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Perth MusicHicks speaks out against control order
1pointsFormer Guantanamo detainee David Hicks has broken his silence to say he is concerned another control order will be placed against him.
Awesome Sandcastles in the Cultural Centre
1pointsAs part of the Awesome festival there is a sandcastle exhibition in the Cultural Centre, Northbridge, which will be demolished on Sunday.
Reserve to deliver Christmas rate cut
1pointsThe Reserve Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates in their final meeting before Christmas, delivering an early present to Australian workers
Body dumped outside Melbourne hospital
1pointsVictoria Police homicide detectives are trying to establish the identity of a man whose body was dumped outside a Melbourne hospital this morning.
Saudi super-tanker taken to Somali pirate lair
1pointsA hijacked Saudi super-tanker, carrying 100 million dollars of oil, anchored Tuesday off a notorious Somali pirate port as sea gangs struck again and seized a Hong Kong cargo ship.
Three drown after pier fall on NSW South Coast
1pointsThe man and two boys, believed to be aged between three and five years, were fishing from the Tathra wharf about 8.10pm, when they reportedly fell several metres into the water below
Innovation fund better bet than car black hole
1pointsKEVIN Rudd's Government has splashed $16.7 billion of taxpayer funds trying to prop up the faltering economy and the troubled car industry.
ER regulars not a waste of resources: research
1pointsResearch being published in the Australian Medical Journal (AMJ) has busted the myth that people who go to hospital emergency departments often are wasting resources.
'Bonk longer' billboards offensive?
1pointsThe Advertising Standards Bureau says its received numerous complaints about new billboards advertising a medication for sexual dysfunction.
Billions more to fight crisis
1pointsAUSTRALIA will join the other G20 countries in a new round of stimulatory spending after the world's 20 largest economies vowed to work together to tackle the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression.
G20 meets to tackle global economic crisis
1pointsThe leaders of the G20 nations met on Saturday to discuss the continuing global economic crisis triggered by the collapse of the US housing market. A coordinated plan has been agreed upon that will see further stimulus of world economies.
China considers crackdown on lip-synching
1pointsChina plans to punish singers who lip-synch for "cheating the public," the Ministry of Culture says.
ANZ tipped to make heavy job cuts
1pointsHUNDREDS, and possibly thousands, of jobs will go from the ANZ within weeks as the bank aggressively reduces costs in the face of the economic slowdown and credit crisis.
3D without the glasses
1pointsThe next innovation in home television could be screens that allow people to watch films in three-dimensions without the use of glasses.
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