View Larger Map I wasn't actually intending to do quite this tough a climb, but bad navigation, and a lack of puncture repair implements on the part of Russ , meant that I tackled a much steeper way up Mount

ASIAN countries will be pressured to remove fuel subsidies that "distort" the demand for petrol and push up prices, the Federal Government has said.

INFLATION in Asia will hit 5.1 per cent in 2008 due to surging food and fuel prices and will threaten economic growth in the region, the Asian Development Bank warned today.

THE Australian share market is expected to continue its rally tomorrow after buyers returned to Wall Street at the end of last week.

WESTERN Australia's gas crisis will hit hard this week as more businesses face the decision to shut down and lay off workers because of escalating energy costs, the state government says

GREG Domaszewicz, the man once accused of killing a toddler he was babysitting, is raising a child of his own.

A PHOTO of every state school student in Queensland will be posted online by the Government, sparking fears pedophiles could use the database.

A SINGAPOREAN client of Opes Prime has taken legal action against the failed stockbroker and against investment bank Merrill Lynch over share losses that scuttled a takeover bid.

TRANSPACIFIC Industries's executive chairman Terry Peabody has blamed hedge funds for the waste giant's plummeting stock price.

ADELAIDE'S public hospital pay dispute has escalated dramatically with the mass resignations of 56 anaesthetists now threatening hundreds of scheduled operations.

A CRISIS triggered by an explosion at a Western Australian gas plant will worsen this week, state Premier Alan Carpenter said today as unions warned thousands could lose their jobs

PROVISIONAL licence holders in Western Australia will be banned from driving between midnight and 5am for the first six months they hold a licence.

John sent me a link to this Guardian essay on how "alternative knitters" are killing feminism and the punk movement. He also somehow ties it into WWKIP Day (as if the concept has anything to do with rebellion or alternative

WEDDING slumps, soaring lipstick sales and a booming business for lawyers are providing the final proof of a national economic slowdown.

WORKERS across industries affected by WA's gas crisis are being urged to take holidays immediately to avoid being sacked.

PETROL pumps began running dry across Britain within hours of the start of a nationwide strike by fuel tanker drivers.

AUSTRALIA is not heading for a recession any time soon despite households doing it tough with rising fuel and food costs, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says.

EX-PREMIER Peter Beattie is embroiled in a war of words with a Nationals MP after claims he had an affair with a cabinet minister were referred to the CMC

TWELVE police crews were called in to control a melee that erupted after police closed down a party in the north Queensland town of Townsville.

TRUCK operators and drivers representing more than 1000 vehicles across the country held a crisis meeting in Toowoomba today, threatening to stop work.