Commercial carrier Qantas Airways believes it will see a profit during the initial half of 2009/10 as customer numbers increase and yields rise in the aftermath of the economic downturn. The encouraging prospects have enticed the carrier to boost its capacity on its mainline operations starting on March 2010. The airline group ...Read More...

Coldplay has launched its very own online auction in a bid to raise funds for charity. Members of the famous rock band are selling some of their instruments to help British organisation Kids Company. Bandmate Chris Martin has chosen to auction off his very first acoustic guitar, inscribed in tippex with 'Christopher ...Read More...

A former police officer accused of corruption stemming from the transfer of confidential information on to a well known Adelaide based drug dealer has received a prison sentence of nearly three years. On Thursday, Judge Rosemary Davey of the South Australian District Court said the enthusiasm expressed by Debra Lee Buckskin ...Read More...

Several thousands of washing machines across Australia are being recalled following fears that they could give off electric shocks - a potentially dangerous combination when mixed with soapy water, or beer. The machines are from Simpson and Electrolux and are downright dangerous if anything ends up getting spilt on the lid, ...Read More...

On Wednesday, Australian government officials denied wanting to implement a Chinese style internet regulation by stating the claims which had been put forwards by some as being baseless and stressed that their filtering system would not interfere with free speech. Stephen Conroy, the Communications Minister, respond to the criticism of his ...Read More...

City officials have decided to review security at some of Sydney's most important tourist attractions following an incident involving members of environmental organisation Greenpeace at the Sydney Opera House. Activists scaled the iconic structure, one of the most recognizable in the world, to unfurl a protest banner about climate change. The Greenpeace ...Read More...

Australian aboriginal icon Ernie Dingo has lashed out at the hypocrisy amongst white people in Australian who take issue with Aborigines and their alleged high and dangerous rate of alcohol consumption. Dingo has instead suggested that the real people at fault are those who are supplying the alcohol in the first ...Read More...

Tiger Woods is at the receiving end of a non-stop series of blows. Tiger Woods has received yet another blow coming this time from major sponsor Accenture which has announced that it’s is terminating its six-year sponsorship deal with him. This news comes after razor company Gillette had explained it was shrinking ...Read More...

One of Australia’s top winemakers, as well as his family, has been the target of an alleged extortion attempt involving several million dollars. John Casella, the head of a family company which produces the well known Yellow Tail wines, is said to have paid a large sum of money stemming from ...Read More...

Jaimee Grubbs, a cocktail waitress who is believed to have had a 31-month affair with golfing champion Tiger Woods has apologised to the golfer's wife, Elin Nordegren, on US television. Just a week ago, Woods had also apologised via a statement on his website for what he called his "transgressions" and ...Read More...