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Humiliated Fearnley blasts Jetstar policy
Jetstar has apologised to disabled athlete Kurt Fearnley, who launched a scathing attack on the airline after choosing to crawl around Brisbane airport rather than use an unsuitable wheelchair.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 8:40 am -
Mango madness
Something strange is afflicting the folks of the north.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:15 am -
Man saves woman, child from shop fire
A Tasmanian tow-truck driver is being hailed a hero, after rescuing a woman and her child from a burning take-away shop.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:13 am -
RSPCA investigates feral cat shootings
The RSPCA is investigating the shooting of feral cats at the Mildura animal shelter last week.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 9:00 am -
Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.
November 24, 2009, 6:00 am -
Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals
OSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses.
November 24, 2009, 6:00 am -
Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf
A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).
November 24, 2009, 5:59 am -
Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.
November 24, 2009, 5:56 am -
Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
November 24, 2009, 12:33 am -
Houston, we have a baby
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early on Sunday to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born.
November 23, 2009, 5:08 pm -
Roo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
A man has been attacked by a kangaroo while trying to rescue his dog from a dam at Arthurs Creek, north-east of Melbourne.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 3:17 pm -
Exotic animals sold to Top End safari reserve
Exotic animals collected at a cattle station in the Northern Territory that were originally thought to have been moved to a Queensland zoo were actually moved to a hunting safari reserve near Arnhem Land.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 1:00 pm -
Bridge named after former deputy premier Tom Burns
A bridge in Brisbane has been named after a former Queensland deputy premier Tom Burns.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 11:14 am -
WA's Australians of the Year
One of the world's leading alzheimers researchers has been named WA's Australian of the Year.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 1:24 pm -
Simpsons' Sarkozy lampoon an internet hit
Thousands of French internet users have flooded video sharing websites to enjoy a lampoon of their glamorous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show, The Simpsons.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 10:36 am -
Cranky NT croc finds new home in Texas
It has taken several planes, a crane and good dose of valium, but a giant Northern Territory crocodile named Errol has made it all the way to Texas Zoo.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 11:26 am -
Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers
ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday.
November 21, 2009, 4:14 am -
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
November 21, 2009, 3:04 am -
Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
November 21, 2009, 3:03 am -
Tree of Knowledge memorial wins award
The controversial monument to the historic Tree of Knowledge in western Queensland has won national recognition.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 2:00 pm
