brawl among school girls caught on camera

Brutal brawl among school girls caught on camera

A VIDEO capturing a brutal brawl between a group of South Auckland school girls has gone viral.

Roadkill prankster ties get well balloons to dead roos

Roadkill prankster ties get well balloons to dead roos

IT’S the question that has the Darling Downs talking – who is behind a prank to tie ‘get well soon’ balloons to the tails of dead kangaroos?

Man who punched cop in head had just lost his sister

Man who punched cop in head had just lost his sister

THE father of a man who lost his cool and assaulted a police officer has told court his son had not coped with the recent suicide of his sister.

Grandmother's warning: Tax scammers targeting elderly

Grandmother's warning: Tax scammers targeting elderly

A GOLDEN Beach grandmother sat for hours in her car as aggressive telephone scammers tricked her into sending them $17,000.

OPINION: What's wrong with a drink? Alcohol vapor bar opens

OPINION: What's wrong with a drink? Alcohol vapor bar opens

WHAT exactly is going on with alcohol? As a brand new alcohol vaporisation bar establishes itself in Brisbane, our attitudes to alcohol have been questioned.

Men also domestic violence victims, but little help offered

Men also domestic violence victims, but little help offered

”JAMES” wants people to know men suffer from domestic violence too. The 61-year-old feels the services available unfairly cater for women.

Thu 10 Sep 2015

Apple TV, bigger iPad, new iPhone 6s unveiled

Apple TV, bigger iPad, new iPhone 6s unveiled

APPLE has unveiled a new TV product which its says will revolutionise our lounge rooms, allowing us to search for TV shows and movies across multiple providers.

WATERCOOLER: Should youth be forced to wait for dole?

WATERCOOLER: Should youth be forced to wait for dole?

Taxpayer funded welfare should be those who genuinely need it – not those content with living off the rest of us for all their days.

Cruel grandmother jailed for starving and neglecting dog

Cruel grandmother jailed for starving and neglecting dog

A GRANDMOTHER has spent the first of many nights behind bars for neglecting her mastiff cross shar pei dog so severely the RSPCA was forced to euthanise him.

Pensioner's Gold Lotto win takes her on house hunt

Pensioner's Gold Lotto win takes her on house hunt

A PENSIONER, who had been living in a housing commission property, is searching for a new home after winning $1 million in the Gold Lotto draw.

Warring couple banned from every pub in state

Warring couple banned from every pub in state

TWO warring lovers have been banned from every licensed pub and club in the state in a bid to stop their violence against each other.

God saved me from burning rig for a reason: truckie

God saved me from burning rig for a reason: truckie

FOR Tony Eden to be alive today is nothing short of a miracle.

Writer fires up social media with rant about migration

Writer fires up social media with rant about migration

A SOUTH African writer who lives in London has fired up the internet with an explosive rant on Facebook about migration.

Neighbours save Ballina house from burning down

Neighbours save Ballina house from burning down

WEST Ballina’s Vincent Chee is thankful for the quick actions of his neighbours when his Waterview Circuit house caught fire yesterday.

Former Lismore teacher's child sex charges top 50 mark

Former Lismore teacher's child sex charges top 50 mark

DETECTIVES have now laid more than 50 child sex related charges against former St John’s Woodlawn teacher James Sampson Doran.

Wed 9 Sep 2015

Abbott: We will all need to help 12,000 extra refugees

Abbott: We will all need to help 12,000 extra refugees

AUSTRALIA will take in an extra 12,000 Syrian refugees on a one-off basis over and above the current intake of 13,750, the Abbott government announced today.

Rally Australia crew escape crash with truck

Rally Australia crew escape crash with truck

WRC rally driver Mads Ostberg and co-driver Jonas Andersson were treated for minor injuries after their car crashed with a truck during Rally Australia's recce.

British Airways fire drama: 150 evacuated from 777

British Airways fire drama: 150 evacuated from 777

MORE than 150 passengers and crew have been evacuated from a Boeing 777, which caught fire on the tarmac at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

So who made our NRL team of the year in 2015?

So who made our NRL team of the year in 2015?

ROOSTERS excitement machine Roger Tuivasa-Scheck and destructive Melbourne prop Jessie Bromwich were APN’s standout performers of 2015.

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