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No vote, no live telecast, but Eurovision still a huge draw

3:00 AM | AUSTRALIA, get ready to Light Your Fire, for that is the theme of Eurovision 2012, which promises to take over Azerbaijan, European television and a terrifying number of Australian bars and living rooms this weekend.

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Tram plans could drive commuters off the buses

3:00 AM | THOUSANDS of commuters would be forced off buses at a major new tram interchange at Central Station under early plans to revitalise Sydney's central business district and put a light rail line down George Street.

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Google's tiny tax bill in Australia alarms Turnbull

3:00 AM | GOOGLE has refused to explain why it paid just $74,176 in Australian tax last year, despite making an estimated $1 billion in revenue from the Australian market.

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Video referees eroding players' confidence, frame by frame

3:00 AM | NRL players have never been more confused about the decisions made by video referees.

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Study takes worry out of childhood anxiety

3:00 AM | THERE was a time when 11-year-old Annaliese McGuirk was so crippled by anxiety that she would arrive at school in tears, the thought of being away from her parents and interacting with her classmates too much to bear.

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NSW cancer patients pay for bungle

3:00 AM | CANCER patients in NSW are caught in a bungle that means they pay up to $800 for life-saving chemotherapy drugs while those in other states pay less than $40.

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Sweet sorrow

3:00 AM | Megan Johnston wonders why sad songs and tragic tales make people feel so good.

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The actor and the artist: playing swapsies

3:00 AM | RACHEL GRIFFITHS has played many memorable roles on the screen. Her latest is on the home front, where she has swapped roles with her husband, the artist Andrew Taylor.

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Family still struggles to make sense of Milat murder

3:00 AM | Matthew Milat wanted to emulate his great-uncle, according to his victim's grandmother, writes Paul Bibby.

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Qantas leaves the bad news behind

3:00 AM | WHEN Alan Joyce steps aboard Boeing's flash new 787 Dreamliner in Sydney today for a joy flight, Qantas's boss will get a chance to show off the bright and glitzy future of the airline.

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Facebook loses friends over float flop

3:00 AM | A WEEK on from the ''biggest technology flotation'' in history, the party's over for Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and chief.

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Labor closes ranks as Abbott calls on Thomson to resign

3:00 AM | THE government has accused the Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, of breaching the Crimes Act by suggesting Craig Thomson's wellbeing would be best served if the MP resigned from Parliament.

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Recent home buyers to find equity magic has vanished

3:00 AM | THE sluggish housing market has sparked predictions that the latest generation of home owners will be unable to rely on their home as a key source of higher wealth, as many baby boomers did.

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PM in the dark on Rinehart visa deal

3:00 AM | THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was not consulted on a deal allowing Gina Rinehart to import more than 1700 foreign workers to help build a massive iron ore project in Western Australia.

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Stosur's clay eyes open

3:00 AM | Victory at Roland Garros could cap off a roller-coaster ride since the US Open for Sam Stosur.

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Warrior Mateo shapes as likely Williams replacement for Blues

3:00 AM | THE likely Origin-ending back injury to Tony Williams may open the door for Feleti Mateo to make his NSW debut at ANZ Stadium in game two.

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Snowden takes two-pronged attack into rich Brisbane sprint

3:00 AM | THE consistency of the Peter Snowden pair Pinwheel and Beaded stands out against ponderables concerning top fancies in today's Doomben 10,000.

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Reign of Foley has run its course as Horror-tahs fail to kick their habit of dispiriting fans

3:00 AM | ROD Kafer is bringing down the house at rugby lunches with this barb: "I congratulate the Waratahs on being in their 16th year of their three-year plan to win the Super Rugby tournament."

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Outflanking all rivals: rising stars have it all to play for

3:00 AM | The Brumbies and Reds meet tonight in a match that may decide the Australian Super Rugby conference. But there's more than that on offer. Places in the Wallabies squad are also up for grabs and exciting young breakaways Liam Gill and Michael Hooper will be in the thick of the action. Georgina Robinson spoke to the men on a mission.

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Gallop sees Harrigan after try fallout

3:00 AM | THE ARL Commission chief executive, David Gallop, will meet with referees bosses Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper as the fallout from Wednesday night's Origin series opener continues, with NSW Rugby League officials maintaining yesterday that Greg Inglis's match-clinching try should not have been awarded.

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