Thursday, November 18, 2010

Headlines Thursday 18th November 2010 - LAST

These are the final postings of headlines. From now on only special articles will be posted, and daily items for book keeping.
This is because my ISP (Telstra) 'forgot' to allow me access to their new account for almost a week.
I will now concentrate on raising the issue of the death of Hamidur Rahman and running for government in 2011
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Breaking News
Mum sparks bomb scare to stop wedding
A DISAPPROVING mother told Russian airport officials her daughter was a suicide bomber intent on blowing up a passenger jet in a desperate bid to stop her flying away to marry.

Longoria files for divorce after denial
DESPERATE Housewives star Eva Longoria filed divorce papers in Los Angeles today to end her three-year marriage to husband Tony Parker - just one day after reps for both denied rumours that Parker had filed for divorce in Texas.

Dollar back above US98c
THE dollar is higher this morning, after spending most of the last 24 hours below the US98-cent mark.

Dance teacher faces more sex charges
SEVEN more charges will be laid against a dance teacher who sexually assaulted girls at his school in Sydney's inner west.

US fighter jet goes missing
THE US Air Force is searching for one of its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jets today after it failed to return to base following a routine training mission yesterday.

NSW/ACT
Lane case now rests with jurors
SHE is the accused killer whose trial has become one of the most talked about court cases ever. But Keli Lane will say nothing more.

DOCS in crisis over staffing
DOCS staff are so stretched the ratio of workers to children in foster care is more than double what is required to keep youngsters safe.

Time to weed out the pests
WOLLI Creek Recreational Park appears a lush oasis in Earlwood. But it's one of the frontlines in the ongoing battle against weeds.

Leading dance teacher charged
A TOP instructor will be charged with seven counts of sexually assaulting students at one of Sydney's leading dance schools.

$120m payday for NSW racing
RACING industry poised for a big payday after court ruled wagering operators must pay 1.5pc of their turnover on bets on races in NSW.

Asbestos more deadly than driving
THE number of asbestos deaths in NSW will soon outnumber those killed on the state's roads, a scathing report has found.

Strangers stalking our streets
THE mother of an eight-year-old girl has told of the moment her child ran into her arms after escaping a would-be kidnapper.

Queensland
ALP donors win contracts
TWO developers who have donated generously to Labor are the biggest winners from the federal stimulus spending spree on social housing in Queensland.

Pollies in line for huge pay rise
STATE MPs and councillors could get a massive boost to their pay packets without having to lose precious perks like their federal counterparts.

MySchool website reloaded
PARENTS will be able to track the performance of their child's school and discover how much is spent on each student under major changes to the MySchool website.

Twins pull strings on Henson sequel
FILMMAKING twins Peter and Michael Spierig will use traditional muppets rather than sophisticated CGI for the sequel to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal.

Live AFL coverage gets bounce
QUEENSLAND AFL fans could benefit from the Government giving free-to-air television networks the right to show selected exclusive matches live.

Police competence no dead SERT
OUR elite SERT police dropped a high-powered rifle overboard in a Moreton Bay training exercise, and imported weapons parts without permits.

Elderly forced out of homes
DOZENS of people in their 80s and 90s face the loss of their rental homes as retirement village operators redevelop in search of higher profits.

Visit Brissie, cousin Kate
WHAT does a builder from Brisbane's southern suburbs have in common with a British princess-in-waiting? A great-grandmother is the answer to that question.

 

Power restored after blackout
POWER has been restored to 400 inner-city homes and businesses after a blown transformer plunged them into darkness.

Man critical after plane crash
TWO men have been injured, one critically, in a light plane crash near Mt Coleridge in far north Queensland

Victoria
Drunk P-plater faces $1.2 million bill
A 20-year-old driver who decided to take his car "for a couple of laps" while drunk faces a huge bill after causing a train derailment.

Our injured, ill sick of waiting
MORE than 70,000 ill Victorians left emergency wards untreated in the past year as they were sick of waiting.

Drunk P-plater faces $1.2 million bill
A 20-year-old driver who decided to take his car "for a couple of laps" while drunk faces a huge bill after causing a train derailment. 

Police take on search for Terry
VICTORIA Police stepped in to ensure the hunt for the body of missing schoolboy Terry Floyd could continue. 

Tyler 'didn't suffer', says paramedic
A PARAMEDIC who declared a teenager shot by police was dead believes the "poor boy" didn't suffer.

Great Aussie dream turns nightmare
BANKS and other lenders have moved to seize almost 11,000 Victorian properties worth about $2.5 billion in the past five years.

Heart attack trial a cool idea
HEART attack, crash and assault victims will soon have their bodies cooled to help prevent brain injuries.

Fashion's black for autumn
MELBURNIANS will indulge in their favourite black palette with sequins for days when the weather turns cold next year.

Party time for jaded pooches
IT used to be a dog's life to be bored in backyards. But that was before doggy day care and beach parties.

Praise for conjoined twins miracle
A YEAR ago Moira Kelly kept a vigil in church, praying for a miracle as surgeons worked to separateTrishna and Krishna. 

Northern Territory
Nothing new

South Australia
Police fall short with recruiting
GAINS in police recruitment are being offset by retirement or resignation, with the Opposition blaming "archaic operating procedures" for the losses.

Give us cash to do our job
CFS volunteers still are not being sufficiently trained, 10 months after the body made a plea for help, the CFS Volunteers Association says.

Our economy in a great state
SA's economy was the second strongest performer last financial year but the economic outlook was a "mixed bag", the NAB's David de Garis said.

Teens arrested after petrol bombing
TWO teenagers will face court after a petrol bomb was thrown through the bedroom window of a Sheidow Park house.

iLearn by iPad, say students
STUDENTS as young as five at Mark Oliphant College are using iPads to learn to count, read and spell, as northern schools become more tech-savvy.

Western Australia
Man pleads guilty to Perth crime spree
A MAN has pleaded guilty to armed robbery and carjacking charges after crashing a stolen motorcycle and setting fire to a four-wheel drive vehicle during a crime spree in Perth.

Accused car wash sex pest in court
A MAN accused of a number of child sex offences at a northern suburbs carwash has made a brief appearance in court.

Dad to fight umpire bash charge
A 41-YEAR-OLD father who allegedly assaulted an umpire during a junior football match is set to fight the charge.

First real taste of summer heat
PERTH is set to feel the sting of summer with at least three more days of searing 36C and 37C maximum temperatures.

Police to boost Schoolies presence
POLICE have bolstered manpower for 2010 Schoolies celebrations, amid a concession that officers were 'caught short' last year.

Premier backs CCC Taser probe
WA Premier Colin Barnett says a decision by the state's corruption watchdog to take over police investigations into the tasering of an unarmed man at a watch house is the 'proper process

Tasmania
Nothing new
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