December 04, 2008
Pick of the pics ... Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and the Beijing Olympics all made headlines in 2008, but Reuters' best pictures of the year also contains a few unknowns. MoreMP tried to sell 'offensive' photo
MP takes photos of a man trying to set himself on fire - then tries to sell them to the newspapers.
Pirates strike fear in cruising Aussies
MORE than 29 pirate vessels surrounded a luxury cruise liner with 400 Australians on board in the dangerous Gulf of Aden.
Tot hurt in mum's alleged drunk crash
A TODDLER was critically injured when a car driven by his allegedly drunk mother clipped one vehicle then smashed into another.
Tree spears through house during storm
A TREE has speared through a house, barely missing a woman who was inside at the time.
Knut needs a lover, but gets the boot
NO longer cute and washing powder-white, Knut has become a victim of the credit crunch.
Terror on Twitter
A citizen journo describes the flood of information on Twitter during the Mumbai attacks
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He's nine, but already he's a ladies man
MAN up, fellas. Meeting women isn't hard. Just ask nine-year-old Alec Greven, who has all the right moves with the ladies.
Hardened crims allowed to soften up
EVEN hardened criminals have a right to aftershave and hand cream, a court has ruled.
Road rage driver gets snakey
A MAN brandished a snake at a woman driver and her children, claiming it was a death adder, a court has been told.
Air force declares war on wallabies
WALLABIES cause havoc at a Northern Territory RAAF base, with two jets striking the animals.
I can't believe I've been sacked - so how do I recover from it?
Online networks ready to solve life issues
PERHAPS a symptom of digital networking is that many of us outsource decisions to our online friends, writes Peter Black.
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'$350k stolen in pickpocket spree'
A WOMAN has allegedly stolen more than $350,000 and 103 handbags on a shoplifting and pickpocketing spree.
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NSW & ACT
Trio charged over Bega journo assault
POLICE have charged three men with the assault of two TV journalists in Bega after the tragic death of Shane O'Neill and his two young sons in Tathra.
Queensland
Kid gloves for school students
TEACHERS are being warned to use bean bags to reduce student stress, organise "mind dumps" to clear kids' thoughts and even stop using "aggressive" red pens.
Victoria
Sacked cops reinstated
THIRTEEN cops sacked for matters including drug trafficking, sex offences, serious assaults and drink-driving have won their jobs back.
Western Australia
Ban to beat WA grog binge
LIQUOR outlets across WA will impose booze bans to head off anti-social behaviour expected when one-off federal government cheques arrive next Monday.
South Australia
Banks foreclose on farms
BANKS are foreclosing on South Australian farms because of unprofitable businesses and the drought.
Northern Territory
Fastest net connection in Australia!
THIS kid might just have the fastest internet connection in the country - and he's sitting up a tree in one of the most remote places in the Northern Territory.
First flights leave Bangkok airport
THE first flights have left Bangkok after protesters ended an eight-day blockade that left 350,000 passengers stranded.
Party's over, Reni: you're sacked
EARLY this week, now ex-Bulldog Reni Maitua logged onto Facebook and updated his homepage. "RENI HAS MONDAYITIS," he wrote.
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Facebook friends can be tracked online
FACEBOOK has launched a tool that allows users to see what their "friends" have been doing on other websites.
Industry news from Australian IT
Pupils won't ruin tax-funded netbooks
SENIOR NSW education bureaucrats have angrily rejected suggestions that students will trash their taxpayer-funded netbooks.
Rudd mulls taxpayer-owned bank
KEVIN Rudd is considering creating a taxpayer-owned development bank to help states raise infrastructure loans.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSE | Transfield Services | 1.76 | +29.41% |
| KCN | Kingsgate Consolidated Limited | 2.6 | +14.53% |
| TSO | Tishman Speyer Office Fund | 0.225 | +12.5% |
| MCW | Macquarie Countrywide Trust | 0.215 | -14.00% |
| MMG | Macquarie Media Group | 0.71 | -10.13% |
| NWH | NRW Holdings | 0.18 | -10.00% |
Party starter: This cut won't be the last
AS HOMEOWNERS celebrate another rate cut, economists claim the party hasn't started.
Guns N' Roses singer missing
ECCENTRIC Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is reported to have gone AWOL, missing the release of his new album.
Starry nights in Hong Kong
THE sun goes down and Hong Kong comes to life: Cynthia Rosenfeld reveals her insider's guide to after-dark Honkers.
Better than Baz?
Move over Nicole – here are the best Aussie film locations not in the movie Australia
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