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NORTHERN Territory businesses have started paying workers not to take sickies, giving skilled staff bonuses of up to $100 a week.

INVESTMENT bank Babcock & Brown has been forced into emergency talks with its bankers after a massive share price plunge.

A MELBOURNE man has been charged with the murder of his missing brother after his remains were discovered in bushland five months after he disappeared.

A RECORD number of women in Victoria are having their eggs frozen as insurance against bad relationships.

Our WWKIP Day event was a complete triumph, in my humble opinion. We had 53 knitters in attendance (plus one adorable baby). The folks at the Bayside Lounge were fantastic hosts and I can't say enough good things about them.

WINE production rebounded to near-record levels this year despite the drought, threatening a return to oversupply problems.

TWO truck drivers have been rescued by a jetskiing hero after their rigs were trapped in rising waters in the Western Australian Pilbara.

THE licensing of betting commission agents is one of several reforms needed throughout the racing industry, Racing Victoria said today after a report that crime boss Tony Mokbel freely laundered money through the system.

PASSENGERS aboard a steam train making its last journey through Victoria's bushranger country today could be forgiven for thinking it was again 1880 when "Ned Kelly" caused its abrupt halt at Glenrowan.

CHOCOLATE maker Darrell Lea has been fined $120,000 for forcing 12 staff onto Australian Workplace Agreements and slashing their pay.

THE West Australian Government appears to have ignored a seven-year-old report that predicted Aboriginal suicide rates would increase and had proposed solutions, an inquiry has been told.

Gangland women can make money out of fame Opponents say the money should go to victims Asset seizure scheme under review

ONE of Australia's leading jockeys, Jimmy Cassidy, accepted more than $50,000 in cash from alleged crime boss Tony Mokbel in return for racing tips, The Age newspaper has claimed.

CHOCOLATE maker Darrell Lea has been fined $120,000 for forcing 12 staff onto Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) and slashing their pay.

THE Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) will assess fresh claims Queensland's disgraced former minister Merri Rose forced electorate staff to falsify documents to "conceal a relationship" between her and former premier Peter Beattie.

A BUS driver has been caught drink-driving at a random breath testing station at Boondall in Brisbane.

TWO women were stabbed during an argument with a man in Brisbane overnight, police said.

A BRISBANE man is the latest to be charged as part of a major international child pornography investigation.