Child sex offender arrested in Sydney
A convicted child sex offender has been arrested at an ex-girlfriend's home in the
southern Sydney suburb of Menai.
Nine Aussies still missing in Fiji
Nine Australians remain unaccounted for in the part of Fiji battered by tropical
Cyclone Tomas, the Australian High Commission says.
Car cat lady ordered to pay fine
A Gold Coast woman who crammed 12 cats into seven cages and forced them to live in
her car has been hit with a $9,000 penalty.
Trial date set for Stern Hu in China
Australian businessman Stern Hu will face trial in China on March 22 - and some
court sessions will be closed to Australian authorities, the federal government has
announced.
Victorian police march on MP`s office
Anger about law and order in Victoria moved from the city to the country this week
with police marching on an MP's office and a crisis meeting planned on street
violence.
DJs cuts costs via supplier competition
Upmarket department store David Jones Ltd says it has been able to reduce costs
since 2004, and will continue to do so, by getting its suppliers to compete for all
contracts.
Tropicana gold find could be even bigger
AngloGold Ashanti's massive Tropicana gold discovery in Western Australia could be
even larger than first thought, the Johannesburg-based miner says.
Illegal immigrant workers found in Qld
Immigration authorities will send 20 illegal workers back to China after a police
raid on a Brisbane food processing plant.
Bligh cool on cutting pub hours
Closing Queensland's bars and clubs earlier won't be a "magic bullet" to curbing
alcohol-fuelled violence, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says.
Coroner says SIEV 36 fire was deliberate
Criminal charges could be laid against three Afghans accused of deliberately setting
fire to a boat, causing an explosion that killed five fellow asylum seekers in April
