Green Awards 2009
The news.com.au Green Awards recognise and reward everyday Australians who have made a contribution towards helping the environment. Nominations are open across ten categories below.
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Comedian comes clean on alcoholism
FIONA O'Loughlin has confessed she's an chronic alcoholic, after collapsing on stage.
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AIPP 2009 Winners
THE amazing winners from the 2009 Australian Institute of Professional Photographers Awards
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Boy's amazing escape
CCTV cameras capture the moment a boy is knocked flying down steps by a car, which then nearly lands on top of him.
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APRA Award nominees
SOME of the most popular local music groups are nominated for the 2009 APRA Awards. Check out who is in the running.
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Peter Costello
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exploration of the life and political career of former treasurer Peter Costello.
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Iran riots
MORE than 100 Iranian reformists have been arrested in violent clashes with police following the country's election results. WARNING: Graphic content.
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Senate delays ETS vote until August
THE Government's plan for an emissions trading scheme is on hold until at least August.
Global warming is not real, says Senator
KEY Senator decides man-made climate change is a myth, in a blow for Kevin Rudd.
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Jailed fraudster tells of torment
MULTI-billion dollar fraudster Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison.
Business
Groves' wife lands new deal
THE wife of former childcare boss Eddy Groves is now in business with a man who had ties with the fallen ABC Learning Centres.
Money
How to avoid a tax hangover tomorrow
WITH only 24 hours left until the end of financial year, make sure you don't end up with a big tax hangover tomorrow.
Entertainment
Britney 'dead' in hack attack
BRITNEY Spears is dead. Well, that's what pranksters who hacked into her Twitter account would have us believe.
Travel
Monster croc return shocks tourists
A MONSTER croc – believed to 4.5m long – has reappeared at a popular tourist reserve in the Northern Territory.
Technology
Apple silent on iPhone overheating claims
USERS are reporting burns and discolouration from overheating iPhone 3GS handsets.