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Sunday, February 28
South Australia News
Sea Lion attacks Adelaide keeper
A SEA LION has attacked a keeper at Adelaide Zoo as the animals were being put away for the night.
Man brutally bashed with bottle and sticks
A MAN is in hospital with critical injuries after he was assaulted with an empty bottle and tree branches in the city.
70,000 watch city fireworks show
ADELAIDE'S sky was filled with gold and red on Saturday night in a spectacular start to the 50th year of Adelaide's Festival of the Arts.
Man's body found near Torrens weir
THE body of a man has been found at the River Torrens weir - near where the planned site of an Opposition policy announcement this morning.
Buy, sell and lose - the property trap
ABOUT one-in-20 South Australian homeowners who bought and sold their properties during the past five years lost money.
'Fake doctor' treated 400 people
A FORMER Adelaide student has been charged amid allegations he treated more than 400 people while masquerading as a doctor at an NT hospital.
Our great southern lane
TRAFFIC lights regulating the entrance to the Southern Expressway will be removed and an overpass built to allow traffic to flow freely.
National News
Fine threat for bad sport mums and dads
ZERO-tolerance blitz on parents who abuse officials at their children's sports matches.
Shakespeare dumped from HSC English
BARD loses out to The Matrix in new course because he is too irrelevant to students.
Company director chooses to go homeless
JOHN Harvey will forgo home comforts to go homeless on the streets of Melbourne for charity.
Beach ban lifted after Aussie tsunami fear
AUSTRALIA escapes the wrath of a Pacific Ocean tsunami triggered by the Chile earthquake.
Massive crowds celebrate Mardi Gras
HUNDREDS of thousands turn out to party as revellers take in the colourful, raucous Mardi Gras parade.
It's raining fish in the NT - report
WHILE the Top End and Central Australia have been battered by torrential rains, a Territory town has reportedly had fish falling from the sky.
Tsunami threat abates with the tide
THE threat of a tsunami hitting Australia's east coast has abated as swimmers ignore ongoing warnings to stay out of the water.
Work less and 'have healthier kids'
MUMS who work part-time raise children who eat less junk food and watch less TV, study reveals.
'Fake doctor' treated over 400 patients
MAN charged with masquerading as a doctor in surgery and emergency departments.
Rudd offers assistance to Chile
THE Australian Government has offered "any possible assistance" to the people of Chile after a huge earthquake hit the South American nation.
World News
'Bully' Brown set to win UK election
Poll shows Prime Minister has bounced back from damaging attacks on his character.
Frantic search for quake survivors
AUSSIE families desperately attempt to reach loved ones caught up in Chile earthquake.
Beach ban lifted after Aussie tsunami fear
AUSTRALIA escapes the wrath of a Pacific Ocean tsunami triggered by the Chile earthquake.
Earthquake jolts Pakistan, Afghanistan
AN earthquake deep in the Hindu Kush mountain range has jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Al-Qaeda release kidnap message
AL-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released an audio message from one of two Italians kidnapped in Mauritania in December.
Chile earthquake damage could top $30bn
THE total value of economic damage caused by a huge earthquake in Chile Saturday could range from US$15 billion (AU$16.7 billion) to $30 billion (AU$33 billion) , a US risk modeling firm predicted.
New Zealand hit by 1.5 metre waves
WAVES up to 1.5 metres high rammed into New Zealand today as a tsunami generated by a huge earthquake in Chile intensified.
Tsunami threatens Pacific Rim
COUNTRIES, including Australia, on alert for massive waves after quake strikes Chile.
Iceberg split could cause cooler winters
AN iceberg the size of Luxembourg split off from the Antarctic continent and could disrupt global ocean patterns and weather systems for decades.
Firm seeks $1 billion over 9/11 attack
CANTOR Fitzgerald has boosted its damages claim in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks by more than $1 billion to cover lost profits after two-thirds of its work force perished in the World Trade Center collapse.
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Not his fault, Clarke defends Tait
AUSTRALIAN captain Michael Clarke has defended Shaun Tait after the big quick's last-over meltdown helped New Zealand score a win last night.
Chelsea crushed 4-2 by Man City
CHELSEA had two players sent off as moneybags club Manchester City ended the Premier League leader's 38-match unbeaten home run by winning 4-2.
Crow woes just keep getting worse
ADELAIDE'S injury crisis has deepened with initial examinations indicating James Sellar will miss the next four to six weeks.
News
'Black armband' studies slammed
SA Liberal MP Christopher Pyne says the new national school curriculum over-emphasises indigenous culture and history and is a "disaster".
Sport
Vince cleared, bad news for Symes
ADELAIDE 2009 club champion Bernie Vince has been cleared of any hamstring strain but Brad Symes will need another arthroscopy on his left knee.
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Chile counts cost of killer quake
A huge earthquake has rocked Chile, leaving a trail of destruction.
Pacific on tsunami watch
The threat of a tsunami didn't stop surfers and onlookers from heading towards the water.
Coastwatch - our eye in the sky
AdelaideNow reporter Sarah Martin and photographer Jo-Anna Robinson took a flight with Customs of...
