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open new window 'Sex plot' sailors sent home
AUSTRALIAN sailors who allegedly plotted to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible have been sent home.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window 'Motorist stole from death crash site'
A MOTORIST is believed to have stolen produce from the wreckage of a fatal truck crash, while others rushed to the victim's aid.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Rudd gives school with one kid $140k
A SCHOOL with one pupil has been given a grant to build a covered playground - even though it already has a new one.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Smokers could cough up $20 for ciggies
CIGARETTES could cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping if radical proposals are accepted.07/04/2009 08:30 AM
open new window Comedian comes clean on alcoholism
FIONA O'Loughlin has confessed she's an chronic alcoholic, after collapsing on stage.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Boy accidentally hangs himself
A SIX-year-old boy has died after getting tangled in a clothes line while jumping on a trampoline.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Fatal housing block fire 'deliberately lit'
SIX people, including a three-week-old baby, have died in a fire at a London apartment block.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window 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.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Aussie girl was Jackson's guitarist
THE young guitarist in the final video of Michael Jackson rehearsing before his death has been revealed as an Aussie girl.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
open new window Cricket WAG opens fire at critics
AUSTRALIA'S cricket WAGs have landed with a bang in Britain, hitting back at critics who say they should have stayed at home.07/04/2009 07:01 AM
Sydney Morning Herald
open new window Sailors sent home: inquiry into alleged sex plot
A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible.07/05/2009 02:02 AM
open new window Defence 'Sex Ledger' inquiry underway
An alleged contest among sailors to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible needs to be investigated by the Defence Force, Julia Gillard says.07/04/2009 03:38 PM
open new window Oil spill clean-up costs in dispute
The federal and Qld governments are demanding the owners of Pacific Adventurer pay the full costs of one of Australia's worst environmental oil spills.07/04/2009 03:24 PM
open new window Smith wins eighth Players Player Award
Brumbies and Wallabies openside flanker George Smith has won his eighth Brett Robinson Players Player Award.07/04/2009 01:46 PM
open new window Smokers face $20 cigarette packs: report
Cigarettes could cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping if proposals now under consideration by the federal government are accepted.07/04/2009 12:54 PM
open new window Crime fighters fail to find pedophiles
An investigation by Australia's main crime-fighting agency has found no evidence of organised pedophilia in Northern Territory indigenous communities.07/04/2009 12:53 PM
open new window One way to increase your vocabulary
READING is a great way to increase your vocabulary, entrants in the Premier's Reading Challenge have discovered.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window Hundreds of health jobs to go
THE cash-strapped Sydney West Area Health Service has issued a call to all staff to apply for voluntary redundancy, saying the move will "streamline services" for patients.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window Boy, 6, strangled in freak trampoline accident
A SIX-YEAR-OLD Tasmanian boy accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a backyard trampoline yesterday.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window Saint, soccer on PM agenda
PRESSING for Blessed Mary MacKillop's sainthood, and arm-twisting to secure Australia a soccer World Cup, will be on the Prime Minister's agenda on an international trip starting tomorrow.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
The Age Melbourne
open new window Defence 'Sex Ledger' inquiry underway
An alleged contest among sailors to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible needs to be investigated by the Defence Force, Julia Gillard says.07/04/2009 03:38 PM
open new window Oil spill clean-up costs in dispute
The federal and Qld governments are demanding the owners of Pacific Adventurer pay the full costs of one of Australia's worst environmental oil spills.07/04/2009 03:24 PM
open new window Smith wins eighth Players Player Award
Brumbies and Wallabies openside flanker George Smith has won his eighth Brett Robinson Players Player Award.07/04/2009 01:46 PM
open new window Smokers face $20 cigarette packs: report
Cigarettes could cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping if proposals now under consideration by the federal government are accepted.07/04/2009 12:54 PM
open new window Crime fighters fail to find pedophiles
An investigation by Australia's main crime-fighting agency has found no evidence of organised pedophilia in Northern Territory indigenous communities.07/04/2009 12:53 PM
open new window Ten accused of Docklands bashing
Police charge 10 men in their early 20s over a 2007 Docklands bashing that left an 18-year-old man with permanent brain injuries.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window A healthy dose of fear in troubled times
Climate change, terrorism, a financial crisis - there's plenty to worry about. But does fear paralyse? Or is some fear actually good for us?07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window A child, a battle and a place with no name
Finding out about Afghan casualties, especially those injured or killed after involvement by Australian troops, is like entering a maze.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window Abandoned pets the downturn's collateral damage
Animal welfare groups have blamed the global financial crisis for a dramatic rise in the number of pets being abandoned.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
open new window The bureaucracy must pull a finger out
With the exception of a little loose-end tying, the Bushfires Royal Commission is now in recess until commissioners present interim report to the Government.07/04/2009 07:00 AM
Canberra Times
open new window Billabong yields prehistoric secret
Almost 100 million years ago, a 500kg predator with slashing claws drowned in a billabong in central Queensland.07/03/2009 04:50 PM
open new window Drop indigenous rhetoric, PM told
The Federal Government was rich on rhetoric but failed to take decisive steps to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous people, critics said yesterday.07/03/2009 04:51 PM
open new window Starting gun for marathon dispute
The future of one of Canberra's most successful sporting events, the Canberra Marathon, looks set to be decided in court.07/03/2009 04:52 PM
open new window Bankruptcies jump as tough times bite
A sharp spike in bankruptcies demonstrates Canberra is not immune to the ''devastating'' effects of the global recession, according to a leading financial counselling agency.07/03/2009 04:50 PM
open new window Medical blunders cost ACTextra $5.7m
Medical bungles and other litigation cost ACT Health more than $5.7million in payouts last financial year.07/03/2009 04:51 PM
open new window Women numbers at uni on increase
More women than men are going to university and the gender gap could widen, new research suggests.07/03/2009 04:53 PM
Western Australia News
open new window St John admits 'fatal mistakes'
ST John Ambulance has admitted that internal mistakes contributed to the recent deaths of three patients, including one case when a 000 call was completely deleted.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window 'Unqualified' surgeons operating
EXCLUSIVE: A TOP surgeon at WA's biggest hospital claims two doctors were conducting critical surgery without proper qualifications, The Sunday Times has discovered.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Fisheries can't enforce bans
WA Fisheries Department has admitted it will be powerless to enforce its new bans and fees to protect dwindling stocks.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Police won't ban psychics
WA Police chiefs have refused to issue a blanket ban on officers listening to psychics and using their information.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Frenzied killer was 'drug-mad'
RAPIST and killer Dannie Wright had a hatred of Asians and a history of violence against women, one of his former friends has revealed.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Police act on 'mobile bully'
EXCLUSIVE: WA Police have for the first time taken action against a school student who encouraged bullying by recording it on a mobile phone.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window $3.5m spit in the face
THE WA founder of failed agribusiness Great Southern is putting the finishing touches to a multimillion-dollar waterside mansion in Mandurah _ as investors wait on news of $1.8 billion they stand to lose.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Ben's tell-all doco close
BEN Cousins' documentary on his battle with drugs might be finished within eight weeks.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window How I saved my baby's life
I DON'T know why I walked into my son's room during his lunchtime sleep. But I did. And it saved his life.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
open new window Another Ledger chasing film fame
WHEN you hear the name Ledger you immediately think of Heath, but another young Ledger - the late actor's cousin - is set to star in front of the cameras.07/04/2009 03:00 AM
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