Threat to strip thousands off energy-guzzling homes
A NEW green scheme threatens to wipe tens of thousands of dollars from the market price of some Australian homes.
'Mooning' prank a bummer for youth
A YOUTH is nursing sore buttocks this morning after being struck by a car while 'mooning' the driver.
Johnson denies job is on the line
EMERGENCY Services Minister Rob Johnson has denied his job is on the line after speculation a report into the Roleystone-Kelmscott fire found serious flaws within FESA.
Western Australia
Luke Adams to cheer on Swans
WAFL ruckman Luke Adams will watch his Swan Districts teammates play for the first time on Sunday since he was bashed in Northbridge three months ago.
Mt Magnet death brings road toll to 102
A MAN has died after the car he was driving hit a cow in the mid-west town of Mt Magnet early this morning.
iPad app turns the tech tables on thieves
THERE's a high-tech twist in the latest home invasion in our suburbs after a stolen iPad helped police catch the offenders.
Driver had 'callous disregard' for safety
A PERTH truck driver who crashed into a school bus injuring more than a dozen children has been sentenced to four years jail.
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Ben Cousins offered role in drug film
BEN Cousins was ambushed during one of his first forays into the public speaking circuit when a local filmmaker took to the microphone.
Insulation art takes out $50,000 prize
THE winner of Australia’s richest Indigenous art prize took out top honours last night with a work comprised partly of rubber and insulation material.
Emotions run deep at Beaconsfield mine
TOUGH men were brought to tears as Brant Webb and Todd Russell emerged from the Beaconsfield mine, but it was all for the cameras.
Business
Dow up after Wall Street's wild ride
THE wildest week in Wall Street history ended with a second day of gains.
Australian strength defies global woes
IMPRESSIVE profits by Australian companies are persuading investors to look beyond their fear as the global market convulses.
Best of the beers, bar none
FOSTER'S Group is bracing for foreign predator SABMiller to intensify its takeover campaign by lobbing another low-ball bid.
Austal's $330m contract sustains workforce
UPDATE: HENDERSON-based shipbuilder Austal has won a $330 million, eight-year contract with Australian Customs today.
Bankers tip cut in interest rates
RISING unemployment has increased expectations of an interest rate cut before Christmas.
Sport
Tiger reaches new low at PGA
TIGER Woods' stunning downfall reached another low on Friday when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship.
Evans warns Thor to shove off
CADEL Evans has made it clear that star recruit Thor Hushovd must ride for him in next year's Tour de France.
Stosur through to Toronto semis
SAM Stosur has defeated Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Canada event.
Neon Leon blinds Saints with magic display
IN a sense Collingwood's win was a tale of two running half-backs. One was a magician, the other a massacrist.
Sri Lanka to come firing: Hussey
THEY won the opening one-day international but Australian batsman Michael Hussey is expecting a Sri Lanka fightback in game two.
Entertainment
Simon Cowell says Pippa has X Factor
THE notoriously harsh former American Idol judge says he would sign the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge 'on the spot.'
Vogue features Kate Moss wedding pics
MOVE over Kate Middleton, the other Kate's wedding photos are about to give yours a serious run for their money.
Technology
Hollywood heavyweights hunting pirates
A GROUP of 34 movie studios and TV companies are taking the fight over illegal downloads to the highest court in the land.
Not again! Fastest ever plane goes AWOL
US loses contact with hypersonic plane that could do the Sydney-London run in less than an hour. And it's not the first time.
Emo planet comes in black, and light black
By Claire Connelly SOME days are darker than others for the blackest planet in the universe, found about 750 million light years away.
National
Miracle survival after plane hits factory
A 77-YEAR-OLD pilot has escaped unharmed after his ultra-light plane crashed into a paddock, before slamming into a cement factory.
Farmer missing in Victorian floodwaters
A 60-YEAR-OLD farmer is missing in Victoria's east as floodwaters continue to wreak havoc, isolating homes and forcing road closures.
World
UN Council to hold new Syria meeting
THE UN Security Council will discuss human rights and a growing humanitarian emergency in Syria at a special meeting, diplomats announced as tens of thousands of protesters shouted for President Bashar Assad's execution and more protesters were killed.
'No proof of 9/11 hacking by papers'
INVESTIGATORS have not found any evidence that papers owned by Rupert Murdoch hacked the phones of 9/11 victims, the WSJ reports.
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World watches as children starve, riots hit UK
IT'S a tale of two looters - those that get plasma TVs and those that get a cup of rice. Tim Costello's not impressed with one lot.
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