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Air Australia News Update
4pm Jetstar said passengers who have already commenced their journey with Air Australia will be able to buy a ticket with Jetstar for the same price, until February 29, 2012, regardless of the return date. Meanwhile passengers who haven’t yet started their trip can access special fares for travel until March 31, 2012. 3.25pm AirAsia [...]
Air Australia leaves more than 4000 passengers stranded
Air Australia grounded. Photo: Phillip Thomson Thousands of Australian passengers have been left without flights as the Brisbane-based budget airlines Air Australia collapsed. The airline went into voluntary administration today, leaving more than 4000 passengers to find their own way home. Most of the 300 staff of the airline also lost their jobs. It all [...]
One woman died and six others taken to hospital in Victoria.
Anglesea, Victoria 36-year-old woman died today when she was caught in a rip at Urquharts Bluff, a popular unpatrolled Surf Coast beach near Anglesea in Victoria. She was one of the seven people who were caught in a rip. The incident was responded by police officers, rescue helicopter, volunteer lifeguards and ambulance officers. Although all [...]
Customs staff plans to strike this week
Australian customs staff at international airports in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Darwin and Cairns are planning to strike this week over pay dispute with the federal government. Imagine if Australian Defence force went on strike over their pay deal in Afghanistan?
Occupy Melbourne Photos
Victorian Police form a line against the protesters. Photo: Andrew Brownbill A woman is left lying on the footpath after being dragged backwards out of City Square. Photo: Trevor Pinder Police forcibly remove protesters from Melbourne’s City Square. Photo: Trevor Pinder
Sydney robber killed during home invasion
The house where 30-year-old would be robber was stabbed, Yagoona – Sydney. Photo: Telegraph Sydney man stabbed the robber during home invasion in south western Sydney suburb of Yagoona, Bankstown. According to police report the man, owner of the house was at the back of his shed when the 30-year-old robber entered the house. When [...]
Malaysian woman arrested with 130 heroin pellets at Sydney Airport
27-year-old Malaysian woman has been arrested with about 130 heroin pellets found in her intestines. The woman who arrived at Sydney International Airport on a flight from Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning was stopped by the Customs and Border Protection officers for questioning after they became suspicious that she may have been concealing drugs within [...]
Sydney BASE jumper fighting for Life in France
Toby Benham (27) with his sister Melanie Benham (30). Photo: supplied 27-year-old, Toby Benham known as Daredevil from Down Under amongst the global extreme sports community is fighting for life in a French hospital. Sydney BASE jumper was in the French Alps when a cliff jump went wrong on the 16th of August. At present [...]
90-year-old woman in NSW charged with drink driving
Batemans Bay, south coast, NSW Australia. 90-year-old woman has been charged with high-range drink driving in New South Wales’ south coast. The woman was stopped by police conducting roadside breath-testing along the Princess Highway in south coast town of Batemans Bay around 10:15pm yesterday. The elderly woman who was driving under the influence of alcohol [...]
National MP Steve Cansdell Quits politics
The Nationals MP, Steve Cansdell has quit parliament after he admitted signing a false statutory declaration to avoid losing his driver’s licence over a speeding fine in September 2005. 61-year-old, Mr Cansdell, The Nationals Member for Clarence in the north coast and parliamentary secretary for police until yesterday confessed to the Nationals leader and Deputy [...]
Fire out of control at Canberra factory
Factory fire was out of control in Canberra this morning with huge fireballs. It was reported that the flames were seen rising as high as 100m releasing some toxic fumes, which forced the fire-fighters to withdraw early this morning. Some resident said they thought that Canberra was being bombed. Residents close to the area were [...]
3000 Qantas employee preparing for a strike
Qantas at Sydney Airport. Photo: SR Thulung 3000 plus Qantas staff are preparing for a nationwide strike for four hours on the 20th of September 2011, which could disrupt flights and services for more than 48 hours. Estimated 3500 staff: baggage handlers and catering staff were expected to participate in the nationwide strike. Do you [...]
Julia Gillard, the wife of Australian PM?
One of the Auckland bus driver employed by New Zealand Internal Affairs to transport world leaders from Sky City to the waterfront during the Pacific Island Leaders’ forum last week refused Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to board the bus last week and told her she must ride with the spouses on a spouse bus [...]
Australia’s oldest jail might be closed soon
Parramatta jail, in the western Sydney is the oldest operational jail in Australia. The prison which was opened in 1842, today it employs around 280 people could be closed as the NSW government is seeking to make savings in its upcoming budget. As according to NSW Treasurer Mike Baird, present NSW state government has inherited [...]
Victorian man charged possessing explosive materials
Phillip John Marsh, 32-year-old man from Victoria has been charged over possessing explosive substances in his house. The man from Castlemaine has been charged for the amount of explosives items that could be used to make bombs. But the man said he only wanted to make fireworks and had no intention of creating bomb or [...]
