Friday, January 11, 2008
Two women found dead in house in Orange
Emergency services workers have discovered the bodies of two women in Orange in central-west New South Wales. [MORE]
NZ takes Aust to WTO over apple import rules
New Zealand is seeking a ruling from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on whether tough Australian sanitary rules on imports of apples break global trading rules, a WTO document showed.[MORE]
Graziers face drought recovery challenge
A rural financial counsellor says there is still a tough time ahead for graziers as they begin to recover from drought. [MORE]
Newbery has double success at diving champs
Sydney and Athens Olympian Robert Newbery made a successful return to the sport at the Australian Open Championships at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre on Friday.[MORE]
Henin takes out Sydney International
Justine Henin extended her unbeaten run to 28 matches with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the Sydney International on Friday evening.[MORE]
Bush wraps up Middle East tour
US President George W Bush has finished his landmark Middle East tour, after boldly predicting the signing within a year of a peace treaty to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[MORE]
Commuters' body heat to warm Swedish office
A Swedish state-owned firm has found a cheap, eco-friendly source of energy to warm one of its offices: body heat from 250,000 commuters steaming through Stockholm's central train station.[MORE]
Men refused bail over Wadeye riot
Two men charged with taking part in a riot at the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye on Christmas Day have been refused bail.[MORE]
Victory thrash Phoenix to stay in finals hunt
Finals football is still a faint possibility for the Melbourne Victory, thanks to their 3-0 win over the Wellington Phoenix in their round 20 A-League clash at Docklands Stadium on Friday evening.[MORE]
Lightning sparks fresh Vic blazes
Lightning storms have sparked numerous blazes across Victoria, with six new fires sparked near Yea, north of Melbourne.[MORE]
'Swirly-face' paedophile suspect pleads not guilty
"Swirly-face" Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil has pleaded not guilty in a pre-trial court hearing to charges of molesting under-age children in Thailand, a court official said.[MORE]
Murray not blown away by windy conditions
Andy Murray turned in a practice match win at the Kooyong Classic on Friday, assured that the day's gusty conditions will not be a problem within the sheltered environs of the Australian Open.[MORE]
McArdle proposes changes to water tank rebates
The Queensland Opposition wants changes to the State Government's rebate scheme for rainwater tanks.[MORE]
Alleged drug importer refused bail
A Darwin man charged with conspiring to import 10 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, which is used to make the drug ice, into the Northern Territory has been refused bail.[MORE]
ACT deserves boost in health funding share: Stanhope
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says he will use a meeting with his state and federal counterparts next week to push the case for increasing the ACT's share of funding to reduce hospital waiting lists.[MORE]
Suharto's health declining again: doctors
The health of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto has taken another turn for the worse, with his kidneys weakening and signs of possible pneumonia emerging in his liquid-clogged lungs, doctors said.[MORE]
Qld Liberals to hold meeting on party's reform
Queensland Liberal leader Mark McArdle says his party will decide at a meeting next month how to proceed with the renewed push to reform conservative politics.[MORE]
Govt announces new petitions committee
The Federal Government has released the list of committees for the House of Representatives for this term of Parliament.[MORE]
Klinsmann to coach Bayern Munich next season
Bayern Munich have announced that former German national coach Juergen Klinsmann will take over as the club's new manager next season.[MORE]
Two Adelaide shops robbed
Two stores have been robbed within minutes in a suburb in Adelaide's north-east.[MORE]
Brisbane gets 96 extra bus services
An extra 96 bus services will start next month to try to ease the pressure on Brisbane's busiest and over-crowded routes.[MORE]
Road closed due to cave-in risk
A road on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been closed because of concerns of a possible cave-in during the wet weather.[MORE]
Ronaldo not for sale, insist Man Utd
Manchester United have insisted that in-form Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale at any price.[MORE]
Man pleads guilty to drunken killing
A mango farm worker accused of murdering a colleague after a drunken argument has indicated he will plead guilty to manslaughter.[MORE]
AFP, ASIO to monitor schools
The Government has announced that its security agencies will be helping schools deal with violent threats to its students.[MORE]
