THE NATION
Radical method may bury gas plant
THE science of burying carbon dioxide gas 2km beneath the ground has emerged as a significant hurdle in the $11billion Gorgon gas project's bid for environmental approval.Anti-sniff fuel gets $9.5m extension
UNSNIFFABLE Opal fuel will be extended to more locations in central Australia as part of a $9.5million funding boost from the federal Government to help reduce the scourge of petrol-sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities. Evidence the jury didn't hear
THE jurors who acquitted Zdravko Micevic heard evidence from 30 witnesses over three weeks but they did not hear any testimony from one crucial figure - a second bouncer in the middle of a fight that ended David Hookes's life. Explosives users 'must be tracked'
PEOPLE who handle explosives could be listed on a national police database in an effort to thwart terror attacks, under a proposal expected to be presented to Australian police ministers next month. 'Event city' has plenty of targets
MELBOURNE has worked hard to secure an international profile as what Premier Steve Bracks calls an "event city". Detention to be more appetising
ILLEGAL immigrants held in detention will be offered taste testing of prospective menus and weekly barbecues in a further attempt by the Howard Government to soften its hardline image on asylum-seekers.
THE WORLD
Palestinians rejoice at Israeli exit
FOLLOWING on the heels of Israeli forces withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, exultant Palestinians set fire to abandoned synagogues early yesterday and raised Palestinian and Islamic flags on the ruins of settlements that had been razed by Israel. Merkel calls on sisters for help
ANGELA Merkel has called an emergency strategy meeting of her top advisers to work out how to block the astonishing comeback of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with less than a week to go before the general election in Germany. Porn star 'faked death' to shield MP
ROME: The death of Italy's most famous porn actress more than a decade ago is being investigated on the suspicion that it was faked to hide her links to "a top politician". 61 Somalis die at sea after being left adrift
DJIBOUTI: At least 61 Somalis died after people-smugglers left them helpless for 20 days in a faulty boat during a crossing to Yemen. 'Genocide' priest faces death penalty
KIGALI, Rwanda: A Belgian missionary has been charged with inciting and helping plan the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which more than half a million people were killed. Demoralised opposition licks wounds
TOKYO: The Democratic Party of Japan begins its long trudge back to relevance on Saturday when surviving MPs meet to elect a new leadership group.
BUSINESS
C7 suit opens fire at Foxtel
NEWS Limited threatened to use a Foxtel board veto if its pay-TV partner Telstra pushed to give rival Kerry Stokes's sports channel C7 access to its network, the Federal Court was told yesterday. CHH fall makes Hart more alluring
NEW Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart could find himself deluged with acceptances when he lodges his bidder's statement for Carter Holt Harvey this month, after the paper and timber products group company slashed earnings forecasts by more than 10 per cent. Buzzle claim puts bite on Apple
APPLE Computer faces a $57million lawsuit from the liquidator of the collapsed retail chain Buzzle, who claims Apple was effectively in control of the company and instrumental in its rapid demise. Kodak in software picture with IBA
GLOBAL giant Eastman Kodak will take a 6.6 per cent stake in medical software group IBA Health, after renegotiating a $50 million deal. Trio turned loss into profit, court told
THREE former executives of Rodney Adler's FAI Insurance duped the company's auditor into believing a reinsurance deal was legitimate in a "cunningly simple" deal which was "breathtakingly dishonest", a court heard yesterday. Telstra's dialling a wrong number with executive pay demand
WITH the board of Telstra letting the dogs loose on the Government over regulation, one would think that putting its hand up for a 50 per cent pay-rise is poor timing.
SPORT
England ends Ashes era
KEVIN Pietersen defied his close friend Shane Warne to score an audacious maiden Test century and seal England's first Ashes triumph for almost two decades this morning. McGrath, Warne give England a fright
THE recurrent theme of Australia's Ashes series carried through into a compelling final day when the old hands did the job with the ball but unsteady hands prevented them taking control of the Test and trophy. Eagles look to midfield for goals
WEST COAST's much-maligned forward line will face the most intense and critical examination of the season without its most reliable forward. Broncos need to 'do it for the team'
FORMER captain Gorden Tallis believes the Broncos must rediscover the "selfless" football which kept them on top of the ladder for much of the year if they are to upset the in-form West Tigers on Sunday. Federer's 'most special' Grand Slam
THE old man had given all he had, fought his heart out for New York and for all the other Captain Ahabs of the world who, against all odds, refuse to quit chasing their white whales. Briscoe healing after fireball
SYDNEY racer Ryan Briscoe was listed in good condition yesterday after surviving severe injuries in a fiery Indycar race in Chicago.
OPINION
Editorial: Beleaguered nations
On the United Nations: There been many waves of reform at the United Nations, yet it remains a dysfunctional organisation. On Japan: Japan's weekend election was an extraordinary achievement for Junichiro Koizumi. On tax: As policy contributions from Labor and Liberal MPs and even Labor state governments demonstrate, the case for comprehensive tax reform is picking up pace. James Morrow: The market should fuel petrol prices
WHAT are they teaching Australia's journalists in communications school these days? Anything but economics, if headlines about the rising cost of petrol are any guide. Each day brings another round of paint-by-numbers stories and populist rhetoric about the cost to families of filling up the Holden and of sinister figures "at the big end of town" who are getting rich by "sticking it to the little guy who's doing it tough". Kim Beazley and others, including the NRMA, have called for a national inquiry into what the federal Opposition Leader describes as "price gouging". Editorial: Four years after 9/11
On the 2001 terrorist attacks: There is a persuasive case for stronger anti-terror laws. On indigenous affairs: All the action is at the centre. On health: A wealth-creation seminar for GPs works like a dream. Steve Lewis: Test of a divided world
THE reputation of the UN is on the line. Its capacity to navigate a multilateral path through global uncertainty will be questioned - rightly - if world leaders fail to endorse an important communique when they meet in New York in coming days. Mark McKenna: Journey of a lifetime
THE year was 1987. I was attending one of my first seminars in Australian studies led by Donald Horne at the University of NSW. The class was discussing the Hawke government's plans to introduce the Australia Card. Keen to make a positive impression, one student compared the government's proposal to the policies of Nazi Germany. Immediately, Horne stood up on his chair, placed his right index finger over his top lip, thrust his left arm upwards and gave the Nazi salute. "Heil Hitler!" he shouted. Stunned, we waited for what seemed like an eternity before he spoke again. "No," he said firmly, "it is not like Nazi Germany." Labor MP Craig Emerson: John Howard is a socialist
YESTERDAY'S revelation by The Australian that our wealthiest citizens receive an average of $680 a year in family payments is a confirmation that the Howard Government has extended the welfare state right through middle Australia to the very wealthy.
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