• Planes, Tennis, Gymnastics and Jars of Awesomeness!

    Shae tries her hand at rhythmic gymastics with some very funny results.June 30, 2009, 11:55 am

  • Port offers Williams new deal

    Port Adelaide has finally made a contract offer to premiership coach Mark Williams, ending a bizarre 24 hours at Alberton...June 30, 2009, 11:42 am

  • Boxing debut ends in death

    Questions have been raised over the handling of a boxing bout that resulted in death.June 30, 2009, 11:41 am

  • Mains calls for Henry to go

    The calls for Graham Henry to step down as All Blacks coach have started. Former coach Laurie Mains says it is hard to judge from the outside, but he is having trouble trying to pick up the pattern the All Blacks are trying to play.June 30, 2009, 11:37 am

  • McVeigh's costly night out

    A night on the town has cost senior midfielder Mark McVeigh the opportunity to return to the Essendon line-up for Friday night's blockbuster against Collingwood...June 30, 2009, 11:32 am

  • The last photos of Michael Jackson

    In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned shows in London at the Staples Center on June 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.June 30, 2009, 11:01 am

  • Prison smoking bans to start today

    Smoking will be banned inside most of the State's prisons today and limited to designated areas, prompting renewed calls for the State Government to crack down on a prisoner's right to light up in jail.June 30, 2009, 11:00 am

  • ComputerCORP buy-up to bring new name, focus

    ComputerCORP will change its name, chief executive and business scope after finally agreeing on terms for the purchase of two east coast technology companies, S Central and Synergy Plus, for nearly $20 million.June 30, 2009, 11:00 am

  • Japanese unemployment highest in five years

    Japan's unemployment rate hit its highest level in more than five years in May, rising to 5.2 per cent from 5.0 per cent in April, according to government data released today.June 30, 2009, 10:45 am

  • Yao injury could be career-threatening: Rockets doctor

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  • Germany thrash England to lift European U21 title

    Germany were this morning crowned European Under-21 champions after they crushed England 4-0 in the final in Malmo.June 30, 2009, 10:30 am

  • Arthur backs Aussies for Ashes

    South Africa coach Mickey Arthur makes Australia slight favourites for the Ashes, but has pinpointed England pair Andrew Flintoff and Graeme Swann as potential series changers...June 30, 2009, 10:15 am

  • Bastareaud admitted to psychological unit: report

    French rugby international Mathieu Bastareaud, who claimed he was attacked as he returned to his Wellington hotel, is receiving hospital treatment for psychological problems, according to a French media report.June 30, 2009, 10:15 am

  • KP's reverse psychology

    Kevin Pietersen is warning Australia to expect another trial by reverse-swing this summer from an England attack he believes can prove every bit as potent as the 2005 Ashes winners...June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Elders delays debt three months

    Rural services company Elders says it has completed agreements with its lenders to extend short dated debt for three months, allowing time to refinance the facilities.June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Injuries an ongoing concern for Pavlich

    Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich's time as one of the AFL's most durable players is over and he is in danger of regularly missing games because of injuries, according to leading sports doctor Peter Larkins.June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Iron Ore Holdings ups Pilbara resource

    Iron Ore Holdings has upgraded its mineral resource at its Iron Valley project in Western Australia's Pilbara region by 50 per cent.June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Sound relief nominated for award

    The Sound Relief concerts have been nominated for a prestigious entertainment award for raising more than $8 million in aid of bushfire and flood victims.June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Officials seize film stars' beachfront property

    Spanish film star Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith have been ordered by planning chiefs to hand over part of their beachfront property on the Costa del Sol as part of a draconian campaign against "illegally"' built properties.June 30, 2009, 10:00 am

  • Flintoff's Ashes scars healed

    Andrew Flintoff says he is carrying no mental scars from his last Ashes series into this summer's battles with Ricky Ponting's side and is determined to make up for lost time after his injury setbacks...June 30, 2009, 9:54 am

  • Pears flying high with Rising Star nod

    Essendon defender Tayte Pears has received the Round 13 nomination for the AFL Rising Star award following his performance on Carlton spearhead Brendan Fevola on Friday night...June 30, 2009, 9:54 am

Opinion

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    Ed's View Nov 5 11:06am
    You have to feel for John Key

    John Key must wake up every morning and worry.And I'm not talking about what the economy is doing or if climate change has become irreversible.I'm confident in saying that I bet he wakes up and worries about what the people who make up his side of parliam..Read more

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    Kevin Roberts Nov 6 9:45am
    Let mana grow

    I was the closing speaker at the United States - New Zealand 2009 Partnership Forum in Washington DC last month. As a believer in soft power, I talked about the power of language to create frameworks of freedom, freedom based on metaphors around family, c..Read more

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