| Spend A Day At The Circus With The Darling Harbour Hoopla In Sydney - Asiarooms.com Sydney hotels over the Easter weekend you may find that the Darling Harbour Hoopla could provide some interesting entertainment. Held each year at Darling Harbour, the event offers circus and... | |
| Man Suffers Burns In Suspicious Car Fire The 39-year-old jumped into a nearby swimming pool after escaping his blazing car at Rosemeadow last night.He suffered burns to his face, arms, hands and legs when his Honda CRV caught alight outside... |
| Australia Re-engaging With Africa Outlining a priority to broaden and deepen Australia's engagement with Africa during a keynote address, Mr Smith said that for too long Australia had not given Africa the priority that it... |
| Ton Off Clarke's Mind Ton up ... Michael Clarke. West Australian left-hander Marcus North, whose position in the team was under intense scrutiny, is 52 not out after sharing in an unbeaten partnership of 140 with... |
| Counterfeit Designer Items Seized In Raid COUNTERFEIT designer-label cosmetics, jewellery and children's clothing have been seized during a series of police raids in central... |
| Rogue Roo Knocks Out Jogger EVEN after years playing football, ACT local David Striegl had never got into a fight - until he was knocked out cold by a rogue... |
| Metro Debacle Could Cost State $500m The NSW Government could face a $500 million bill for the dumped Sydney CBD metro, with compensation claims from jilted construction companies steadily spiralling... |
| Uni Reopens After Gun Scare THE University of Western Sydney's Werrington South campus has reopened after a man armed with a gun attempted to rob a woman this afternoon... |
| Roo Fight A Knockout For Lunchtime Legend EVEN after years playing football, ACT local David Striegl had never got into a fight - until he was knocked out cold by a rogue... |
| Uni Evacuated As Gunman Stalks Carpark THE University of Western Sydney's Werrington campus was evacuated after a man armed with a gun attempted to rob a woman this... |
| Students 'raped In Horror Attack' FOUR international students were subjected to a "reign of terror" by a depraved homeless man who held them hostage and raped two of them repeatedly at knife point, a court has... |
| Ex-rooster Cleared Of Slashing Wife FORMER Sydney Roosters star Stanley Waqa says he is relieved and surprised after charges that he wounded his wife with a knife were dismissed... |
| New Transport Options To Help Drive Down Alcohol Related Violence In Sydney Cbd The NSW Government is promising three new secure taxi ranks at World Square, King Street Wharf and Alfred Street, Circular Quay; along with three new late night bus services between Central to Bondi... |
| Participants Sought For Trial Of Driver Training For Youth With Asperger Syndrome The University of Sydney's Driver Rehabilitation Clinic is seeking participants for the trial of a new specialised driver training program that aims to assist young people with Asperger Syndrome (AS)... |
| Train Windows Reinforced After Epping Tunnel Blow-out CityRail is reinforcing door windows on one of its older-style suburban trains after Sydney passengers narrowly escaped being injured by flying glass. About ten people were sitting in the first... |
| Schoolgirl Assaulted At Gunpoint Police are looking for a man who indecently assaulted a schoolgirl at gunpoint in Sydney's west yesterday. The 17-year-old was walking along Cunningham Street at Fairfield at about 11:15am when the... |
| School Principals Call For Funding Overhaul Primary school principals are calling for a nationwide, single funding model to ensure government, private and Catholic school students are assessed according to individual needs. The education... |
| Rental Vacancy Rate Drops Further Figures show the rental market in the Illawarra is tightening even further. The New South Wales Real Estate Institute says the rental vacancy rate in Wollongong fell to 1.7 per cent last month. The... |
| Dna Tests Identify Wwi Diggers Two World War I soldiers from the Illawarra region buried in a mass grave in France have been formerly identified. DNA tests on 203 sets of remains discovered in the mass grave in northern France... |
| Union Leader Puts Focus On Throsby Campaign The national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union has resigned to concentrate on his campaign for the seat of Throsby Stephen Jones has been nominated by the Labor Party to succeed... |
| 'a Bad Case Of Murder' Victims ... Virginia Gay, who was robbed, and Daniel Owen, who was murdered. A teenager will spend more than 12 years in jail over three brutal Sydney street attacks, including the stomping murder... |
| Five Teen Girls Charged After Car Chase Early on Friday morning ACT police were tipped off that a Nissan pulsar had led NSW police on a car chase and had crossed the border into the ACT.The stolen car was spotted by ACT police about 1:45am... |
| Cost Of Axed Metro Plan Now Half-billion THE NSW Government faces a bill of about $500 million for the dumped Sydney CBD metro project, after compensation claims by construction companies, Premier Kristina Keneally has... |
| Elderly Woman's Throat Cut While She Slept The 65-year-old woman was in her home in McMenamin Place in Kelso near Bathurst on Wednesday when she woke to find the boy in her room armed with a knife.The woman suffered cuts to her throat and... |
| 'woman's Throat Cut As She Slept' A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged after allegedly slashing the throat of a woman who was asleep in her home in NSW's Central... |
| Schoolgirl, 17, Robbed At Gunpoint Pete of Prestons ... you're a bloody dill mate! A young girl is robbed by a firearm-wielding coward, and you're worried about truancy? Gimme a break. I hope they catch this gutless wonder and punish... |
| Indigenous Pioneer To Feature In Abc Documentary Dr Perkins was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from university, completing his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney in 1966. This Thursday, ABC1 will present a documentary on his... |
| Throat Cutter Given Good Behaviour Bond A woman who sliced another woman's throat with an ornamental knife in Nowra has been placed on a good behaviour bond. Allira Longbottom injured the Bomaderry woman, severing an artery, in a clash... |
| After 'bombshell' Blow Up Video settings Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James, has issued an apology amid reports he had an affair with tattooed fetish model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee . James's apology comes days after the... |
| Sydney Airport Posts Traffic Increase In a further encouraging sign of a pickup in air travel, Sydney Airport has reported a double-digit increase in passenger traffic in February. Sydney Airport majority shareholder MAp Group said on... |
| Porn Star Cuts Up Rough Joslyn James ... says she has more potentially embarrassing information. A former porn actress has released sexually graphic text messages that she says prove her affair with Tiger Woods, and she... |
| 'throat Cut While Asleep' A 17-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly slashing the throat of a woman who was asleep in her home in NSW's central west. The 65-year-old woman was in her home in McMenamin Place in Kelso... |
| Leaders Come Together To Re-engage With Africa . The forum will bring together leaders and thinkers from around the world to share their views on strategic international issues concerning Africa.... |
| Wheelchair Assault: Witnesses Sought By Police Police are appealing for two teenage witnesses to come forward and help them with inquiries into the assault of a man in a wheelchair in Sydney's west last week. A 35-year-old Canadian man was... |
| Svelte Skippy Back Into National Fold Geoff Huegill is a shadow of the man he was just two years ago, but on Thursday night he proved he has not lost the ability to represent his country in the pool. Heugill (23.46) stormed home over... |
| Police Id Body Found In Shallow Grave Police say people should not be afraid to contact them with information on the murder of a man whose body was found near Newcastle, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, on Saturday. The decomposed... |
| Alp Urged To Choose Local To Contest Maitland Maitland ALP branch members say a local person has the best chance of winning the seat, as opposed to an outsider being parachuted in. Sitting MP Frank Terenzini has decided against recontesting... |
| Farmers Show Hemp Mill Interest A hemp fibre processing mill is being proposed for the Hunter Valley after a strong response from farmers interested in growing the product. Queensland company Ecofibre undertook a series of crop... |
| Panel To Guide Air Quality Monitoring The New South Wales Government is preparing to set up an 18-member advisory committee to guide the establishment of the Upper Hunter air quality monitoring network. The Government announced in... |
| Licensed Venues Record 'drop' In Assaults The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) says a new report into violent assaults on licensed premises still shows that only a small percentage of alcohol-related assaults occur at venues. The Bureau... |
| Obama To Have 'more Relaxed' Visit Next Time: Rudd US President Barack Obama is planning a more relaxed visit to Australia when he comes in June, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. Mr Obama was due to arrive in Canberra next week but has delayed the... |
| Gunman Indecently Assaults Schoolgirl A schoolgirl was robbed at gunpoint and indecently assaulted on a street in Sydney's west yesterday. Police said the 17-year-old was walking along Cunningham Street in Fairfield when a tattooed... |
| Madoff 'beaten Up By Fellow Inmate' Bernard Madoff, the swindler who orchestrated a multibillion dollar fraud, was attacked by another inmate at the US prison where he is serving a 150-year sentence, the Wall Street Journal reported,... |
| Teens Arrested After Wheelchair Assault POLICE are searching for two teenagers who could help investigations into the alleged brutal assault of a man in a wheelchair in Sydney's... |
| Police Raid Pirate Movie Operation Police raided a video store on Illawarra Road at Marrickville, where they uncovered a large number of pirated movies about 11am (AEDT) yesterday.Officers took possession of 1388 pirated DVDs,... |
| Teens Wanted Over Wheelchair Attack Police are appealing for two teenage witnesses ... to come forward and assist with inquiries into the alleged assault of a man in a wheelchair at Mt Druitt last... |
| University Plans Quotas For Students THE importance of HSC results will be downgraded at one of Australia's most prestigious universities under plans to recruit undergraduates for their leadership qualities and general academic... |
| Sex Offender In Extradition Hearing VICTORIAN police will apply to a Sydney court to extradite a convicted child sex offender who absconded from a corrections officer following a medical appointment in Melbourne on... |
