Tim Colebatch
The Government’s budget update says Australia is doing well — tell that to the unemployed.
Patrick Bartley
Over in the wild west, the bookies would begin to get nervous about this time each year.
Malcolm Maiden
The SEC could have busted Madoff as early as 1992 if it had followed basic forensic procedures.
Michael West
The Myer float was overspruiked and overpriced.
Ask Sam
Dating younger women: prize or punishment?
All Men are Liars
What I wish I could buy on eBay.
National
Lost at sea: frantic bid to find asylum seekers
BRENDAN NICHOLSON, YUKO NARUSHIMA AND ANDREW PROBYN 7:09am |
Desperate search for at least 15 Sri Lankan asylum seekers missing in the Indian Ocean.
World
Suicide bike bomber kills workers near hotel
KHURRAM SHAHZAD, RAWALPINDI |
Bomb blast rips through workers queuing for their salaries near a Pakistan hotel, killing 20 people as the United Nations pulls expatriate staff from country's north-west.
Video
Recommended
Who to pick: word on the street
Still unsure who to bet on in the Melbourne Cup? We ask some lunchtime betters for some hot tips. (01:31)
Business Day
Seven losses total $1.9b
MICHAEL EVANS AND STUART WASHINGTON |
Seven Media Group has slashed more than $1.5 billion from the value of its television network, pushing it to a $1.9 billion loss in annual accounts released yesterday.
- need2know See-saw day in store for stocks
- It had to happen: an iPhone app for the Melbourne Cup
- Myer float bears brunt of bearish sentiment
- Storm founder tips bucket on bank
- ASIC accuses MFS five of deceit on $150m loan
- Virgin, Delta approved for US route
- Collins & Spencer Court stayers ply sprint tactic to see the cup
- Michael West Has Myer ruined the game for everyone else?
- Malcolm Maiden Madoff miss a regulators' case study
- Insider MIG split, but gravy train flows on
Personal Finance
Liquefied gas looking solid
Retirement looms large for most people when they turn 50.
National Times
Numbers just don't add up
TIM COLEBATCH |
The Government's budget update says Australia is doing well - tell that to the unemployed.
- Leslie Cannold Women are being failed by our hospitals
- Dvir Abramovich Hollywood should stop exploiting the Holocaust
- Groucho Blog Horses save Cup from complete descent into bacchanalia
- Claude Rakisits US has a difficult PR battle in volatile Pakistan
- Andrew Darby Losing our way in fight to save the albatross
Technology
Move over TiVo: PS3 gets HDTV recordingThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
ASHER MOSES 3:55pm |
PlayStation 3 owners in Australia will soon be able to watch and record live high-definition TV as Sony moves to position its video games console as the leading home entertainment device.
Travel
Why are frequent flyer points so hard?
TRAVELLERS' CHECK 11:49am |
In the age of budget carriers and ultra-cheap seat sales, is it still worth trying to understand how your frequent flyer scheme works?
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Drive
Big Aussie V8s not dead yet
11:00am |
They may be considered dinosaurs by some, but Aussie V8 sedans are far from extinct.
Sport
Cummings confused by Alcopop
ANDREW EDDY AND PATRICK BARTLEY |
Bart Cummings not sure whether Alcopop's unconventional preparation
will work in Melbourne Cup.
