Wednesday May 10, 2006 AEST
Budget 'a big fat zero': Bracks
1:31pm | Federal budget delivers nothing for Victorian roads, Premier says.
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Teacher claims bombs were for TV shoot
4:15pm | High school teacher tells a court a stockpile of bombs found at his home were for a television production.
Pasta truck clogs up freeway
JANE HOLROYD 4:05pm | Truck loaded with pasta and olive oil catches fire, causing chaos on the Monash Freeway.
Student admits role in kidnapping
PETER GREGORY 2:09pm | Man pleads guilty to involvement in eight-day kidnapping and assault of Chinese student.
Seven's stars fight charges
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Playstation 3
VIDEO Sneak preview of Sony's new game console.
World Cup Socceroos
VIDEO Michael Lynch on Guus Hiddink's squad.
Breeders and boomers
BLOG Big winners in the big-spending Budget.
Hicks could serve jail term here
11:22am |
Agreement signed in Washington could see the Guantanamo Bay detainee brought back to Australia.
Mining town 'striving for normality'
2:37pm | Beaconsfield was today a town "striving for normality", the local church minister said.
- MULTIMEDIA Miners rescued
Costello considers transitional super plan
3:12pm | Government considers transitional arrangements for people approaching retirement in its super shake-up.
- LEON GETTLER Budget fuels rate-rise fears
- Super fund managers set for boost
- KEY POINTS Budget 2006
- AUDIO Budget triggers rate risk
| All Ords | 5305.3 | 0.6% |
| ASX 200 | 5352.2 | 0.5% |
| Industrial | 5588.8 | 0.6% |
| Property | 1966.3 | -0.9% |
Old computers harming office morale
Ageing and unreliable office computers make workers unhappy and more likely to take sick leave, a new survey reveals.
The 'other' Windows
Microsoft developers have been quietly working on a new version of another Windows OS.
RBA may cope with big spend
Reserve Bank governor Ian Macfarlane says that budget success or excess was not a factor as it considered interest rates.
- ROSS GITTINS The rich get the most
- KENNETH DAVIDSON The debt that dare not speak its name
- TIM COLEBATCH Shameless vote-buying
- MAX NEWNHAM Small business gains from changes
- STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ Boomers' DIY retirement
- FULL COMMENTARY COVERAGE
Family rushes to Richards' bedside
8:30am |
Children of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards rush his
hospital amid concerns about potential brain damage.
- VIDEO Keef back in hospital
Socceroos World Cup squad named
11:26am | Socceroos coach Guus Hiddink has sprung three major surprises in his 23-man squad.
- SOCCER Torn to play
- BLOG Balls Up
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