Sunday 5th July, 2009
Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
Australian News.NetHollywood superstar Tom Cruise has gifted his daughter Suri a toy kangaroo after she fell in love with the animal during a trip to the Melbourne zoo.
Mitchell Johnson - Baseball's loss and cricket's gain
Australian News.NetSydney, : If Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was not spearheading Australia's pace attack, possibilities would have been high that he could have been a pitcher in any major baseball league.
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Australia later this year
Australian News.NetQatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season.
Warne rates Australian squad
Australian News.NetSydney, With the Ashes series scheduled to begin in less than a week's time, former Australian spin legend Shane Warne has rated each player of the Australian squad.
Kidman bears midriff to squash pregnancy rumours
Australian News.NetTo put an end to non-stop pregnancy rumours, Australian actress Nicole Kidman bared her midriff on the set of 'Rabbit Hole' in Queens, New York.
Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck
Australian News.NetSydney, : This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.
Warne says the side that uses the new ball well will be the Ashes winner
Australian News.NetAshes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne.
Butt facials replace Brazilian wax as the hottest new fad Down Under!
Australian News.NetMelbourne, : The Brazilian wax may have become a thing of the past, for loads of people in Australia are now opting for butt facials, the new deep cleansing beauty treatment concentrating on below the belt maintenance.
2005 Ashes destroyer Jones says Lee will swing momentum
Australian News.NetWorcester, : Former England pacer Simon Jones believes Australia's Brett Lee will swing the momentum in this year's Ashes series.
Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee
Australian News.NetWorcester, : Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year.
Australian cricketers feel KP is 'the world's best'
Australian News.NetWorcester, : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia.
Australia to hold 'Harmony March' in solidarity with Indian students
Australian News.NetDharamsala, : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12.
Aussies upbeat after draw with Lions
NDTVAustralia coach Tim Nielsen said his side are in the best possible shape ahead of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff next week.The tourists drew their final warm-up match after the England Lions were...
Greedy motorist stole from dying truckie
News.com.auA THIEF is believed to have stolen pumpkins and other vegetables from the wreckage of a crash that killed a truckie on Brisbane's Gateway Motorway yesterday.
Ten men charged over brutal assault
News.com.auDetectives in Melbourne have charged ten men over a assault outside a nightclub two years ago that left an 18-year-old man with a permanent brain injury.
Skaf brothers banned from sharing cell
News.com.auUnder new rules introduced by the New South Wales government, any siblings who have committed crimes in company will be banned from sharing a cell together in any NSW prison unless an exemption is...
Smokers face $20 cigarette packs
News.com.auCigarettes could cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping if radical proposals now under consideration by the federal government are accepted.
Wine prices driven lower than water
News.com.auA WINE glut has driven prices lower than bottled water as the industry faces an unprecedented meltdown and a fire-sale of unprofitable vineyards.
Driver killed after truck drives into quarry
ABC NewsA man has been killed in a truck crash in north Queensland this afternoon. Police say the truck drove off the Flinders Highway into a quarry west of Townsville at about 1:00 pm AEST. The driver...
Aussies look on target
New Zealand HeraldAustralian stars Scenic Blast and Takeover Target completed their preparations for next Friday's Group One July Cup when pleasing connections in a workout on the July course in Newmarket.The pair had...
Australia probes navy 'sex game'
BBCAn investigation is under way in Australia over claims that navy sailors competed with each other to bed their female colleagues for cash prizes.According to Channel Seven news, sailors on board HMAS...
Rudd gives school with one kid $140k
News.com.auA even though it has already has a new one. Another $110,000 grant from the Rudd...
Aussie girl was Jackson's guitarist
News.com.auThe blonde guitarist who featured in the final video of Michael Jackson rehearsing before his death has been revealed as an Adelaide girl. Orianthi Panagaris, of Hawthorn, has told of her...
Australian climber dead after fall in K-Country
Calgary HeraldA young Australian man is dead after a fall while scrambling up Mount Kidd in Kananaskis.The 24-year-old was scrambling --climbing without a rope usually on low-angle terrain--with another man when...
Fire forces evacuation of Town Hall supermarket
ABC NewsA major supermarket in central Sydney has been evacuated after a fire in a lift this afternoon. The fire brigade says it took 40 minutes to put out the blaze which started in a lift motor in the 10...
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