Provides the latest RSS feeds for Sydney News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sydney Sun.com http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/ae0def0d9b645403/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:14 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:14 -0400 30 Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/514950/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:04 -0400 Sydney Sun.com http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/514950/cs/1/ Melbourne hung on to their top four position in the NRL by their finger-tips after scrambling to a gutsy 18-14 win over Newcastle at Olympic Park. Centre Will Chambers crossed with only three minutes... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864428/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:35 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864428/ North Queensland have overcome the loss of three injured stars - including NSW State of Origin forward Luke O'Donnell - to post a gutsy 24-4 NRL victory over Cronulla and keep their top four hopes ali... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864427/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:38 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864427/ West Coast's woes on the road persist but coach John Worsfold feels the problem will fix itself as they develop in the AFL. Saturday's 20-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG was their 18th straight aw... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864426/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:34 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864426/ MELBOURNE STORM 18 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 14MELBOURNE hung on to their top four position in the NRL by their finger-tips after scrambling to a gutsy win over Newcastle at Olympic Park. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864744/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:09:36 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25864744/ A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors allegedl... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863133/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:05 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863133/ Wests Tigers have kept alive their slim hopes of booking a top eight NRL spot with a emphatic 54-20 victory over South Sydney in an entertaining but error-strewn encounter at ANZ Stadium. The Tigers ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863134/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863134/ The Royal Australian Navy has launched an inquiry and sent a group of sailors home after they allegedly challenged each other to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors allege... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863135/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863135/ Brisbane utility Jared Brennan faces a headbutt charge after inexplicably snapping during his side's 48-point loss to Port Adelaide. Brennan was charged with headbutting Power onballer Josh Carr in t... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863136/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:00 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863136/ A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors allegedl... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863626/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:06:00 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863626/ A six-year-old Tasmanian boy has accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a trampoline. Police said the boy was using a trampoline placed under a clothes... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863627/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863627/ The federal chief medical officer has defended the national response to swine flu after stinging criticism from a Melbourne doctor. Australia's chief medical officer Jim Bishop said the national resp... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863137/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863137/ CANBERRA skipper Alan Tongue says he is relishing working under coach David Furner and hopes he will not follow the path of his predecessors and stick around in the nation's capital. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863628/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:07 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25863628/ Melbourne Vixens have done their bit - now they need Adelaide Thunderbirds to do them a favour to secure a home trans-Tasman netball championship semi-final. The Vixens scored a percentage-boosting 4... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861330/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861330/ Melbourne have honoured club legend Jim Stynes with an emotional 20-point AFL victory over West Coast at the MCG. The last-placed Demons held off the Eagles in the final term for their second win of ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861329/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:06 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861329/ The federal government says it has no plans to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from tampons, after a major supermarket chain announced it's cutting ten per cent from its prices on female hygie... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861331/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861331/ Brisbane have paid a heavy price for their NRL return to form with star winger Israel Folau likely to be out until the finals after fracturing his ankle in the 28-14 win over the Warriors on Friday ni... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861333/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861333/ O'Meley has signed a three-year deal with the UK-based club and will play alongside Roosters teammate Craig Fitzgibbon, who announced his departure from Bondi Junction in May. The former Test prop wi... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861840/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:46:54 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25861840/ Sydney Roosters forward Mark O'Meley has been released from the final year of his NRL contract and will join Super League club Hull in 2010. O'Meley has signed a three-year deal with the UK-based clu... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859537/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:19 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859537/ Hospitalised Melbourne legend Jim Stynes has again urged the struggling AFL club to be positive as he battles cancer. Stynes announced on Thursday that he was standing down as Demons chairman because... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859538/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:16 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859538/ Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell hopes to know by Monday whether the A-League club has been successful in luring Socceroos defender Chris Coyne. The Glory have offered Coyne a three-year deal but are ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859539/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:14 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859539/ Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859540/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:11 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859540/ Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859541/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:09 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25859541/ SYDNEY'S Taronga Zoo has welcomed the first elephant calf to be born in Australia. The male calf was born to Asian elephant Thong Dee at about 3.08am (AEST) in the zoo's Elephant Barn.After a three h... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25860182/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:31:20 -0400 news.com.au http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25860182/ CANBERRA grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25860183/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:31:12 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25860183/ the local post office will soon become a distributor of gun licences. The scheme will make it easier to get a firearm licence because applicants will not necessarily have to go to a police station.Ins... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858425/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:20:02 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858425/ it has swept around the globe, infecting more than 70,000 people and killing more than 300 in 100 countries.There are fears that online drug sales will soar following the World Health Organisation&#39... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858426/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:19:55 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858426/ Whether it was the return of the intimidating Tonie Carroll, the overdue arrival of departing young prop Dave Taylor or Langi Setu's desire to answer his critics, Brisbane's pack had its grunt back ag... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857842/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:48 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857842/ Tokyo resident Chi Sato loved Michael Jackson so much that when she heard his memorial service would take place at a Los Angeles arena, she flew with two fellow fans across the Pacific. After waiting... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858429/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:43 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858429/ St George Illawarra winger Wendell Sailor says Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward is the man NSW are crying out for if they have any chance of preventing a 3-0 State of Origin whitewash against Queensla... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857846/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:41 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857846/ Essendon coach Matthew Knights says midfielder Mark McVeigh should forget about losing his chance to captain the AFL club and worry about playing some football. Knights said the Bombers missed midfie... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857844/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:54 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857844/ A medal awarded to an Australian for the Dambusters raids during World War II is being displayed at the War Memorial in Canberra.The Distinguished Service Order medal was awarded to South Australian a... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858427/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:19:52 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858427/ Sydney Roosters skipper Craig Fitzgibbon says the club are not kicking themselves about releasing Jamie Soward to St George Illawarra in 2007. Soward has scored four tries in two games against his fo... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857841/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:46 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857841/ A man charged over a fatal brawl at Sydney airport has briefly faced court. Farres Abounader, 28, from Brighton-Le-Sands, appeared via audio-visual link in Parramatta bail court on Saturday charged w... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857843/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:51 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857843/ Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857839/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:56 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857839/ THE Howard government's family policies left a legacy of stressed, overworked parents and set gender equity back a decade, a new study shows. Despite their high academic achievements over the decade... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858428/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:40 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858428/ After two of the quickest selection meetings in Origin history Queensland selectors will earn their money picking the side for the third game. Chairman Des Morris and co-selectors Gene Miles and Alan... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857840/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:44 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857840/ Embattled South Australian Opposition Leader Martin Hamilton-Smith has called for a second vote on the Liberal Party leadership despite winning a first ballot. The state Liberal Party had hoped an ex... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857845/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:38 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857845/ Rod Pampling has plenty to play for at the AT&T National, including a late exemption into the British Open. Pampling is crossing the Atlantic next week anyway, to play the Scottish Open at Loch Lomon... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857847/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:35 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25857847/ North Korea has test-fired two more missiles, South Korea's defence ministry says, further stoking tensions sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. "North Korea launched two... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858430/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:08:35 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858430/ "There were six fatalities - three adults and three children,'' a London Fire Brigade spokesman said after Friday's blaze in Camberwell, south London. Witnesses gave distressing accounts of how t... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858431/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:07:38 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25858431/ Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson is a massive fan of Penrith centre Michael Jennings, but he has been left ruing the fact he'll get to watch the NSW Origin dynamo from the best seat in the house at CU... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855996/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:42 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855996/ Carlton coach Brett Ratten and his Fremantle counterpart Mark Harvey both drew a line in the sand this week. Now, they're hoping their charges do the same in Sunday's AFL clash at Subiaco Oval. Ratt... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855994/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:46 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855994/ Self-described underachiever Rod Pampling has earned himself a date with Tiger Woods at the AT&T National. Pampling took advantage of his very early tee time to card the day's best score, a six-under... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855997/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:40 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855997/ Embattled Brisbane children's hospice, Zoe's Place, is expected to be placed into liquidation following advice from administrators. The hospice, one of only three hospices for terminally ill children... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855999/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:34 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855999/ Sydney's bid for a seventh consecutive finals campaign is fading fast but midfielder Ryan O'Keefe hasn't given up hope despite the Swans diving to 11th on the AFL ladder. A home game at the SCG on Su... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855995/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:44 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855995/ The cost of child care is expected to increase if recommendations being considered by the federal government are adopted. The government is considering proposals to ensure all child care staff are TA... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856002/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:26 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856002/ HUGH BORROWMAN, the career diplomat blocked by the Prime Minister from becoming ambassador to Germany, has withdrawn from the second-prize of Sweden after learning his disabled son would lose his pens... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856004/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:20 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856004/ IF YOU travel by train and find it difficult to climb stairs, or you are disabled, you are best off living in Labor's heartland rather than on the north shore. Metford, on the Hunter line near Maitla... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856006/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:14 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856006/ Six people including a three-week-old baby have died in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services say. "There were six fatalities - three adults and three children," a ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856737/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:13 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856737/ None of the houses promised for remote indigenous communities in 2007 as part of the Northern Territory Intervention has been built. Layers of bureaucracy are strangling the $700-million plan to buil... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856000/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:28 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856000/ THE Federal Government has revealed it plans to extend the new Fair Work Act, and minimum wage standards, to foreign crews working on foreign ships in Australian waters. The Maritime Union's nationa... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856003/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:23 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856003/ A DOG is suspected to have killed protected fairy penguins on the northern beaches. A Manly Environment Centre volunteer, Angelika Treichler, said the endangered penguins were found with smashed skul... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856005/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:17 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856005/ A 25-year-old Sydney man has been charged with kidnapping a German tourist, who was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of his credit cards. Police say the German man was offered drugs by th... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855998/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:36 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25855998/ IN 1788 it was not hard to find one. Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet - and a justice of the peace to boot - would have stood out like a sore thumb in Sydney Cove. But the elusive... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856007/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:12 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856007/ A 25-year-old Sydney man has been charged with kidnapping a German tourist, who was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of his credit cards. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856735/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:24:23 -0400 news.com.au http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25856735/ National Parks and Wildlife officers will step up patrols on Sydney's northern beaches after four penguins were killed in a suspected dog attack.The little penguins were found dead in a breeding g... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854546/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:58 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854546/ Champion rover, Terry Cashion, was made an icon of the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Hobart last night.88 year-old Cashion played with New Town, Clarence, Longford, Sandy Bay and... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854547/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:54 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854547/ Police are concerned for a 19-year-old man, missing in Melbourne's CBD.The man suffers from a brain injury and epilepsy, and needs regular medication.He was last seen on Elizabeth street at 4pm ye... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854548/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:51 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25854548/ Isolated from the rest of China by geography and a distinct language, they have set out to build formidable trade and investment networks throughout and beyond South-East Asia. Some Chaozhou men - suc... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846925/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846925/ Which is why Panthers coach Matthew Elliott says beating Parramatta tomorrow without injured Origin stars Petero Civoniceva and Luke Lewis is "our greatest challenge of 2009''. Currently clingin... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847693/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:58 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847693/ - caught the smaller plant-eating dinosaurs it hunted, the claws came out - brutal daggers attached to its "hands" that could flail a belly like a can opener. With 36 razor teeth on its bott... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847686/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:55 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847686/ "He just doesn't f...ing stop crying, he just doesn't f...ing shut up," the 26-year-old told a visitor before she picked up her child and violently shook him up and down. "I should buy... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847685/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:53 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847685/ THE NSW Government has been heavily fined for failing to protect the safety of teacher's aides at the Cobham juvenile detention centre after two women were subjected to a series of bloody incidents in... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846927/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:54 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846927/ MORE than one in four young people cannot find a job or work for enough hours because the downturn is inflicting a particularly hefty toll on casual and part-time work, figures show. A report publish... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847682/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:54 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847682/ £3 million ($A5.8 million) Chelsea pad and emptied £2 million from his Channel Island bank accounts. Last week he was spending some of the money on a new Porsche for his personal assistan... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847701/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:53 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847701/ THEY reveal the aspirations of so many young Australians. Outside, teenagers play Aussie rules in the dirt - with grace and grit. Inside, the guitars and drums of the Mutitjulu Band belt out the same ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846926/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:59 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846926/ Still reeling after being dumped and replaced by Peter Overton in the 6pm weeknight newsreader role this year, Ferguson quit his reportedly $700,000-a-year contract with http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847702/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:54 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847702/ The barking is incessant, and menacing. Nearly 130 snarling dogs lunge at the sides of flimsy pens. The struggle to feed and water them overwhelms the dogman of Mutitjulu, but others fear coming too c... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846918/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:12 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846918/ Colony Capital LLC , the Los Angeles firm that established a joint venture with Jackson to rescue Neverland from foreclosure last year, opened the home to scores of journalists after a non-stop barrag... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847700/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:52 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847700/ The stations have made it to the top of the list ahead of hundreds of others despite the required work to improve access being ranked low priority. The revelations, in Transport Department documents ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847687/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:56 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847687/ UPPER House MP Fred Nile has revealed he was railroaded into supporting controversial school laws that he does not believe in and he will now seek to have them overturned. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847698/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:50 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847698/ A CORONER has called on the Federal Government to help overhaul collection of information on the deaths of foreign students. The Victorian State Coroner, Jennifer Coate, said a review would be timely... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846924/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846924/ THE cost of child care is set to rise under recommendations being considered by the Federal Government that all staff be trained either to TAFE or university level and more staff be employed at each c... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846919/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:14 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846919/ NRL boss David Gallop says rugby league is ready for the biggest battle of the codes in Sydney's sporting history after the AFL's audacious expansion plans into western Sydney took a major step forwar... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847690/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:06 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847690/ MEMBERS of the Gold Pass club have used only a fraction of the 20 million frequent flyer points they have accrued at taxpayer expense. An analysis by the Herald shows only 22 of the 272 former federa... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846921/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:06 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846921/ more homes should be built on existing parcels to curb city sprawl. "This represents enormously short-sighted planning," he said. "There are several devices that we have used in the U... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847684/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:50 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847684/ AS new tax breaks for small business push sales of cars, buses, trucks and utilities towards a record high, the Treasury has suggested more widespread congestion charges. Economist Paul Hubbard - in ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846920/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846920/ FIVE years after they last saw their three children, feared dead in conflict-torn Sudan, Fairfield couple Rabeka and Nicanora Abala were reunited with them. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847699/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:50 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847699/ INJURED Gold Coast prop Luke Bailey says he is willing to earn the wrath of Titans management by putting his hand up for Origin III in a bid to stop the revolving door of NSW frontrowers. http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847689/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:10 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847689/ LIKE the swagman, they met their end in a billabong. The predator, nicknamed Banjo, was Australia's answer to velociraptor - a fierce, meat-eating dinosaur with three large slashing claws on each han... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846922/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:08 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846922/ A LITTLE-KNOWN Australian-Chinese property billionaire has emerged as the largest offshore benefactor of Australia's political parties. Chau Chak Wing has poured more than $2 million into the coffers ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847679/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847679/ In a shock development, Hannant yesterday said he remains hopefulof playing at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday week. The Maroons will assemble on Tuesday in quest of their first 3-0 series whitewash sinc... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847692/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:54 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847692/ IT HAS happened to countless motorists driving off the beaten track. One moment you are purring along, enjoying the sights, the next you are bogged. But getting bogged when the nearest help is more t... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847680/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:59 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847680/ Last chance saloon ... David Kidwell acknowledges tonight's clash with the Wests Tigers will be a match-up between two desperate teams. / The Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847694/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:03 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847694/ THE management of Acer Arena at Olympic Park has withdrawn its bid to take control of the Sydney Entertainment Centre. AEG Ogden, the operator of 15 sports and entertainment venues in the Asia Pacifi... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846923/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:10 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25846923/ DRAGONS 34 ROOSTERS 12THE rebirth of Jamie Soward stretches right back to September, three full months before the man credited with rebuilding his career - Wayne Bennett - arrived at St George Illawar... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847691/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:49 -0400 Daily Telegraph http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25847691/ THE children and siblings of people with bipolar disorder will be followed for five to 10 years as part of an international study to pinpoint risk factors of the devastating mental illness. About 50... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844486/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:35:22 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844486/ High-profile newsreader Mark Ferguson has quit the Nine Network and will reportedly defect to Seven. Ferguson had been negotiating a new contract with Nine for several weeks. "Nine is very disappoin... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844488/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:48:00 -0400 ABC http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844488/ Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to match funds raised by Australia's Italian community to help victims of the deadly earthquake that devastated central Italy in April. Mr Rudd addressed the It... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844485/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:35:20 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844485/ South Sydney-bound prop Dave Taylor finally delivered on his potential, inspiring Brisbane to a much-needed 28-14 NRL win over the Warriors at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. Not even two tries by v... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844484/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:35:18 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25844484/ Australia's dairy farmers have endured years of drought, and now the global financial crisis is giving them another reason to fear for their future.The price they will get for their milk this year... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842757/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:20:12 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842757/ The Health Department says a section of the Swan River in Applecross is now safe after a sewage spill.About 25 kilolitres of sewage leaked into the river near the South Perth Yacht Club on Wednesday.T... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842756/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:20:19 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842756/ Indigenous Australians may be more susceptible to swine flu, compounding the many health problems they already face, according to new medical research. The medical journal, http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842760/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:20:02 -0400 Seven News http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842760/ Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd will take a 37 per cent stake in smaller iron ore explorer DMC Mining Ltd without triggering a takeover. It will gain the interest through the conversion of a $2 million con... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842010/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:32 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842010/ Adelaide's livewire forward Brett Burton will make his much-anticipated return from a knee reconstruction in the SANFL on Sunday, and he does not intend to bide his time in the local league for long. ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842011/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:30 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842011/ Dumped Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri has revealed he is weighing up whether to return to rugby league or chance his arm in the overseas rugby market. Tuqiri hasn't shed any light on the mysterious rea... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842012/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:28 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842012/ A insomniac driver who fell asleep and veered onto the wrong side of the road, killing another driver, has been jailed for two years. Belinda Patten, 27, had travelled hundreds of kilometres before h... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842020/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:18 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842020/ Firestone Energy Ltd says it is on track to commence small-scale mining in South Africa by the end of the year in a joint venture with local explorer Sekoko Coal Pty Ltd. Perth-based Firestone said t... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842009/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:26 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842009/ Basing the cost of car insurance on how far you drive can save people money and help the environment, a study says. An analysis by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia found there was a potential ... http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842019/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:20 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.sydneysun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ae0def0d9b645403/id/25842019/