Saturday June 20 2008Minister for Veterans Affairs Michael Atkinson, is either being hysterical or cynical in attacking a call for an investigation into the use of MDMA for post-traumatic stress says Democrat MP Sandra Kanck.

QANTAS shares have fallen to their lowest price in two years as the rising cost of fuel and workplace disputes take their toll.

IF CONSUMER spending is declining, someone should let the directors of Wotif.com know - they're expecting a 30 per jump in net profit

LESS than a month ago mining kingpin Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest became Australia's first $10 billion man. Yesterday he hit $12.88 billion.

AN electricity industry executive with links to the booming Queensland and West Australian markets is set to be charged with insider trading after a 12-month investigation by corporate regulators.

RECOVERING drug addict Ben Cousins may play in the Victorian Football League this year, aiming to return to AFL ranks in 2009.

A SIX-year-old boy has died in a road accident in central Queensland

MORE than $500,000 has gone missing after a security guard said he "forgot" to collect the cash from a flight from Brisbane to the Papua New Guinean capital Port Moresby.

THE company hoping to mine bauxite on part of a Cape York reserve dedicated to the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has doubled its projection of the size of the mineral deposit at the site.

FAMILY and friends of missing Queensland woman Lisa Keem have been devastated by the confirmation that her badly burnt body was discovered in northern NSW bushland nine days ago.

Factory Red Bull Honda racer, Ben Townley is scheduled to undergo surgery today in Florida to repair a torn rotator cuff and a tear in the labrum of his right shoulder. BT has also been di...

June 19 2008Dr Ben Sessa of Bristol University's Psychopharmacology Unit told Britain's Sunday Times on 4 May this year that the use of MDMA for severe, unremitting PTSD sufferers could be a lifeline.

JAPANESE and Korean steelmakers face paying huge increases in iron ore prices after Rio Tinto settled on a record price following contract talks with Chinese steelmaker Baosteel.

BRAMBLES says the impact of high fuel prices on the company has not been as great as expected, with the pallet supplier forecasting "solid" underlying earnings this year.

US stocks finished mixed today following heavy losses at the end of last week as investors girded for an interest rate policy meeting of the Federal Reserve amid troubled economic times.

THE China-led boom will boost Australia's export revenue by $58 billion in the coming year - equivalent to almost $3000 for every person in the country.

ACCUSED double killer Tony Mokbel will apply for a stay against his criminal charges in the Supreme Court next month.

A HIV-positive man accused of knowingly spreading the virus asked Victoria's health department to pay for his Viagra if they wanted him to practise safe sex, a court has heard.

GANGLAND lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson's boyfriend has been released on bail after appearing in court today.

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