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05 Aug 09 | THE waters off Coffs Harbour are home to the world’s densest cluster of sea anemones.
05 Aug 09 | THEY are the iconic form of transport throughout much of Asia. Jitneys – with their colourful decorations and often musical horns – wend their way through cities and towns picking up locals who flag them down at roadside stalls and markets.
05 Aug 09 | THE national auditor’s report into the OzCar debacle reserves its sharpest criticism for Godwin Grech, but also takes a swipe at his employer.
05 Aug 09 | MALCOLM TURNBULL has dumped on Godwin Grech in a bid to salvage his leadership by releasing documents showing the Treasury official initiated and scripted the OzCar assault on the Government.
05 Aug 09 | THE Auditor-General has revealed that ‘‘utegate’’ is a complete inversion of Watergate.
05 Aug 09 | GODWIN GRECH’S credibility is in tatters as he continues to maintain there was a real email from the Prime Minister’s office asking him to help the Ipswich car dealer John Grant.
05 Aug 09 | A NATIONAL insurance scheme that would cover the costs of those with disabilities should be investigated, says the parliamentary secretary for disabilities and children’s services, Bill Shorten.
05 Aug 09 | A METEORITE, according to the Australian Oxford Dictionary, is ‘‘a rock or metal fragment formed from a meteor of sufficient size to reach the Earth’s surface without burning up completely in the atmosphere’’.
05 Aug 09 | IT IS a toss up as to whether you can trust today’s newspaper, the 6pm news, and breaking news, according to last night’s IQ2 debate on the topic ‘‘The media cannot be trusted with the truth’’.
05 Aug 09 | REBIYA KADEER, the exiled Uighur leader China accuses of being a terrorist mastermind is tucked up under a blanket on a couch in suburban Sydney, snoozing.
05 Aug 09 | IN A move that could cost the Federal Government’s GreenPower scheme public support, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has asked a state government agency and energy suppliers to stop telling customers that using GreenPower will ‘‘make a real difference’’ to the environment.
05 Aug 09 | QUEENSLAND’S corruption crisis ensnared the Liberal National Party Opposition yesterday, with claims of doctored emails and MPs moonlighting as lobbyists.
05 Aug 09 | A TERRORIST attack on Sydney’s Holsworthy Barracks was ‘‘likely imminent’’ before the alleged plot was crushed in a series of pre-dawn raids yesterday, but the main entrance to the army base remains guarded by unarmed private security men.
05 Aug 09 | THE hue and cry over Godwin Grech and the fake email left the Australian electorate with one big question: does Malcolm Turnbull have the judgment to be prime minister?
05 Aug 09 | Department store Myer has begun reviewing a possible listing of the company on the local stock exchange, which could occur by the end of the year, after an improvement in market conditions.
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04 Aug 09 | Kyle Sandilands' career faces further possible carnage as a media insider says his radio future may now also be uncertain.
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04 Aug 09 | A senior Treasury official at the heart of the OzCar affair misled the Coalition, the Parliament and the Australian people by authoring a fake email, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull said today.
04 Aug 09 | A man charged over an alleged conspiracy to an attack on an army base in New South Wales put on a defiant face in court today, refusing to stand before the magistrate.
Nayef El Sayed, 25, of Glenroy, briefly appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon. He was remanded in custody to reappear on October 26.
| Utegate: Grech admits faking email
04 Aug 09 | The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold for a fourth month, giving past rate cuts more time to stimulate growth in the economy.
04 Aug 09 | A better-than-expected rise in house prices is good news for consumers but it adds to concerns about an emerging price bubble.
The Australian house price index rose 4.2 per cent in the June quarter, well above the median market forecast of a 2 per cent rise, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said this morning.
This compares with an upwardly revised 1.5 per cent fall in the March quarter.