Archive for August, 2008

Court orders girl, 10, to see dying father

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

A SYDNEY judge has ordered a hate-filled 10-year-old girl to visit her dying father within 28 days.

Childcare for babies is ‘abuse’, says author

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

PUTTING babies into childcare is a form of abuse, says best-selling Possum Magic author Mem Fox.

Viagra made grandfather, 80, a sex monster

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

A MAN who demanded sex with his wife three times a day after he began taking Viagra will pay her $232,000 in compensation.

Home loan rates cut - at last

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

NON-bank lender Wizard Home Loans has cut its mortgage rate by 0.25 per cent, and says competition for customers is back.

He’s got $340m, and plans to give it all away

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

SELF-MADE Queensland tycoon John Fitzgerald plans to give away his entire $340 million fortune to young people who need help.

Nikki Hudson says sorry for Facebook quip

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

OLYMPIC hockey star Nikki Hudson has apologised over a lewd message she posted about herself and the Spanish men’s hockey team on her Facebook site.

Dicko launches tirade at reluctant Idol

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

A MELBOURNE singer has been thrown off Australian Idol after telling judges he did not want to win.

Fuel price forces Diddy into first class

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

FUEL prices have grounded an unexpected frequent flyer: hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Tourists face a second night in limbo

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

HUNDREDS of Australian travellers remain stranded in Thailand for a second night after protesters seeking to overthrow the government forced the closure of three airports.

Amy Winehouse pulls out of Paris concert

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

BRITISH soul singer Amy Winehouse has pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice after falling ill at home in London.