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6:39 AM | Brisbane played host to what might have been the happiest Greek people in the world yesterday.
6:36 AM | IT HAD all the makings of a Mills and Boon novel.
3:00 AM | A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and tested contained the toxic chemical DMF (dimethyl fumarate).
3:00 AM | FORGET hospital and ambulance cover. A survey of the reasons why people take out private health insurance reveals they are more interested in massages, gym memberships and plastic surgery.
3:00 AM | THE most vulnerable frogs in NSW are being ravaged by a deadly parasite.
3:00 AM | Farmers who decided to grow rice by relying solely on rainfall are beginning to reap the benefits of their foresight.
Facebook lacks the OMG factor
3:00 AM | After its historic sharemarket float, Facebook is valued at about one-third of Greece's gross domestic product. It is a figure that says much for the eight-year-old internet company, less so for the Mediterranean economy.
Fight to find drug labs in the suburbs
3:00 AM | Almost 70 per cent of the manufacture of illegal stimulants is taking place in secret laboratories in residential areas.
One man's mission to crack Milat
3:00 AM | Almost two years after he first confronted Phil Denmeade, Eamonn Duff can finally tell the incredible story.
3:00 AM | Police have been unable to find answers to the whereabouts of a Dutch masterpiece stolen from the Art Gallery of NSW.
John Ibrahim's bazooka-proof tattoo parlour
3:00 AM | MOST legitimate businesses do not need ''bazooka-proof'' wire mesh and bulletproof windows. But Mark Alexander-Erber - who says he wants to revolutionise the tattoo industry with Kings Cross Ink - is taking such precautions to protect his million-dollar venture.
MPs demand answers on police bugs
3:00 AM | THE inspector of the Police Integrity Commission will face questions tomorrow about why a report into a secret operation to bug more than 100 of the force's own officers has remained buried for a decade.
3:00 AM | A hypnotherapist and motivational speaker whose clients include the Adelaide Thunderbirds netball team and the West Coast Eagles AFL side has been banned from practising for 12 months after complaints he groped the breast of two clients and put his finger in their mouths during treatment sessions.
Scholars serious about Potter
3:00 AM | ACADEMICS gathered in Scotland on Friday to discuss a range of important literary topics including the racial politics of goblins, the canonisation of Neville Longbottom, and Beedle the Bard as mythopoesis in the Chaucerian tradition. Welcome to Britain's first conference on Harry Potter.
3:00 AM | THERE will be the piece of paper that an artist stared at for 1000 hours over a period of five years, as well as evidence of the movie shot without film in the camera.
12:39 AM | Crowded House drummer Peter Jones has died of brain cancer, according to reports.
Not your average billionaire: why Zuckerberg is no 'evil genius'
19 May 12 | Facebook's stock market debut has made Mark Zuckerberg the 23rd wealthiest person on earth but he's no evil genius.
19 May 12 | Emergency tugs have been sent to rescue a cargo ship that has broken down on the Great Barrier Reef after its engine lost power yesterday.
19 May 12 | Hollywood actor Will Smith slapped a reporter across the face after the man tried to kiss him on the lips.
Jewel in the crown
19 May 12 | In Cannes, Ed Gibbs watches as the cinematic world embraces Australia.
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