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.