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Kevin Pietersen and Shane Warne.

The coach England can't afford

England — or more accurately its departed cricket captain Kevin Pietersen — has sounded out Shane Warne about its coaching job.  Photo: Getty Images

Breaking News
12:06AM Two arrested over school shooting
11:50PM Vics close to another Twenty20 final
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Navy plans pirate fight

SARAH SMILES, CANBERRA | Australian Navy may send warship to join anti-piracy force off Somalia.

Lebanon rockets fired into Israel

JASON KOUTSOUKIS, JERUSALEM | Israeli fears of a war on two fronts intensify.

IT company scandal may hit jobs

DAN OAKES | Satyam employs 1700 at offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Court rules informer at risk in jail

KATE HAGAN | Identity of informer instrumental in having drug squad disbanded to remain suppressed.

Alarm as new house figures slump

MARC MONCRIEF | Worsening decline in housing market affects Government's efforts to shore up economy.

National

EastLink numbers still well down

East Link KATE LAHEY | Number of drivers using EastLink still well below expectations and road failing to attract anywhere near the number of motorists who used it when it was free.

Romy  Sujica with 14-month-old daughter Eve.

Benefits of early maternity leave

Women less likely to have caesarean delivery, study shows.

World

US Presidents

All the presidential men

Barack Obama draws on the experiences of four presidents.

Video

CCTV: Diamond store theft

CCTV footage shows thieves exiting diamond store after robbery in Geelong. NO AUDIO. (00:15)

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Personal Finance

Lessons in the carnage

We've all lost money and are hopefully wiser for it.

Small Business

Tourism set to plunge

Australia could be short on overseas visitors.

Executive Style

Everyday Ferrari

Create a splash with this Italian powerhouse.

Opinion

This land is made for all of us

Frank Hytten Proposed changes to the native title system will remove much of its adversarial nature and will give Aborigines opportunities in their communities, writes Frank Hytten.

Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell towards Gaza.

Barry Rubin

An end to this conflict is impossible under the illegal regime in Gaza.

Technology

Ballmer sees converged future for Windows

ASHER MOSES IN LAS VEGAS 4:13pm | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled unseen features of Windows 7 and announced the availability of a beta version at the Consumer Electronics Show. Photos

Printers take a stand

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

Travel

Confusion over new entry rules for US

US-Airport-Security ARJUN RAMACHANDRAN | Australians travelling to the US next week could be blocked from boarding their flights if they fail to meet new registration requirements.

Tiger-Plane-Tail

No flight and no refund

Tiger denies full refund to woman booked on a non-existent flight.

Sport

And you think we have problems...

English cricket may never have seen a day like it...

Tennis

Poor form no worries

LINDA PEARCE | Ana Ivanovic insists she is still a contender for the Australian Open.

Soccer

Socceroo shines in upset

DERBY, ENGLAND | Mile Sterjovski's hopes of remaining at Derby County have improved.

Realfooty

Fosdike ready to quit

MICHAEL COWLEY | The career of Swans midfielder Nic Fosdike appears to be over.