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Friday, September 23, 2011

Breaking News FROM Melbourne Herald- Sun


6:07PM (AEST)

Global fears send dollar below parity

Dollar suffers biggest one-week fall in over a year, dropping below parity on fresh fears of a global economic downturn. Read more
5:55PM (AEST)

Customs staff to strike on Tuesday

INTERNATIONAL travellers may face delays next week due to industrial action by customs employees. Read more
5:49PM (AEST)

Indonesia deports Australian activist

AN Australian conducting research into minority Muslim group in Indonesia has been deported, police confirmed. Read more
5:37PM (AEST)

Broadcasters must hand over UK riot footage

BRITAIN'S major TV networks forced to hand over hundreds of hours of footage of riots after being served with court orders. Read more
5:33PM (AEST)

Tributes flow for social justice judge

HUNDREDS pay tribute to "gentleman" judge Ted Mullighan, who was a tireless advocate for the underprivileged. Read more
5:29PM (AEST)

'Small chance' satellite could hit Australia

FRAGMENTS from five-tonne NASA satellite could land in Australia, but it poses very little threat to people or property. Read more
5:22PM (AEST)

Qantas refused staff offer - union

AIRCRAFT engineers union says Qantas refused its offer to replace striking workers, affecting 1300 passengers. Read more
5:07PM (AEST)

Market slumps to two-year low

Sharemarket closes at a more than two-year low, as investors fretted about the possibility of a global recession. Read more
4:59PM (AEST)

Birds also strike at Qantas

A BIRD strike has forced a Qantas flight heading from Perth to Melbourne to turn back soon after take-off. Read more
4:49PM (AEST)

O'Farrell backs alleged sex act MP

NSW Premier believes the word of senior government minister who denied allegations he was caught in a public sex act. Read more
4:37PM (AEST)

One dead, one critical in two hit-and-runs

NINETY-year-old woman killed and another man fighting for his life after two separate hit-and-run collisions. Read more
4:35PM (AEST)

Brown expects Gillard to back gay marriage

GREENS leader Bob Brown says he expects Julia Gillard and the ALP to support same-sex marriage at its national conference. Read more
4:16PM (AEST)

Toyota workers to vote in secret ballot

CAR-maker bids to end $50 million strike by having workers discretely vote on a pay offer. Read more
4:11PM (AEST)

Abbas poised to make Palestinian UN bid

MAHMUD Abbas just hours from submitting historic request to the United Nations to admit Palestine as a member state. Read more
4:05PM (AEST)

Fines after rail worker's arm cut off

FOUR companies and a director have been fined almost $500,000 after 24-year-old lost his arm in excavator accident. Read more
4:00PM (AEST)

Teens to be charged over NSW bushfires

TWO teenagers used homemade devices to deliberately light a series of blazes in the Blue Mountains. Read more
3:55PM (AEST)

Sick children could be sent to Malaysia

IMMIGRATION officials say sick children could be sent to Malaysia under the Government's asylum seeker deal. Read more
3:44PM (AEST)

G20 struggles to calm recession fears

THE world's major economies are pledging to take strong actions to restore financial stability and calm financial markets. Read more
3:27PM (AEST)

Church abuse study overdue - criminologist

A NEW study into child sexual abuse in the church will finally give victims a voice, a researcher says. Read more
3:11PM (AEST)

New boats Government's fault - Abbott

TONY Abbott turns blame back on Labor following the arrival of two new boatloads of asylum seekers. Read more
3:07PM (AEST)

Two dead in Canada plane crash

FLOAT plane crashes into Canadian city Yellowknife, killing two people and leaving several injured. Read more
3:01PM (AEST)

Abbott makes economic pitch to business

TONY Abbott lays out his economic road map for government, as Julia Gillard faces ongoing speculation about her leadership. Read more
2:56PM (AEST)

Rudd rumours 'sparked shotgun merger'

QUEENSLAND Party's merger with Bob Katter's new political entity sparked by the feared resurrection of Kevin Rudd as PM. Read more
2:46PM (AEST)

Chinese man held for keeping sex slaves

CHINESE man detained on suspicion of keeping six women in secret underground rooms as sex slaves for two years. Read more
2:27PM (AEST)

MP denies sex allegations, Premier says

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says the MP involved in sex rumours has "point blank" denied the allegations and he believes him. Read more
2:23PM (AEST)

Knox murder appeal enters final stage

US student Amanda Knox's appeal against her murder conviction in Italy is winding up, with prosecutors set to present their final arguments today. Read more
2:18PM (AEST)

Fresh boat arrivals spark political brawl

THE arrival of two boats of asylum seekers has triggered a slanging match between the Federal Government and Coalition over who is responsible. Read more
2:03PM (AEST)

Getaway driver had 'just met' man - court

THE alleged getaway driver for a man fatally stabbed in a home invasion says he had only met the man a week earlier, court hears. Read more
1:57PM (AEST)

More bodies dumped in east Mexican city

ELEVEN more bodies have been dumped on roads in and around Mexico's eastern port city of Veracruz, two days after 35 bodies were left under a busy underpass nearby, local officials say. Read more
1:48PM (AEST)

Obama 'chastised' Israel - Romney

PRESIDENT Barack Obama threw Israel "under the bus" by criticising the key US ally on settlement building, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said today. Read more
1:42PM (AEST)

Rudd shifts leadership rumbling to economy

THE focus of political debate in Australia should be on the impact of the global economical situation rather than the leadership of the Labor government, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says. Read more
1:31PM (AEST)

Dollar struggling on global recession fears

THE dollar is trading near its 10-month low as traders worry about a possible recession in the US and Europe. Read more
1:26PM (AEST)

Dam dad to argue new point

UPDATE 1.20pm: TRIPLE-CHILD killer Robert Farquharson is allowed to argue he should have been convicted of manslaughter, not murder. Read more
1:13PM (AEST)

S&P affirms Australia's AAA rating

STANDARD & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed Australia's long-term AAA credit rating due to the country's economic resilience, public policy stability and sound financial sector. Read more
1:13PM (AEST)

G20 vows 'strong' response to crisis

THE Group of 20 major economies has pledged to mount a powerful response to the rising challenges facing the global economy as it reels from a debt crisis in the eurozone. Read more
1:13PM (AEST)

Stocks firmly down on offshore leads

THE share market was firmly in the red at noon following tumbles on Wall Street and European bourses overnight, as a cocktail of negative economic data weighed on investor sentiment. Read more
1:06PM (AEST)

PM calls on Abbott to back processing law

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has used the arrival of two boats carrying asylum seekers to renew her call for the Opposition to support the Government's push to change the law and allow offshore processing. Read more
12:57PM (AEST)

40 bags of pot found by roadside

IT'S grass alright, but not the innocuous kind. Read more
12:51PM (AEST)

Poll shows Labor to retain Foley's seat

LABOR is likely to hold South Australian Police Minister Kevin Foley's seat of Port Adelaide at a by-election next year, a poll has found. Read more
12:47PM (AEST)

Two teens arrested over NSW fires

TWO teenagers have been arrested over a number of recent fires in the Blue Mountains. Read more
12:45PM (AEST)

Neal, Della's ex-lover in AVO court stoush

THE ex-lover of former NSW MP John Della Bosca gave a "grossly different" account about his wife than was shown on CCTV footage, a detective has told a Sydney court. Read more
12:30PM (AEST)

Intruder 'sexually assaults' sleeping woman

A WOMAN has been sexually assaulted by an intruder who broke into the bedroom of her Cairns home early today. Read more
12:26PM (AEST)

Australian economy strong - Rudd

FOREIGN minister Kevin Rudd says Australia is well positioned to weather the current volatility in global financial markets, but must remain vigilant. Read more
11:58AM (AEST)

No panic in Labor ranks - Windsor

FEDERAL independent MP Tony Windsor says he doesn't sense there is "panic or stress" among Labor's ranks over the leadership of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Read more
11:47AM (AEST)

Households remaining cautious: RBA

AUSTRALIAN households are continuing to shun spending and pay down debt as worries about the global financial system grows, a central bank report says. Read more
11:44AM (AEST)

Dozens killed after Sudan fighting

CLASHES between troops and rebels in Sudan's war-torn state of South Kordofan have killed dozens of people, UN and rebel sources say. Read more
11:41AM (AEST)

Williams accused acted 'in cold manner'

THE man accused of murdering Carl Williams tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the jury during his evidence to avoid the consequences of his actions, the prosecutor today told the Supreme Court. Read more
11:35AM (AEST)

Top UK companies to get hotline to ministers

BRITAIN's top 50 companies are to be given unprecedented access to government ministers in an attempt to spark life into the economy, The Times reported Friday. Read more
11:31AM (AEST)

Paraguay starts cattle eradication

PARAGUAY has begun slaughtering hundreds of cattle as part of an effort to combat an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, officials said. Read more
11:30AM (AEST)

Catalan bullfighting to be banned this weekend

MAN and bull will dance with death in a Catalan arena for the last time in history Sunday before the combat is banned for good from the Spanish region. Read more

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