Monday 6th February, 2012
Sacked: Top Model 'too fat'
is suing her agency for refusing to give her the full prize money because they say she is ''too fat''. Ananda Marchildon said she had only received €10,000 ($12,260) of the ...
Rinehart row: Gina threatens children
Photo: Claire Martin THE bitter battle between Gina Rinehart and her three eldest children has escalated, with Australia's richest person threatening to withdraw the ''ransom ...
Aussie icons in danger
Illustration: michaelmucci.com We are sentimental but no Australian brand is going to survive simply because it is Australian. No Aussie brands are more ingrained in the national consciousness than ...
Westpac loan customers still waiting
Sydney Morning HeraldPhoto: Glenn Hunt WESTPAC home loan customers are still waiting - some up to four months - for the bank to pass on two pre-Christmas interest rate cuts. The bank says it is ''an ...
Man injured in head-on crash
news.com.auA man is in a critical condition after crashing his Nissan Navara on Anzac Parade, Moore Park. Paramedics worked on the driver after releasing him from the 4x4. Picture: Bill ...
Man shot three times in the leg
news.com.auPolice have established a crime scene at Christian Avenue, Punchbowl where a man was shot in the leg three times just before 1am. Picture: Bill ...
Cronulla close to signing major sponsor, says Irvine
Sydney Morning HeraldPhoto: Getty Images CRONULLA'S chairman, Damian Irvine, says the club is set to have a major sponsor in place before the season kicks off on March 1. This is further good news for the Sharks ...
David beats Goliath Google
Sydney Morning HeraldMark Bowyer … still in the dark. EVEN in this day and age, Goliath can still be humbled by a David - in this case a small businessman who went to the regulators after Google arbitrarily ...
Aussie icons in danger
Sydney Morning HeraldIllustration: michaelmucci.com We are sentimental but no Australian brand is going to survive simply because it is Australian. No Aussie brands are more ingrained in the national consciousness than ...
Poll throws PM a lifeline
Sydney Morning HeraldPhoto: Alex Ellinghausen JULIA GILLARD has been handed a lifeline with the latest Herald/Nielsen poll showing support for the Prime Minister and her government increasing sharply. Despite a ...
Toy gun robber stuffs women in safe
Sydney Morning HeraldA man armed with a toy pistol locked two female employees in a safe yesterday after robbing their Mount Druitt pub, a police spokesman said. One of the women, a 53-year-old, was opening the gate to ...
Westpac slow to pass on rate cuts
Sydney Morning HeraldPhoto: Glenn Hunt WESTPAC home loan customers are still waiting - some up to four months - for the bank to pass on two pre-Christmas interest rate cuts. The bank says it is ''an ...
Family links strong in Australian cells
Sydney Morning HeraldAbdul Nacer Benbrika led the 15-member terrorist cell in Melbourne. FAMILY connections and friendships are at the core of the terrorist networks active in Australia over the past 12 years, a ...
Filmmaker dies flying helicopter
Sydney Morning HeraldJames Cameron, left, with late Australian screenwriter Andrew Wight. AN AUSTRALIAN screenwriter described as James Cameron's ''right-hand man'' was one of two filmmakers ...
Hunter shoots himself in chest
news.com.auA WOMAN had to make an emergency dash to meet an ambulance after her partner accidentally shot himself in the chest while hunting ...
The Chasers switch channels
news.com.auThe panel, which will include Morrow, Hansen, Garden and invited guests, must buzz in when they believe they can pick fact from fiction.Reucassel, who will play host, said the partnership with their ...
IKEA has grand designs on Sydney
Daily TelegraphHOMEWARES giant IKEA is pinning its hopes for Australian success on Sydney's growth boom, ramping up plans to have four mega-stores in the ...
Grisly find of body in house
Daily TelegraphA BODY lay decomposing in a townhouse in Sydney's north for several days before police broke in and made the grisly discovery ...
Golden rule of swimming safety
Daily TelegraphThe money will be passed on to the Royal Life Saving Society which will work with charities to facilitate lessons for at-risk children. Both Hackett and Sullivan said it was disappointing the ...
Doctor performs surgery at roadside
news.com.auA DOCTOR performed emergency surgery on a driver trapped in a car after it careered off the road into a gully and crashed into a tree in Sydney's west ...
It's a big white world out there
news.com.auROME: The big chill gripping Europe, leaving 260 people dead, has spread across the northern hemisphere with snow storms battering the US, north Africa, Japan and ...
Father and son in bikie brawl
news.com.auTWO Hells Angels bikies punched, spat on and swore at police during a wild brawl on Sydney's notorious Golden Mile yesterday, a court ...
Accused home as boy hospitalised
news.com.auThe boy will face court today after a weekend brawl involving a lit jerry can. The contents splashed on a 17-year-old, badly burning his legs. Yet the accused boy was released on bail, reinforcing ...
Pole trekker faces a great adventure
news.com.auHE has trekked to the South Pole and crossed the Tasman in a kayak, but now James Castrisson is shaping up for the biggest adventure of his life - ...
Inglis out for up to six weeks
Daily TelegraphSOUTH Sydney superstar Greg Inglis faces as much as six weeks on the sideline because of an injury to his left ankle suffered during the All Stars match on Saturday ...
Police issue warning for flood clean-up
Sydney Morning HeraldFlood victims in northern NSW have been urged to take extra care during the big cleanup. As floodwaters recede across the region, thousands of people are returning home after spending nights in ...
Hargreaves happy with Thaiday
Daily TelegraphJARED Waerea-Hargreaves insists there's no bad blood between him and Sam Thaiday after the pair's bust-up during Saturday's NRL All Stars clash on the Gold ...
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