National News

Slipper accuser now pursuing Carr, Joyce

4:58 PM | JAMES Ashby, the staffer who has accused federal Speaker Peter Slipper of sexual harassment, has now lodged a separate complaint in the human rights commission against the Foreign Minister Bob Carr, and Queensland National Barnaby Joyce.

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Facebook mania: pitfalls and profits

3:32 PM | Facebook’s IPO is easily the most eagerly anticipated share debut of the year - but what should a local investor make of the hype?

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HSUeast is completely dysfunctional, court hears

3:22 PM | The NSW Industrial Court has ruled that an application to place HSUeast into administration should be heard urgently because it is "completely dysfunctional and its ability to represent its members' industrial interests is imperilled".

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No spoof: Thomson may claim his phone was hacked

3:20 PM | In his statement on Monday, the member for Dobell may suggest he was the victim of spoofing, an illegal practice involving a specific website in which somebody can make it seem as though they are calling from someone else's phone when they are not.

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Mundine's got Game - and maybe Snoop Dogg too

2:43 PM | Anthony Mundine is set to work with Jeff Fenech ahead of his first US fight and hopes to have rap stars Game and Snoop Dogg in his corner for the July 14 bout with former WBO light middleweight champion Bronco McKart at The Palms in Las Vegas

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The Scarlet Pimpernel of funds management

2:28 PM | The mysterious Peter Drake is executive director of the ill-fated LM First Mortgage Fund whose investors are hurting badly.

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Face-sook: an open secret?

2:10 PM | Does Facebook say far more about your relationship than you realise?

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Victor Chang's killer set to be freed and deported

2:08 PM | The man who fired the shot that killed heart surgeon Victor Chang may be out of prison by late July, after the NSW Parole Authority indicated its intention to grant him parole.

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Big shake-up for The Wiggles

1:58 PM | The Wiggles will be making major changes to their line-up, which may involve some members retiring and being replaced by new performers.

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'It is her duty to look good and fit': Bollywood star and former Miss World targeted over failure to lose post-pregnancy weight

12:53 PM | The former Miss World is due to appear at the Cannes festival as a debate about her weight rages

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The Voice sacking triggers The Conspiracy drama

12:07 PM | It takes a giant TV show to create a giant conspiracy theory.

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Conservatives want Third World Australia: Shorten

11:09 AM | Mr Shorten struck out at those he said were trying to "smear" the entire union movement over the Health Services Union affair. He said unions should not listen to conservative commentators who were now regularly saying that the only way to make Australian workplaces more competitive was by cutting wages and conditions.

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