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Jet 'bomber' overpowered

11:40am | A man who shouted aboard a US airplane that he had a bomb has been overpowered by fellow passengers and arrested.

Veil lifts on Quadrant hoax writer

GEORGINA ROBINSON 2:05pm | "Urban farmer" Katherine Wilson wrote hoax article in Quadrant.

Brawl teen's family turn on media

DYLAN WELCH 2:04pm | Media pelted with projectiles as Sydney brawl case goes to court.

Leaving for the US? It's just got harder

ARJUN RAMACHANDRAN 10:50am | Australians could be stopped from flying to the US without a new form.

Alive after 10-floor fall into ash vat

11:34am | Power station worker seriously injured after surviving 50-metre plunge into an ash hopper.

National

The great credit card rate cut wait

GEORGINA ROBINSON 9:27am | Two out of three credit cards have still not dropped their interest rates, despite four cuts in Australia's official cash rate by the Reserve Bank.

Cold case murder arrest

Man arrested over 1998 killing of Sydney sex worker.

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Small Business

Tourism set to plunge

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Opinion

Shocking cynicism of a poisoned homeland

Sara Dows SARA DOWSE | It has taken me days to begin writing this, so horrified have I been by Israel's latest actions.

Choking to death in suburbs

More people die from air pollution than on roads, says Elizabeth Farrelly.

Technology

Google makes cuts as recession bites

10:43am | Google has jettisoned a substantial number of temporary workers in a recent austerity drive spurred by the grim economic climate.

Printers take a stand

Home printers that can spit out a colour page every second are here.

Sport

Serena eyes another Open

Serena Williams arrives in Sydney hungry for titles.

Cricket

Strauss to lead England

1:08pm | New skipper after Pietersen stands down.

Bottom Feeder

Knee bothering Scott

1:24pm | Injury still a problem days before 2009 opener.

Realfooty

Swan staying in Ireland

12:41pm | Rookie recruit decides not to make move.