Daily Archive for January 16th, 2010

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P!nk our most played artist

P!NK has topped a list of the most played artists in Australia for the third year in a row.

Bushfire warning issued for NSW

RESIDENTS in southwest NSW are being urged to prepare a bushfire plan, with the return of warm weather prompting total fire bans in parts of the state.

Susan Boyle Gets Wacky At Heathrow

Susan Boyle gave passengers at Heathrow a bit of a show this week.

Govt mulls tax breaks for banks

THE federal government is considering giving banks new tax breaks in an effort to build Australia as a regional financial centre.

Lady Gaga Pulls Show At The Last Minute

Lady Gaga pulled out of a show in Indiana just one hour before going on stage this week.

Haiti quake frees prisoners

MACHETE-WIELDING thieves have begun roaming the streets of Haiti at night, residents say, fearful that it’s a sign of brewing violence in a nation already scarred by bloodshed.

High $A ‘hindering tourism’

THE rise in the local dollar is squeezing the nation’s tourism and manufacturing industries.

$18m drug haul near Dorrigo

A STAGGERING $18million – that’s the value of a massive five-tonne cannabis crop seized near Dorrigo, the biggest haul on the Coffs Coast.

Sisters go head to head in ironman

IRONMAN: Former Sawtell pair, the Hancock sisters, are racing each other in the Nutri Grain Ironman series which starts at Kurrawa Beach today

African United soccer in Coffs

SOCCER: Federal member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker was the first in line to offer some financial support to the newly formed team, Coffs Harbour African United.