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A US student has been found dead in the shower in her room at the University of Southern Queensland on Monday night. Journalism student and part time model, Emily Spickler, 19, was found by a fellow college resident. She had only been in Australia a few weeks. Police do not yet know how she … [Read more...]
Australian Unions are taking aim at Qantas following the airline's announcement that it plans to cut up to 1000 jobs. Qantas also plans to launch a premium airline based in Asia and a new Jetstar Japan budget airline. Australian Services Union (ASU) Assistant National Secretary Linda White … [Read more...]
The FBI have arrested a man in Louisville, Kentucky over the Madeleine Pulver necklace bomb hoax. The 50-year-old Australian man identified as Paul "Doug" Peters was was arrested without incident. Mr Peters, who flew between Australia and the United States for work and has family in both … [Read more...]
Australain police have gone into 'neither confirm nor deny' mode over reports they have a prime suspect in the frame for the Madeleine Pulver bomb hoax case. Media outlets are reporting that investigators have not released a description of 18-year-old Madeleine's attacker because they believed … [Read more...]
A Townsville woman got a surprise when unpacking her groceries with a friend last Sunday. Noticing a suspicious looking hole in the wrapping of a loaf of Helga's bread she said to her friend "This bread's got a hole in it, it looks like a rat's eaten into it." She was right the rat had chewed … [Read more...]
Australian police have freed a young woman in Sydney after a 10 hour effort to deal with a suspected bomb around her neck that was strapped to her body. Madeleine Pulver, 18, called police from her home in Mosman - a wealthy Sydney suburb - at 14:30. She says she had been studying for her exams … [Read more...]
A three-year-old Australian boy has suffered serious leg and arm injuries after being dragged under a ride-on mower driven by his grandfather. The boy was visiting his grandparents at their Manildra property near Orange, New South Wales when he wandered into the front yard about 6pm … [Read more...]
An Australian woman has won the right to sue a surgeon after finding she had lived for more than 15 years with a grapefruit-sized surgical sponge sewn inside her after abdomen. Helen O'Hagan claims the sponge was left in her abdominal cavity by surgeon Samuel Sakker during a 1992 … [Read more...]
The Australian made OMG Double Double burger from independent Brisbane fast-food outlet Chompers has won the latest roundof the 'shock' burger wars. The OMG Double Double contains two meat patties, two slices of cheese, bacon and lettuce all sandwiched between two Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Its … [Read more...]
The Australian government has signed an agreement confirming their deal with Malaysia to take asylum seekers picked up in Australian waters and send them to new transit centres in Kuala Lumpur. According to the plan the next 800 asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be fingerprinted … [Read more...]
Premier Retail, the owner of major fashion brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Peter Alexander, and Portmans has announced the closure of 50 stores and staff reductions. After what Chief Executive, Mark McInnes called "challenging" conditions in the retail sector. He said the company relied heavily on … [Read more...]
Two people have died in a helicopter crash on Sydney's north shore this morning police say. A resident said "A helicopter was more or less circling for a while, I thought they were looking for someone for a while and then I heard a bit of a crash ... as though it had hit the top of a … [Read more...]
Young Aussie soccer star, Ashleigh Connor has been killed in a car accident following a training meeting. The former Young Matildas striker had left a meeting with her Illawarra Stingrays teammates at Fairy Meadow's Fraternity Club at 9pm Wednesday night, but her car was not discovered until 8am … [Read more...]
A shopping trolley has fallen from a bridge onto a woman's car as she was driving along a highway on the New South Wales south coast, police said. The 30-year-old woman was driving her car along The Princes Highway, Nowra, about 6am yesterday. As she drove underneath a bridge, a shopping … [Read more...]
17 staff at Luna Park, theme park in Sydney have been sacked after taking advantage of an ATM machine onsite that was dispensing $50 notes in the place of $20 notes. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that news of the fault spread quickly among employees, and some staff returned to the ATM … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
The Wellywood sign blows during a TV4 news live feed interview. This is … [Read More and View]
