Archive for August, 2009

Serial sex pest on prowl in carparks

A SERIAL sex pest has been stalking and indecently assaulting women in car parks and shopping centres in Perth’s northern suburbs, police said.

RBA keeps interest rates on hold

HOMEOWNERS can probably rest easy for another month after the Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged for a fifth straight month after its monthly board meeting.

OFW dies after tooth extraction in Kuwait (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

A Filipino overseas worker employed as a mechanic died after a tooth extraction procedure performed by another Pinoy in Kuwait.

Rees expects less talk of leadership

NSW Premier Nathan Rees expects speculation about his leadership will subside now that John Della Bosca has resigned from the front bench.

Arrests after Parliament banner protest

TWO people have been arrested after scaling the forecourt roof of Parliament House in Canberra to unfurl a banner protesting against logging in Tasmania’s old-growth forests.