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Thursday, 04 December 2008

Grief turns to anger on the streets of Mumbai  Comments

Mumbai Muslims protest | AAP

1 hour 49 minutes ago. Mumbai has taken stock of the deadly terror attacks that struck the city a week ago, as anguish for the dead and injured turned to anger.

We've come to show our solidarity against the apathy of the government and we want the government to change to be proactive and not lazy. 64-year-old Abiti Phoksey, who runs an upholstery business

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news headlines

Boy's arm amputated via SMS instruction after hippo attack  

Boy's arm amputated via SMS instruction after hippo attack

18 minutes ago. Instructions for an emergency amputation of a boys arm due to a lethal bite from a hippopotamus were delivered via SMS, a UK surgeon has revealed.

In the UK you'd need an intensive care unit to do it. It was a huge undertaking. He texted back step-by-step instructions on how to do it Dr. David Nott, the man performing the surgery

 

Aussies targeted in second pirate attack  

MV Athena

24 minutes ago. A luxury liner with nearly 400 Australian tourists has become the latest targets of a pirate attack when their cruise ship was attacked off Somalia.

 

No need to breath-test MPs: Della Bosca  

John Della Bosca | AAP

24 minutes ago. The push for breath-testing of all MPs before they enter NSW Parliament, doesn't have the support of the Health Minister.

Random breath-testing is only appropriate for certain kinds of workplaces. John Della Bosca

 

Don't put Vanessa's Law on hold, pleads father  

Vanessa Anderson | AAP

1 hour 38 minutes ago. The father of the Sydney teenager, who died days after she was hit in the head by a golf ball, has spoken of his frustration at news a law in her name may be put on hold.

They need paediatrics; they need a specialist to look after them. Warren Anderson

 

Fears for ambos taking on dangerous police duties  

Ambulance | Getty

2 hours 3 minutes ago. There are fears for the safety of NSW Ambulance Officers, forced to transfer mentally ill patients between hospitals because police will no longer do it.

There are no mechanical restraint devices rolled out in time in these ambulances – it does pose a problem... Shadow Minister for Mental Health Greg Aplin

 

business

Google forced to tighten its belt  

Google

1 hour 11 minutes ago. Internet search king Google Inc plans to tighten its belt amid slowing revenue growth, cutting back on spending and new projects, The Wall Street Journal reported.

 

environment

Is this possum the first furry victim of climate change?  Comments

White lemuroid possum

3/12/2008 9:38:00 AM. Is the white lemuroid possum extinct? If so, it would make it the first mammalian extinction due to climate change.

If they have died out it would be first example of something that has gone extinct purely because of global warming. Researcher Steve Williams

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Sport

Wallabies upstage Barbarians at Wembley  

Wallabies v Barbarians | Getty

33 minutes ago. Matt Dunning snapped his Achilles tendon and Sekope Kepu tore a pectoral muscle as the Wallabies scored a torrid win over the Barbarians in their spring tour-ending match at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night.

It was a great performance... after a long tour, I'm very proud of them... George Smith

 

Crunch time: Bird buoyed, but fans divided  

Greg Bird | AAP

1 hour 39 minutes ago. Greg Bird's manager says the NRL star has been heartened by news that Cronulla fans may demonstrate over his mooted sacking from the club - but its been revealed the Sharks' official fan club is not supporting the rally.

It's not a black and white issue...there's a lot to take into account... Damien Irvine, CSSC spokesman

 

I could shoot anything: Allenby  

Robert Allenby | AP

1 hour 41 minutes ago. Hyatt Coolum's course record 63 is under serious threat with former resident professional Robert Allenby declaring he could shoot "anything" during this week's $1.5 million Australian PGA Championship.

If you get the putter right, I think I could shoot anything around here... Robert Allenby

 

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entertainment

Potter fans await JK Rowling's new book  

3 hours 40 minutes ago. Harry Potter author JK Rowling's new book The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published worldwide on Thursday.

 

opinion

Labor stops pub punch-ups, Nationals start one  Comments

Andrew Fraser, beer

3/12/2008 4:36:00 PM. It’s the ultimate irony – on the same night the Labor party was voting to stop pub punch-ups, Nationals MP Andrew Fraser was shoving a female colleague on the floor of parliament, fresh from Christmas drinks.

I’ve never seen a bouncer who wasn’t positively gleeful at getting to enforce some stupid rule or imagined regulation. Tim Brunero

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Where's that inflation genie?  Comments

Genie lamp | Getty

3/12/2008 1:00:00 PM. We haven't heard an awful lot about the inflation genie recently, but the fallout from talking about it may yet be felt, argues Alan Jones.

Why we have a preference for doom and gloom, I've got no idea. Alan Jones

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YOUR SAY

The great lumbering democracy that is India brought to its knees. Learn its lesson well, Australia.... Alpha-Male JWH Party, Australia on Grief turns to anger on the streets of Mumbai

Ha ha ,thats good.... Pierce B, Vic on Is this possum the first furry victim of climate change?

Dewey, it's called "driving a vehicle with obscured number plates". You get three demerit points and a whopping fine for that sort of... Lez Lezman, Sydnesia on E-tag scam reveals government malaise

Any thing that i hear about this arogant man does not surprise me,he is typical of the low grade politicians on the Govenment side... Terry Crowley, Coogee /Sydney on Senator Conroy busted snoozing in Parliament

Any thing that i hear about this arogant man does not surprise me,he is typical of the low grade politicians on the Govenment side... Terry Crowley, Coogee /Sydney on Senator Conroy busted snoozing in Parliament

 

 

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