Posts Tagged ‘scandal’

Wallaby star claims memory loss over alleged burglary

December 11th, 2009
Queensland and Wallaby backline star Quade Cooper has reportedly been preparing a statement which will see him tell authorities that he has no recollection of certain parts of an evening where he was arrested and charged with burglary at a Surfers Paradise residence. Cooper has been in hiding since the much ...

Mile high hostess performs new type of service

December 8th, 2009
The Qantas air hostess who made fame for her overly-personalised servicing of actor Ralph Fiennes has been ordered to perform a different type of public duty, with the kiss-and-tell flight attendant instructed to underatake 100 hours of community service. The 41-year-old Lisa Robertson made headlines for her romantic in-flight tryst with ...

Scientology suicide snub to coroner causes outrage against cult

October 23rd, 2009
An Australian soldier committed suicide just two days after completing one of the controversial churches’ intensive courses, but rather than assist the coroner’s investigation the church refused to provide records on the man in a deliberate snub to authorities. It has been discovered that upon learning of the man’s death the ...

Mum charged with wooden spoon assault

October 15th, 2009
The issue of smacking children has once again emerged following the case of a mother who used a wooden spoon to discipline her child. The incident has caused debate between child welfare and parent groups. Victorian police took Claire Davidson in for questioning and accused her of assault after it emerged ...

Packer tells Chanel 7 CEO to go away very impolitely

October 10th, 2009
Media mogul James Packer, former owner of Channel 9, had a rather blunt greeting for his former ally David Leckie telling his former network head in no uncertain terms to f**k off. The less than friendly greeting occurred at a party for Sam Chisholm, a lifelong friend of the Packer family, ...

PM launches swearing tirade at MPs

September 21st, 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made headlines for all the wrong reasons following an expletive laden outburst. Mr Rudd has admitted to the outburst which has left even the most ardent Labour party followers stunned. The incident occurred two weeks ago as factional leaders went to visit the PM at his ...

Disgraced Fevola in sex toy romp again

September 8th, 2009
Aussie Rules player Brendon Fevola’s fascination with giant dildos has landed him in trouble, again. The incident occurred on the Carlton Football Club’s traditional end of season Mad Monday celebrations, and this time involved the wayward Blues forward swinging the gigantic sex toy around at a Melbourne pub where he and ...

Hospital Patient Left on Bedpan for 5 Days

September 4th, 2009
The Complaints Commission for News South Wales Healthcare is today investigating claims that an elderly man is being treated for a life-threatening illness arising from an infection after being left for 5 days on a hospital bedpan. Health Minister John Hatzistergos launched the investigation after being informed of the claims, saying ...

Health Minister Resigns after Practising Unsafe Sex

September 2nd, 2009
The Health Minister for New South Wales, John Della Bosca has resigned amid the scandal arising from his affair with a woman 27 years his junior. After being subjected to a barrage of questions concerning his personal life in recent days following the revelation, Della Bosca wrote to Premier Nathan Rees ...