NBN is about to get cheaper

STARTING today, the way many of us are charged for our internet usage will effectively change.

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Spicer explains ‘covfefe’ tweet

WHITE House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has given a cryptic answer to the question that set the Twitterverse on fire — what is “covfefe”?

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Billionaire’s threat to Trump

DONALD Trump is expected to ignore billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s advice to stick with the Paris Accord on climate change.

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Billionaire’s threat to Trump

DONALD Trump is expected to ignore billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s advice to stick with the Paris Accord on climate change.

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Aussie hunter falls to death in ravine

AN Australian man has died after falling down a steep ravine in New Zealand’s South Island.

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Aussie hunter killed in New Zealand

AN Australian man has died after falling down a steep ravine in New Zealand’s South Island.

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Internet speeds low Down Under

AUSTRALIA still lags behind the rest of the world in internet speeds, with a new report revealing the nation is languishing in 50th place behind the likes of New Zealand, Thailand, and Kenya.

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Police arrest ‘Goodfellas gangsters’

FEDERAL agents in New York have arrested the alleged leaders of the Lucchese crime family, a network of criminals who were the source of inspiration for the acclaimed mobster film Goodfellas.

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Best used car ad on the internet

“CAR with the most boring life ever yearns for thrills and adventure.”

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Beijing’s spy hub plans for South China Sea

BEIJING is building an underwater observation system across the disputed East and South China seas in a move which could heighten tensions across the region.

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NASA launching mission to the sun next year

A NASA spacecraft will aim straight for the sun next year and bear the name of the astrophysicist who predicted the unlikely existence of solar winds nearly 60 years ago.

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Mohamed Hadid faces jail time

MOHAMED Hadid, father to Bella and Gigi Hadid, is facing possible jail time over the construction of his multi-million dollar mansion in Los Angeles that has been dubbed the “Starship Enterprise”.

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Biggest backfire since Brexit?

THE UK government could be on track for the most spectacular political backfire since Brexit, according to a poll just one week out from the general election.

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Comey to spill beans on Russia

FIRED FBI Director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate as early as next week to confirm bombshell accusations that President Donald Trump pressured him to drop an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s ties to Russia in congressional testimony.

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CNN ditches Griffin amid Trump stunt

US television network CNN has booted Kathy Griffin from its New Year’s Eve coverage for her disturbing photoshoot holding up a faux severed and bloody head of President Donald Trump.

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Diana’s car already ‘a death trap’

THE car which Princess Diana died in was reportedly a dangerous “rebuilt wreck” but concerns about its safety were ignored, a program on French television reported.

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Duterte uses Lewinsky to slam Chelsea

PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has attacked Chelsea Clinton after she criticised a comment he made about soldiers raping women.

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Trump pulls out of climate deal

US President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Axios news outlet reports, citing two unidentified sources with direct knowledge of the decision.

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’Why? What’s the reason for this?’

HANNAH Cornelius was sitting in a car early last Friday when four “animals” struck without warning.

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Loathed daughter returns to South Korea

SHE is probably the most loathed 20-year-old in South Korea, the privileged daughter of the woman at the centre of a political scandal that brought down the country’s president.

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Scary Trump clip becomes reality

HE MADE a mockery of himself on Saturday Night Live, but now it seems Donald Trump may have turned the joke into a reality.

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Scary Trump clip becomes reality

HE MADE a mockery of himself on Saturday Night Live, but now it seems Donald Trump may have turned the joke into a reality.

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Rare colour photos of WWII

AN extraordinary collection of rare colour photographs reveals the Second World War as the people living through the conflict would have seen it.

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Curable cancer devouring boy’s face

WARNING: Graphic pictures:

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Ariana’s grand Manchester memorial

ARIANA Grande has announced a star studded show in honour of those who died and were injured in the Manchester bombing at her concert.

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Finally, the smartphone you’ve been waiting for

IT sometimes seems like every new smartphone looks a lot like its competitors.

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How ‘murder ship’ got its name

HEAD chef Cesar Llanto was the first man to die, vanishing off the coast of Cairns in August after he prepared a meal for the crew. His body has never been recovered.

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Flynn documents for Russia probe

FORMER American national security adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.

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NBN: fast rollout, slow uptake

AUSTRALIA’S National Broadband Network neared its halfway mark today, revealing more than five million homes and businesses were now ready to connect to the multibillion-dollar project.

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Men investigating Ivanka’s shoe brand go missing

A MAN investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-branded shoes has been arrested and two others are missing.

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