Analysts say Virgin Blue must hike fares Rise would have to be at least 10 per cent If not, costs will kill the airline

MORE than 1200 Adelaide Telstra workers have been evacuated after overflowing sewage poured through five floors of their city office block.

A QUEENSLAND teacher charged as part of a major pedophile bust has committed suicide, while another is in hospital after a failed attempt to take his life.

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Today’s budget will show that the Rann Government does not have the guts or the vision to make SA sustainable predicts Democrat MP Sandra Kanck.

The 2008 budget shows that the Rann Government does not understand the extent of the environmental and social crisis facing South Australia says Democrat MP Sandra Kanck.

THE nation's monthly trade deficit narrowed sharply in April, falling below the $1 billion mark for the first time in 14 months driven by a jump in coal exports.

A CONMAN who spun colourful lies to defraud women of cash and property worth more than $120,000 has been jailed.

SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths will become the nation's largest private employer to offer paid maternity leave.

VIRGIN Blue Holdings faces financial oblivion if jet fuel remains at record prices and the carrier cannot raise fares to cover the increase, an analysis by broker JP Morgan says.

A MAGISTRATE has disqualified himself from the case of Gold Coast man whose ears were allegedly cut off by bikies, amid claims of death threats made by a police officer.

A SIX-year-old boy has been killed in a collision between a minivan and a coal train at a level crossing in Queensland.

THE number of Queenslanders facing charges in an international investigation into child pornography is expected to double from the 40 already arrested with more than 100,000 images on their computers.

CHINESE steelmaking giant Sinosteel Corporation has bumped up its stake in takeover target Midwest Corporations Ltd for the second time in as many days.

THE Victorian Supreme Court has issued a confiscation order on the yacht alleged to have transported Tony Mokbel out of Australia in 2006.

TONY Mokbel hid for up to six months in the Victorian town made famous in the film The Castle before fleeing Australia, it was revealed today.

BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers said today he was confident the company's $200 billion takeover of Rio Tinto would be successful.

A PERTH woman who allegedly used kerosene to treat five puppies for scabies has pleaded not guilty to a cruelty charge.

New Zealand Police are seeking Paul James Bennett, also know as Paul Williams in regard to alleged fraud commited against various professional and semi professional motocross riders and teams in Ne...

Townsville audiences are set to be part of an amazing moment for Australian extreme sports when Cam Sinclair makes his first attempt at the double back flip as part of the Crusty Demons show on Jun...