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Woman killed in car crash
A WOMAN has died in a single car accident in Victoria's north-east this afternoon, continuing a horror holiday period on the state's roads.
Hicks in hiding, under curfew
CONFESSED terrorism supporter David Hicks remains in hiding after being released from a maximum security Adelaide jail.
Inspectors retrieve chopper
SAFETY inspectors have retrieved a helicopter that crashed into Melbourne's Yarra River last night, killing pilot Edward Geldard.
Revellers vow to ignore booze ban
POLICE and revellers are heading for a New Year's Eve showdown on the Mornington Peninsula ahead of tomorrow night's expected festivities.
Veronicas in cancer cash row
MANAGERS of top music act The Veronicas have refused to refund a $17,500 booking deposit after a charity concert for a boy with inoperable cancer was cancelled.
Here's what I want, Kevin
MAJOR Victorian public transport spending is the centrepiece of a list of demands sent to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by Family First Senator Steve Fielding.
Pakistan reeling
PAKISTAN'S cities were virtually shut down yesterday as the nation mourned assassinated Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto.
Hands off our trout
TROUT could be banned from Victorian waters under a plan to eliminate the state's rivers of foreign fish.
Teens charged over beach cricket bashing
TWO boys have been charged over a bashing on Christmas Day that left a man dead and his daughter's fiance seriously injured in Western Australia.
Row over Brock logo
MOTOR racing great Peter Brock's legacy is at the centre of a new legal tug-of-war.
First look at South Wharf
THESE exclusive photos give a sneak preview of the final piece in the Southbank link from Melbourne CBD to Docklands.
Aussie on Bulgaria kill charge
THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed a man being held in Bulgaria over an alleged fatal stabbing is Australian.
Batsman scores a singing wife
ENGLAND cricket star Kevin Pietersen married pop singer Jessica Taylor in a private ceremony today, a spokesman said.
Bin Laden speaks out online
AL-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden warned Muslims against supporting Iraq's US-backed government and promised the "liberation of Palestine", in a new online message issued today.
He must renounce terror: lawyer
DAVID Hicks won't be taken seriously until he renounces terrorism, a prominent human rights lawyer says.
Million dollar war for his story
A $1 million international bidding war is set to erupt for rights to David Hicks' story.
Koutoufides, Tatiana snare top TV gig
FORMER Carlton great Anthony Koutoufides and the former golden girl of Australian athletics, Tatiana Grigorieva, are to star in a new version of TV's Gladiators.
Remember dead- RSL
THE RSL has urged Australians to remember the four Diggers killed by the terrorist organisation supported by David Hicks.
Dive on a lost island
MELBOURNE Aquarium visitors are promised an "amazing adventure into the heart of a lost island" this summer.
Sleep a triple treat for parents
IT'S triple the trouble this new year for first-time parents Troy and Mandy Perks.
For my next circus trick ...
THE newest breed of get-fit schemes have ordinary people doing extraordinary manoeuvres.
Family keeps second animal
THE mother of a baby mauled to death by a pet rottweiler intends to keep her second dog of the same breed.
Payout on Indian film
A BOLLYWOOD film that spawned the catch-phrase heard around the MCG during the Boxing Day Test has won a secret payout from Victorian taxpayers.
Grieving mum's road toll rage
A GRIEVING mother has told of her heartbreak at losing her 15-year-old son to the scourge of drag-racing.
Asher's office is vandalised
THE office of Deputy Opposition Leader Louise Asher has been vandalised.
Ana's in love with Australia
ADOPTED" Melburnian and tennis glamour girl Ana Ivanovic is set to ignite 'Ana fever' in the city next month.
Symonds signals cricket tour revolt
AUSTRALIA'S cricket tour of Pakistan was thrown into doubt yesterday when all-rounder Andrew Symonds threatened to withdraw.
Rave water price anger
RAVE organisers are putting teenagers' health at risk by charging exorbitant prices for water, medics say.
Water leak fury grows
A MELBOURNE Water aqueduct is leaking enough water to fill several swimming pools every day.
It's the country club for dogs
IT'S a paradise for pampered dogs, the place where all the top canines hang out.
Sting rocks up floating in luxury
ROCK star Sting has hired one of Australia's most expensive yachts as a luxurious home base for his family before the Australian leg of The Police's world reunion tour.
Victoria News
Inspectors retrieve chopper
SAFETY inspectors have retrieved a helicopter that crashed into Melbourne's Yarra River last night, killing pilot Edward Geldard.
Smoke alarm saves family
A MELBOURNE family escaped a blaze in their two-storey home this morning after being woken by a smoke alarm.
Payout on Indian film
A BOLLYWOOD film that spawned the catch-phrase heard around the MCG during the Boxing Day Test has won a secret payout from Victorian taxpayers.
First look at South Wharf
THESE exclusive photos give a sneak preview of the final piece in the Southbank link from Melbourne CBD to Docklands, Peter Rolfe writes.
Hands off our trout
TROUT could be banned from Victorian rivers such as the Murray, Goulburn and Yarra under a plan to eliminate the state's rivers of foreign fish.
Water leak fury grows
A MELBOURNE Water aqueduct near the community of Seville is leaking enough water to fill several swimming pools every day.
Dogs dumped
DOGS are supposed to be man's best friend - but not at Christmas apparently with the RSPCA taking in more than 170 dogs in the past week.
Family keeps second animal
THE mother of a baby mauled to death by a pet rottweiler intends to keep her second dog of the same breed.
Revellers vow to ignore booze ban
POLICE and revellers are heading for a New Year's Eve showdown on Mornington Peninsula.
Asher's office is vandalised
THE office of Deputy Opposition Leader Louise Asher has been vandalised.
Luke has an eye on Eddie's job
WATCH out Eddie . . . Luke's in town, and he's eyeing your job after becoming the youngest league president in Australian football history.
Grieving mum's road toll rage
A GRIEVING mother has told of her heartbreak at losing her 15-year-old son to the scourge of drag-racing.
Rave water price anger
RAVE organisers are putting teenagers' health at risk by charging exorbitant prices for water, medics say.
Sleep a triple treat for parents
IT'S triple the trouble this new year for first-time parents Troy and Mandy Perks.
Dive on a lost island
MELBOURNE Aquarium visitors are promised an "amazing adventure into the heart of a lost island" this summer.
National News
Newlyweds say I do to a race
A COUPLE of just-marrieds had their car seized on the way home from church following a street racing incident in western Sydney, police say.
Boy, 8, drowns in public pool
An eight-year-old boy has died at a public swimming pool south-west of Brisbane after attempts by lifeguards to resuscitate him.
Here's what I want, Kevin
MAJOR Victorian public transport spending is the centrepiece of a list of demands sent to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by Family First Senator Steve Fielding.
Aussie on Bulgaria kill charge
AUTHORITIES have confirmed that an Australian has been arrested in Bulgaria over the stabbing death of a prominent doctor's son outside a Sheraton hotel.
Hicks in hiding, under curfew
CONFESSED terrorism supporter David Hicks remains in hiding after being released from a maximum security Adelaide jail.
Row over Brock logo
MOTOR racing great Peter Brock's legacy is at the centre of a new legal tug-of-war.
Teens charged over beach cricket bashing
TWO boys have been charged over a bashing on Christmas Day that left a man dead and his daughter's fiance seriously injured in Western Australia.
Crashed chopper retrieved
SAFETY inspectors are pulling from the water a helicopter that crashed into the Yarra River last night, killing pilot Edward Geldard in front of horrified diners.
He must renounce terror: lawyer
DAVID Hicks won't be taken seriously until he renounces terrorism, a prominent human rights lawyer says.
Remember dead- RSL
THE RSL has urged Australians to remember the four Diggers killed by the terrorist organisation supported by David Hicks.
World News
Bin Laden speaks out online
AL-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden warned Muslims against supporting Iraq's US-backed government in a new online message issued today.
PM gloomy on global economy
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given a bleak view of the world economy in the coming year in his New Year's message.
India to launch cheapest car
INDIA'S giant Tata Group plans to launch the world's cheapest car while looking set to drive off with two of the poshest - Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
Boss pays tribute to lost skipper
MOTHERWELL manager Mark McGhee paid an emotional tribute today to captain Phil O'Donnell who died after collapsing in Saturday's Scottish Premier League game with Dundee United.
Tiger attack boy died helping mate
THE last minutes of a 17-year-old youth's life were spent trying to save his friend from a tiger mauling at the San Francisco Zoo, only to have the animal turn on him.
King is ousted
NEPAL'S parliament has voted in favour of abolishing the centuries-old monarchy and turning the Himalayan nation into a republic.
New Chief to face chargers
JACOB Zuma's hopes of becoming president of South Africa have been dealt a blow after he was ordered to face charges of corruption.
Murat alibi doubt
TWO new witnesses have emerged claiming Robert Murat was in the vicinity of Madeleine McCann's apartment on the night she vanished.
Pakistan reeling
PAKISTAN'S cities were virtually shut down yesterday as the nation mourned assassinated Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto.
Son, husband to lead party
THE 19-year-old son of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal, was appointed chairman of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) along with his father.
New bin Laden video surfaces online
AL-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden warned Sunni Muslims in Iraq not to take up arms against the terror network and promised the "liberation of Palestine" in a new online message.
Japanese PM calls for closer ties with China
JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda called for closer cooperation with China as he wrapped up a four-day visit in which the two sides pledged to build on a recent thaw in relations.
Bigger peacekeeping force set to take over
A BOLSTERED joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur is set to take over from the current under-manned African Union (AU) force on Monday in a bid to end years of bloodshed.
Taliban member dismisses 'sack' claims
A KEY Taliban commander denied he had been sacked by the leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, claiming the report was part of a "conspiracy" against him.
Musharraf party suspends poll campaign
A SPOKESMAN for the party backing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said it had suspended election campaigning for the January 8 parliamentary vote.
Mourners hold vigil as Bhutto party meets
THOUSANDS of mourners chanted and beat their chests Sunday outside the family home of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as party officials met to name her successor.
Hamas raids Fatah headquarters, offices
ARMED men from the Islamist Hamas movement raided the Gaza offices of the rival Fatah movement overnight ahead of a key anniversary of president Mahmud Abbas's party, according to Fatah officials.
Six missing as ammunition depot explodes
SIX soldiers are missing and eight others injured after an ammunition depot blew up at a military garrison in Colombia, said an army general correcting an earlier report that said two people had died.
Kingdom of Bhutan gets vote as royal rule ends
THE Himalayan outpost of Bhutan stages its first parliamentary polls this week as the kingdom steers away from royal rule, but officials worry many voters will stay away.
One killed as customer opens fire at Hooters
AN angry customer who was upset over his bill has opened fire at a Hooters restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, killing one person and seriously injuring another.
Minister went hunting with 'war criminal'
CROATIA'S interior minister has resigned after being pictured on a wild boar hunt with a suspected war criminal who was subsequently arrested for breaking his parole
New witnesses blow alibi in Maddie case
TWO new witnesses have come forward claiming that suspect Robert Murat was spotted in the vicinity of Madeleine McCann's apartment on the night she vanished.
Kenya riots kill three
RIOTS broke out today in Nairobi and across Kenya, leaving three people dead as delays in counting presidential votes fuelled accusations of vote-rigging.
Osama bin Laden tells Iraqis to reject government
AL-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused the US of plotting to take control of Iraqi oil supplies and he urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a US-backed national unity government.
Explosives found in EU Mideast aid bags
ISRAEL says it has seized a truck carrying chemicals used to make explosives hidden in bags marked as EU aid for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Baby mauled to death by grandparents' rottweiler
A ONE-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a rottweiler in the yard of his grandparents' home, British police say.
Sports News
Batsman scores a singing wife
ENGLAND cricket star Kevin Pietersen married pop singer Jessica Taylor in a private ceremony today, a spokesman said.
Arsenal back to top spot
ARSENAL reclaimed first place in the Premier League today, routing Everton 4-1 to take advantage of Manchester United's surprise 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
Boss pays tribute to lost skipper
MOTHERWELL manager Mark McGhee paid an emotional tribute today to captain Phil O'Donnell who died after collapsing in Saturday's Scottish Premier League game with Dundee United.
West Brom trounces Scunthorpe
KEVIN Phillips scored twice as West Bromwich Albion dished out a 5-0 demolition to 10-man Scunthorpe on Saturday.
MacGill career in limbo
STUART MacGill's Test career remains in jeopardy with a leading doctor warning the leg-spinner may never regain total feeling in his bowling hand.
Roger rejoices
A BUNCH of boys from Balmain on one of the smallest yachts in the 63rd Sydney to Hobart late lost their fight to pull off one of the biggest strings in world ocean racing.
Sailor hits the drink
HE survived his first Sydney to Hobart unscathed but after finishing the 628-nautical-mile classic, Daily Telegraph journalist Justin Vallejo made an unplanned splash.
C'mon, says Mats Wilander
ADELAIDE is poised to be the scene for a verbal confrontation between former world No. 1 Mats Wilander and Australian No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt.
Chasing cup glory
THE trainer of Perth Cup favourite Cats Fun believes a change in routine has freshened up the gelding for Tuesday's $400,000 race at Ascot.
Changes for India post thrashing
ANILl Kumble said he was dumbfounded over India's inept performance in the first Test and challenged his team to show greater character in Sydney.
Tactics shock tourists
AN early morning team meeting provided the spark for Australia to suffocate India at the MCG and claim victory in conditions more suited to the sub-continent.
Marsh spurs Gilly
ADAM Gilchrist last night made the stunning admission he would have tossed away his keeping gloves long ago had Rod Marsh not talked him out of it.
Gayle's Windies down Proteas
NEW West Indian captain Chris Gayle hailed a "thrilling" win against South Africa as a career highlight and said the challenge for his young team was to continue improving.
Symonds exposes fears on Pakistan
ANDREW Symonds will withdraw from Australia's proposed tour of Pakistan if he is not satisfied the strife-torn nation is safe to visit.
Hawk-Eye not accurate
THERE's been some great innovations in cricket in the past decade but I must admit there's one I'm not the biggest fan of - Hawk-Eye.
Storm's summer of hope
MELBOURNE Storm's title defence has made a strong start with coach Craig Bellamy confident there is no premiership hangover.
Brebner back for Victory
THE new year cannot roll around quick enough for Melbourne Victory midfielder Grant Brebner.
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Water leak fury grows
A MELBOURNE Water aqueduct is leaking enough water to fill several swimming pools every day.
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Koutoufides, Tatiana snare top TV gig
FORMER Carlton great Anthony Koutoufides and the former golden girl of Australian athletics, Tatiana Grigorieva, are to star in a new version of TV's Gladiators.
Business
India to launch cheapest car
INDIA'S giant Tata Group plans to launch the world's cheapest car while looking set to drive off with two of the poshest - Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
PM gloomy on global economy
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given a bleak view of the world economy in the coming year in his New Year's message.
It's time to take stock
MORE interest rate rises, inflated energy costs and continuing share market volatility are tipped to cloud the investment landscape in 2008.
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