 Sydney Morning Herald | Protesters pulled off Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's roof NEWS.com.au POLICE and Fire and Rescue officers have pulled three protesters off the roof of Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's electorate office in Sydney's southwest. This morning the three women climbed onto the roof of Mr Bowen's office in Fairfield in a show ... Villawood supporters storm Bowen's office Protesters on Bowen's rooftop Protester climb onto roof fo Minister's Fairfield office |
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Tag: sydney morning Sydney Morning Herald | US Stocks Extend Multiyear Highs, DJ Transports Hits Record Close Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks extended their multiyear highs on Thursday as the market clung to optimism generated by the Federal Reserve's plans to keep interest rates low and the flow of encouraging ... Stocks Recover to Close Higher Wall Street Extends Winning Streak on 1Q Earnings US Stock-Index Futures Extend Losses After GDP, Jobless Claims Reports |
Jacob Pullen’s 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds left in the second overtime put No. 2 Kansas State ahead, and the Wildcats outlasted No. 6 Xavier in the West Regional semifinals.
 Sydney Morning Herald | Sister's sorrow and remorse over stabbing death ABC Online A court has heard that a Sydney woman who stabbed her 18-year-old sister to death would "take it back" if she could. Kathleen Worrall, 22, was charged with murdering her sister in their Strathfield home in October 2008. The prosecution accepted her ... Sister sorry for killing sibling: court Woman who killed sibling 'would take it back in a moment' |
 BigPond News | Insulation-scheme house fires rise The Age THE government has confirmed another 15 house fires have been sparked as the result of the government's suspended home insulation scheme - a marked jump over the past fortnight. At a senate inquiry into the government's bungled home insulation program ... Bureaucrats 'knew risks of scheme' Axed insulation scheme linked to 120 fires House fires linked to Rudd's roof insulation plan hit 120 |
Obama presses for financial reform Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial regulation reform vaulted to the top of President Barack Obama's post-healthcare agenda on Wednesday, with both Democrats and Republicans upbeat about passing legislation soon. After a meeting with Obama, Senate Banking ... |
 Boston Globe | Rivalry heats up for Cahill and Baker Boston Globe Governor Deval Patrick returned from a fund-raising trip to California to find his two main rivals in the governor's race pummeling each other furiously, underscoring the increasingly fierce fight between Republican Charles D. Baker ... Gov. Deval Patrick: Tim Cahill didn't warn on health-care costs Mass. GOP's Baker: Toughen campaign disclosure law Patrick: 'We've never heard a peep' from Cahill on health reform |
 BigPond News | Fatal harbour crash accused affected by drugs, alcohol ABC Online One of two Sydney men accused of being in charge of a boat that collided with a trawler, killing six people, has admitted taking drugs and said he had never steered a boat before. A court has heard that barman Percy ... Passenger 'took wheel of crash boat' Accused's version of Harbour boat fatal |
 The Standard | Hong Kong Stocks Drop as US Home Sales Fall; Li & Fung Slumps BusinessWeek March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell, dragging the Hang Seng Index to a four-week low as Li & Fung Ltd. reported lower-than-expected 2009 profit and new home sales in the US unexpectedly dropped last month. ... Bank Of China 09 Net Profit Up 26%; To Cut Loan Growth HK shares may ease on Wall St fall; Li & Fung eyed Li & Fung falls 9 pct after disappointing earnings |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Man dies after falling down Sydney sex club stairs Sydney Morning Herald A 35-year-old man has died after falling down the stairs of a 'sex club' in Sydney's CBD. A man has died after falling down the stairs of a "sex club" in Sydney's CBD. The 35-year-old man was leaving from the first-floor exit of Sydney City Steam on ... Man falls to death at Sydney sauna Man dies after falling down stairs |