News Archive

An Auckland IT consultant has been jailed for two and a half years for ripping off ACC and his employer.October 13, 2009, 12:56 pm

WA wine producers are casting economic pessimism aside with some charging nearly $500 a bottle as the latest release wines start to hit shop shelves.October 13, 2009, 12:53 pm

Visit the National Geographic Earth page to discover what's inside the earth, oceans and discover what makes the earth move and shake.October 13, 2009, 12:51 pm

Sydney and Melbourne might be bustling and vibrant, but international students also think they are the most unfriendly and unsafe Australian cities to live in.October 13, 2009, 12:50 pm

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may be preparing to launch more short-range missiles a day after it fired a barrage off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, quoting a government source.October 13, 2009, 12:48 pm

The Australian share market had extended its gains by mid-morning, boosted by banking and commodity stocks, and following a positive lead from world markets overnight.October 13, 2009, 12:46 pm

Australia’s most coveted sports trophy, the Melbourne Cup, came to Perth today as the countdown to the race that stops the nation begins.October 13, 2009, 12:44 pm

With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer's estate after Paul Anka revealed he was the song's co-writer.October 13, 2009, 12:42 pm

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The Victorian government will begin talks with the families of slain good samaritans about how to honour their acts of selfless courage.October 13, 2009, 12:37 pm

October 12!

The Caulfield Cup is still days away, the Melbourne Cup still three weeks away and the domestic cricket season has barely started...October 13, 2009, 12:34 pm

An individual body needs to be in charge of implementing and controlling rules surrounding the complicated expenses system for MPs, an expert on political corruption says.October 13, 2009, 12:33 pm

Directors of AdultShop.com have all but snubbed a $5.2 million takeover offer from rival sex shop Sexyland Australia.October 13, 2009, 12:33 pm

Take a look at some amazing feats of athleticism form the World Masters Games in Sydney - including 100-year-old Brisbane great-grandmother Ruth Frith's shot put gold.October 13, 2009, 12:32 pm

Cyclist Hayden Roulston has started his build-up to next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.October 13, 2009, 12:30 pm

Family carpet business destroyed in $1m factory blaze.October 13, 2009, 12:18 pm

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Suspicious deaths.October 13, 2009, 12:12 pm

Jo is a clinical psychologist and writes regularly for New IdeaOctober 13, 2009, 12:12 pm

One in six Australians is already having problems repaying their debt even without the added burden of rising interest rates, a new survey has found.October 13, 2009, 12:08 pm

The shock withdrawals of Speed Gifted and Maldivian from Saturday's $2...October 13, 2009, 12:05 pm

The lawyer who got AFL bad boy Barry Hall off a punching charge allowing him to play in the 2005 grand final has been appointed a Victorian Supreme Court judge.October 13, 2009, 12:05 pm