Daily Archive for January 25th, 2010

Petrol prices fall from five month highs

AUSTRALIAN petrol prices have fallen from five-month highs as a drop in the international benchmark price begins to filter through to the pumps.

Goodrem set to tie the knot in 2010

AUSTRALIAN songstress Delta Goodrem and her Westlife star boyfriend Bryan McFadden are preparing to finally walk down the aisle later this year.

Universe heading towards ‘heat death’

The end of the universe is not nigh but it could be closer than originally thought.

Man drowns after saving trio from surf

ANOTHER summer family holiday has ended in tragedy after a father drowned while trying to save his two sons and a friend at a NSW south coast beach.

Abbott shuns budgie smugglers

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has shunned budgie smugglers at a public event after being named “unAustralian of the Year” for appearing in the revealing cossie.

Haiti death toll ‘tops 150,000′

HAITI’S earthquake death toll will top 150,000, a minister said as rescuers located a possible new survivor beneath the rubble 12 days after the disaster.

Indonesia’s president writes pop album

INDONESIA’S president has found time to release a new pop album, despite facing a massive corruption scandal and calls for his impeachment.

Author downplays climate report errors

A KEY author of the IPCC report on climate change has played down the significance of errors found in the 2007 report saying the case for global warming remains.

MySpace bids to pay musos royalties

SOCIAL networking site MySpace, which has enabled many artists to launch their careers, is now helping to pay them back millions of dollars in “lost” royalties.

Most Aussies ‘want new anthem’

MORE than 60 per cent of Australians want a new national anthem, saying they’re sick of Advance Australia Fair, a survey shows.