Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Breaking

  • Shots fired at Canning Mosque

    Three bullets were fired into the roof of a mosque in Queens Park.

    6 minutes ago
  • Researchers warn of mutated whooping cough

    The bacteria that causes whooping cough in Australia has mutated, scientists have warned, eroding the protection provided by the vaccine now given to children.

    16 minutes ago
  • Quake-hit Haiti supermarket collapses

    A quake-damaged Haitian supermarket has collapsed with several people inside and rescue crews are working to pull them out.

    37 minutes ago
  • Storm havoc at engineering business

    When Tara Cook opened her bedroom blinds today to the dull Dumbleyung morning light and looked at the battered, roofless remains of her two workplaces - the town primary school and its engineering business - she couldn't help but feel anger and hurt at the randomness of it all.

    1 hour, 59 minutes ago
  • Wheatbelt braces for more storms

    The Wheatbelt is bracing for another storm onslaught this afternoon less than 24 hours after hail, wind and rain tore roofs off homes and uprooted trees in Dumbleyung and Gnowangerup.

    February 10, 2010, 11:02 am
  • Kerr heads DJs glamour

    There was a strong mood of sophisticated glamour at this morning's David Jones winter 2010 collection launch in Sydney, with elegant, polished looks dominating the catwalk.

    February 10, 2010, 10:08 am
  • Highway reopens amid dense smoke

    The Coolgardie Esperance Highway has reopened but drivers are cautioned to drive carefully because of dense smoke.

    February 10, 2010, 10:01 am
  • Traffic heavy on Wanneroo Road

    Traffic is slow on the Mitchell Freeway southbound between Ocean Reef Road and Whitfords Avenue and is building quickly from Warwick Road to Scarborough Beach Road.

    February 10, 2010, 8:30 am
  • Give more fat kids gastric bands: study

    The authors of a major new Australian study into childhood obesity are advocating a big increase in the number of juvenile gastric banding operations.

    February 10, 2010, 8:28 am
  • Australian bobsleigh appeal upheld

    Australian bobsleigh pair Astrid Loch-Wilkinson and Cecilia McIntosh will compete at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

    February 10, 2010, 8:24 am
  • Confidence dips despite rate break

    Consumer confidence fell in February despite the Reserve Bank giving homeowners a reprieve from an expected interest rate rise.

    February 10, 2010, 7:30 am
  • Tiger a rabbit with 'declining fortune'

    It's the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it'll be a rough patch for the world's most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.

    February 10, 2010, 7:19 am
  • Accused WA sex pest loses confessions bid

    Accused West Australian child predator Scott Zirus has lost his bid to throw out video taped confessions Texas authorities claim he made.

    February 10, 2010, 6:53 am
  • BHP profit up amid cautious outlook

    Global miner BHP Billiton has unveiled a first half net profit up 134 per cent, but says it remain cautious about recovery and end demand for metal products remains sporadic.

    February 10, 2010, 6:17 am
  • CBA boosts first half profit by 13pc to $2.9b

    Commonwealth Bank has lifted its first half profit by 13 per cent after strong performance in its business banking and wealth management businesses.

    February 10, 2010, 6:14 am
  • Airline travellers face full body scans

    Not all passengers travelling on international flights will be subject to a full body scan, federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.

    February 10, 2010, 5:13 am
  • Give more fat kids gastric bands: study

    The authors of a major new Australian study into childhood obesity are advocating a big increase in the number of juvenile gastric banding operations.

    February 10, 2010, 5:01 am
  • Toyota announces mass Prius recall

    TOKYO (AFP) - Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.

    February 10, 2010, 4:06 am
  • Spies to take on people smugglers

    Kevin Rudd is to give Australia's top spy agency ASIO a new mission: protecting Australia from people smugglers.

    February 10, 2010, 2:45 am

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Opinion

  • Dennis Cometti

    February 3, 2010, 5:29 pm
    The rush to judge Andrew Lovett

    Andrew Lovett has made an AFL living by being hard to catch. These days though it seems his luck has run out.The newly acquired St Kilda speedster has been suspended indefinitely by the club following an ongoing Victoria police investigation into sexual...

  • Gareth Parker

    February 9, 2010, 3:19 pm
    Some thoughts on TV sport

    CBS, the American TV network which broadcast yesterday's Super Bowl, pays renowned sports broadcaster Jim Nantz US$3.9 million a year to call NFL football, golf and college...

  • Tiffany Fox

    February 3, 2010, 11:01 am
    Do you want cheese with that?

    There is something about a step-ball-change that always sucks me in, so when So You Think You Can Dance returned at the weekend, I was glued to the screen.I love watching talented people do talented things. I enjoy watching them tackle something new and...

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