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Ute arsonist sets fire to himself
A 28-YEAR-OLD man who torched himself when he set fire to a car, ran screaming for help through central Launceston and was eventually doused by two policemen.
Debt stress rising for young Australians
YOUNG Australians and people living in outer city suburbs are showing signs of severe debt stress, according to a new report from debt agency Dun & Bradstreet.
DeGeneres, de Rossi to marry
AUSTRALIAN actress Portia de Rossi is to wed her long-time lesbian love Ellen DeGeneres following a California Supreme Court ruling to dump the state's ban on gay marriages.
Labor's Top Gun attack on Nelson
LABOR has fired off a classic line from '80s blockbuster Top Gun as it put a rocket up Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson's proposal to block its Budget tax measures.
Yet another dope house found
ANOTHER hydroponic cannabis farm has been uncovered in a house in the Sydney suburb of Blair Athol - the third in a day and the seventh this week.
Ute arsonist sets fire to himself
A 28-YEAR-OLD man who torched himself when he set fire to a car, ran screaming for help through central Launceston and was eventually doused by two policemen.
Budget blows out on paper blizzard
THE Federal Government used almost 20,000kg of paper to print hard copies of the Budget - the weight of eight Holden SS utes - instead of using simple USB drives or a password-protected website.
Seniors strip in protest
PROTESTING pensioners have stripped off and blocked central Melbourne in protest at being ignored in the Federal Budget.
Jodie Power delusional, Corby court told
THE estranged husband of Jodie Power has told a jury in a defamation case he believed her marijuana smoking was "ruining" her mind and making her delusional during their relationship.
New storm lashes cyclone-hit Burma
TORRENTIAL tropical downpours lashed Burma's Irrawaddy delta today, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering aid efforts.
Oil pipeline explosion kills at least 100
AT least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded today in a village near Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, the Red Cross said.
Bush, Obama clash over 'politics of fear'
WHITE House hopeful Barack Obama has accused President George W Bush of tainting US foreign policy with the "politics of fear" after the US leader implied in Israel that Democrats would appease terrorists.
Cannes Film Festival
CATCH all the red-carpet glamour of the Cannes Film Festival in France, including a radiant Angelina Jolie showing off her baby bump.
Space cockroach now a granny of 30
RUSSIAN space scientists have announced a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit.
Dungeon children's dreamland
A wish-list scrawled in a child's hand has revealed the slow steps towards recovery being made by the freed Austrian dungeon victims.
'I'm so sorry', says gunman's mum
A TEARFUL mother has apologised to two policemen caught in a gun battle that left her son dead, but is angry his death is being exploited.
More cannabis houses raided
THE number of large-scale cannabis-growing operations uncovered in a Sydney suburb is growing fast, with another two discovered this morning.
Elderly man bashed in own home
AN 83-year-old man who was enjoying an evening coffee was bashed with a vacuum cleaner pipe by an intruder in his home.
Week in review
CHINA'S devastating earthquake and Budget pain grab readers' attention ? but you just can't go past Corey.
New Idea magazine hit by another quitter
NEW Idea sales are dropping as swiftly as their staff roster, with the magazine's turmoil reflected in worsening new circulation figures and yet another senior writer's resignation.
Pool pervert loved nudism
A MAN who secretly filmed children in the changing rooms of a public swimming pool claimed he had "a spiritual preoccupation" with nudism.
Irwins face cut to nature reserve
THE Queensland Government will tell the family of Steve Irwin they must excise an area claimed for mining on Cape York from a nature refuge it is planning for the area.
Documents reveal AFP plot to hold Haneef
FEDERAL police orchestrated to have former Gold Coast terror suspect Mohamed Haneef indefinitely detained in Australia despite their own intelligence revealing he was no longer a danger to the public.
DeGeneres, de Rossi to marry
US talkshow host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to wed her long-time Australian partner Portia de Rossi following a court ruling which dumps the state's ban on gay marriages.
Mokbel on his way to airport
TONY Mokbel is being moved a prison cell to the airport in Athens where a charter jet is waiting to take him back to Australia to face murder charges.
Yet another dope house found
ANOTHER hydroponic cannabis farm has been uncovered in a house in the Sydney suburb of Blair Athol - the third in a day and the seventh this week.
Ute arsonist sets fire to himself
A 28-YEAR-OLD man who torched himself when he set fire to a car, ran screaming for help through central Launceston and was eventually doused by two policemen.
New storm lashes cyclone-hit Burma
TORRENTIAL tropical downpours lashed Burma's Irrawaddy delta today, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering aid efforts.
CBA weighs St George options
COMMONWEALTH Bank chief Ralph Norris has refused to rule out a counter-bid on Westpac's $19 billion takeover move on St George.
BHP shares hit record $50
BHP Billiton shares surged to a record high of $50 today amid speculation that Chinese interests aim to take a 9 per cent stake in the company.
UK may follow US into recession
BRITAIN'S central bank has warned the UK may be following the US into recession, despite a growing belief the worst of the credit crunch has passed.
Libs won't block Budget
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has denied he plans to block Budget legislation in the Senate, but says he will look at certain tax measures.
ABC Learning's 'sky fell in'
MARGIN loans and inadequate disclosure may have derailed ABC Learning but outgoing chairman Sallyanne Atkinson says there is too much corporate regulation.
US puts the boot in China's yuan
THE United States has accused China of keeping its yuan currency "substantially undervalued", but stopped short of branding Beijing a currency manipulator.
Coke sales losing fizz
SALES of Coke bottler Coca-Cola Amatil have lost fizz after rival Schweppes slashed prices and a wet summer dampened demand.
Australia able to avoid credit crunch
AUSTRALIA has been able to withstand the US sub-prime mortgage fallout because it has had little exposure to faulty American loans, a central bank official said today.
BHP shares jump on China rumours
BHP Billiton shares jumped 4 per cent in early trading amid ongoing speculation that Chinese interests are preparing to take a stake in the company.
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