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COURT hears how an incorrect order allegedly sparked a violent assault on two police officers.

WIVENHOE dam operator Seqwater says two of its engineers are "no longer available to act in their roles".

WHILE playing "doctor" may be fine, parents warned to watch for worrying trends of early sexual behaviour in kids.

VIRGIN pilot sues for over $1 million because he had to carry flight charts instead of having them in electronic form.

NAB kicks off home-loan war, pledging its standard variable rate will be lower than any of its major rivals for the rest of the year.

SCIENTISTS digging in a Namibia national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals.

MIDWIFE bashed to death and body placed in a fridge, before her male friend's motorbike slammed into a truck.

A FAMILY of three mushroom pickers missing for six days after getting lost in an Oregon forest slept in a hollow log with their dog.

A MAJOR police hunt was underway today for a man who stabbed a 10-year-old girl in the neck outside her school.

BOY empties machine of toys to a crowd of children gathered outside, then starts to eat the lollies. Um-ah!

CLAIMS by Qantas that paying foreign crew domestic wages a threat to its operations "ridiculous", says senator.

UPDATE: Rising waters threatening town may peak below feared levels experts say.

MADONNA promised "the greatest show on earth" for the SuperBowl and it looks like she delivered it.

RESIDENTS are walking into the flood-devastated Queensland town of Mitchell, across the damaged main bridge which is being urgently assessed for safety.

POLICE say a woman found dead inside a suburban apartment block could be the victim of a murder-suicide.

POLICE say a woman found dead inside a suburban apartment block could be the victim of a murder-suicide.

A TODDLER has drowned near the flooded town of St George in southern Queensland as the river continues to swell to record levels.

QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce says the airline must "adapt or die" and may have to sell Jetstar under proposed law changes.  

ROYAL bridesmaid Pippa Middleton is following in sister Kate's noble footsteps with a new romance.

MORE than 20 MPs failed to show at PM's meeting to tell colleagues to behave.