Democrat MP Sandra Kanck is calling on Minister Gail Gago to stop the impending demolition of two historic Port Augusta pubs. 'The developer recently confirmed that the historic Northern Hotel, built in 1862 and the 1878 Exchange Hotel will be

to work. Profit.I felt a little ashamed of myself, actually. I'm supposed to be revered for my mad PHP skillz, not my pudding-making ability. Oh, well.

ONE of Australia's largest luxury boat builders has blamed adverse market conditions for its decision to lay off 200 workers.

A QUARTER of Australia's working women say females are not treated equally in the workplace - and one in five males agree.

Does your girlfriend add value? Who did adults criticise before teenagers were invented? And Hey doctor, can you make my baby look like Brad Pitt?

US FOOD giant Campbell Arnott's is to close its southern Sydney biscuit and chocolate factory, resulting in the loss of 150 jobs

VISA, the world's largest credit card network, said overnight that quarterly earnings rose, helped by declining tax expenses, but the company's shares fell in after-market trading.

A MAN poured superglue into his mate's ear during a drunken prank, leaving him deaf, a court has been told.

David Knight looks stronger than ever in the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series. The defending GNCC Champion from the Isle of Man took his Red Bull KTM to yet another victory, this ...

Youngster Kyle Middleton has managed to take out round one of the NSW Moto Trials Championship in an upset win which was held down at Nimmitabel in Southern NSW last Saturday (April 26). ...

Lady luck did not abandon New Zealand's Ethan Martens this time around. Martens had lost his grip on the national title when he crashed and broke his shoulder while leading his class la...

The Yackandandah Charity Bash returns on 2nd August 2008, with a huge group of dirt bikers expected to participate in the popular local event.The Bash raises money for local primary schools...

Sweeeet. A real estate expert has declared his opinion that "Inner-western Chippendale, the site of a planned $2 billion redevelopment of the former CUB brewery, is Australia's best investment opportunity." This is the kind of news that makes the mortgage

I just received word from Democrats Abroad that Obama supporters "are gathering at famous bridges for a global photographic campaign to show support for their candidate." The photographs will then be edited into a YouTube video. The Sydney event is

Check out this excellent and easy-to-understand explanation of the whole "Microsoft trying to take over Yahoo" schmozzle. Very interesting. (Link courtesy of Daring Fireball.)

A PAPUA New Guinea teenager who murdered an Australian expatriate with a hedge-cutter has been sentenced to 50 years in jail.

POLICE are investigating the death of a woman following an apparent domestic dispute in the remote West Australian desert community of Warburton.

THE mother of newsreader Charmaine Dragun has criticised the medical profession's use of antidepressants after the 29 year old took her own life almost three weeks into a course of medication she believed was "the answer".

HIGH-profile businesspeople have been caught up in a $100 milion tax evasion scheme for which a man was arrested today.

THE Defence Department has been cleared of allegations it was warned of faulty engine parts fitted to HMAS Westralia before a deadly engine room fire that killed four sailors.