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Scoopon Site Hungry Jack’s $2 Whopper and fries deal made Australian group buying site Scoopon go crashing. More than 150,000 burgers have been sold and there is still 19 hours more to go till the deal expires. About 90,000 thousands were sold within first two hours.
The death threat, protest and hate campaign against The Circle co-host Yumi Stynes increased for insulting Australian SAS war hero Ben Roberts-Smith on Channel Ten morning show. Yeah, she or anyone should think before they insult or make fun of soldiers who risk their lives for their country, family and friends. Prosperity, security, not...
Bright light across the southern skies of Australia, last night. Photo: Hearld Sun There has been number of reports of astronomical activities of bright light seen over the skies of Tasmania, ACT and Victoria. It is not clear as what this light across the sky was? Meteor shower or disintegrating satellite veered close to...
As of April 30 the new law requires women wearing burqas to show their face to authorised witnesses, such as JPs and lawyers when they need the witnessing of their legal documents, statutory declaration or affidavit. Under the new laws in New South Wales lawyers and JPs will have to ask women wearing burqas...
Warragamba Dam reached its 100 per cent full storage level and water began to gush down just before 7pm (AEDT). Photo: Craig Greenhill Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) are working non stop and are making final preparations to open the floodgates at Warrangamba Dam, which is now nearly 100 per cent full. According to the...
Australian PM Julia Gillard and the new Foreign Minister Bob Carr. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Bob Carr has been appointed as the new Foreign Minister of Australia. Australian politics with Labor in the government has gone from bad to worst. Last year Julia Gillard and the Labor party stabbed their own party Leader and publicly...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
