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Saturday, 22 November 2008

Renee Rivkin knew Gordon was guilty: Byrne's father  Comments

Gordon Wood and (inset) top, Caroline Byrne, bottom, Rene Rivkin | AAP

21/11/2008 5:44:00 PM. Caroline Byrne's father believes Gordon Wood's former boss Rene Rivkin knew he was responsible for her death.

He is maintaining his innocence. We will appeal against the unreasonable verdict. Barrister, Winston Terracini SC

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Teen commits suicide for internet audience  Comments

Teen commits suicide on webcam, egged on by internet users

21/11/2008 8:53:00 PM. A teenager, egged on by deranged internet users, has committed suicide live on webcam – with his body laying prostrate for over five hours before authorities were called.

I hate myself and I hate living. I think that if someone who knows me reads this they will know who I am. Suicide note from Abraham Briggs

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We forgot: How paedophile was allowed to live next to victim  Comments

A convicted pedophile has moved back in next door to his victim | Getty

21/11/2008 8:01:00 PM. A Sydney girl was not informed that the man who sexually abused her was moving back next door because she was left off a victims register, NSW Premier Nathan Rees says.

It's unacceptable, unacceptable. If there are things that we can do to avoid that situation happening again we will do it. NSW Premier Nathan Rees

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We're not racists, Australian fascists say  Comments

BNP leader Nick Griffin | dailymail.co.uk

21/11/2008 7:57:00 PM. Australian residents exposed as members of the extreme right-wing British National Party say they are proud of their beliefs but deny they are racists.

This isn't a question about race, it's a question about culture. Arthur Grice, BNP member living in Brisbane

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Teenager charged over groin stabbing  

Handcuffs | Getty

21/11/2008 7:53:00 PM. A 16-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly stabbing another teenager in the groin at a home in Sydney's South West.

The victim was lucky that he didn't sustain a much more serious injury. It is believed the injury went very close to his femoral artery. Detective Inspector Paul Albury

 
 

Phone saves man from gunshot  

The dented phone and the stray .45 calibre bullet | nola.com

21/11/2008 9:27:00 PM. A mobile phone has saved a man's life, stopping a .45 calibre bullet that was headed for his heart.

I look at this as God telling me to put my cell phone in that pocket, and I'm grateful and humbled. Lucky survivor R.J. Richard

 

Minister slams excessive executive pay packets  Comments

Sol Trujillo | ABC

21/11/2008 7:58:00 PM. Telstra boss Sol Trujillo's $13.4 million pay packet has come under scrutiny from Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, who has slammed today's excessive salaries for executives.

I think the Telstra board should have a good hard look at themselves and start responding. Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy

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Surprise rally for weary Australian stocks  

Stock brokers | Getty

21/11/2008 5:55:00 PM. The Australian share market performed a surprise turnaround in the last hour of trade to finish in positive territory after four consecutive trading days of losses.

The market can do funny things though, and when it finally does turn around it is probably going to rally hard. CMC Markets head of trading James Foulsham

 

More storms forecast for Queensland  

21/11/2008 3:13:46 PM. Southern and central Queenslanders are bracing for the fourth fierce storm in a devastating week described by Premier Anna Bligh as a "never-ending story".

We are in for a rocky summer. Like everyone here in Queensland, I'm beginning to wonder when it will end. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh

 
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