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Greek festival fills the faithful with food and hope

6:39 AM | Brisbane played host to what might have been the happiest Greek people in the world yesterday.

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Fallout after dream is shattered

6:36 AM | IT HAD all the makings of a Mills and Boon novel.

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Gai's dark horse brings in Jewel while creaming More Strawberries

3:00 AM | GAI WATERHOUSE once again left punters reeling as the stunning Saturday sequence of winners continued when the trainer took out yesterday's Dark Jewel Classic at Scone.

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Toxic chemical found in school shoes

3:00 AM | A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and tested contained the toxic chemical DMF (dimethyl fumarate).

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It's the little extras that matter in health insurance

3:00 AM | FORGET hospital and ambulance cover. A survey of the reasons why people take out private health insurance reveals they are more interested in massages, gym memberships and plastic surgery.

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Killer parasite puts rare frogs in peril

3:00 AM | THE most vulnerable frogs in NSW are being ravaged by a deadly parasite.

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Canny grain growers let nature take its course

3:00 AM | Farmers who decided to grow rice by relying solely on rainfall are beginning to reap the benefits of their foresight.

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Facebook lacks the OMG factor

3:00 AM | After its historic sharemarket float, Facebook is valued at about one-third of Greece's gross domestic product. It is a figure that says much for the eight-year-old internet company, less so for the Mediterranean economy.

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Fight to find drug labs in the suburbs

3:00 AM | Almost 70 per cent of the manufacture of illegal stimulants is taking place in secret laboratories in residential areas.

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One man's mission to crack Milat

3:00 AM | Almost two years after he first confronted Phil Denmeade, Eamonn Duff can finally tell the incredible story.

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Search for stolen masterpiece ends

3:00 AM | Police have been unable to find answers to the whereabouts of a Dutch masterpiece stolen from the Art Gallery of NSW.

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John Ibrahim's bazooka-proof tattoo parlour

3:00 AM | MOST legitimate businesses do not need ''bazooka-proof'' wire mesh and bulletproof windows. But Mark Alexander-Erber - who says he wants to revolutionise the tattoo industry with Kings Cross Ink - is taking such precautions to protect his million-dollar venture.

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MPs demand answers on police bugs

3:00 AM | THE inspector of the Police Integrity Commission will face questions tomorrow about why a report into a secret operation to bug more than 100 of the force's own officers has remained buried for a decade.

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Hypnotherapist banned after grope claims

3:00 AM | A hypnotherapist and motivational speaker whose clients include the Adelaide Thunderbirds netball team and the West Coast Eagles AFL side has been banned from practising for 12 months after complaints he groped the breast of two clients and put his finger in their mouths during treatment sessions.

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Raiders look the goods for Stradbroke

3:00 AM | SYDNEYSIDERS Mental and Tiger Tees emerged as lightweight chances in the $1 million Stradbroke after dashing wins.

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Invest sworn in as top Oaks contender

3:00 AM | SYDNEY trainer Clarry Conners admitted to nearly swearing in the grandstand at jockey Peter Mertens during yesterday's $175,000 The Roses at Doomben.

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Struggling clubs in line for extra cash

3:00 AM | THE Australian Rugby League Commission is considering scrapping the traditional annual grant and providing cash to clubs proportionally, based on each team's needs.

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Young guns make mark as Saints surf wave of optimism

3:00 AM | Terry Milera and Ahmed Saad could very well have been part of the GWS Giants this year but St Kilda swooped on the talented pair, writes Martin Blake.

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Young Giants in safe hands

3:00 AM | AS AN assistant coach and recently retired player at the Brisbane Lions early last decade, Craig Lambert had a better perspective than most on how a group of upstarts became triple premiership players.

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Despite one-day snub, Ponting not prepared to pull up stumps yet

3:00 AM | RICKY PONTING says he paid the ultimate price as an international one-day player because he put the national team ahead of himself, and the former Australia skipper is adamant he could still offer a lot to the team that was picked to tour Ireland and England next month.

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