DOGS are man's best friend, but those in need of more "intimacy" can now get their own sex doll.

SCRUFFY dog found in filthy backyard nine years after going missing is finally heading home.

HUNDREDS of nurses have rallied in Sydney's CBD to protest Government plans to introduce less-qualified staff to the state's hospitals.

MAN caught doing 160km/h told cops "it was lucky you didn't get me before, I was going faster".

AUSTRALIAN killed in the Jakarta bombings worked to help the lives of ordinary people, mourners were told.

Horrific invasion of rights"What took place was "child abuse"

SMOKE and smells from the cremation of bodies will be banned after an investigation by an environmental group.

LAST-minute punters are queuing for lottery tickets in a bid to win the upgraded $80 million Powerball jackpot after no winners claimed the $50 million first prize in last week's draw.

A PREGNANT woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight as she travelled home on a packed train.

A WESLEY Mission payroll supervisor who siphoned off more than $900,000 from the charity has been jailed for at least two years.

A SHARP rise in the construction of new buildings means the end to the downturn, say economists.

A BEST man at a buck's party allegedly urged a stripper not to violate him, a court has heard.

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PREMIER Mike Rann is under fire from public servants and the opposition over a secret $500,000 deal with one of the world's largest management consulting firms, signed just three weeks before South Australia was plunged into a $304million budget deficit.

ex-Directors say they have been punishedASIC wants bans and fines meted outCourt to decide on penalties

STORM Financial founders Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis face a public grilling from the liquidators of the collapsed financial advisory firm.

RESERVE Bank governor warns Australia of a property market bubble, with cheap finance and a shortage of housing driving up prices.

Police allege James Lovell took $8mMore than 200 people gave him moneyInvestors from Australia and New Zealand

Mallesons to cut staff numbers by 5 per centOther firms have also made cuts to staff

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