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More jobs gloom as engineering firm collapses

8:56 AM | More than 2000 jobs will be axed as engineering company Hastie collapses under estimated $500 million of debt.

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Misuse of medicines the new danger

3:00 AM | THE misuse of prescribed pharmaceuticals is Australia's fastest growing drug problem, raising the possibility that deaths from prescribed drugs may eventually surpass those from illicit drug overdoses, doctors have warned.

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Call for comment reveals cracks in new free-range egg label plan

3:00 AM | THE introduction of a controversial new definition of free-range eggs could be delayed after the consumer watchdog decided to call for public comments on the standard, which animal welfare and consumer groups strongly oppose.

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Nobody home? Postie to leave parcels for pick-up at a locker near you

3:00 AM | IT'S THE flaw in the online shopping experience: the goods arrive when no one is home.

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Children's anti-violence group ditches Hackett

3:00 AM | THE swimming great Grant Hackett has been sacked from his role as ambassador for the children's anti-violence charity the Alannah and Madeline Foundation after more damaging allegations about his marriage break-up emerged.

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Hospital tests for Obeid

3:00 AM | The former Labor Party powerbroker Eddie Obeid remains in hospital after suffering a suspected stroke but his son Moses said ''he'll be back very soon, fighting fit''.

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Cables reveal Australia, US focus on Assange

3:00 AM | THE WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange remains the target of a US government criminal investigation and the subject of US-Australian intelligence exchanges, Australian diplomatic cables obtained by the Herald reveal.

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PM questioned over Rinehart workers deal

3:00 AM | THE federal cabinet is divided over the integrity of the Prime Minister, with senior ministers disputing her claim she did not know until the last minute about a deal to allow Gina Rinehart to import 1700 workers to help build a massive iron ore project in Western Australia.

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BYO policy takes technology out of pockets and into the open

3:00 AM | SINCE the beginning of this term, students in years 7 to 12 at Ravenswood have been allowed to bring in their own piece of technology from home to use at school.

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Greens state MP lines up for Senate

3:00 AM | THE Greens are hoping that state MP Cate Faehrmann will win a NSW Senate seat for the party at the next federal election.

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Dysfunctional, or stretching the truth

3:00 AM | THERE are two explanations for the curious case of the Prime Minister and the Gina Rinehart workforce deal: that the government is utterly dysfunctional or that Julia Gillard has stretched the truth. Or possibly both at the same time.

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Crewman delighted more veterans will go to memorial unveiling

3:00 AM | BARNEY GREATREX was shot down in a Lancaster bomber over Europe in 1944, the only member of his crew to survive.

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Steroid seizures linked to bikie gangs on the rise

3:00 AM | STEROIDS are fast becoming the drug of choice for the state's bikies, and police are regularly seizing large quantities of the illicit imports without even trying.

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Another first for a family used to breaking down barriers

3:00 AM | IN 1959, Margaret Williams became the first Aborigine to graduate from university. Now her great-niece Melissa Williams is following in the family footsteps, becoming the first winner of a new executive coaching scholarship for Aboriginal women.

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Industry challenges planning shake-up

3:00 AM | BUSINESS, development and design groups fear they are being sidelined in the biggest shake-up of NSW planning laws for 30 years and have challenged the government over its failure to set up a promised panel of experts to advise on the changes.

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Don't tell the Cathedral

3:00 AM | Beyond the reach of the heavy patriarchal authority of the Catholic hierarchy is a kinder, wiser and more accepting church which needs to step up.

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Home brands rely on foreign imports

3:00 AM | THE supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are relying on cheap labour in countries such as South Africa and Thailand to deliver their burgeoning home brand lines at the lowest prices.

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Sweden sweeps Eurovision

12:11 AM | Relive Eurovision 2012 with our blow-by-blow, song-by-song and bloc-vote by bloc-vote commentary.

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MasterChef hopefuls prickle under Mexican standoff pressure

12:00 AM | We begin a new week with a reminder of the myriad injustices of the previous week, including Mindy's defeat by the forces of leftovers, and Matt's banishment to the phantom zone of Hungry Jack’s by the evil fennel-related machinations of Deb.

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