Monthly Archive for April, 2009

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Weight blamed for tail scrape

AN airliner with 275 passengers and crew scraped its tail along a Melbourne Airport runway after its take-off weight was incorrectly logged, a report has found.

Bushfire phone warning on way: Rudd

THE federal government is to provide $15 million towards a national telephone emergency warning scheme.

TGYH a big win for Seven

IMPROVISATION show Thank God You’re Here has made an impressive return to television on the Seven Network, with more than 1.7 million Australians tuning in.

Michelle Obama makes beautiful list

US First Lady Michelle Obama has been named on celebrity magazine People’s annual list of the world’s 100 most beautiful people.

NSW tests 85 for swine flu

THERE are now 85 people being tested for swine flu in NSW, the state’s chief medical officer Kerry Chant says.

Job-fearing consumers shun credit

A SLUMP in job security has seen consumers continue to shun credit in March, despite official interest rates being at a 49-year low.

More troops means more risk: govt

DEFENCE Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has conceded Australian forces risk more casualties in Afghanistan, but he says they will benefit from better resources.

Naomi Watts’ son out of hospital

NAOMI Watts’ eldest son Sasha has been released from a New York hospital following a medical scare on Tuesday night.

Europe flu cases jump

A 12-year-old British girl was diagnosed with swine flu on Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases of the virus shot up in Europe.

Ear chopping bikies await sentencing

TWO bikies who kidnapped a Gold Coast man and sliced his ears off will be sentenced on Thursday.