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Cyber sex paricipants have high rate of depression

People who seek out cyber sex have "alarmingly high" rates of depression, anxiety and stress and typically devote hours a day to the covert activity, a study shows.

Rugby: Super clubs want compo if ARU rests players

Michael Cheika: 'If that is the way the ARU decide to go, then they need to come up with some...

Rugby: Super clubs want compo if ARU rests players

The Australian Rugby Union will need to placate Super Rugby provinces with financial compensation if they go ahead with their mooted plan of resting key players, according to two head coaches.

Family traumatised after home invasion

A family in rural Victoria is too afraid to return home after armed intruders broke into their house and sexually assaulted a woman, police say.

Teenager's leg severed in train accident

Police are investigating how a young man fell under a train and severed his leg in Melbourne last night.

Aussie time-wasting at work costs $87b

Australians are more productive in the workplace than what they were a year ago but time-wasting still costs organisations $87 billion a year, a new report claims.

Greste fate hangs on DFAT document

Peter Greste stands in a metal cage during his trial in a court in Cairo in March last year....

Greste fate hangs on DFAT document

A federal government document could be Peter Greste's golden ticket to ending his Egyptian re-trial and being acquitted of the terror charges that have haunted him since 2013.

North Sydney plunged into chaos by power cut

Thousands of homes went without electricity, workers were locked out of office buildings and at least one man was trapped in a lift during a nine-hour power outage in Sydney's north early today.

Coroner slams cops over tasered Brazilian

The NSW Coroner investigating the death of a Brazilian student repeatedly tasered by police in central Sydney has recommended five officers face disciplinary proceedings.

Search for man feared taken by croc

The family of a man feared taken by a crocodile in Queensland's far north have joined the search for the missing fisherman.

Somali pirates stare down superpowers

The crew of the Ukrainian MV Faina stand on the deck following a US Navy request to check on...

Somali pirates stare down superpowers

With a Russian frigate closing in and a half-dozen US warships within shouting distance, the pirates holding a tanker off Somalia's coast might appear to have no other choice than to wave the white flag.

One Direction's Harry back with Taylor Swift

Harry Syles performs with his band "One Direction" on NBC's Today show in New York. REUTERS...

One Direction's Harry back with Taylor Swift

One Direction heart throb Harry Styles has rekindled a relationship with US chart sensation Taylor Swift, reports UK newspaper The Sun.

McNeil found not guilty of one-punch murder

Shaun McNeil has been found not guilty of the one-punch murder of Sydney teenager Daniel Christie on New Year's Eve 2013.

Riot breaks out at Port Augusta prison

Heavily armed police have surrounded Port Augusta prison in South Australia after inmates rioted today taking control of at least two cell blocks.

Lightning sparks fires in Victoria's west

More than 120 firefighters are continuing to battle a fire sparked by a lightning storm in Victoria's west.

Rugby: Chiefs change backline for Highlanders clash

Rugby: Chiefs change backline for Highlanders clash

An injury-hit Chiefs have rejigged their backline and forward pack for Saturday's sudden-death qualifying final against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

NSW and Sydney populations expected to surge

The population of NSW will soar to over nine million people, an increase of 33 percent, by the year 2036, while Sydney will surge to nearly 6 million people, up 40 percent.

Schoolies tell of girl's death-fall horror

A school leaver has described watching a 17-year-old girl plunge to her death at schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast.

Obama praises Australian gun laws

US President Barack Obama has again pointed to Australia's swiftly introduced, post-Port Arthur massacre gun laws as an example for America.

Dog braves fire to protect kittens

A little dog named Leo has been proclaimed a hero after risking his own life to protect four kittens in a Melbourne house fire overnight.

Elderly man stabbed by burglar

An elderly man has been stabbed in the face with a screwdriver in a cowardly attack by a burglar who was ransacking his Malvern home.

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