Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

Apprentice winner sick on first day

The winner of of this season's British version of The Apprentice had to call in sick for his first day of work with Apprentice host Sir. Alan Sugar."The winner of TV contest The Apprentice called in sick on his first day working for new boss Sir Alan Sugar, a spokesman for...

Three Cork women jailed for drugs trip (comedy of errors)

"Three women from Cork who drove to Dublin on 'a day out' to collect €140,000 worth of cannabis have been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Nicola Duggan from Dublin Street in Blackpool, Vivienne O'Donovan from Farranferris Green in Farranree, and Niamh Tracey from...

Jakarta`s catwalks to feature Australian fashion

"The first Australian Fashion Parade, in Kemang this Wednesday, will showcase the latest collections from 12 prominent designers, including Alannah Hill, Aliec McCall, Camilla and Marc Carl, Josh Goot, Kirrily Johnston, Ksubi, Lover Nicola Finetti, Sass@Bide, Tina Kalivas and...

Woman Charged For Sodomising Lover

"A Perth woman will go to trial next year accused of handcuffing her soldier lover to a chair and sodomising him with a sex toy in an alleged hour-long sex attack. Nicola Clunies-Ross, 19, allegedly lured the Darwin-based soldier, also 19, to her East Perth home on October...

HEART HAS BEEN RIPPED OUT OF VILLAGE

"MEMBERS of an ancient bowling club burst into tears as their green was ripped apart by a giant digger. The farce unfolded in Rankinston, scene of a long-running bitter battle between bowlers and their landlord. And things turned ugly this week as landowner Nicola Brown...

Fr Bux on St Augustine and the Church's catholicity

The Fides press agency published a dossier of St Augustine-related texts (in Italian only, alas) to accompany the Roman Pontiff's visit to Pavia this past weekend, including this essay by Father Nicola Bux on St Augustine and the catholicity of the Church which is quite good...

Fr Bux on St Augustine and the Church's catholicity

The Fides press agency published a dossier of St Augustine-related texts (in Italian only, alas) to accompany the Roman Pontiff's visit to Pavia this past weekend, including this essay by Father Nicola Bux on St Augustine and the catholicity of the Church which is quite good...

US Soldier Charged in Killing of Italian Journalist in Iraq

This case has taken quite some time to make it through Italy's court system, but there  is a massive political element to it as well. Whilst a case could be made that the accused was just doing his job, the US Army's cover-up of the incident casts aspersions on their...

The Vatican - The State of Rogues?

"The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world. The...

Is the Vatican Crime Central?

"Is the Vatican a Rogue State? The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other...