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Qantas Plane Dives 20,000 Feet After Mystery Hole Rips Fuselage Area
Update: thanks to the ever-alert eye of NP member Vinny, I've learned that the first publication of this story was by JayR_ Patron, here. Do stop by his column, too, please. A jumbo jet drops 20,000 feet in flight, and the passengers all live to tell the story. But what...Paramedics on triple-0 calls used as taxi drivers
Pensioners using ambulances for free ride was disgraceful. What if someone else is killed or injured as a result of no ambulances available. " PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local...Concerns over Olympic drug test
"A BBC investigation has found that there are serious question marks over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics. The BBC has seen indications that labs are classing positive...Pope critiques modern angst
The Pope had some interesting comments today about materialism and modern angst in his final address to the hundreds of thousands gathered in Australia for World Youth Day. He spoke about a spreading emptiness and...Australia brothel says business booming during papal visit
...?.."The owner of the upmarket bordello Xclusive said that she had hired extra women to meet increased demand during the July 15-20 World Youth Day events, which have seen hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descend on Sydney. While the brothel was not targeting pilgrims, a...Men And Women May Need Different Diets
Diet can strongly influence how long you live and your reproductive success, but now scientists have discovered that what works for males can be very different for females.""When it comes to choosing the right diet, we need to look more closely to the individual, their sex...Natalie Cole diagnosed with hepatitis C
The daughter of Jazz Legend nat King Cole was diagnosed during a routine medical examination. She has been drug-free for over 20 years and has spoken frankly of her addictions. " Grammy-winning singer...
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Anti-pope activists given legal right to 'annoy' Catholic pilgrims
Anti-papal activists in Australia have won permission to annoy Catholic pilgrims at the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney after a court upheld their right to hand out condoms and coat hangers. "The decision, by the Federal Court, strikes down a law introduced by the...More than 30 Indian youths disappear in New Zealand
More than 30 Indian youths have disappeared in New Zealand, where they were in transit to go to Sydney for World Youth Day. " All were billeted with church members in Auckland under a so-called Days in the Diocese programme before going to Australia, where Pope...
Pope addresses environment, pop culture in World Youth Day speech
Thursday, July 17 | Deforestation, false idols, natural resource squandering, and the internet -- those things are bad, the Pope told his 140, 000 person, billion T.V. viewer audience at Sydney Harbor on... Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day
Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...Topless chicks KFC demo
After PETA's sucess against KFC in Canada (see NowPublic Here) the Australian section protest against KFC farming methods. Again PETA manage to hit the headlines - here in the tabloid The Sun - by using page 3...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Born in 1899, Only Death Stops World's Oldest Blogger
For those who believe that cyberspace is only for the young, Olive Riley's story makes a firm counterpoint."THE Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest internet blogger has made her final post, aged... Despite Pope´s apologies for children sexual abuses, victims promise protests
In a most contradictory manner and during his visit to Australia Pope Benedict XXI will apologise for children sexual abuses. Victims do not take this Vatican move as appropriate and promise to hold protests. This is just another sad expression of the Catholic...At 92, Gough's still the life of the party
Happy Birthday, Mr. Whitlam! Beloved former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam played a leading role in enriching Australia's cultural life while he was in office, as he still does today."WE LIVE in revolutionary times, says Gough Whitlam, a man not averse to a little...Top Members Today
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