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ABC issues correction on email threats
THE ABC has issued a correction acknowledging that 11 emails sent to climate scientists contained abuse, but no death threats.
Australia to co-host top telescope
AUSTRALIA will share with South Africa the rights to host the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array
High Court hope for custody case girls
THE High Court has agreed to hear a challenge on the rights of children to have their own lawyers in international custody disputes
Corby can apply for parole next week
SCHAPELLE Corby will be able to apply for parole from her Bali drugs sentence next week, her Kerobokan Prison governor said.
Sisters accused in child sex ring
TWO sisters who allegedly ran a child prostitution ring in western Sydney employed homeless girls, a court has been told
Off-roaders revved up over wilderness
FOR generations, the wind and sea-spray toughened folk of Tasmania's wild Tarkine coast have used bush tracks.
Skye's parents hail justice
THE parents of toddler Skye Sassine say justice has been done after the robber who killed her was jailed for at least 14 years
Reality check for 'kids overboard' man
EX-Howard government minister Peter Reith is among those who got to feel what it is like to be an asylum-seeker

Another game, another refereeing controversy 27 May 2012 | 9:53 pm The Sydney Morning Herald Sport Headlines
Stephen Kearney believes his side was denied a last-minute penalty which would have forced the game to golden-point.
Referees add to Eels' pain 27 May 2012 | 9:53 pm The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines
Kearney believes Eels were denied a last-minute penalty which would have forced a golden-point.
Pedalling hard from bottom of the cycle 26 May 2012 | 3:00 am smh.com.au Business News.
When Tony Eramo arrived at the Western Port steelworks in 1990, workers got around on pushbikes.
Everyone wants a demanding role 25 May 2012 | 11:49 pm SMH Entertainment Headlines
‘If you could hack into anyone’s computer in the world, whose would it be and why?’.
LEGO Australia security scare 25 May 2012 | 4:37 pm The Sydney Morning Herald Technology Headlines
LEGO Australia posts letters to 1591 parents who recently attempted to sign their children up to LEGO Club magazine, informing them that their personal information - as well as their child's - was not secured correctly.
School odyssey 25 May 2012 | 1:48 pm The Sydney Morning Herald articles
In 1959 we got ourselves a new headmaster at Blaketown Primary School. His initials were the same and, for us, John Corkill was most pronouncedly the second coming.