NorgdomInternet screening move hits hurdle
1pointsA HEADLINE-GRABBING election promise to crack down on internet nasties looks to be in trouble as Senate opposition grows
Rudd widens guarantee to stall exodus of investmen
1pointsPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has extended the bank-deposit guarantee to non-banks, such as investment funds, to stem the flight of capital from the sector over the past fortnight.
Plot by skinheads to kill Obama is foiled
1pointsA plot by skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and kill dozens of other African Americans has been foiled, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said Monday.
Bosses' snouts slurp bonus bonanza
1pointsAS AVERAGE weekly earnings for most Australians rose by a little less than one-third between 2001 and 2007, the amount their bosses took home soared.
Gelati-gate continues
1pointsTHE stink over the Coogee Bay gelati-gate scandal escalated yesterday as both sides traded accusations of defamation, other diners and hotel staff confirmed they had tasted the offending dessert.
Dollar slump worsens
1pointsThe Australian dollar traded close to record lows against the yen and near 5-year lows on the US dollar as fears of a looming global recession saw investors stay away from higher-yielding currencies.
Government tried to silence Internet filter critic
1pointsSenator Conroy’s office tries to silence criticisms of the internet filtering plan being made on the Whirlpool broadband forum. Of course, if they had the filtering system in place they would be able to do so by adding it to the blacklist.
Australia and the Global Financial Crisis
1pointsThis article gives looks back over the global financial crisis with a particular focus on how Australia became ensnared in events that began with the collapse of property prices in the US.
Banks Covered by the Government Guarantee
1pointsFollowing the shenanigans in parliament earlier this week, the Government has modified their original 12 October media release about the Government guarantee for banks.
Top Salary in McCain Camp?
1pointsWho was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch?
Australian media freedoms sorely lacking!
1pointsAUSTRALIA trails other democracies in media freedom due to "outrageous" anti-terror laws and lack of protection for journalists' sources, a report says. Australia is ranked 28th in the annual Press Freedom Index...
Junk food advertising banned from children's TV
1pointsJunk food advertising will be banned on children's TV under an agreement by some of the country's biggest food and drink manufacturers.
Crisis blurs Treasury's carbon view
1pointsTHE federal Treasury says its modelling that underpins Australia's imminent switch to carbon trading does not include analysis about the destructive impact of the global financial crisis.
ASIO boosts security checks on migrants
1pointsTHE number of migrants subject to a security check by Australia's peak security agency, ASIO, increased by more than a third in the past year, while the number of counter-terrorism assessments decreased by almost exactly the same amount.
Inflation leaps to 5%
1pointsInflation rose at its fastest pace in almost 13 years as banking services, transportation and housing costs jumped.
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