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SERIOUS AND ORGANISED CRIME (CONTROL) BILL, Wednesday 7th May 2008

11.05.2008 20:06    sa.democrats.org.au (2)
I am sorry that the chair himself thinks that we spent too long on this. However, when we are talking about five years' imprisonment I think we have to get to the truth of it.


FLEURIEU PENINSULA SWAMPS, Wednesday 7th May 2008

11.05.2008 20:04    sa.democrats.org.au (2)
Documents I have obtained under freedom of information have revealed that $25,000 of taxpayer funding was allocated to the process, with half to be from DWLBC funds and half from PIRSA funds

Budget's last-minute 'Bingo' reprieve

11.05.2008 20:02    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
ABOUT 160,000 elderly people have won a last-minute Budget reprieve with Kevin Rudd stepping in to guarantee $120 million in nursing home funds.

Fashion legend's project chews up $25m

11.05.2008 20:02    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE developer behind a proposed 1000-unit retirement village promoted by fashion legend Maggie Tabberer has bled all the $25 million raised for construction without building a single unit.

FIM Motocross World championship collective back to work at sevlievo

11.05.2008 19:45    fullnoise.com.au
Following a week break from Grand Prix racing, the fourth round of the 2008 FIM Motocross World Championship will get underway this weekend at the beautiful circuit of Sevlievo, in Bulgaria. The fi...
FIM Motocross World championship collective back to work at sevlievo

FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship starts at Sevlievo

11.05.2008 19:45    fullnoise.com.au
After the quick development of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Cup throughout the years following the first edition in 2005, the series was upgraded to World Championship at the end of 2007. It wil...

Michael Phillips scores best finish of the year to date

11.05.2008 19:44    fullnoise.com.au
Michael Phillips has finished 10th overall at the fourth round of the 2008 Maxxis British Championship at Lyng in Norfolk last Sunday (May 4th).The New Zealand champion ended the day with h...

Mortgage losses could hit $531bn

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
GOLDMAN Sachs economists expect a total of $US500 billion ($531 billion) in residential mortgage credit losses and a renewed slowdown in economic activity after.

Insurers blast Medicare change

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
MORE than one million Australians will get a financial windfall thanks to a decision to revise income thresholds for the Medicare levy.

$8bn tax breaks to be axed

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE Budget will slash $8 billion in tax breaks and incentives as part of a dual strategy to help the RBA put a lid on inflation despite slowing growth.

Petrol likely to hit $1.65 a litre

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
AUSTRALIAN motorists should expect to pay $1.65 for petrol within weeks, thanks to a surge in the price of Singapore crude.

Finally, NAB shares soar

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
NAB'S share price soared yesterday after the bank revealed its British subsidiaries were weathering the financial storm in the UK banking market.

Pain comes with tax sweetener

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
CONCERNS over rising inflation and global financial woes will ensure little joy for most Australians in Tuesday night's Budget.

Health insurers 'misled'

11.05.2008 15:13    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
KEVIN Rudd is facing claims he misled the private health insurance industry before the election about his real intentions regarding changes to the Medicare levy surcharge.

Bill The Galactic Hero

11.05.2008 11:01    stillhq.com
This book is an interesting read, but for unusual reasons. Its as if Harrison sets out to write a terrible book, and learns new techniques to achieve this terrible along the way. An example of his mastery of the art:

Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series

11.05.2008 11:01    stillhq.com
I'm getting really into reading second hand science fiction from the 1950s onwards. I read a few (but nowhere near all) of the Foundation series as a child, and I remember liking them a lot. Stolen from Wikipedia , here

RunningBlog

11.05.2008 10:50    web-goddess.org
I've given this blasted cold four days of rest, with no running or swimming in that time. Thursday I started to feel a lot better though, so today I decided enough was enough. I put on my new shoes, zipped

Happiness = Married, No Kids

11.05.2008 10:50    web-goddess.org
Want to be happy? Don't have kids." Of the trifecta of being married, having money, and having kids, a Harvard academic says being married makes the biggest difference to your personal level of happiness. He's pretty harsh about parenting: "Parents

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