Sunday, 6th July 2008
Priest slams World Youth Day expense | 0 Comments
A Catholic priest has spoken out against the large amount of money being spent on World Youth Day, calling it an embarrassment and a scandal for the church.Father Peter Confeggi has told Fairfax newspapers the money could be better spend on struggling parishes like his in Mount Druitt, which is...
US-led air strikes kill 16 Afghanis | 0 Comments
An Afghan provincial governor says 16 civilians, including women, children and doctors, were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insists the dead were militants.Gunmen meanwhile killed a legislator overnight in the troubled southern province of Kandahar while 10 Taliban-linked...
Saturday, 5th July 2008
Americans celebrate Independence Day | 0 Comments
Fireworks displays lighting the skies from coast to coast, Americans celebrated Independence Day as White House hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain geared up for new clashes on the campaign trail.President George W Bush spoke at a ceremony at the home of the third US president, Thomas...
Govts 'not acting fast enough on carbon' | 0 Comments
Governments are not acting fast enough to reduce carbon emissions, hundreds of protesters have heard at a climate change rally in Melbourne.Wearing red, members of more than 60 environmental groups rallied in the city centre and marched to the Alexandra Gardens where they formed a 140-metre-long...
Diggers formally welcomed home in Darwin | 0 Comments
Around 400 soldiers and 10 armoured vehicles that served in Iraq have marched through the streets of Darwin in a welcome home parade.The soldiers are from the 1st Brigade, which is located in Darwin and made up around two thirds of the personnel who served in Iraq."Today, we are recognising the...
Major quake hits Okhotsk Sea off Russia | 0 Comments
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 has hit the Russian region of the Sea of Okhotsk, the US Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported.The epicentre of the quake, at a depth of 605 kilometres, was said to be 384 kilometres west-northwest of the Russian far eastern city of...
Make petrol price hikes public: Nelson | 0 Comments
The federal opposition has called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to reveal any plans for petrol price hikes following the release of the Garnaut Report on climate change.Professor Ross Garnaut has recommended paying more for petrol, gas power and food under an emissions trading scheme to operate...
Mugabe wants recognition as president | 0 Comments
Robert Mugabe has ruled out the prospect of talks with his opponents on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis unless they acknowledge his victory in a one-man presidential election.Speaking to thousands of supporters after flying home from an African Union summit, Mugabe said opposition leader...
Labor move to replace Iemma: report | 0 Comments
Labor strategists say they are moving to replace Morris Iemma, fearing the party will be wiped out at the next state election if he stays on as NSW Premier.Senior Labor sources told The Weekend Australian that Mr Iemma cannot last in his job after disastrous Newspoll results last month and no...
Corby's father accused of dealing drugs | 0 Comments
The father of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has been named by a Queensland police informant as having been involved in smuggling marijuana into Bali, just weeks before his daughter was arrested at Denpasar airport.Corby was convicted in 2005 for smuggling 4.2 kilograms of marijuana in...
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