Archive for February, 2009

Protesters ambush Queensland Premier

PRO-AIRPORT protesters have ambushed Queensland Premier Anna Bligh on the election campaign trail in the Whitsundays.

Tanner backs pension payrise

FINANCE Minister Lindsay Tanner says he supports a rise in the single aged pension.

Chavez nationalises rice processing

VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez on Saturday ordered the army to take control of all rice processing plants in the South American nation in a spat over prices.

Latest fashion appeals to animal instincts

TOP designers appealed to animal instincts at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, using motifs from the wild wrapped in leather and fur for their autumn-winter collections.

Boy charged with attempted murder

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Sydney’s inner-west that’s left a man on life support.