Moving Day has finally arrived, so I thought I'd tell all you little children the magical tale of how we found the house. On September 1st, the Snook and I headed out for another day of looking at apartments. I

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement with the last of the Big Three automakers, Ford Motor Co.

Apparently, overseas visitors to the United States have declined 17% since 2001 , costing the US economy roughly $94 billion in lost revenue. The reason? "What affects travel and tourism affects our economy and our image around the world. Travel

A GOLD Coast man had both his ears severed in a shocking assault at a popular swimming hole yesterday.

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck warned against going back on tough spending restrictions which have helped relaunch the economy, ahead of a crunch meeting of the ruling coalition on Sunday.

Auckland airport's planned & #36;A150m spend on new facilities in the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup is "ill-conceived," says Air NZ.

Nokia's new online music service launched with more than 2m songs, including tracks from every major label except Warner Music.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Mixed signals on the economy and interest rates and worries about the impact of credit and housing woes on the finance sector has put Wall Street on the defensive heading into the year-end season.

THE Australian car rally community is in shock tonight over a crash that killed experienced Melbourne co-driver Paul Flintoft and injured driver David Reynolds.

TWO deep-sea divers have told how they were forced to leave the body of their buddy at the bottom of the ocean after a tragic diving accident.

WATER meant to protect Victoria's electricity supplies has been traded off to NSW rice growers in secret multimillion-dollar deals with the Snowy Hydro corporation.

A YEAR 10 ACT student has been allowed to take smoke breaks at school because she is "clinically addicted" to nicotine and her mum is worried she will drop out.

ANIMAL rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is again turning up the heat on Australian woolgrowers.

Skyrocketing property prices across Australia are the chief reason behind the growing trend of co-ownership, according to a recent survey.

AN environmental activist has berated Prime Minister John Howard about deforestation during his morning walk in Darwin.