Daily Archive for February 4th, 2010

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Seven still in hospital after blast

SEVEN of 19 people injured in a deliberate petrol explosion in a Darwin shopping centre remain in hospital with one doctor describing it as a mini-Bali bombing.

iiNet cleared of copyright breach

INTERNET provider iiNet cannot be held responsible if its users choose to breach copyright laws by downloading movies, a Federal Court judge has found.

New superbug ‘at Australia’s doorstep’

AUSTRALIAN researchers are scrambling to develop drugs to fight off a new superbug that is killing people overseas.

Whitsundays deals on sale from $1

TOURISM operators in Queensland’s Whitsundays are selling everything from luxury boat charters to three night cruises and daytrips to Whitehaven Beach from $1.

Men at Work ripped off tune: judge

AUSSIE pop group Men at Work ripped off an Australian folk tune in their 1980s smash hit Down Under, a federal court judge has found.

Would you like some roof with that?

THE remains of a couple’s lunch were scattered on the floor along with broken glasses and plates as the roof collapsed at a popular Mackay cafe.

Govt can’t put figure on stimulus spend

THE Federal Government can’t say how much of its $42 billion economic stimulus has been spent or remains uncommitted.

Fish oil ‘might prevent schizophrenia’

FISH oil pills may be able to save some young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

Haiti death toll tops 200,000: PM

THE death toll in the Haiti quake has topped 200,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Wednesday, as angry protests over the slow arrival of aid flared.

Cricket legend McGrath finds love

AUSTRALIAN cricket legend Glenn McGrath has found love again, this time Italian style.