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The internet's most dangerous celebrity

One-in-five chance looking for online info on Jessica Biel leads to risky websites, security company says.

Breaking News: 9:09AM Transfield Services posts year net loss; 9:01AM Operating environment difficult: Asciano; 8:50AM ACT fences bridges to stop rock-throwing

Sex clinic under fire

Sexual health experts slam company notorious for its relentless ''longer lasting sex'' advertisements.

| Herald wins legal battle

Plane drama as 'man tries to open door'

9:27am | Qantas staff subdued man who tried to open door of London to Sydney flight, passenger says.

Sack Ricky? 'Ludicrous' says cricketer

JESSICA HALLORAN 9:30am | Stuart Clark, who returned to Sydney today, says captain has full support.

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'Exploding iPhone - face full of glass'

9:30am | French security guard says screen of his iPhone exploded, the second such report in France.

Bulldogs fans go 'berserk' on train

12:23am | Supporters kick out windows, smash lights and light fires after team's win, security report says.

Video news Multimedia

Getting a grasp

Beauty Beat: Can being hair-free be pain-free?
Who is the modern man?

Ask Sam: A new survey reveals all - marriage, the "perfect girlfriend" and faking it.
The great pretender

All Men are Liars: Being someone you’re not.
The charm of the Mini rolls on at 50

The Mini might be 50 years old, but love for the little British car shows no signs of waning.
From the horse's mouth

Here are two words for all the "cocktail" entrepreneurs out there: Shut Up.
Netbooks under $900

We road-test low cost netbooks. And the winner is...
Morrissey the survivor

Designer Peter Morrissey has known rock-bottom, but he'll never be a fashion victim.
The Beatles

Remastered, with a little help from their friends.

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Leaked results: "Testosterone 3x average female".

Video

Threat to put teen into care: because she wants to sail solo.

No jail time: Chris Brown sentenced for Rihanna assault.

Who are we? $20m for new tourism label.

Your say

In Vogue: Kristy Hinze attends magazine's 50th birthday party.

National

My colleagues undermined me: Brendan Nelson

8:54am | Brendan Nelson has accused some of his Liberal party colleagues of spending every day working out how to overthrow him as federal opposition leader.

Union push for three rail lines

Project Sydney: Calls for three new rail lines in Western Sydney.

World

Truck bomb kills dozens in Afghan city: officials

6:49am | A huge bomb has ripped through downtown Kandahar, killing up to 36 people and wounding dozens near hotels and government offices, officials say.

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He framed Ronnie the rogue

Russell McPhedran was among many short-changed by the Great Train Robber Ronald Biggs.

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Semenya gets heroine's welcome

Rapturous crowds welcome home 800-metre world champion Caster Semeya in South Africa. (01:07)

Business Day

Westfield sticks to guidance after first-half loss

9:08am | Shopping centre owner makes a net loss of $708 million for the six months ended June 30.

| All the earnings results from today and throughout the reporting season

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How to manage on one income

The strategy: To manage my mortgage when I start a family.

Morrissey the survivor

The designer is back from the brink to re-invent himself.

Opinion

Now who will float the boats of Bradfield?

ANNABEL CRABB | It would be unfair to say that annoying Malcolm Turnbull was the main reason for Brendan Nelson's surprise early resignation from the seat of Bradfield yesterday.

Geoffrey Garrett Playing centre suits Rudd, not Obama
Peter Hartcher Biggest thorn for the Coalition isn't Turnbull. It's Rudd
Peter Costello Left to its devices, it's their ABC
Mark Coultan Electorate waits to punish NSW Labor's incompetence
Heckler So you think you can program?

Brazen models conceal the truth

Economists' predictions are only as good as the models that underpin them, writes Jessica Irvine.

9:09am | Jessica Biel is the most “dangerous celebrity” on the internet. According to security firm McAfee, online searches for the actress are more likely to spread computer viruses than any other star.