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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:08 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:08 -0400 30 Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season. http://www.australiannews.net/story/514948 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:53:36 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/514948 To 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515225 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:30:15 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515225 Hollywood 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515215 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:30:04 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515215 Sydney, July 4 : 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515162 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:20:12 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515162 Sydney, July 4: 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515152 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:20:02 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515152 Sydney, July 4 : 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515131 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:04 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515131 Las Vegas, July 4 : Who uses the new ball better - Australia or England - will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515079 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:02 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515079 Melbourne, July 4 : 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515072 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:04 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515072 Worcester (UK), July 4 : Former England pacer Simon Jones believes Australia's Brett Lee will swing the momentum in this year's Ashes series. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515067 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:30:13 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515067 Worcester (UK), July 4 : 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. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515063 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:30:09 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515063 Worcester, July 4 : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia. http://www.australiannews.net/story/515009 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:08 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/515009 Dharamsala, July 4 : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12. http://www.australiannews.net/story/514990 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:09 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/514990 Under 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 gra... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866962&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:23 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866962&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 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 died... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866967&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:47:17 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866967&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 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 he... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866969&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:59:13 -0400 Calgary Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866969&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CIGARETTES 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. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866958&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:19 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866958&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SCHOOL with just one pupil for 2010 has been given a $140,000 government grant to build a covered playground - even though it has already has a new one. Another $110,000 grant from the Rudd Governm... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866963&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:20 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866963&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 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 s... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866968&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:47:18 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866968&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE 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 devastation... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866965&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:25 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866965&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian 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 ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866966&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:46:20 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866966&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 An 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 ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866330&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:39:59 -0400 BBC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866330&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A GROUP of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866964&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:18 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866964&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wellington - Three people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday, reporting the country's first fatalities from the H1N1 virus. It said the chief corone... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866961&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:33:18 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866961&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 But even as its star appeared to be rising, the Australian wine industry was sliding, selling a greater volume of wine at increasingly lower prices. Last year, the average price per liter of Australia... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866485&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:08:51 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866485&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Is this legit? Seems pretty stupid to stay involved with Aust Rugby if he's just been snubbed and isn't that likely to play at the top level again which is what he would want to do whatever code he pl... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866960&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:58:36 -0400 Sportal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25866960&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE cash-strapped Sydney West Area Health Service has issued a call to all staff to apply for voluntary redundancy, saying the move will "streamline services" for patients. The Health Services Union ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865463&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:16 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865463&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 FORMER tennis ace Mark Philippoussis had a setback yesterday in his fight to pay more than $1.3 million in debts when his Melbourne home failed to sell at auction.The five-bedroom Williamstown townhou... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865467&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:10 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865467&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WONDERS are performed every day at the Sydney Children's Hospital but saving the life of Amy Poynting has been nothing short of a miracle.Amy, 4, was diagnosed 14 months ago with a highly aggressive b... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865472&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:54 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865472&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE NSW Sentencing Council will embark on a program of widespread community consultation and public forums to break down what is seen as a misconception of the processes of justice, crime rates and se... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865470&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865470&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 ANDREW REID and the larrikin lifeguards from the hit TV show Bondi Rescue are competing in next month's Sun-Herald City2Surf for a slab of beer.But there is a serious side to their fun running."R... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865474&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:49 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865474&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 DETECTIVES 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. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865448&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:55 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865448&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 As the number of swine flu cases in Australia soars past 4,500, new research indicates that indigenous people may be more susceptible to the contagious virus, compounding an array of existing health... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865119&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:50:40 -0400 VOA http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865119&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 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. The 47-year-old married driver from Lowoo... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865456&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:29 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865456&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CASH-STRAPPED families are increasingly cutting costs at the dinner table, an online survey has found. They have become stricter with their grocery bills since the economic downturn, it shows. At the... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865469&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865469&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A TEENAGER who has been battling eye and neck cancer for almost a year, is among the first Queenslanders to have the latest radiation therapy technique. Doctors hope the advanced treatment will elimi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865461&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:26 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865461&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The head of Australian Community Children Services has welcomed recommendations to the Government to increase staff training and numbers at childcare centres. An expert panel has told the Federal Gov... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865478&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:30:49 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865478&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BOB KNIGHT, the victim of a Sydney shoot-out, was remembered yesterday for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio.Hundreds of mourners packed... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865468&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865468&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CHEAP housing and remoteness are contributing to some regional areas becoming havens for violent criminals, researchers say. Criminologists say some country towns across the state have crime rates th... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865460&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:21 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865460&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 READING is a great way to increase your vocabulary, entrants in the Premier's Reading Challenge have discovered. Students at Heathcote Public School last week heard from the director-general of the D... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865462&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:19 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865462&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 31-YEAR-OLD Townsville mother of two is taking action against her former real estate employer for allegedly exposing her to toxic mould. Regina Senger, 31, says she first alerted her employer to su... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865453&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:33 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865453&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Gold Coast Airport Marathon must be a cinch compared to Melissa Pearce's other epic race. Whatever fatigue or pain she battles in today's 5km event, it cannot compete with her eight-hour race for... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865457&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:27 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865457&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 INDIA has drawn up plans for a massive economic liberalisation program that could create vast new markets for foreign companies. Finance Secretary Pranab Mukherjee has said the country needs to invit... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865480&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:10:23 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865480&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 COURAGE is not something many parents would want their children recognised for. It usually means they have faced a daunting threat and that's one thing Linda Friedrich wishes she could have protected ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865455&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:30 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865455&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 FIGURES showing a record number of first-home buyers building homes in June are a sign the housing sector is recovering, the State Government said yesterday.The number of grants given to first-home bu... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865473&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:48 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865473&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AT ALMOST every level, Melbourne business is thrashing its Sydney counterpart — and it has been doing so almost from the moment the prawn bike made its grand entrance as part of the Sydney Olympics ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865481&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:10:17 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865481&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adelaide has endured a courageous final-term display from strugglers Richmond to notch a sixth successive victory, getting away by 17 points at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast. The Crows' 15.12 (10... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865477&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:08:53 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865477&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE leader of Sydney's historic green ban movement is backing a push for union opposition to the NSW Government's proposed Metro station at Pyrmont.More than 200 people, including Opposition Leader Ba... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865466&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:08 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865466&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Blessed Mary McKillop . . . example. PRESSING for Blessed Mary MacKillop's sainthood, and arm-twisting to secure Australia a soccer World Cup, will be on the Prime Minister's agenda on an internatio... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865465&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:12 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865465&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WHEN you hear the name Ledger you immediately think of Heath, but another young Ledger - the late actor's cousin - is set to star in front of the cameras. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865475&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:58 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865475&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 TELEVISION star Jodi Gordon is on the verge of quitting Australia and her spot on soap Home And Away, according to sensational claims to be published tomorrow in a women's magazine. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865476&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:54 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865476&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SIX-YEAR-OLD Tasmanian boy accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a backyard trampoline yesterday.The boy was discovered at 11.30am by his father who ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865464&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:14 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865464&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE personal details of millions of Queenslanders are at risk from hackers and identity fraud due to poor security in State Government computer systems. The vulnerability, which could leave people ex... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865454&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:32 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865454&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SYDNEY man visiting a friend last week was allegedly bound, gagged with a sock and beaten with a metal bar in an attempt to extort $5000.The friend, Shane Owen Campbell, faced Parramatta Local Court... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865471&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:56 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865471&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AT least 40 online ticket sales are being investigated as the Queensland Police Service's Property Crime Investigation Unit closes in on illegal scalping. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865459&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:19 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865459&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE ever-popular Thomas Joseph Crossword and Cryptoquote has a new home in The Examiner. It can be found on the back page of Saturday Extra (page 42 today) and will feature on the inside back page fro... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865450&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:12 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865450&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE EXOTIC world of Oman, in the Middle East, will come to Launceston next week, thanks to a group of Omani Australian Maritime College students. The sounds, sights and smells of the rich, very differ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865449&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:11 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865449&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tom Boonen was yesterday granted an 11th hour reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts tomorrow, local television reported in Belgium yesterday.The former world road race champion from B... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865451&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:10 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865451&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WORCESTER - With his Test career on the line and Australia being humbled by the England Lions, Brett Lee was busy playing up to the crowd at the picturesque New Road. Not an uncommon sight for the fas... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865452&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:08 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25865452&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Former Australian Test prop Mark O'Meley has agreed to join Super League Hull FC on a three-year deal.The Sydney Roosters forward is to undergo knee surgery this week, ruling him out for the remainder... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864425&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:14:57 -0400 BBC Sport http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864425&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Melbourne hung on to their top four position in the NRL by their finger-tips after scrambling to a gutsy 18-14 win over Newcastle at Olympic Park. Centre Will Chambers crossed with only three minutes... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864428&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:35 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864428&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 ``We have stopped our story plot and now we know what we're dealing with in terms of the final piece,'' producer Paul Butler said. ``We have finished up part of it and it (final copy) could be finishe... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864435&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:09:50 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864435&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Education Department has described the decision by police to refer the 14-year-old girl to the Juvenile Justice Team as a landmark development.Determined to get a grip on the troubling trend of st... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864432&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:09:56 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864432&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 I was in the kitchen, standing by the kettle waiting to make a cup of tea for my visiting grandmother when I thought, "I’ll just go and check on Tom". The horror of what I saw next wil... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864434&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:09:48 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864434&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 West Coast's woes on the road persist but coach John Worsfold feels the problem will fix itself as they develop in the AFL. Saturday's 20-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG was their 18th straight aw... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864426&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:34 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864426&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 This is despite the police force's communications director describing mediums as ``hocus-pocus'' and stating ``no reputable policing agencies use psychics''. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864431&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:02 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864431&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 North Queensland have overcome the loss of three injured stars - including NSW State of Origin forward Luke O'Donnell - to post a gutsy 24-4 NRL victory over Cronulla and keep their top four hopes ali... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864427&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:38 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864427&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Its 100 officers will have to oversee more than 600,000 recreational fishers and 50 commercial operations on over 12,500km of coastline under a licensing decree issued this week, according to principa... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864430&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:05 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864430&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Latest police figures show seven women had their cars seized every month last year. In 2005, the first full year of hoon laws, only 10 were caught. Police have caught 185 female hoons since the laws w... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864433&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:09:46 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864433&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 ST John Ambulance has admitted that internal mistakes contributed to the recent deaths of three patients, including one case when a 000 call was completely deleted. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864429&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:09 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864429&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A family from Sydney is in hospital after being rescued from their leaking boat in north Queensland. A man, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were travelling from Sydney to Townsville when the boat lost ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864438&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:22:03 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864438&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Hawthorn produced one of the worst halves of football in recent seasons, conceding a massive 84-point deficit to the Western Bulldogs at the long change at Docklands this evening. The Hawks' 2009 cam... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864436&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:00:38 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864436&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 In Western Australia the local post office will soon become a distributor of gun licences. The scheme will make it easier to get a firearm licence because applicants will not necessarily have to go t... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864439&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:22:02 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864439&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Will Murphy, 7, inspects the teeth of a Theropod dinosaur at an exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, 2008. Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on F... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864349&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:31:51 -0400 SINA http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25864349&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Gold Salute stormed to its third straight victory to claim the Winter Championship Final at Flemington on Saturday afternoon. The five-year-old overcame Benelli in a dash for the line with Famous Rom... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863127&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:17:49 -0400 ABC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863127&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane utility Jared Brennan faces a headbutt charge after inexplicably snapping during his side's 48-point loss to Port Adelaide. Brennan was charged with headbutting Power onballer Josh Carr in t... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863136&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:00 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863136&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors allegedl... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863133&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:05 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863133&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wellington - New Zealand has had its first fatalities linked to the H1N1 flu, with three deaths in the last week, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The deaths came as the country's tally of ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863132&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:03:13 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863132&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wests turned in a scintillating attacking performance to notch up a 54-20 destruction of the hapless Rabbitohs at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Saturday evening. It was the Tigers of old with the ball ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863141&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:56:37 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863141&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wests Tigers have kept alive their slim hopes of booking a top eight NRL spot with a emphatic 54-20 victory over South Sydney in an entertaining but error-strewn encounter at ANZ Stadium. The Tigers ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863134&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863134&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SIX-year-old Tasmanian boy has accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a trampoline. Police said the boy was using a trampoline placed under a clothes... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863139&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:17 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863139&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Perth Glory have warmed up for next Friday's clash with Wolverhampton by thrashing WA Premier League side Cockburn 7-0 on Saturday afternoon, while the Gold Coast maintained its ominous pre-season... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25862760&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:23:40 -0400 Sportal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25862760&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A six-year-old boy has died in a tragic accident after he became tangled in the rope of a clothes line at his New Norfolk home this morning.At about 11.30am the boy was jumping on a trampoline in his ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863131&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:23:02 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25863131&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she is stepping down and will not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid. Palin, who was Republican John ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861346&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:21:54 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861346&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 In another sign that the worst of the global financial crisis may be over, the WA Government will reject a Commonwealth offer to guarantee the State’s debt. The move mirrors Victoria’s decision to... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861347&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:20:16 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861347&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will have an audience with the Pope next week when he travels to Europe to take part in crucial talks on climate change. Mr Rudd will leave on Monday for the six-day trip ta... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861216&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:19:34 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861216&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Flight Lieutenant David John Shannon, of No 617 Squadron RAF, just before the famous Dambusters raid against targets in the Ruhr Valley, Germany, in May 1943. (Australian War Memorial) http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861340&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:58:57 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861340&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The federal government says it has no plans to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from tampons, after a major supermarket chain announced it's cutting ten per cent from its prices on female hygie... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861331&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861331&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Melbourne have honoured club legend Jim Stynes with an emotional 20-point AFL victory over West Coast at the MCG. The last-placed Demons held off the Eagles in the final term for their second win of ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861329&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:06 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861329&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane was restricted to just three minor scores in the final quarter as Port Adelaide ran away to record an eight-goal victory at Football Park on Saturday afternoon, ending a two-match losing stre... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861320&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:58:56 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861320&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Police investigating the crash said the white Toyota Hilux was travelling south on the Calder Highway, about 8km north of Ouyen, when the driver lost control of his vehicle about 1.30pm (AEST). The v... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861324&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:05 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861324&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 South Australia's embattled Opposition Leader, Martin Hamilton-Smith, has scored a narrow win in this morning's leadership spill but he may not remain in the top job. Mr Hamilton-Smith won the joint ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861343&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:58:53 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861343&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 DEFENCE says it's unlikely Australian troops were responsible for the death of a civilian woman during an operation in Afghanistan earlier this year. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861339&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:02 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861339&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Melbourne Vixens have done their bit - now they need Adelaide Thunderbirds to do them a favour to secure a home trans-Tasman netball championship semi-final. The Vixens scored a percentage-boosting 4... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861330&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861330&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The RSPCA is hoping to persuade Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to reject the Northern Territory Government's plan to allow crocodile safari hunting. The Territory Government says traditio... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861344&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:01 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861344&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WorkSafe spokesman Michael Birt said no one was hurt when the plasterboard fell about 30 storeys in Melbourne's Southbank onto the road below. Police said traffic was disrupted for about an hour. He... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861334&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:11 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861334&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane have paid a heavy price for their NRL return to form with star winger Israel Folau likely to be out until the finals after fracturing his ankle in the 28-14 win over the Warriors on Friday ni... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861333&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861333&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The steep climb has outstripped the rate of increase in national figures and includes 142 cases admitted to hospital – eight of whom have been placed in intensive care. NSW Health confirmed tha... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861337&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:06 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861337&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Melbourne Vixens have leapt to the top of the ANZ Championship ladder through a percentage-boosting 41-goal victory over the Central Pulse on Saturday afternoon.Looking to keep their hopes of a ho... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861328&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:17:16 -0400 sportal.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861328&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 An investigation is underway into a fatal house fire at Beaufort, in Victoria's west. At 5:45am emergency services were called to a Halpin Street house, where they found the body of a 20-year-old man... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861345&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:02 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861345&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney Roosters prop Mark O'Meley has agreed a three-year deal with UK Super League side Hull beginning next year. O'Meley has been falling out of favour with the Roosters and coach Brad Fittler and ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861342&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:12 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=25861342&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33