News Archive

It was a where-were-you moment in a digital age: Michael Jackson's death was not learned from a fatherly TV news anchor.June 26, 2009, 12:45 pm

The grieving family of asbestosis sufferer Antonino Lo Presti will have to pay his legal costs after a court today ruled he was liable for the costs in his compensation battle against his former employer, Ford Motor Company.June 26, 2009, 12:45 pm

Three Papua New Guineans were killed in Port Moresby after State of Origin football celebrations soured.June 26, 2009, 12:45 pm

Tears flowed outside a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday as hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered to mourn the loss of the music legend, stunned by his sudden death at the age of 50.June 26, 2009, 12:45 pm

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Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle, has died at the age of 50.June 26, 2009, 12:36 pm

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has signed a bumper contract to continue as coach of the national football team.June 26, 2009, 12:30 pm

Emergency hospital workers tried for over an hour to resuscitate Michael Jackson after he collapsed at home from an apparent heart attack, brother and official family spokesman Jermaine Jackson said.June 26, 2009, 12:30 pm

Michael Jackson was taking prescription drugs as he battled to get into shape for his gruelling concert comeback due to get underway in London next month, a lawyer for the family said today.June 26, 2009, 12:30 pm

The market is finishing off the week strongly - up 52 - The SFE Futures suggested a 32 point rise in the market this morning.June 26, 2009, 12:15 pm

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A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at an upstate New York fitness club.June 26, 2009, 12:00 pm

Black Eyed Peas' tour manager is being sued by Perez Hilton.June 26, 2009, 12:00 pm

Shares in aspiring gold miner Andean Resources shot higher today after the company's $97.5 million Canadian placement closed heavily oversubscribed.June 26, 2009, 11:45 am

Billy Bob Thornton's daughter has been charged with first degree murder.June 26, 2009, 11:45 am

Tough economic times and an ageing membership have forced one of Perth's best-loved choirs to wind up after more than 30 years.June 26, 2009, 11:45 am

Twitter and bloggers have got the rumour mill spinning in top speed today with internet reports that Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett aren't the only celebrities to die today.June 26, 2009, 11:30 am

Texan cricket mogul and billionaire financier Allen Stanford has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of multi-billion dollar fraud, money-laundering and obstruction.June 26, 2009, 11:30 am

The corporate watchdog will decide if Kleenmaid's bosses will face prosecution for insolvent trading after liquidators lodged submissions today.June 26, 2009, 11:15 am

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday.June 26, 2009, 11:08 am