A SYDNEY labourer suffered a string of injuries - including being blinded in one eye and having his jaw fractured - when his boss subjected him to repeated brutal assaults, a magistrate has been told.
THE chairman of the remote West Australian Aboriginal community of Kalumburu, which is reeling from a major pedophile investigation, has been charged with child rape dating to 1974.
THE Lord Mayor of Darwin allegedly claimed $2758 in council expenses to buy a fridge, a Darth Vader "voice changer" and other items before falsely claiming he had donated one of the purchases to charity.
A FRIDGE, underwear and a Darth Vader voice distorter were some of the items bought by Darwin's lord mayor using stolen council funds, a court was told today.
A PANE of glass will separate David Hicks from his father when the terrorism supporter receives his first family visit in Adelaide's Yatala Labour Prison.
CHEMICAL fires lit in three variety stores on Brisbane's southside at the weekend were the work of the same two men, but the motive of the attacks did not appear to be extortion, Queensland police said today.
A MAN has been found not guilty of using cyberspace to lure a schoolgirl for a sex act after claiming he was only engaging in "role play" during an online chat.
On the 26th of May, historical Slane Castle, Ireland will host the second Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross contest in 2007. Mega bands like U2 and The Rolling Stones have played here, and no...
A VICTORIAN smoker suing tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost a civil trial over his claim the company failed to adequately warn him about the risks of smoking.
TODAY'S poll showing Labor with an election winning lead will mean more Government spending on advertising, Opposition public accountability spokeswoman Penny Wong says.
ACTOR Matthew Newton is expected to face little more than a rap over the knuckles for allegedly bashing ex-girlfriend Brooke Satchwell, after the prosecution today indicated it would withdraw the most serious charges against him.
