Aussies hit booze to feel 'normal'
MILLIONS of Australians drink to get drunk, to feel "normal" or because they are depressed, alarming new research has found. heraldsun.com.au |
Refugee firm staff crisis
THE private firm that paid $370 million to manage Australia's detention centres has sent an SOS to Britain for frontline staff. heraldsun.com.au |
Pressure on Swan to limit rates rises
UPDATE 9.46am: THE Opposition is demanding Treasurer Wayne Swan prevent banks lifting rates over Reserve Bank adjustments. heraldsun.com.au |
Bodyboarder dies after US shark attack
A 19-year-old bodyboarder was killed on Friday in a rare shark attack a short distance off a California beach, when the animal pulled him under and inflicted a "massive wound," police said. abc.net.au |
Bomb detonated in McDonald's toilet
POLICE are investigating the explosion of a home-made bomb in a Sydney fast food restaurant toilet last night. heraldsun.com.au |