February 19, 2009
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Costello: I'm not going anywhere
PETER Costello plans to stay
put in parliament after attempts
to implicate him in the messy
Julie Bishop resignation.
Schools, police stations to be rebuilt first
SCHOOLS and police stations will be the first buildings to rise from the ashes in the bushfire-ravaged regions of Victoria.
Telstra boss's top-secret phone stolen
A MOBILE phone loaded with top-secret software given to Telstra boss Sol Trujillo has apparently been stolen by a pickpocket.
184 friends ... and one very cranky boss
AUSTRALIAN bosses are more straitlaced than Europeans when it comes to allowing access to social networking websites.
Missing dentures washed up on beach
MAN loses his dentures while surfing, only to find them washed up by the tide the following day, and fitting better than before.
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Train station bans kissing
A LONDON train station has banned kissing to stop passionate commuters slowing down trains by snogging.
Woman's airport fury an online hit
A VIDEO of a hysterical passenger screaming at airline staff after missing a flight has become a YouTube hit.
It's geek o'clock, but for just a second
While most people celebrate Valentine's Day, geeks around the world will enjoy 1234567890 Day.
Lesbian Batwoman takes over Gotham
BATWOMAN has officially replaced Batman, who has been killed off, and she's now a red-headed lesbian.
Nude nuptials for 250-guest wedding
A BRISBANE couple will bare all when they tie the knot after winning a radio station's naked wedding competition.
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Liberals still hang on word from Costello
EVEN when he doesn't say anything Peter Costello is put under close scrutiny from his party, writes Malcolm Farr.
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Navy diver loses leg but not career
A NAVY diver attacked by a shark has lost his hand, and is about to lose his leg, but says he's looking forward to rebuilding his life.
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NSW & ACT
Assistance for flood victims
RESIDENTS on the Mid-North Coast were beginning the big mop-up as the region was declared a natural disaster, and residents gained access to financial help.
Queensland
Teen death cop received medal
A VETERAN policeman being investigated over the death of Andrew John Bornen, who was run over while handcuffed, was awarded a service medal last year.
Victoria
Conwoman's ex-lover cleared
A POLICE officer suspended after unwittingly dating conwoman Jodie Harris could be back on duty within months.
Western Australia
Closing mine axes hundreds
HUNDREDS of jobs will be lost as a cash-strapped vanadium mine is put on hold in the latest blow to the industry in WA.
South Australia
'Ferocious' Hills fire contained
A 'FEROCIOUS' grass fire that had threatened a home south of Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills has been brought under control.
Tasmania
Anxious Tassie feeling jobs pain
JOBS gloom hit Tasmania yesterday with hundreds of workers staring unemployment in the face.
Northern Territory
You pay for MLA holiday
A CLP politician took his family on a taxpayer-funded holiday to Sydney and the Gold Coast - after being in the job for only three months.
Arrests over Aussie tourist's rape ordeal
SCOTTISH police have arrested two men over the abduction and rape of an Australian woman subjected to a seven-hour ordeal.
Pies appeal Maxwell suspension
Collingwood will need to make history if they are to overturn the four-match suspension handed down Nick Maxwell.
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Home phone, internet costs increase
AUSSIES are paying on average $44 a month more for their home phone and internet but most "find it too hard to compare deals".
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NSW 'Silicon Valley' to create job boom
A "SILICON Valley" will be created in the heart of Sydney's Western Suburbs, generating an estimated 52,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
Westpac impairments up on Babcock loss
WESTPAC's $300m exposure to struggling investment firm Babcock & Brown pushed impairments to $930m.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIO | Asciano Group | 0.65 | +17.11% |
| PLA | Platinum Australia | 0.65 | +13.04% |
| FMG | Fortescue Metals | 2.99 | +12.4% |
| CEY | Centennial Coal | 1.85 | -22.27% |
| CSR | CSR Limited | 1.24 | -16.5% |
| MAH | Macmahon | 0.33 | -15.39% |
Feel like forking out $50,000? Say I do...
FORGET the economic downturn and the high cost of a house deposit - couples are forking out nearly $50,000 to get married.
Hayden, Milo and Colin single again
THREE of Hollywood's hottest stars are single again after breaking up with their lovers.
Swimmers 'risk catching superbug'
PEOPLE who swim in subtropical waters face a significant risk of picking up the Staphylococcus bug, scientists warn.
Flight ordeal
Distressed tourists stranded in Africa and forced to make their own way home in 2500km trip
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