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APRIL 2015

Woman goes shoplifting wearing 'Won't Be Caught' t-shirt. Guess what happened next?
A creationist film received $90,000 from Australian taxpayers.
Barnaby Joyce is right - we do need to talk about the death penalty.
5 times Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were let down.
Baby found on South Maroubra Beach, 'Lily Grace', given funeral; police to review footage from service.
Another Australian man faces the death penalty in China.
These mothers are in desperate need of your leftover nappies. Can you help?
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Unmanned Russian spacecraft plunging to Earth, says official.
7 images that explain the Baltimore riots.
293 women and girls have been rescued from Boko Haram terrorists.
Wednesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
How did this company think using this slogan was a good idea?
The beautiful moment Andrew Chan married the love of his life.
Yet another woman has lost her life to alleged domestic violence. That makes 22.
8 people were executed in Indonesia last night. But one woman’s life was spared at the final moment.
"Both cruel and unnecessary": Australia reacts to the Bali executions.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Vale, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
How does a mother say a final goodbye to her son?
Oh good. Another celebrity spruiking raw food.
Tuesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Ben Quilty's heart-breaking message to the Indonesian President.
Adrian Bayley's former housemate tells the "story that could have saved Jill Meagher."
Hugh Sheridan's little brother has made contact with his family after Nepal earthquake.
The latest news on the Bali Nine duo.
She was on the toilet, felt she was being watched and discovered a creepy two way mirror.
The Presets tell fans: If you support the execution of Chan and Sukumaran "you can f*** off".
These are the people who are due to be executed alongside the Bali Nine duo tonight.
"I'm a convicted drug mule - and I stand for mercy."
The Sydney family that did an incredible thing for a baby no one else wanted.
Kim Kardashian talks about Bruce - and she's excellent.
Karl Stefanovic criticises the #SaveOurBoys video: 'There's clearly an agenda there.'
Should marriage equality come down to a conscience vote? Tanya Plibersek says no.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
"She did not mean this as a racial comment": Biracial twins defend Samantha Armytage.
The TV moment that left us all in disbelief last night.
Andrew Chan marries fiancée the day before his planned execution.
Nepal earthquake: Melbourne mother Renu Fotedar killed in Mount Everest avalanche.
Bali Nine duo's final hours.
Monday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Angus Hawley's family and friends have spoken of their shock at his sudden death.
Mother facing deportation over cost of son's autism overwhelmed by public support after Q&A question.
BOOM. Boards featuring women officially perform better than all-male ones.
A final act of defiance: Bali Nine refuse to sign execution papers.
Another woman killed in an alleged domestic violence murder. That makes 21.
WATCH: Barack Obama made a hilarious video. It's going viral.
WATCH: This is what an avalanche looks like.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
These are the faces Australian families are so desperately searching for today.
This is what the world could lose in 72 hours.
Fired: Journalist Scott McIntyre is out of a job following 'disrespectful' ANZAC Day tweets.
Bali Nine duo receive notice of their execution.
This woman has been charged with fraud. So why hasn't Belle Gibson?
An Australian doctor has made a video to recruit doctors for Islamic State.
Saturday’s news in under 5 minutes.
The 8 most heartbreaking, first world food problems ever.
Bruce Jenner: "For all intents and purposes, I am a woman"
Radio host whose wife had cancer slams Belle Gibson: "So sick it's unbelievable".
Another man has allegedly killed his partner.
Veterans have their say on ZOO magazine's 'commemorative' ANZAC issue.
Samantha Armytage gets the giggles about jockey's wardrobe malfunction.
Why Belle Gibson can't blame an illness for her lies.
A Melbourne gym is teaching its members how to use guns.
What is this 'MyIdol' app and why is everyone obsessed with it?
Two of the women kidnapped and held in a “house of horrors” for 10 years are speaking publicly.
First-time novelist, Emily Bitto, wins Stella Prize.
The religous man who refused to let a woman sit beside him on a plane
Funeral parlour puts wrong body in open casket. Tells family it's no biggie.
Cobie Smulders says she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 25.
Police allege Bill Spedding was linked to a paedophile ring.
"I am the daughter of Australia's last ANZAC"
Man arrested after woman's body found in boot of car on NSW south coast.
Dad writes a brutally honest obituary for daughter who died of an overdose.
A little girl's nightmares are being used to solve the mystery of her mum's death.
Joni Mitchell is not in a coma, and is 'expected to make a full recovery.'
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran could be executed within days.
"Dear Belle Gibson, I'd like my $3.49 back."
This country only just made bestiality illegal. In 2015.
Thursday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
He's the leader of a country and he just did WHAT?
Most 13yos are trying to get out of school. Duli is trying to get out of her wedding.
Did Belle Gibson's 'tell-all interview' contain yet another lie?
A couple bought something at a car boot sale for $19. Now, they're selling it for $116,000.
Marijuana use needs to be legalised. Just ask a chemotherapy patient.
Woman's body found in car boot after driver runs from police on NSW south coast
The school that won't let girls run... Because the principal fears they will lose their virginity.
Tom and Felicity Harley say this vaccination could save your baby’s life.
Anti-vaxxers say vaccination is the same as rape.
Wednesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
A meteorologist explains the NSW storm (in a way you'll understand).
Finally. You can now turn off Facebook Messenger read receipts.
Man at centre of William Tyrrell investigation arrested over alleged child sex abuse.
'My cancer was a lie' admits Belle Gibson
She has a perfect body. So why did she photoshop her flaws?
"You'll always be our little sister and always be our Button-Nose."
Live updates: The latest news from the NSW storm.
Chrissie Swan's excellent attitude to the idiots who call her "fat".
32-year-old woman wakes up one day thinking she's 15.
Bobbi Kristina Brown has been taken off life support and is "breathing on her own".
Medicare set to undergo major revamp; Government to review procedures, tests and treatments.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Sometimes a once in a decade event brings out the best in people.
NSW wild weather: Emergency flood alerts sent to Hunter residents as 'cyclonic' conditions worsen
Vegemite responds to anti-halal activists by spreading the love.
The most hair-raising photos from the NSW storm.
Police force quits after African American mayor elected in US.
Australian man attempted to use 'Aboriginal passport' and was denied entry.
Science has cryogenically frozen a Thai toddler. Here's everything you need to know.
Tuesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Sydney weather: Three killed, homes washed away in Dungog as 'cyclonic' 135kph winds batter NSW.
Legal action being taken to stop 5yo asylum seeker with PTSD in Wickham Point detention centre being returned to Nauru.
In pictures: Ordinary women send an extraordinary anti-rape message.
The best and brightest kids deserve to go to uni. And they can't afford $100,000 degrees.
Charity walk on Overland Track a success for father who carried son with cerebral palsy for a week.
"Just because the boats stop, doesn't mean the suffering does".
Shoppers angry after Balenciaga fail to honour sales after online price glitch.
Jennifer Hawkins remembers Charlotte Dawson: "It doesn't get any easier."
Underperforming nursing students 'could endanger public safety', say university academics
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes
She was raped twice in Bali and she has a message for other women.
Sorry Senator: It IS the job of people without kids to subsidise child care.
Monday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
David O. Russell is one of Hollywood's most acclaimed directors - but is he abusive?
"The day I swore on live TV"
Mackenzie Moretter just turned 10. But nobody wants to come to her party.
Heath Ledger's sister is making sure his daughter never forgets him.
Genius. The kids' shoes that grow 5 sizes in 5 years.
NSW Health Minister slams Pete Evans' anti-fluoride stance.
Stephanie Scott's school has a moving message for students as the holidays end.
'My mother was forced to give me up. But it was the best thing that ever happened to me.'
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
DV survivor Jessica Silva stabbed her partner to death to save her own life.
Julie Bishop chose to wear a black headscarf in Iran - and everyone has a view.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
Inspiring: Meet the world champion cyclist who is living with MS.
Saturday’s news in under 5 minutes.
Five arrested in pre-dawn raids after allegedly plotting a terror attack.
Legendary mother live tweets son's pro-abstinence sex ed class.
Friday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
It's official: Australia is the most expensive country in the world.
This is not a drill: Chrissie Swan is returning to our radios.
Successful female CEO says women should never be able to run countries. Sorry, what?
Twitter cracking down on abusive tweets by overhauling safety policy.
The Abbott Government just bought itself a cheerleader. As voters, should we stand for this?
Lisa Wilkinson's '90s throwback photo is perfection.
Ashy Bines has faced further legal trouble.
Why wealth inequality is a feminist issue.
An Australian woman overstayed her US visa by hours - so she was detained for 3 whole weeks. Ouch.
When a babysitter realises he's minding a kidnapped child.
An 8-year-old survivor's letter to the social workers that saved her life.
Pregnant asylum seekers allegedly protested on roof of Wickham Point detention centre, threatened to burn down facility.
No PETA, shearing sheep isn't cruel. NOT shearing? That is cruel.
She shot a giraffe and then posed for a selfie. And now the internet is absolutely furious.
Double standards: Indonesia is upset that another country executed their citizen.
VIRAL: A Sydney commuter just took down a racist woman in the most spectacular way.
Thursday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
The most popular anti-vaxxer hot spots in Australia. Do you live in one?
Dr Karl doesn't want to front this Government campaign any more.
Is this guy the world's best boss?
Malcolm Turnbull blue steels all over the cover of GQ's Power Issue.
Was Henry Rayhons a loving husband or a selfish abuser of his ill wife?
Fact check: Do antioxidants actually slow the ageing process?
This 13-year-old girl's letter to Tony Abbott is something every Australian should read.
She was illiterate, homeless and pregnant at 16. Then one kind man changed her life.
Meet Neryl Joyce: Woman. Mother. Wife. Soldier.
The first photo of Stephanie Scott's alleged killer has been revealed.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Australian model turned Islamic State recruit reportedly killed fighting with Islamic State.
This mock video of Hillary Clinton media coverage is almost too real.
The government that beheaded a mentally ill woman, without even telling her family.
Private school students have no academic edge over students in the public system, study finds.
Chris was 21 when the hospital turned him away. He died days later.
Wednesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
This little boy has been badly burned. And he needs your help.
Malala Yousafzai writes a letter to the 200 abducted schoolgirls who are still missing today.
We need more women like Jemima Kirke to talk openly about abortion.
These men are supposed to protect our asylum seekers, but they're doing the opposite.
No, Hillary Clinton is not "too old" to be President.
Drake begins damage control over Madonna kiss debacle.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
It has been 365 heart-wrenching days since these schoolgirls were taken. #BringBackOurGirls
It's only April. And 19 women have already lost their lives to domestic violence this year.
Tuesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
This 5yo girl has put your last charity fun-run to shame.
Sophie Delezio has a message for her bullies.
A very handsome Irish singer is getting married.
Pink shuts down "concerned" body haters in an excellent way.
America, wake up. Another little boy is dead.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Chris Lane's alleged murderer faces trial.
Hillary Clinton just announced her candidacy. And the misogynists are already out in full force.
Tara was an anti-vaxxer... Until her 7 children came down with whooping cough.
Monday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
An angry neighbour storms the catwalk at Fashion Week. Actually shakes his fist.
India surrogacy case: Documents show New South Wales couple abandoned baby boy despite warnings.
Explainer: We all get Medicare, so do we need private health insurance?
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
A 65-year-old mother has just revealed she is pregnant with quads.
Hillary Clinton could be the first female President of the United States.
A little paper shop is turning homophobic hate messages into glorious confetti.
Amazon pulls 'Rescue the Anorexia Girl' game. But why did it ever release it?
Missing man contacts family after 10 years.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Australian women share their dresses in memory of Stephanie Scott. #putyourdressout
BREAKING: Police have found Stephanie Scott's body.
The Government has spent $4.1 million on a "stop-the-boats" propaganda film.
Friday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
"My adopted town has made headlines this week for a devastating reason."
The sound of Australian summers won't be the same without Richie Benaud.
Airlines have decided. We must sleep faceplanted into the chair in front of us.
Blogger war: Science Babe calls out 'Food Babe' for being “full of shit”.
Vale Richie Benaud: A true gentleman of the game retires.
A handsome cop is rocking bright pink hair. For the most excellent reason.
Appalling: The Stephanie Scott headline that should never have been printed.
Legend woman sues to get her mojo back.
Sandra Bullock's chilling 911 call as man breaks into her house: "I'm locked in the closet."
Richie Benaud passes away, aged 84.
A candlelit vigil as a town and a nation mourns the alleged murder of Stephanie Scott.
The mother who drove her 4 children into a lake felt 'dizzy' before the crash.
Stephanie Scott's family should be preparing for a wedding, not a funeral.
Why every woman feels like she has a target on her back today.
A buff footballer comforting a cute crying child...shameless swoon.
Thursday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
We shouldn't be fascinated by this marriage. We should be outraged by it.
Chloe Valentine inquest: SA child protection system broken, massive overhaul needed, coroner says.
Have you seen missing Sydney photographer Jessica Bialek?
School cleaner charged with Stephanie Scott's murder.
Breaking: Boston marathon bomber found guilty.
Don't share gory images of the Garissa University attack in Kenya. Share this.
Idiots trying to save baby tortoises have actually been killing them.
The important reason a mother wants you to see a very disturbing picture of her son.
'I illegally downloaded Dallas Buyers Club. What now?'
Wednesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Police pulled this man over for having a broken tail light. Minutes later, he was dead.
Amie told a TV audience she had a favourite child. It's all about the way he smells, apparently.
Immigration Department aware of sexual abuse allegations against children for 17 months but failed to act, say former Nauru workers.
"So excited, not long now": Stephanie Scott seemed excited for her wedding this weekend, but she's nowhere to be found.
WATCH: The full video of when search teams found Luke Shambrook.
Two people called Burger and King are getting married. Perfection.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Over the weekend, we lost 19 people on the roads. And it's all of our faults.
Tuesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Why we'll keep fighting for same sex marriage: "Because almost equal is not good enough."
Wonderful news for Penny Wong.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Hope in the search for missing 11 yo Luke Shambrook as his beanie is found.
Court rejects Bali 9 pair's last appeal against execution.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
There are some people that commit ‘murder-suicide’ but they are extremely rare
Why you won't see these models on a French runway ever again.
Weather presenter dares to appear on TV while pregnant. Receives vicious hate mail.
Sunday's News in 5 minutes.
For these children there will be no egg hunt, no chocolate-filled bellies, no joy.
Reports: Cage used for autistic student was not an isolated case.
Saturday's news in 5 minutes.
Flight attendants have something to say to Nicole Kidman.
A question worth asking the Easter bunny: How fair is that chocolate?
NEWS: 147 people are dead after gunmen stormed a Kenyan University.
Thursday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
He saw her on The Voice. Contacted her on Facebook. Last week, they got married.
Belle Gibson will not be charged over her controversial cancer claims.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Horror child abuse: she had sex and ate pizza while her son lay dead in his bed.
Wednesday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
Three generations of one family among Germanwings crash victims.
"Thank you for taking me home." A woman's letter to her pilots after the Germanwings tragedy.
A teenager has been allegedly abducted by her armed ex-boyfriend in QLD.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Breaking: Woman in custody after 4-year old boy and 60-year old woman found stabbed to death.

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