A PERTH man who says he was attacked by former AFL star Andrew Krakoeur has admitted "king-hitting" him when the pair first crossed paths some years ago.

A 31-YEAR-OLD West Australian man has been jailed for 10 years for bashing a three-year-old boy to death after inflicting injuries described by a judge as "almost beyond belief".

TRAFFIC police have nabbed a Perth principal and teacher for speeding in their school's 40km/h school zone.

SLAMMING recent media reports, the head of Australia's Virgin Blue says the carrier "won't be going out of business".

QANTAS will continue to cut flights and transfer poorly performing routes to its budget Jetstar brand if fuel prices stay at current levels.

WOMEN in business are far more likely than men to tap into fellow business owners and friends for advice, new research shows.

TREASURER Wayne Swan has trumpeted a new investment deal with China, but says a fully fledged free trade agreement (FTA) with the Asian giant is still a long way off.

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ABC Learning Centres has raised $82.2 million from two private equity outfits, but its shares have dropped after a trading halt was lifted.

FOSTER'S CEO Trevor O'Hoy has resigned and the company lowered its earnings expectations, saying it paid too much for its wine assets.

BUSINESS conditions and confidence stabilised in May but recent evidence of a slowing local economy has resulted in companies cutting back their hiring intentions, a survey says.

THE number of job ads fell in May as higher interest rates and economic uncertainty deterred bosses from hiring, a report shows.

THE surging cost of credit is still eroding business confidence, with expectations down for employment, sales and investment.

A FIVE-year-old boy is in a serious condition tonight after being hit by a bus in Brisbane, police say.

QUEENSLAND police have charged a further two men allegedly involved in an international child porn network.

FOUR young adults on trial in Brisbane's Supreme Court have denied involvement in drug runs to Asia with members of the Bali Nine.

A SENIOR Education Department official accused of having a 22-month affair with a female student will stand trial - but not in front of a jury of her peers.

TAXI driver and former school principal Ross Butler has replaced retired Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon as an MP in the state's parliament.

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