AN Adelaide man has been jailed for more than 24 years after a psychiatrist described him as a serial rapist, unwilling to control his sexual urges.

RETAILERS have backed plans to create a national consumer law, saying there is a need to reduce the burden of red tape.

QANTAS chief financial officer Peter Gregg has resigned, after missing out on the top job at the carrier.

POLICE fear a six-year-old boy may have also perished in a fire in Queensland that killed a man and woman.

POLICE have charged a woman over an attempt to smuggle drugs inside her baby's nappy into a Queensland prison.

A BRISBANE woman on trial for abducting a young girl has walked free after the judge ruled there was not enough evidence to convict her.

POLICE have discovered the remains of what is believed to be a six-year-old boy in the ashes of a factory fire that killed two adults today.

CONSOLIDATED Media says it is well positioned to capitalise on growth in the pay television market after booking a pro-forma full year net profit of $105 million.

DEMANDS for bigger paypackets remain restrained despite inflationary pressures and the higher cost of living, a survey shows.

VIRGIN Blue's shares have slumped more than 20pc after the airline's earnings were hit by surging jet fuel costs.

ELECTRONICS retailer JB Hi-Fi has delivered an upbeat outlook on its sales growth for the current year after its 2007/08 net profit exceeded its own guidance.

THE minutes of the Reserve Bank's August board meeting have all but confirmed there will be an interest rate cut next month.

QANTAS chief financial officer Peter Gregg has resigned, after missing out on the top job at the carrier.

A 25-YEAR-OLD Burnie woman who had a baby to a 16-year-old has been given a suspended jail sentence after being convicted of maintaining a sexual relationship with a young person.

PROVING she is a mother first and a monarch second, it was a quick drive to the chemist for disposable nappies that gave Tasmanians their first public glimpse of Princess Mary.

DOCTORS will be able to prescribe lethal drinks for terminally ill patients if a controversial Bill is passed.

A WORKER has lost his right arm in an accident at a Victorian sawmill.

A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to stealing entertainer Patti Newton's handbag while she dined at a busy suburban shopping centre.

A FIRE at Hobart's Wrest Point Casino complex has caused more than $200,000 damage to a building on the site.

A MELBOURNE undertaker has been charged after allegedly stealing from the homes of clients.