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Garrett's $50m roofing debacleThe Australian - - 1 hour ago TAXPAYERS will spend up to $50 million on home safety inspections after federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett bowed to industry and political pressure to deal with potentially deadly faults in his $2.45 billion program. Garrett in damage control The Age Brumby backs OPI, dismisses inquiry callsThe Age - - 1 hour ago PREMIER John Brumby has thrown his support behind Victoria's police watchdog despite its botched handling of perjury allegations against a former high-ranking police officer. Ex-top cop slams OPI after acquittal Sydney Morning Herald Last nail in watchdog's coffin The Australian Joyce 'like killer Ivan Milat'Courier Mail - - 35 minutes ago EMBATTLED Opposition Finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce has been likened to backpacker serial killer Ivan Milat by a Queensland Labor backbencher. Get it right, Abbott tells Joyce The Australian Labor's attacks highlight 'liability' label on Barnaby Joyce Sydney Morning Herald |
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Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests.
Iran in warning to street protesters The Australian
Sri Lanka Government, Opposition Supporters Clash in Colombo
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
Photo: AP Sri Lankan police officers try to stop pro government protesters from attacking supporters of defeated presidential candidate Gen.
Ukraine election: Yanukovych urges Tymoshenko to quit
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Viktor Yanukovych, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, has called on his rival to abandon her protests and resign as prime minister.
Yanukovych wins Ukraine vote by 3.5%: results Sydney Morning Herald
Final tally shows Yanukovich wins Ukraine election CNN International
Hackers target PM's website in protest
Sydney Morning Herald - - 6 hours ago
Websites were shut down, public servants received threatening phone calls and pornography was plastered across Kevin Rudd's home page in a major cyber protest against government plans to filter the internet.
Labor preselectionl battles spread on NSW central coast
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
KEVIN Rudd's political problems on the NSW central coast have deepened, with a second first-term Labor MP in the area set to face a preselection challenge.
Preselection challenges in tainted Labor seats Sydney Morning Herald
New Chief Justice to stay at home
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
QUEENSLAND judge Pat Keane yesterday made it clear that it would take more than an appointment as Federal Court Chief Justice to extract him from Brisbane.
Queenslander takes control of Federal Court Sydney Morning Herald
New Chief Justice The Age
BHP trounces market forecasts
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
BHP Billiton, the nation's biggest company and world's No 1 resources house, has delivered its worst first-half underlying profit in four years, as the global financial crisis slashed commodities prices and demand from their previous boom-time levels.
BHP Billiton Sticks To Its Guns Wall Street Journal
CBA may set rates above Reserve
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
THE Commonwealth Bank has indicated it could be forced to raise interest rates outside the Reserve Bank's official cycle, as volatile financial markets keep funding costs high for the nation's biggest bank.
CBA: Please excuse our embarrassing profit Sydney Morning Herald
CBA on track for a $6 billion full-year bottom line Courier Mail
Clive Palmer lukewarm on $3bn Resourcehouse IPO plan
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
MINING billionaire Clive Palmer yesterday backed away from speculation his company is planning a $3 billion float in Hong Kong as he admitted some details of his $US60bn ($69.5bn) coal deal with China were yet to be finalised.
Palmer hits out at media 'beat-up' over blunder Sydney Morning Herald
Clive Palmer claims big coal deal with China ABC Online
Google Buzz For Mobile Follows Foursquare With Location
eWeek - - 26 minutes ago
Google Buzz was accorded a lot of attention for its potential as a disruption to Facebook and Twitter when Google officials unveiled it Feb. 9, but Google also put its stake in the ground for social location services with Buzz.
Google Buzzes Social Networking Scene TechNewsWorld
Kaiser lobbied PM before top job
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
ANNA Bligh's former chief adviser, Mike Kaiser, lobbied the Prime Minister's office to locate the NBN headquarters in Brisbane only months before he was given a plum $450000 a year job with the national broadband network late last year without a formal ...
Why Conroy wants you to yawn and/or nod off Australian Personal Computer
Fast track to top NBN positions Sydney Morning Herald
BioShock has "many stories" to be told, says 2K
Computerandvideogames.com - 2 hours ago
There are "many stories" that could be told within the BioShock universe, the sequel's audio lead has told CVG. Speaking in our recently-published BioShock 2 interview, 2K's Michael Kamper said the series has some "pretty intense fans" who'd lap up any ...
Review: 2K Games' rapturous return to `BioShock' The Associated Press
Sydney Biennale dedicated to Waterlow
Ninemsn - - 55 minutes ago
Sydney's 17th Biennale will be dedicated to murdered art figure Nick Waterlow, a former curator of the international festival of contemporary art.
Biennale's art will reach the clouds Sydney Morning Herald
Precious age for Sydney biennale The Australian
David Jones' winter is hot, especially with Miranda Kerr on hand
NEWS.com.au - 50 minutes ago
We chat to Miranda Kerr at the 2010 David Jones Winter Launch. Produced by Tim Artlett. Hot designs ... Miranda Kerr showcases Carla Zampatti on the catwalk during the David Jones Autumn/Winter 2010 Fashion Launch at the Hordern Pavilion / Pic: Getty ...
David Jones | Miranda Kerr | Winter Fashion Sydney Morning Herald
Feral camels? Feed them to the crocodiles
Times Online - 7 hours ago
An Aboriginal community leader has come up with a unique solution to Australia's feral camel problem: feed them to the crocodiles.
Feral camels to be fed to crocodiles ABC Online
Wild camels could be fed to crocs in NT Special Broadcasting Service
Bring it back for Bob, McKenzie urges
Daily Telegraph - - 45 minutes ago
THE Waratahs will face a fired-up Queensland side inspired by the spirit of former Wallabies coach Bob Templeton in Saturday's Super Rugby hit-out at Suncorp Stadium.
Scott Higginbotham just what the Wallabies need Courier Mail
No banjo, but McKenzie has Reds tuned up Sydney Morning Herald
Ryan remembers the day Hindy got him
Sydney Morning Herald - - 1 hour ago
UNLIKE Kevin Sheedy, Beau Ryan knows exactly who Nathan Hindmarsh is. In fact, Ryan used to have a piece of paper with the signature of the face of rugby league in western Sydney, which represents the importance of days like yesterday.
NRL prepares to repel invaders The Australian
Who cares wins
The Age - - 1 hour ago
It's time to dust off the duffle coat - well, perhaps the team T-shirt - as the AFL's pre-season competition gets under way with four games this weekend.
Brett Kirk says no to swan song Daily Telegraph
Roos happy to be up to speed with changes to quicken pace of game Sydney Morning Herald
Surgery a winner for obese
The Australian - 38 minutes ago
SEVERELY obese adolescents can lose far more weight by undergoing a radical type of stomach banding surgery than they can through traditional attempts to cut back on calorie-laden food and boost their exercise.
Study backs gastric bands for obese teens Sydney Morning Herald
Kevin Rudd will fall short on pledge to build medical super clinics
The Australian - - 1 hour ago
KEVIN Rudd looks set to go to the next election with only five GP super clinics in full operation, well short of the 31 centres the Labor Party promised during the 2007 election campaign.
Study to examine GP super clinics impact Sydney Morning Herald
Defence pay system throws up more problems
NEWS.com.au - - 5 hours ago
DEFENCE'S troubled pay system has claimed its most high profile victim, with army chief Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie having to pay back $20000.
More Problems Thrown up by the Defense Pay System TopNews New Zealand
Army chief hit by ADF pay bungle ABC Online
Herbal cures `a toxic mix'
The Australian - - Feb 8, 2010
MANY herbal medicines are contaminated with potentially lethal doses of heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury, belying their reputation as low-risk "natural" products.
'Natural' remedies can prove lethal: research Sydney Morning Herald
Researcher warns on herbal medicines ABC Online
MPs sit overnight for surrogacy debate
NEWS.com.au - 3 hours ago
Surrogacy laws are being debated throughout the night. Photo: Katrina Tepper Source: news.com.au DEBATE enabling gay couples and singles to have a baby through altruistic surrogacy continues overnight.
Surrogacy changes 'treat children like pets' ABC Online
Qld MPs debate surrogacy laws Sydney Morning Herald
Body found in burnt-out house
ABC Online - 2 hours ago
Police say a body has been found at the site of a house fire in Queensland's central west. The overnight blaze destroyed the home on a property south east of Alpha.
Woman feared dead in fire NEWS.com.au
Body found in burnt out home in Qld BigPond News
Afghanistan's lifeline
BBC News - 2 hours ago
The Salang Tunnel is the only major north-south route in Afghanistan to remain open throughout the year. Providing the shortest all-weather route, the tunnel and the road through it cut the alternative journey from Kabul to the north by 300km (186 ...
64 buried in avalanches The Age