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Thursday, May 15
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Nelson's Budget reply: slash petrol tax
BRENDAN Nelson has challenged Kevin Rudd to slash petrol taxes by 5c a litre if the PM is serious about reducing cost-of-living pressures.
Earthquake girl loses legs, gains life
DOCTORS amputate girl's legs to free her, as toll exceeds 19,500.
Aussies leaving London jobs in droves
RESILIENCE of the economy through the global financial crisis is the main reason why Australians are returning home to work.
Tony Mokbel 'yearning for family reunion'
DRUGS fugitive Tony Mokbel is yearning for a reunion with his family when he arrives back in Australia and the chance to clear his name in court.
Zimbabwe releases $500,000,000 note
HALF-A-BILLION dollar note, worth $A2.61, introduced to tackle cash shortages fed by rampant inflation.
Dad returns to find sons' dead bodies
A MELBOURNE father wept in court today as he recalled coming home from work to find the cold bodies of his two sons in their beds after they had allegedly been strangled by their mother.
Family slams star suicide claim
BROTHER of actress killed by train says family angry at rail official's claim death wasn't accidental.
Air strike may delay Mokbel's return
TONY Mokbel's long-awaited return to Australia could be delayed by an air traffic controllers' strike in Greece.
Court to rule on Madonna adoption bid
A COURT in Malawi began a hearing today into an application by pop star Madonna to permanently adopt a three-year-old boy from one of Africa's poorest countries.
Seven Network 'mounting an ambush'
MERCEDES Corby says the Seven Network was mounting an "ambush" when it asked her for comment shortly before broadcasting drug claims against her on national television.
Pilot killed in light aircraft crash
A PILOT was killed today when his light aircraft ditched into a dry riverbed in far north Queensland.
Puppy bashed to death in owners' yard
A PUPPY has been bashed to death in the yard of a home in Sydney's west, an animal welfare agency says
Gai Waterhouse fined over doping
LEADING horse trainer Gai Waterhouse has been fined $10,000 after being found guilty today of presenting a horse to the races with a prohibited substance in its system.
Guilty verdict in Lauren Huxley case
MAN who bashed Lauren Huxley, causing permanent brain damage, is guilty of attempted murder.
Parents sold daughter for sex
A COUPLE who sold their daughter into prostitution for eight months using the internet to advertise her services should spend twice as long in jail, a court has heard.
Qantas engineers call off strike
QANTAS engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, indicating they will accept a smaller increase in their wage demand.
Qantas engineers call off strike
UNION body says engineers are willing to back down from their pay claim and cancel their strike.
Murder-accused mum 'wanted to die'
A WOMAN on trial for the murder of her two sons hoped to die with them, a court has been told.
Police could shoot themselves - top cop
VICTORIA Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has defended the force's failure to arm officers with semi-automatic guns, saying she had seen police in other states shot with their own weapons.
Survivors left to die in quake rubble
RESCUERS forced to leave trapped survivors of China's quake to die due to dangerous conditions.