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Dubai dreaming: The Magic Millions

DAVID Heffernan cannot resist the lure of the Gold Coast in January, annually jetting from one luxury playground to another.

‘Unions must help protect jobs’

MINING magnate Clive Palmer says the Rudd government’s resources tax will hit jobs in the industries that service the resources sector.

Troops gather near Bangkok siege

LARGE numbers of Thai troops and armoured vehicles have marshalled near the fortified encampment of downtown Bangkok occupied by anti-government protesters.

Former PM Whitlam in aged care: report

AUSTRALIA’S longest-living former prime minister, Gough Whitlam, has moved into an aged-care facility at the age of 93, a newspaper report says.

Sheen stays on Two and a Half Men

CBS and fans of Two and a Half Men don’t have to fret about subtracting Charlie Sheen from TV’s top-rated comedy series.

Pressure to finish Pacific Highway

A 2016 COMPLETION date for the Pacific Highway upgrade has been set, and Anthony Albanese wants the NSW Government to put its shoulder to the wheel.

Housework helps lower divorce rate

DIVORCE rates are lower in families where husbands help out with the housework, shopping and childcare, according to a study of 3,500 British couples.

Google buying Global IP for $US68.2m

GOOGLE Inc is buying the Norwegian company Global IP Solutions Holding AB for $US68.2 million ($A77.71 million) in cash.

Reward offered in Weekes cold case

A $100,000 reward has been posted by the NSW Government for information surrounding the brutal murder of Coffs Harbour man Graeme Weekes almost 11 years ago.

Hospitals less inefficient than thought

A NEW Productivity Commission report shows Australia’s hospitals are performing better than previously thought.