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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to jail people-smugglers for five years - Herald Sun [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:46 GMT+00:00]

Reuters

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to jail people-smugglers for five years Herald Sun PEOPLE-SMUGGLERS caught in Indonesia will face five years' jail under tough anti-trafficking measures unveiled yesterday. In a speech to the Australian Parliament, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that a new law would make ... Police tracked Bali bomb terrorist Dulmatin for weeksThe Australian Bali bomber led new terrorist gangSydney Morning Herald Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militantsReuters The Age -New York Times -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,191 news articles »

Elephant birth surprises Australian zoo - BBC News [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:41 GMT+00:00]

BBC News

Elephant birth surprises Australian zoo BBC News An elephant in an Australian zoo has shocked vets by giving birth to a live elephant calf which zoo-keepers believed had died in the womb. Experts had said the survival of the baby elephant after six days of labour would be "a miracle". ... 'Miracle' baby elephant cheats death to take first stepsEconomic Times Wonder elephant takes first stepsNinemsn The mother elephant, Porntip (left), had a week of difficult labour (AAP: Dean ...ABC Online Herald Sun -Special Broadcasting Service -Embrace Australia all 189 news articles »

'He could have died': friend - Sydney Morning Herald [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:59 GMT+00:00]

Sydney Morning Herald

'He could have died': friend Sydney Morning Herald Girlfriend of the wheelchair-bound tourist who was savagely bashed says 'he's a wonderful, kind, generous, strong individual.' A LOVE of country music almost proved fatal for a wheelchair-bound Canadian man. After travelling to Sydney's outer ... Appeal after 'cowardly' attack on disabled touristABC Online Wheelchair-bound Canadian brutally bashed at Sydney train stationThe Australian Canadian in wheelchair savagely beaten in AustraliaGlobe and Mail Toronto Star -CBC.ca -CTV.ca all 156 news articles »

Police bust 'Mafia-style drug ring' - The Age [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:48 GMT+00:00]

BigPond News

Police bust 'Mafia-style drug ring' The Age VICTORIA Police has helped smash a multimillion-dollar, alleged Mafia-style drug operation after raiding five properties in Mildura yesterday morning. Firearms and cash were seized in the raids as part of Strike Force Baranbali, a joint operation ... Nine charged over mafia-style drug opSydney Morning Herald Organised crime family targeted in raids: policeABC Online Australia charges 9 men in multimillion drug ringeTaiwan News Herald Sun -NSW Police Online (press release) all 39 news articles »

Vic court opens up compensation claims for bully victims - ABC Online [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:39 GMT+00:00]

ABC Online

Vic court opens up compensation claims for bully victims ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: A landmark ruling by the Victorian Supreme Court has paved the way for victims of young bullies to seek compensation. The court has overturned a decision by a Victims of Crime tribunal which refused to compensate a girl who'd been bullied ... Bullying victim wins $290000 payoutHerald Sun Bullied teenager gets $290000 in settlementThe Age Students' crimes 'won't fill courts'Sydney Morning Herald NEWS.com.au -ABC Online -The Age all 23 news articles »

PA cancels ceremony honoring leader of 1978 terror attack in Israel - Ha'aretz [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:01:18 GMT+00:00]

Sydney Morning Herald

PA cancels ceremony honoring leader of 1978 terror attack in Israel Ha'aretz By Reuters The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of a ceremony to honor the woman who led a 1978 hijacking of a civilian bus in Israel that left 35 people dead. The cancellation of the ceremony planned for Thursday coincided ... 'Palestinians deserve viable state'Jerusalem Post US condemns Israeli planThe Australian Israeli minister apologizes for bad timing of East Jerusalem expansion planXinhua BBC News -The Associated Press -The Guardian all 3,397 news articles »

Rudd faces Senate strife on maternity leave - The Australian [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:51 GMT+00:00]

Brisbane Times

Rudd faces Senate strife on maternity leave The Australian KEVIN Rudd will face a Senate ambush aimed at sweetening his 18-week paid maternity leave scheme as Tony Abbott's $2.7 billion six-month-leave policy wins support from the Greens, and a sympathetic hearing from the two independents. ... Senate thwarting ALPHerald Sun A five-minister barrage wheeled out for AbbottThe Age Senate of rising tempersAdelaidenow Sydney Morning Herald -New Zealand Herald -NEWS.com.au all 69 news articles »

West Australian tree man Richard Pennicuik continues protest - Herald Sun [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:38 GMT+00:00]

WA today

West Australian tree man Richard Pennicuik continues protest Herald Sun A WESTERN Australian man has refused to abandon his perch in a gum tree, despite his high-powered attorney advising him to end his 93-day protest. Lawyer John Hammond met his client, tree-man Richard Pennicuik, ... Tree man's gum an eastern states 'widow maker'WA today Council gets tough with 'tree man'PerthNow Innocent victims of the Tree Man's crusadeSydney Morning Herald (blog) all 13 news articles »

Michael's tribute to foundation - Bundaberg NewsMail [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:24 GMT+00:00]

Geelong Advertiser

Michael's tribute to foundation Bundaberg NewsMail Michael Pimm is shaving his head in the World's Greatest Shave for a Cure after battling lymphoma last year. LAST year Michael Pimm did not even consider shaving his head as a part of the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave. ... The Coast's big shaveFraser Coast Chronicle Big shave this FridayMilton Ulladulla Times Be brave and shave for leukaemiaNarromine News and Trangie Advocate Tenterfield Star -Mt Druitt Standard -August Margaret River Mail all 17 news articles »

Rann lashes out on parole - The Australian [Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:56 GMT+00:00]

ABC Online

Rann lashes out on parole The Australian MIKE Rann has ramped up his law-and-order attack in the South Australian election campaign, claiming an Isobel Redmond-led government would grant parole to murderer Stephen Wayne McBride. Mr Rann said his government had rejected Parole Board ... Isobel's daring dawn flight in vainAdelaidenow Oppn leader visits CanberraTopNews New Zealand Redmond chases health policy detailABC Online Sydney Morning Herald -TopNews United States -Visit Bulgaria all 19 news articles »