Local, national and world news for Northern Rivers and Far North Coast, NSW | Friday 22 August, 2008
Robber kidnaps woman
A THIEF armed with a sharpened stake terrorised a 61-year-old woman before kidnapping her in a pre-dawn robbery at a popular Byron Bay cafe yesterday. Police said the widow was working alone at the cafe at Clarks Beach about 4am, preparing for the day's trade, when she stepped out the door and was set...-
For 50 years, choir's been on song
ON ANZAC Day in Lismore, hundreds gather at dawn to recognise the sacrifice of those who have died during the war. Yesterday... -
Friends get job done
CHRIS SECCOMBE began three quilting projects while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She refused to contemplate that... -
Gender bender poll
WOMEN are from Venus and men are from Mars or from Kyogle if you're referring to council chambers. The only female... -
Dunoon dam proposed
ANDI SIMPSON owns the land where the wall would be built for the proposed Dunoon Dam, yet she wasn't invited to a stakeholders... -
Birmingham happy at home
LENNOX HEAD'S Warren Birmingham has ruled himself out as a contender for the Kookaburras' coaching position once the Beijing...
Australian news
Coast man's ordeal in Laos jungle
A Sunshine Coast man who spent 11 days lost in a Laos jungle was found after building his name out of rocks to guide searchers to where he was heading.Nuclear energy debate heats up in Qld
Queensland will need nuclear energy more than any other state in Australia, says former Telstra chief Ziggy Switkowski.Human remains found in Mackay park
Scientific testing will be carried out on human remains found in parkland in north Queensland on Wednesday.Ferguson launches High Court appeal
Lawyers for accused child molester Dennis Ferguson have launched an appeal against a decision that he face trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl.
World news
Sudan's president denies Darfur genocide
Sudan's indicted president has denied that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur and offered hope of an end to violence.McCain grabs lead in latest US poll
John McCain has grabbed the lead over Barack Obama in a new opinion poll, in the latest sign of accelerating momentum for the Republican.Sarkozy tells French troops to fight on
President Nicolas Sarkozy has told French soldiers mourning 10 comrades that their work in Afghanistan is essential for the "freedom of the world".151 die in Madrid jet crash disaster
At least 151 people have been killed and around 20 injured when a Spanish airliner crashed at Madrid's airport, national radio says.
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