![]() Times Online | Separation twin Krishna wakes from coma NEWS.com.au TWIN Krishna has woken from her medically induced coma and blown her guardian a long-awaited raspberry. Moira Kelly of the Children First Foundation said Krishna woke about 8pm (AEDT) last night. "Krishna has woken up," she said outside Melbourne's ... First photograph of Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna with their birth parents Separated twin starts to wake up Separated twins breathe easy |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy BBC News The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ... Politics needs poetry – so hooray for Herman Van Rompuy New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? |
Barmaid claims she had sex with SA premier Ninemsn By ninemsn staff A former parliament house barmaid has come forward claiming she had a sexual relationship with South Australian Premier Mike Rann. Michelle Chantelois says she and Mr Rann were close friends for a decade before their relationship ... Barmaid Michelle Chantelois says she had affair with Premier Mike Rann BIMBO ERUPTION: Michelle Chantelois to accuse Mike Rann of having sex in ... Waitress goes public with Rann sex claims |
Parade honours Australians for Iraq service ABC Online Kevin Rudd (centre) speaks to Royal Australian Regiment soldiers following the parade in Canberra. (AAP: Alan Porritt) A national welcome-home march has taken place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to mark the end of Australia's military ... Aussies who served in Iraq get a parade CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE PAYS TRIBUTE TO ADF PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN IRAQ MISSION Two years on, Labor faces new challenge |
![]() New Zealand Herald | Fire threat eases with cool weather NEWS.com.au THE bushfire threat in the southern states has eased as rain and cooler weather sweep through the fire-affected areas. South Australia was enjoying wet weather today after coming close to a bushfire disaster during the week with record high ... Lightning causes house blazes as fires burn across NSW 1000 crew prepare for catastrophic NSW fires 'Catastrophic' alerts issued |
![]() Brisbane Times | Turnbull quiet on ETS leadership threat Sydney Morning Herald Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has refused to speculate on whether his leadership will survive the climate change negotiations. Mr Turnbull said he would not provide a "running commentary" on the coalition's negotiations with the government on the ... Emissions debate gets personal Turnbull attacks Abbott over ETS strategy backflip Hold off judgment on ETS - Turnbull |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Scientology's dark secrets Sydney Morning Herald Senator Nick Xenophon's stunning attack on the Church of Scientology this week has shone a light on a worldwide group many former members accuse of ruining their lives through fear and abuse. SCIENTOLOGISTS lured Dean Detheridge off the street using ... Scientology Sydney headquarters drowned out by protesters Xenophon 'ignored Scientology invite' Political pursuit of religion |
![]() The Age | Air safety regulator examines ditching The Australian THE air safety regulator is examining Pel-Air's flight planning practices after questions have been raised about why an aircraft involved in a miracle night-time ditching off Norfolk Island did not have enough fuel to reach another destination. ... Norfolk pilot 'flew without enough fuel' Pilots heroes as six survive Pacific Ocean crash Pilots commended for Norfolk Island emergency landing |
![]() WA today | Bushfire controller to escape punishment WA today The man responsible for allowing three truckies to drive into a blazing inferno will escape any internal punishment after accepting a redundancy from the Department of Environment and Conservation. The DEC was yesterday lashed by State Coroner Alistair ... Coroner blasts Boorabbin fire controllers for extreme incompetence Foolhardy decision led to truckies' deaths 'Incompetence' led to truckies' deaths |
![]() Times Online | Flood waters force 500 from homes BBC News More than 500 people across Cumbria are spending the night in emergency shelters or with relatives and friends after "unprecedented" floods. Cockermouth and Keswick were worst affected, but communities across the county felt the impact of the deluge. ... 'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years' THE worst rains in 1000 years have turned streets in the UK and Ireland into ... Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rain |