Archive for May 1st, 2008

Caged children growl in ‘bizarre dialect’

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

THE Austrian children kept in a dungeon by their father developed an animal-like language, and growl and coo to ’speak’.

Call for stricter boat-user licences

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

THE latest Sydney Harbour boating tragedy has led to calls for tighter regulation of traffic on the harbour, which operates under Australia’s slackest recreational boating rules despite being the nation’s busiest waterway.

Booze, speed the first lines of inquiry

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

SPEED and alcohol are expected to be at the forefront of the investigation into the horrific Harbour crash that claimed five lives.

Alleged terror leader ‘threw a tantrum’

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

AN accused terror leader became enraged and began to cry when queried about the validity of his teachings, a court has heard.

Death takes harbour toll to six

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

A SIXTH person has died after the horrific boat collision on Sydney Harbour.

Australian jailed for drugs in Dubai

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

AN Australian has been jailed for four years in the Gulf emirate of Dubai after being found with 0.55 grams of cannabis and testing positive for the drug, a newspaper reported today.

Call us Aboriginal, says ATSIC chair

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

THE use of the word indigenous to describe Australia’s traditional owners has robbed them of their identity, former ATSIC chairwoman Lowitja O’Donoghue said today.

Rudd in Time’s most influential people

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

KEVIN Rudd has made Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people, complete with a glowing blurb from Cate Blanchett.

Police raid like ‘third world dictatorship’

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

POLITICIANS are using the police to avoid embarrassing stories getting out, major media companies say.

Rate cuts flagged on building slump

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

BUILDING approvals have dived by more than five times market forecasts, with some economists now predicting a rate cut by the end of September.