May 07, 2009
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Shooter was tortured by bikies
ON the run from police, Hells Angels members chained up and burned CBD killer Christopher Hudson for shaming them.
Border security boost to stop boatpeople
BORDER protection will get a big funding boost in the Federal Budget in a desperate bid to stem the flood of asylum-seekers.
Dokic arrested over embassy bomb threat
DAMIR Dokic has been arrested after boasting about following through on his threat to the Australian embassy in Belgrade.
eBay takes on the big gun in music war
EBAY Australia has laid down the gauntlet to Apple's iTunes Store, becoming the world's first eBay site to sell digital songs.
Botox and boob jobs weather the crisis
BELT tightening hasn't worried cosmetic surgeons, who say spending on procedures has increased by millions of dollars.
Unusual dishes from around the world including worm lollipops and bull's testicles
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Sam Newman gets tarred and feathered
FOOTY Show loudmouth Sam Newman got messy while wearing only a g-string
Cereal killer python snapped in the act
A MAN sitting down to breakfast was quick to grab his camera and take amazing shots of a scaly dining companion.
City under attack by baffling graffiti
MELBOURNE has become the latest city to be hit by a series of cryptic stickers after other cities around the world were invaded.
Sex instruction book aimed at toddlers
A BOOK which details lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two.
Meat pie not so Aussie after all
WE might have taken ownership of it, but the"Aussie" meat pie belongs to Europe, according to a food historian.
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Be a good sport, for the sake of our kids
JUNIOR sport can bring out the best in some, but the absolute worst in many mothers and fathers, Rebecca Wilson writes.
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'Sir Lunchalot' MP spends $12K dining out
MINISTER tops the list of long-lunching Labor MPs by spending more than $12,000 dining at some of Sydney's top restaurants.
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NSW & ACT
Rudd's snub is hurting Rees
KEVIN Rudd has delivered a damaging blow to Premier Nathan Rees' leadership by deliberately refusing to invite him to a three-day jobs summit in western Sydney.
Queensland
Council rates tipped to soar
RATES are expected to rise by as much as 8 per cent across Queensland, as local councils prepare to hit residents in the pocket.
Victoria
Paramedics' strike may risk lives
PATIENTS' lives could be put at risk as the state's ambulance union moves towards its first strike in 36 years.
Western Australia
Red faces as MPs go missing
THE Government has been left red-faced after its first defeat on the floor of the WA Parliament - because some Liberal and National MPs didn't turn up for the vote.
South Australia
Hospital guards powerless against ferals
HOSPITAL security guards are defying State Government legal advice that they have no power to restrain violent patients.
Tasmania
School absentees increase
TASMANIA'S high schools are losing the battle to keep kids in class -- absenteeism is growing on almost every campus, new figures show.
Northern Territory
Gay taunts led to stabbing
AN ARGUMENT at a Darwin nightclub that ended with a stabbing began over homosexual taunts, a court has heard.
40,000 flee homes before Taliban fight
MORE than 40,000 civilians have fled their homes as fears grow of a fresh military offensive against Taliban fighters.
Sky-high marriages
Airline plans to hold wedding ceremonies mid-flight in a unique revenue-raising idea
Luke to miss Anzac Test
ISSAC Luke will miss New Zealand's Test against Australia after failing to beat a striking charge at the judiciary.
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Jimmy Fallon takes out top Webby Award
COMEDIAN Jimmy Fallon has followed in the steps of Stephen Colbert to be named "Person of the Year" at the Webbys.
Industry news from Australian IT
Auditor-General to review NBN tender
THE Auditor-General will conduct a preliminary review of the Government's terminated national broadband network tender.
Have a coffee, now pack up your desk
CHARITY workers offered free coffee before head office cut 130 jobs across the country.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPG | Valad Property Group | 0.083 | +20.28% |
| GFF | Goodman Fielder | 1.3 | +10.16% |
| NWH | NRW Holdings | 0.97 | +8.98% |
| WAN | WA Newspapers | 4.38 | -10.07% |
| ENV | Envestra | 0.495 | -9.18% |
| OZL | OZ Minerals Limited | 0.75 | -8.54% |
Super showing signs of life
SOME super funds are starting to recover, but most still have a long way to go.
Was Stefanovic still drunk after Logies?
THE Today show co-host may have been still boozy at work the morning after the Logie Awards.
Power Pom wins island 'dream job'
THE winner of Tourism Queensland's "best job in the world" has been announced.
Dirty destination
It has been voted the dirtiest and the most expensive city in Europe, but which is it?
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