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Cops say Aussie tried to sell them 228g of meth

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:12:05 GMT

A WEST Australian man is facing a mandatory death sentence in Malaysia after being officially charged with drug trafficking.

HSU pair hit back at Thomson's 'fantasy' claims

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:45:46 GMT

KATHY Jackson and Marco Bolano accuse Craig Thomson of lying to Parliament.

Thomson in tears: They spied on my wife

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:48:20 GMT

MP accuses Opposition of "unleashing the lynch mob" and media of hovering at bathroom window while wife showered.

Shots fired at police during suburban siege

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:01:26 GMT

GUNMAN who fired four shots at officers in Melbourne was behind the hold-up of three detectives last night, police say.

Man found guilty of murdering 12-year-old girl

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:19:09 GMT

RENZO Da-Pra stabbed his neighbour Emma Wighton to death, attacked her granny and killed his own father.

Qantas cuts 500 jobs - 'we don't have the work'

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:21:59 GMT

UPDATE: Unions say cuts will affect maintenance of aircraft and threaten national security.

Qantas axes 500 jobs - 'we don't have the work'

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:21:59 GMT

AIRLINE says 422 of the jobs will go from its heavy maintenance base at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne as part of restructure.

Belanglo killer: I am not fazed by blood

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:35:11 GMT

POEMS written by a relative of serial killer Ivan Milat give chilling insight into his murder of a teenager in NSW forest.

Diners flee as man pulls gun inside restaurant

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:39:45 GMT

POLICE tell diners to get up and run after a man points a gun at four officers in a restaurant.

Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb dead

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:40:07 GMT

BEE Gees singer Robin Gibb has died after a long battle with colon and liver cancer.

Man dies after fatal 'love triangle' stabbing

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:21:20 GMT

A LOVE triangle allegedly involving a man and two sisters has ended with a horrific double stabbing and a shocking death.

Daddy issues: IVF for lesbians 'a threat to men'

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:47:34 GMT

PUSH to allow lesbians access to IVF undermines traditional family and writes off fathers, says South Australian MP.

Radelaide? South Australia 'needs a new name'

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:30:09 GMT

PUBLIC vote should give South Australia a new name and "a new brand", according to the state's business lobby.

One month on, cops admit to Baden-Clay suspect

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:13:39 GMT

POLICE are still interviewing friends and family of Allison Baden-Clay in their quest to solve the murder of the mum.

Sheriffs not sure if skull is Zahra Baker's

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:32:53 GMT

FORENSIC tests on a skull and other bones yet to determine if they are the remains of murdered Aussie schoolgirl.

More than 400 airline maintenance jobs to go

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:13:21 GMT

QANTAS set to shed more than 400 jobs in its engineering department as it closes down its base at Tullamarine Airport.

Stem cell medicine thrown an umbilical rope

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

IT'S current preservation for future regeneration - and now umbilical cord tissue is going on ice in Australia for the first time.

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

FORMER Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died.

Pair arrested over high school bomb attack

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

POLICE have two suspects in custody over the bombing of a school that killed a girl and seriously injured five others.

There will be no poking fun at Muhammad

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

PAKISTAN blocked Twitter today over a competition to post caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on the site.

The heat is on - a ray of hope for cancer fight

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

A DIFFERENT type of cancer treatment could be available in Australia within months if Jenny Barlow has her way.

CRAIG'S LIST: What do we want? Thomson! When do we want him? Now!

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

TODAY it will be all eyes on the theatre of Craig Thomson addressing Parliament and the subsequent question time antics.

Law tears family apart - all for one angry shot

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

MUM of three will spend the next 20 years in jail for firing a gun into a wall during a domestic dispute, even though no one was hurt.

It's uncomplicated for Zuckerberg and Chan

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:42:50 GMT

FACEBOOK founder marries his long-time girlfriend in a small ceremony, but not before updating his status.

PM to miss Craig Thomson's speech to parliament

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:22:32 GMT

CRAIG Thomson set to tell parliament he didn't use union funds to pay for prostitutes but PM won't hear his explanation.