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Dramatic siege ends in $15m drug haul

1:18 PM | A siege in Melbourne’s north-west has come to an end after police arrested two men who were barricaded in a unit for four-and-a-half hours. The pair, both aged in their 20s, were arrested after lengthy negotiations and as police raided five properties across Melbourne in connection with a drugs investigation.

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Sydney fountain feud triggered murder, court told

12:16 PM | The rivalry between two companies over the contract to maintain of some of Sydney's most prominent public fountains is at the heart of a grisly suburban killing, a court has heard.

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Scuffle erupts at weigh-in for Sonny Bill bout

11:53 AM | Sonny Bill Williams has clashed with heavyweight boxing opponent Clarence Tillman III a day early as their weigh-in today descended into a pushing match.

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Slipper gets the Judas treatment

10:59 AM | The Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, brought politics to the pulpit today with a reading of the Judas betrayal at the annual church service in Canberra attended by MPs and Senators to mark the opening of Parliament.

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NAB pledges lowest rates in 2012

10:32 AM | National Australia Bank has upped the ante in the mortgage rates war by pledging to offer the lowest mortgage rate of the big four for all of 2012.

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No light at the end of the Cross City Tunnel

10:26 AM | Sydney's Cross City Tunnel could soon enter receivership for the second time, due to a dispute between its owners and the state government about stamp duty.

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The naked truth

9:49 AM | Sex addiction fuels movies and headlines, but despite this, writes Rachel Hills, it remains poorly understood.

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Former Fair Work boss to face grilling over Thomson saga

9:45 AM | The former head of the government's industrial relations watchdog has been ordered to appear at a Senate estimates hearing next Wednesday and will face a grilling over what the opposition says has been three years of inaction relating to an investigation into the embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson.

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Blow for Magpies with Didak sidelined

9:44 AM | Collingwood 2010 premiership forward Alan Didak has torn an adductor muscle in his groin and will miss at least four weeks of training.

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Nine's moderate Mornings kick off

9:42 AM | Nine's pricier, higher profile morning show switcharoo yields slight ratings improvement.

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More than skin deep: tattoos mark Black Saturday

8:32 AM | THREE years after the Black Saturday fires, green and black remain the dominant colours on the approach to Flowerdale. The green can be seen in the fringes of leaves that jut from the blackened trees that line the road. The new growth appeared within weeks of the fires ending.

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