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Art Gallery of NSW looks to new brand for Capon's successor

8:42 AM | After months of searching, the Art Gallery of NSW has found a successor to Edmund Capon - the legendary director who steered the gallery for 33 years.

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Peak hour chaos as red-light train derails

7:52 AM | A train driver has been suspended after a Tangara train in his command partly derailed yesterday causing chaos for peak-hour travellers.

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Etihad keen to take over Branson's stake in Virgin

3:00 AM | ETIHAD'S chief executive, James Hogan, says he has made clear to Sir Richard Branson that his airline is interested in his cornerstone stake in Virgin Australia.

National - General

Police blame drunk ute driver for death crash

3:00 AM | THE B-double crash that killed a sleeping 11-year-old boy on the NSW mid-north coast was most likely caused by another vehicle's drunk driver, who had a blood alcohol content almost five times the legal limit.

National - General

ANZ stand raises the bar on rates

3:00 AM | It's probably a better than odds-on bet that ANZ Bank will raise its variable interest rate today - setting a new industry agenda and cementing the fact that the large commercial banks have stolen the rudder on monetary policy from the Reserve Bank.

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Experts warn of safety risks with mobility scooters for elderly

3:00 AM | FROM quick trips to the shops to longer commutes for medical appointments, motorised scooters have become an increasingly popular way for the elderly to stay mobile, but health experts warn they can also be deadly.

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Fears flood-risk map will hit insurance cover

3:00 AM | A NATIONAL flood-risk map to be managed by the federal government will be used by insurers as a cover to raise premiums unnecessarily, according to consumer advocates.

National - Environment

Arsenic and lead found in contaminated water leak at coal seam gas drill site

3:00 AM | Four separate leaks of polluted water have now taken place at a coal seam gas drilling site near Narrabri in northern NSW since June, the resources company Santos confirmed.

National - Environment

Welcome mat rolled out on counterculture paradox

3:00 AM | PUNK'S anarchic ethos isn't usually associated with plush floor coverings. But that is part of Marco Fusinato's rationale in creating an art installation designed to challenge convention and spur viewers into questioning their assumptions.

National - General

New war emerges, as seen on your television

3:00 AM | Ten years on from the premiere of 24, the American television series that made torture seem like a normal response to the problem of terrorism, we have Homeland, about a freed American POW, who may or may not have been "turned" by his al-Qaeda captors.

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Facebook can alienate people further - study

3:00 AM | Facebook can help you accumulate friends, but people with low self-esteem should watch their words.

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Student takes award for revealing submerged city's secrets

3:00 AM | MORE than 3500 years ago, before it disappeared under the waves, Pavlopetri was a thriving town in Greece.

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When a garbled message strikes fear into a publisher's heart

3:00 AM | Mike Taylor, editor of Money Management received an email that stopped him in his tracks.

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18-year-old males 'are most likely to offend'

3:00 AM | FRESH OUT of school and into a changing world, 18-year-old males are more likely to commit a crime than people of any other age or gender.

National - General

Casino's new man linked to US inquiry

3:00 AM | THE STAR casino is preparing to import a US gaming executive, Mark Brown, who until recently ran one of the world's largest casinos, the Sands Macau, whose parent company is embroiled in a corruption inquiry.

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Strangers are not greatest danger

3:00 AM | CHILDREN are more likely to be assaulted by relatives or acquaintances than by strangers, says the commander of the NSW sex crimes squad.

National - General

Heat on Skinner over sacking

3:00 AM | THE ability of the Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, to work with government boards has been questioned in a blistering letter from a leading Sydney businessman after her decision to sack Roger Corbett as the chairman of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.

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Covert evidence of cruelty halts abattoir

3:00 AM | A Sydney abattoir has stopped slaughtering and faces permanent closure and prosecution after video evidence of ''the worst case of animal cruelty'' emerged.

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White says salary cap and lack of depth hold back Australian teams

3:00 AM | FORMER Springboks World Cup-winning coach Jake White has suddenly discovered why Australian teams have only occasionally won the Super Rugby tournament. It adds up to a shortage of numbers and an uneven playing field.

National - Sport

Robinson in running to lead from the front

3:00 AM | FRONT-ROWERS are rarely handed the captaincy reins, but Test prop Benn Robinson is suddenly in strong contention to be the Waratahs' skipper for the opening month of the Super Rugby tournament.

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