Panic spreads to Australia

9:07am: AUSTRALIAN shares have fallen 3 per cent on the opening this morning as panic that swept world markets overnight hits home. Investors are braced for more falls.

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Asteroid hurtling towards Earth

AN asteroid discovered today will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers say.

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Junket for QR staff

Queensland Rail staff shouted boozy lunch

SENIOR Queensland Rail staff were shouted a boozy lunch and overseas junket by a firm that won a major contract after the tender process was circumvented.

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Aussie animals face oblivion

ONE in five Australian mammals are under threat and could disappear forever, according to the latest survey of the planet's most endangered creatures.

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Kim in bikini, 14, proof enough

KIM Kardashian is fed up with denying she's had plastic surgery, and has posted a picture of herself in a bikini at age 14 to prove her doubters wrong.

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Manly to shake up Cup squad

MANLY'S record grand-final win has forced a rethink by Australian selectors, with several Sea Eagles to gatecrash Australia's World Cup squad.

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More Tour drugs claims

GERMAN cyclist Stefan Schumacher, winner of two stages of this year's Tour de France, has tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO.

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Season of magic and misses

IT was an NRL season packed with controversy, magic memories and heavy losses. In SPORTS FORUM, Barry Dick hands out a few special 'awards'.

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Body 'not Britt' - police

POLICE are almost certain that a body found in a Dubrovnik inlet is not Britt Lapthorne and are still searching for the missing Australian girl.

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Junk food shame of top chefs

HAVE you ever wondered what our top chefs nosh on in their down time? Forget fine wine and foie gras - these guys crave buckets of KFC and Chiko rolls.

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Broke man kills family, himself

AN unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, three children and mother-in-law before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties.