News Archive

Rhys Williams' debut with the Socceroos could not have been better timed.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

State wingman Brett Wolfenden is poised to return for Swan Districts against Perth at Steel Blue Oval tomorrow.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

The multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of Belmont Park racecourse cleared its biggest hurdle yesterday when Planning Minister John Day backed the plan and tabled an amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

There may be a chill in the air but an outdoor skating rink in Sydney's CBD is enticing locals and tourists out of hibernation.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

John Worsfold's future could be resolved as early as today after the West Coast coach was yesterday offered a new deal.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Somalia's hardline Islamist Shebab rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed the country's security minister and several officials.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

A 27-year-old man is expected to face court today over an alleged road rage hit-and-run in Heathridge which left a northern suburbs' grandfather with multiple broken bones.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

As Dick Smith bedded down at Sydney's Luna Park to experience what it's like to be homeless on a wet wintery night, he recalled a dismal experience more than 40 years ago that gave him the confidence to start Dick Smith Electronics.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

A woman in Maryland has been indicted on charges of killing two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in her freezer.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

More than a quarter of South African men have admitted to raping a woman or girl, with 9.8 per cent forcing themselves on a victim for the first time before the age of 10, a study has found.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight from Belgium to the US died over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, but the jet landed safely with two co-pilots at the controls.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Swine flu could kill several hundred people in WA if the disease sets in, an infectious diseases expert warns.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

WA is on the verge of getting States and territories to agree to an overhaul of decade-old national guidelines on prisoner transport after the death in custody of an Aboriginal elder in the back of a van.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Novelist Tim Winton has won his fourth Miles Franklin Literary Award, Australia's most prestigious literary prize.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Baby-faced Fremantle teenager Tim Ruffles was last night within striking distance of an extraordinary AFL debut against competition trendsetters Geelong after being named in the Dockers 25-man squad for Sunday's game at Subiaco Oval.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Australia is still considering taking legal action against Japan to stop it killing whales, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

WA consumers are not getting the best possible variety and quality of potatoes because of an over-regulated industry, according to chef and food commentator Ian Parmenter.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

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The global recession, plummeting pelt prices and the prospect of a European ban on seal products have dramatically lowered the number of seals killed in this year's hunt, Canadian officials say.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am

Cody Ellis stepped out of his famous father's shadow years ago, mainly because of his growth spurt as a teen.June 19, 2009, 8:00 am