Archive for October, 2009
Leaking oil rig off WA ablaze
A FIRE has started on the oil rig that has been leaking oil into the Timor Sea for 10 weeks.
Carjacking gang foiled by manual
POLICE say a carjacking attempt in Perth last night came to an abrupt halt when the alleged carjacker discovered she couldn’t drive a manual.
RACV to roll out bike-hire program
VICTORIA’S RACV motoring association has won a contract to roll out a European-style bike hire system in central Melbourne.
Nineteen injured in balcony collapse
AUTHORITIES will investigate the cause of a balcony collapse in which 19 people were injured during a Halloween party in Perth.
Girl ‘made up abduction story’
A SYDNEY girl who claimed she was abducted may have made the whole story up, police said today.