| Measles scare over lightning strike survivor
Seven News
Western Australia's Department of Health is trying to contact people who may have come into contact with a 16-year-old boy who is infected with measles. The teenager survived a lightning strike that...
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| Bad boy Watmough back in rep scene
Daily Telegraph
Watmough failed to grasp the discipline of playing State of Origin football for NSW in 2006 and was dumped after just one match. The coaching staff had felt his off-field behaviour was poor and his...
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| Australian dollar falls to .70 cents
The Sydney News.Net
The Australian dollar crashed to .70 cents overnight, takings it's losses for the past two months to 29%.
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| Wolfman puckers up in howling man pash
news.com.au
Yesterday marked a stunning start in the life of a man formerly known as The Wolfman. And he didn't miss the chance to show how happy he was by planting one on NRL teammate Anthony...
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| Australia in shock one percent interest rate cut
The Sydney News.Net
In the first sign that central banks will seriously combat rcession fears, Australia's Reserve Bank stunned markets Tuesday by cutting official interest rates by a full percentage point.
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| Benji Marshall - I feel fantastic
Daily Telegraph
Superstar Benji Marshall had this message for Australian league fans hoping for a green-and-gold clean sweep at the World Cup: "I'm feeling the best I've ever...
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| From park footy to kangaroo
Daily Telegraph
Click here to purchase great photos from the NRL grand final And his digs? He had to move back to his parents' Winston Hills home because he could no longer afford the $400-a-week rent for his...
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| Rees seizes the controls
Sydney Morning Herald
Nathan REES will wind the clock back when he announces plans today to overhaul RailCorp's management, and ditch the market-style corporate model championed by the former transport minister and ...
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| How much must Britt
Daily Telegraph
An autopsy on a body found near where Ms Lapthorne went missing has been inconclusive according to local police. "We can't tell for sure before we get the DNA analysis," said Police...
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| Dozens hurt as Qantas jet drops
Sydney Morning Herald
The transport safety watchdog is investigating an accident that sent a Qantas passenger jet plunging earthwards yesterday, injuring at least 40 passengers and crew, 15 seriously, and forcing the ...
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| Afghani leader death linked to Diggers
Daily Telegraph
The Australian Defence Force was working with the governor's tribe to ensure his death had no negative consequences for operations in the region. Air Chief Marshal Houston said a very confused...
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| Drug testing only in daytime
Daily Telegraph
Drug and alcohol testing of Sydney train drivers and rail staff will be limited to daytime working hours, raising questions about its legal responsibility to provide random testing amid the rising...
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| Premiers Manly strike it rich
Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph understands the Sea Eagles will attract a new major sponsor, increased corporate sponsorship, additional club membership, a sharp spike in merchandise sales and a new one-off...
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| Newborn found in flat
Sydney Morning Herald
A BABY girl, thought to be less that 12 hours old, was abandoned in the foyer of a block of units in Mortdale, in southern Sydney, yesterday afternoon. Residents of the building, two blocks from...
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| Woman sues over breast screen
Daily Telegraph
Performance standards within the State Government's Breast Screen clinics which urged staff to "keep down" the number of women recalled after mammograms could have resulted in a Sydney woman's...
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| Mid-air terror on flight QF72
Daily Telegraph
The flight - made the landing at Learmonth Airport near Exmouth just before 2pm WA time after what has been described as a "mid-air incident''. Thirty-six of the...
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| Tyred crocodile fights to survive
Daily Telegraph
The 3.5m saltie is still strong enough to submerge, even though it has to drag down a huge lump of rubber, but it is unlikely to be able to swim fast enough to catch prey. NT Parks and Wildlife...
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| Cool Costa comes a cropper
Daily Telegraph
The rebel with a cause is on crutches, his leg bound in plaster, after fracturing his ankle in a motorcycle accident last week. Mr Costa , came off his brand new Triumph Bonneville last week after...
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| Brisbane apartment project dismisses transport concerns
Seven News
The company behind a new apartment complex in Brisbane's West End says it does not think the project will worsen local traffic flow. The old box cardboard factory near the Brisbane River will be...
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| Breathing easier, but still feeling the strain
Sydney Morning Herald
Across Sydney's mortgage belt yesterday many families were celebrating the Reserve Bank's large interest rate cut, but others, like Sophia Helene, could only feel a little relieved. Ms Helene, 41...
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| Water to burn at fussy Starbucks
Sydney Morning Herald
While years of drought mean many Australians wouldn't consider leaving the tap running while they brush their teeth, the coffee shop chain Starbucks leaves a tap running all day in each of its 23 ...
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| Rees grilled at community forum
ABC
Residents in western Sydney have been given an opportunity to take their grievances directly to the Premier and cabinet ministers, with the first of several community forums being held tonight. ...
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| I felt butchered, Hasil patient says
Sydney Morning Herald
A THIRD former patient of the obstetrician Roman Hasil has spoken out about the horrific birth of her baby at Lismore Base Hospital, as it emerged yesterday that overseas criminal checks on...
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| Patients to be told of extra gap fees
Sydney Morning Herald
Gap fees charged by doctors after treatment without warning are in line for restrictions by the Federal Government. The Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, today will foreshadow measures to ensure...
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| House buyers win 1pc reduction
Daily Telegraph
Home buyers will get about $160 a month slashed from their mortgage payments after the Reserve Bank tackled serious economic concerns with a massive interest rate cut.
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| Rate cut restraint is just the job
Daily Telegraph
Although payments on average mortgages are headed down by around $220 a month, there is a fundamental piece of economics you should remember. Interest rates go up in economic booms - they go down in...
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| Relief at last for hard-hit families
Daily Telegraph
Desperation turned to jubilation for cash-strapped Australian families last night, after major lenders indicated they would pass on most of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut.
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