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'Sex plot' sailors sent home
AUSTRALIAN sailors who allegedly plotted to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible have been sent home.
Wine prices driven lower than water
A WINE glut has driven prices lower than bottled water as the industry faces an unprecedented meltdown and a fire-sale of unprofitable vineyards.
Don't bet the house on big price rise
PROPERTY developer Lend Lease Corporation Ltd expects house prices will recover but does not anticipate big rises despite a housing shortage in Australia.
Woman allegedly stole taxi, pranged cops
A 28-YEAR-old woman has allegedly stolen a taxi, crashed into a car carrying two off-duty police officers in Brisbane's southwest then returned a blood alcohol test almost three times the legal limit.
Off colour? Don't go to emergency
SEASONAL influenza and swine flu are putting extra pressure on South Australia's emergency departments and the government is urging people to take their less urgent illnesses elsewhere.
Road toll up 50pc in a year
THE South Australian road toll is more than 50 per cent higher than at the same time last year after the death of a 65-year-old man in hospital.
Jail plan for owning crossbows, flamethrowers
THE NSW government wants to change prohibited weapons laws so offenders can be jailed for up to 14 years for illegally possessing crossbows, grenades, flamethrowers and other "military-style" arms.
Leadership woes dog Liberals again
THE Liberals are more self-obsessed about who should be in what role in the party rather than getting Australia out of the global financial crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
Gillard: ADF must investigate sex claims
AN alleged contest among sailors to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible needs to be fully investigated by the Australian Defence Force, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
Company turns tight on oil spill costs
THE federal and Queensland governments are demanding the owners of the cargo ship Pacific Adventurer keep their promise to pay the full costs of one of Australia's worst environmental oil spills.
Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers
IRAN hanged 20 drug traffickers today, official media reported, days after putting to death 12 other convicted criminals.
Hitler got things done: Formula One boss
FORMULA One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has described Adolf Hitler as a leader able to "get things done" in a discussion about dictators during an interview with The Times newspaper published today.
Seven police killed in blast
A ROADSIDE bomb has ripped through a police vehicle in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said.
Crew of hijacked Belgian ship head home
CREW members of a Belgian ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia in mid-April will be re-united with their families early next week, Belgium's government crisis centre said.
150,000 evacuated in south China
TORRENTIAL rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, toppled hundreds of houses and punched a dangerous hole in the spillway of a dam, Xinhua news agency reported.
Newsweek reporter faces Iran trial
NEWSWEEK journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security", their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said.
Yemenia cancels Comoros flights after crash
YEMENIA is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash of an Airbus A310 near the islands' capital Moroni in which 153 died, the airline said.
Ten men charged over brutal assault
DETECTIVES in Melbourne have charged ten men over a assault outside a nightclub two years ago that left an 18-year-old man with a permanent brain injury.
Rudd gives school with one kid $140k
A SCHOOL with just one pupil for 2010 has been given a $140,000 government grant to build a covered playground - even though it has already has a new one.
Wine prices driven lower than water
A WINE glut has driven prices lower than bottled water as the industry faces an unprecedented meltdown and a fire-sale of unprofitable vineyards.
Gordon 'paid for stripper'
TELEVISION star Jodi Gordon is on the verge of quitting Australia and her spot on soap Home And Away, according to sensational claims to be published tomorrow in a women's magazine.
Don't bet the house on big price rise
PROPERTY developer Lend Lease Corporation Ltd expects house prices will recover but does not anticipate big rises despite a housing shortage in Australia.
Woman allegedly stole taxi, pranged cops
A 28-YEAR-old woman has allegedly stolen a taxi, crashed into a car carrying two off-duty police officers in Brisbane's southwest then returned a blood alcohol test almost three times the legal limit.
One dead in church bomb blast
ATleast one person has been killed and 15 wounded in a bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines, police say.
Off colour? Don't go to emergency
SEASONAL influenza and swine flu are putting extra pressure on South Australia's emergency departments and the government is urging people to take their less urgent illnesses elsewhere.
Road toll up 50pc in a year
THE South Australian road toll is more than 50 per cent higher than at the same time last year after the death of a 65-year-old man in hospital.
Jail plan for owning crossbows, flamethrowers
THE NSW government wants to change prohibited weapons laws so offenders can be jailed for up to 14 years for illegally possessing crossbows, grenades, flamethrowers and other "military-style" arms.
Diamonds hit hard by downturn
DIAMONDS may be forever but traders in Antwerp are hoping Europe's recession won't be as it is turning their businesses pear-shaped.
Markets poised to open lower
THE Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower on Monday, with no lead from United States markets, before investor attention turns to interest rates.
Timbercorp investors fights wind-up
MORE than 4000 Queensland investors who lost a fortune in failed Timbercorp are at loggerheads with liquidators over the fate of 14 agricultural schemes worth well over $200 million.
Shares start new FY in the red
THE share market had a decidedly downbeat start to the new financial year, with resources and financial sectors losing ground following negative overseas leads.
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