Archive for July, 2009

Fisherman swept off rocks, drowns

A FISHERMAN has died after it appears he was washed off rocks on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

Same-sex marriage rally attracts hundreds

HUNDREDS are gathering at Melbourne’s Federation Square at a rally calling for same-sex marriage to be recognised legally in Australia.

Two winners share $80m jackpot

TWO people, including one from New South Wales, will share the $80 million first division Powerball jackpot drawn last night.

80,000 construction jobs may go

MORE than 80,000 jobs could be lost in Australia’s building and construction industry during the next three years, according to a study by Access Economics, to be released today.

Victoria police smash drug ring

VICTORIAN police say they have smashed an international drug importation ring with raids that netted five arrests and $500,000 worth of drugs.