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THEY want how much! The telecommunications ombudsman says new guidelines won’t kill shock phone and data bills, but may help ease the pain. ...

THE father of a 12-year-old child bride advised her to only have unprotected sex after he organised for her to wed an older man, documents claim. ...

A WORKER operating a cherry picker has died after being crushed against an under-construction coal crusher in northern NSW. ...

A BUS driver escaped with only minor injuries when he crashed into the front yard of a Georges Hall home yesterday. ...

A THREE-year-old boy was last night fighting for life after being hit by a car when he followed his father across the road. ...

Laurie Daley says Mitchell Pearce could still play a role for New South Wales this year despite his axing from Origin I....

Racing NSW says The Championships may not go ahead if state government does not change the current taxation system....

Kane Douglas signed with Irish club Leinster, ruling himself out of contention for the Wallabies at the World Cup....

Staff at Sydney's University of Technology (UTS) have gone on strike over pay and conditions ahead of a nationwide student protest against the federal budget cuts and plans to deregulate tertiary education fees. UTS academic James Goodman, also from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), said staff have been trying to negotiate an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) with the university for...

Troubled television network Ten has announced it will axe some of its news shows including breakfast program Wake Up and the early, morning and late news. The network posted another financial loss last month, triggered by a steep fall in its pre-tax earnings. Ten chief executive Hamish McLennan says the shows will end on Friday....

Speech pathologist Professor Leanne Togher restores communication to people who've suffered traumatic brain injuries....

Tony Abbott says he decided to cancel a university visit today because he did not want to give students "an excuse for a riot". University students and staff are gathering around the country for what they say will be a nationwide day of protest against the Federal Government's budget cuts and rising student fees. This morning Mr Abbott said he did not want to monopolise police resources and inconvenience...

IT was meant to be the day when police swarmed an ­unwavering coal seam gas blockade and exploration equipment was moved in. ...

THE number of NSW parents objecting to immunisation has jumped 15 per cent in 12 months new government figures show. ...

ANZ Stadium is gearing up to block plans by its rival Allianz Stadium to build a permanent roof on the Moore Park venue. ...

A MAN has died from “traumatic head injuries” after part of a structure reportedly fell on him at a coal mine at Boggabri in northwest NSW. ...

The Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda perform at St Peter Claver College at Riverview, Ipswich....

A "potential virtue" is how Fred Chaney describes Prime Minister Tony Abbott's plans to rework the sprawling structure of federal programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders....

Andrew Solomon spent a decade speaking with 300 parents raising children who are exceptional, unusual or difficult....

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