ALL Saints actor Mark Priestley was farewelled at a service in Perth today.

A FORMER Syrian army veteran who conspired with his brother to steal more than $100,000 from a Melbourne hotel in a violent holdup, has been sentenced to five years' jail.

MOST of Victoria's car thieves are not chasing the high life and are more than happy with the common 10-year-old Holden Commodore, according to new figures.

A 62-YEAR-old man has been charged with music and movie piracy after a raid on his Melbourne home allegedly uncovered 3500 pirated DVDs along with extensive computer equipment.

ONE of Australia's biggest miners is amongst a group of 11 power generators labelled carbon emissions "dinosaurs" by an environmental group.

SUPERMARKET staff have been praised for saving a woman and her baby from being carjacked by a syringe-wielding man outside a shopping centre today.

JOB seekers received some encouragement today after a private survey showed that work was easier to find online in August.

LESS than a year after the death of her mobile phone entrepreneur husband, Patricia Ilhan has sold the business built by him to Vodafone for a figure believed to value the business at between $150 million and $200 million.

A NIGERIAN man who tried to wash off his murder victim's blood using his own urine has lost a claim of racial discrimination against the Victorian Government and state prison authorities.

A WOMAN accused of laundering millions of dollars in drug money linked to the world's biggest ecstasy haul has been released on bail.

ROYAL Bank of Scotland (RBS) will integrate its locally owned ABN Amro Australia business into its domestic operations, after plans to sell the unit were scrapped.

EIGHTY per cent of Australian business leaders are pessimistic about the outlook for 2008/09, with resources and China the major possible saviours, according to Perpetual's annual Leadership Survey.

A CONTROVERSIAL prison unit holding Tasmania's most difficult inmates is being investigated for breaches of international human rights standards.

RIO Tinto, the world's second largest iron ore producer, has declared force majeure on some of its iron ore shipments after a rail car dumper sustained damage in Western Australia.

A SLOWING global economy has resulted in an unexpected trade deficit for July as exports fell, economists say.

THE body of a man has been found in South Australia's Spencer Gulf.

GUNNS has raised $336 million from the sale of new shares to institutional under an entitlement offer.

A GOLD Coast teenager accused of killing her mother and seriously wounding her father will spend at least another week in custody after her bail application was adjourned.

AUSTRALIA Zoo will continue its fight against the "environmental vandalism" of an eco-sensitive area through bauxite mining, the zoo's director says.

GUIDELINES for camps and school excursions in South Australia will be reviewed after a primary school student was forced to undress and was photographed by two men during a class sleepover.