NorgdomPolitical vendetta resumes as Hicks leaves prison
1pointsDavid Hicks was finally released from South Australia’s Yatala prison on December 29. But the 32-year-old father of two has now become the subject of a new harassment campaign by the Murdoch media and Australia’s political elite.
Citizen test review backed
1pointsETHNIC groups have backed a proposed overhaul of Australia's citizenship test after one in 10 applicants failed to pass.
Jason Ayres "National Summer Tour" dates announced
1pointsPerth based singer/songwriter Jason Ayres will be hitting the road in January to support his latest musical offering, "The Acoustic Sessions".
Two charged over Sydney brawl
1pointsTwo young men have been arrested over the most serious incident reported during Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations.
Hicks 'not skilled enough' to say sorry
1pointsThe Fairfax journalist who met David Hicks after his release from jail says she believes he would find it hard to communicate with those who expect him to apologise for his actions.
Sydney's NYE declared a success
1pointsOrganisers have declared Sydney's 2007 New Year's Eve celebrations a success after more than a million people turned out to watch an "awe-inspiring" fireworks show, amid minimal violence.
Sonia Gandhi hospitalised is stable Asthma Attack
1pointsSonia Gandhi returned from hectic campaign for assembly polls of Northern State of India, Himachal Pradesh which has been won by opposition right wing BJP .
Flannery's views on whales 'curious'
1pointsThe crew of a protest ship searching for Japanese whaling ships in the Antarctic have described as "curious" claims by prominent scientist Tim Flannery that a sustainable whale cull is possible.
In just 10 steps, Hicks becomes a free man
1pointsHERE then, finally, we saw David Hicks the free man. He walked through the prison gates rigid and cowed, his head fixed straight, and his light blue eyes rimmed by dark moons, the legacy of six hapless years in cells out of sight of sun and stars.
Three more properties quarantined
1pointsFEARS that an anthrax outbreak in the Upper Hunter could be worse than first thought have been confirmed, with three more properties quarantined yesterday after infections were identified.
Government chief adviser demands smoke ban in cars
1pointsThe Government's top smoking adviser today called for a ban on drivers lighting up at the wheel.
Hicks to step into frenzied freedom
1pointsIN NOVEMBER 1999, David Hicks flew out of Adelaide for Pakistan wearing baggy green trousers and a white knitted cap.
Bhutto Assassinated in Attack on Rally
1pointsRAWALPINDI, Islamabad — An attack on a political rally killed the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto near the capital, Islamabad, Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto was fired upon at close range before the blast.
3.5m shark at Palm Beach
1pointsSwimmers were sent scuttling from the water at Palm Beach, north of Sydney, today when a large shark was spotted by lifesavers 200 metres from the shore.
Loose Tiger Kills Man at San Francisco Zoo
1pointsThe San Francisco Police Department is calling the site where a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its cage and attacked three people, killing one, a crime scene.
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