Lara Bingle and Michael Clarke could soon be over

Written by: Phil Dakener

March 10th, 2010
Following his sudden decision to quit cricket for an indefinite amount of time in order to sort out his private life, Michael Clarke has spent the day in his Bondi Beach apartment with fiancée Lara Bingle in an attempt to sort out their relationship. The stress has been beginning to ...

Michael Clarke takes time out from cricket for personal reasons

Written by: Samantha Halton

March 9th, 2010
Michael Brown, Australia’s general manager of cricket has confirmed that vice-captain Michael Clarke has quit the game to deal with some personal matters. Clarke left Hamilton ahead of today’s third one day international against New Zealand and as of yet there has been no announcement as to when or if ...

Cheryl and Ashley Cole to receive marriage counselling

Written by: Demi Mason

March 8th, 2010
Cheryl Cole is back in the UK to start counselling sessions with her cheating husband Ashley. On Friday she appeared on the Danish version of X Factor where she seemed to be having a good time. She performed her single Fight For This Love and also promised the audience if ...

Airbus in class action over computer glitch on Qantas flight

Written by: Samantha Halton

March 5th, 2010
Aviation giant Airbus is one of the defendants in a class action which has been filed in the U.S. after a computer glitch on one of its A330-300s caused significant injury to a number of passengers. In October 2008 a Qantas flight from Singapore to Perth nose-dived twice in quick ...

Cruise liner reports two dead after being hit by a freak wave

Written by: Gary Court

March 4th, 2010
The Louis Majesty, a cruise-liner carrying nearly 2,000 passengers and crew, has been hit by an 8-meter high freak wave off the coast of Spain. The wave’s impact has resulted in the deaths of two of the passengers and the injury of six others. No details other that that one ...

James Bulger’s killer back in prison

Written by: Laura West

March 3rd, 2010
Jon Venables has been recalled into custody according to an announcement by the U.K. Ministry for Justice. In 1993 he and Robert Thompson shocked the world when they were arrested and convicted of the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. The pair were ten-years-old at the time and became the youngest ...

Climate change scientist apologises for emails but says data is sound

Written by: Phil Dakener

March 2nd, 2010
The British climate scientist who has stood down as the climate centre director because of arguments over climate change has apologised for sending out what he called some awful emails to sceptics requesting data. Professor Phil Jones who is at the centre of the climate-gate investigation also said that he defended ...

Earthquake in Chile destroys more than 2 million homes

Written by: Samantha Halton

March 1st, 2010
The extent of the devastation caused by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday is beginning to emerge as the official death toll passes 700. Over half those killed were in Chiles second largest city Concepcion. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has declared the disaster a catastrophe and said that ...

Discounting may cause some retailers to go under

Written by: Demi Mason

February 26th, 2010
Heavy discounting of goods is likely to cause some retailers to go broke warned Gerry Harvey, chairman of Harvey Norman. Talking about his own furnishing and electrical outlets he said that it was a struggle to turn a profit because so many items had been knocked down in price to ...

Whitney Houston lacks luster

Written by: Laura West

February 25th, 2010
Monday night’s opening show in Brisbane was not a good omen for fans of Whitney Houston who flocked to the Acer Arena in Sydney to see the diva perform. However most were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the singer’s voice, at least for about an hour that is. It ...