Provides the latest RSS feeds for Melbourne News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/52ad4973f134194e/ en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 16:02:32 -0400 Mon, 12 May 2008 16:02:32 -0400 30 A metal plaque in the footpath asphalt recalls selfless courage, but near the kerb it is easily missed. The street looks much as it did before June 18 last year, business as usual, almost. On a Mond... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769257/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:32 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769257/ But it was on a road trip to Adelaide that she first experienced Hudson's anger. He punched her during an argument, giving her black eyes. "It shook me to the bone. It terrified me. I just remem... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769267/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:47 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769267/ A DRINK-driving mother has been put off the road for 10 months after she was caught driving her two young children through a school zone while using her mobile phone. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769271/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:57 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769271/ VODAFONE Arena will be known as Hisense Arena from July 1 after the Chinese electronics company won a six-year naming rights deal with Melbourne Park. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769252/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:35 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769252/ But in the name of fashion ten of the Miss Universe Australia finalists yesterday slipped into crystal embroidered Bella Bodie Shapewear in preparation for the crowning ceremony in Toorak tomorrow. F... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769263/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:39 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769263/ The Dutch traveller told police that he saw Hudson pulling Ms Douglas by the hair and saw a frightened look in her eyes. "The man looked pretty strong . . . he was being unreasonable," he s... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769268/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:48 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769268/ Consumer Affairs Victoria figures show 728 schools have been granted temporary liquor licences in the past 12 months. The schools sell alcohol at fetes and as part of fundraising drives. It is agains... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769272/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:57 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769272/ The naked strewth: He's famous on the streets of the Big Apple, now the busker known as the Naked Cowboy is cruising Melbourne for a Myer promotion centred on New York style. Picture: Ian Currie http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769260/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:36 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769260/ Rieu is more popular than Madonna -- on this week's Australian album chart at least. The Dutch violinist's Australian-themed album Waltzing Matilda hit No 1 for Mother's Day. "Madonna's No 3. Ha... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769256/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:31 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769256/ Rajah Theivendradas, 53, faces six charges including arson, threats to kill and conduct endangering life after he allegedly lit a fire in the stairway of his Endeavour Hills home about 5.30am yesterda... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769265/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:40 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769265/ While former federal treasurer Peter Costello has been so powerful in the party that he had an entire group named after him, any plans for a short-term exit from Parliament may have to be shelved. Th... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769258/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:30 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769258/ Jack Larkin, 82, died in his son's arms after he was struck as he crossed a Mt Waverley road in September 2005. Steven Roy Leslie, then 18, admitted he was doing about 80km/h in a 60km/h zone in his ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769269/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:53 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769269/ The scandal yesterday claimed a third scalp when a senior campaign official was forced to quit after she was exposed attacking a candidate as a "greedy f------g Jew". The http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769270/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:55 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769270/ That was until his world collided with crazed bikie Christopher Wayne Hudson. Hudson had a long history of violence, particularly against women, and used his membership of the Hells Angels to inflict... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769266/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:44 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769266/ Jalvinder Singh, stabbed several times in his cab late last month, survived on the operating table despite a collapsed lung, massive bleeding and the fact his heart stopped beating for 15 minutes. On... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769259/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:33 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769259/ WESTPAC boss Gail Kelly, the most senior female executive in the country, has shaken up the banking sector by proposing a $65 billion merger with her former employer, St George. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769261/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:37 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769261/ But behind the scenes the unification was reduced to a handful of confident supporters as several described Mr Baillieu's handling of the issue as "stupid". Former Liberal premier Jeff Kenn... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769255/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:28 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769255/ Fadi Sheikh, 41, of Craigieburn, was one of up to 12 civilians murdered in the raid. Family friend Antoun Issa said Mr Sheikh arrived in Lebanon two weeks ago to visit relatives and friends. The Aus... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769254/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:27 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769254/ Victorian Farmers Federation deputy president Meg Parkinson told the ACCC Grocery Price Inquiry yesterday that supermarkets used different labels to sell goods from the same suppliers. "Basicall... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769253/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:26 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14769253/ Paul Collingwood will take the field at Lord's on Thursday for his 30th consecutive Test appearance, after reporting no ill-effects from the cortisone injection that he received in his right shoulder ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14766424/ Mon, 12 May 2008 12:50:17 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14766424/ OUTGOING Fremantle chief executive Cameron Schwab may not be out of a job for long. The AFL has unofficially placed Schwab at the top of its list for a new executive position demanding extensive club ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14763005/ Mon, 12 May 2008 10:32:45 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14763005/ Injury-plagued Saint Matt Maguire says he's drawing inspiration from other players who have overcome serious injuries in the past as he looks to recover from his third major injury in as many years.Ma... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14764378/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:19 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14764378/ Police have arrested another two people after a series of street robberies in the Broadmeadows area. During the past year, a group of youths has attacked several people and taken their mobile phones,... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14763114/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:13 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14763114/ West Coast assistant coach Peter Sumich enjoyed an unusual press conference at Subiaco on Monday where, for a change, he didn't have to talk about his club suffering another major injury over the week... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14764377/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:12 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14764377/ Christopher Wayne Hudson, 31, today pleaded guilty to the murder of 43-year-old father of three Brendan Keilar and the attempted murder of Sydney model Kaera Douglas and Dutch backpacker Paul de Waard... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761059/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:14:36 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761059/ Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser's reputation as one of the most durable players in the AFL could be enhanced this week with the Magpies vice-captain hopeful of lining up in Friday night's blockbuster ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14760664/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:52:32 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14760664/ The male driver fled the scene after crashing the stolen car into a metal pillar in front of the Lonsdale Street court. There are no reports of injury and no damage to the building, police said. The... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761057/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:14:34 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761057/ Steven Roy Leslie, 20, was today sentence to 12 months in youth detention for dangerous driving causing death. Leslie, who pleaded guilty, had had his licence for 13 days when he hit and killed Jack ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761056/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:14:35 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761056/ Fremantle Dockers midfielder Des Headland will have surgery to repair an injury to his left knee. Headland met two orthopaedic surgeons today and will undergo surgery later this week. The club says ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14759959/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:40:29 -0400 ABC Sports http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14759959/ West Coast says star midfielder Daniel Kerr is recovering well after injuring his ankle in Saturday's Hall of Fame tribute match. Kerr left the field in the first quarter after rolling his ankle. Th... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14759958/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:40:28 -0400 ABC Sports http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14759958/ A Melbourne cab driver has made an amazing recovery after being stabbed and left for dead three weeks ago. 23 year old Jalvinder Singh is lucky to be alive after being stabbed in his taxi in the Melb... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761510/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:40:02 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14761510/ "You'll play Collingwood at the MCG in front of 70,000 one week and then you'll play someone who hasn't got as much support in front of 20,000 or 30,000," he said."You experience that from a week to w... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14757684/ Mon, 12 May 2008 02:49:06 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14757684/ May 12 2008 Western Mail PAUL COLLINGWOOD will have his fitness checked in the build-up to the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s after being named in England’s 12-man squad. Yo... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755952/ Mon, 12 May 2008 03:33:54 -0400 icWales http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755952/ Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews believes the introduction of four field umpires for AFL matches is a must after watching Saturday night's Hall of Fame match between Victoria and the Dream Team at ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14757683/ Mon, 12 May 2008 02:49:03 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14757683/ Police caught the Beaumaris driver talking on her mobile phone, with a baby and toddler in the car, in a Mentone school zone at 8.30am on Thursday, reported the http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758018/ Mon, 12 May 2008 02:06:51 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758018/ Fremantle has signed 19-year-old forward Chris Mayne until the end of the 2010 AFL season. Mayne was recruited from Perth in last year's national draft and made his debut against Hawthorn in round tw... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14756859/ Mon, 12 May 2008 01:34:18 -0400 ABC Sports http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14756859/ The Victorian Liberal Party has lost a third staff member as the in-fighting continues to spread. State campaign manager Susan Chandler has resigned over her anti-semitic remark about a Liberal candi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758517/ Mon, 12 May 2008 01:33:52 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758517/ The Victorian Opposition says there should not be a freeze on car tariffs. The State Government wants the Commonwealth to keep tariffs at 10 per cent until at least 2015. The Opposition's Manufactur... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758518/ Mon, 12 May 2008 01:33:51 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14758518/ COACHING legend and former Victorian coach David Parkin has called for state-of-origin football to be played once every five years to give the game's best players two cracks at elite representative... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14754531/ Mon, 12 May 2008 00:21:28 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14754531/ This is ridiculous- just a public trumping up of cloak and dagger antics that are constantly going on within political parties. Libs - if you must reorganise your heirarchy - Do it quietly- Your suppo... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755387/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:07:03 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755387/ A 50-year-old woman is being treated for burns in hospital after escaping a house fire in Endeavour Hills, in Melbourne's south east. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, which started in... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755617/ Sun, 11 May 2008 22:33:06 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755617/ Newcastle Knights coach Brian Smith has placed his players on high alert ahead of their their round nine NRL match against the Storm in Melbourne tonight. The match sees the return of Knights captain... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755614/ Sun, 11 May 2008 22:33:05 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14755614/ The Victorian Opposition Leader, Ted Baillieu, has vowed to stay in the job despite Liberal Party in-fighting. Liberal campaign staffers John Osborn and Simon Morgan have been sacked for running a we... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14752727/ Sun, 11 May 2008 20:36:17 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14752727/ Police said the pair were at a party at a Bellevue Hill unit block in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs on Saturday night when they apparently lost their balance mid-embrace. They fell 6.7m from the third-sto... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753571/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:37 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753571/ A man aged in his 40s has died in a car accident at Bullengarook, north-west of Melbourne. The accident happened when the four-wheel drive he was driving rolled several times on Pile Track, around 4:... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14752726/ Sun, 11 May 2008 20:36:16 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14752726/ Whats the issue ? Knives are not dangerous - or at least thats what the do gooders tell us when the police are forced to shoot some crazy knife weilding thug. Well I guess those that have either been ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753573/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:38 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753573/ Commander David Bruce of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade said the rear of the property was well alight when firefighters arrived at the Lennox St home in Yarraville just after midnight. He said the fam... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753572/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:38 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753572/ five murders were committed by addicts trying to conceal their crimes. Warfield and Associates, is a Sydney-based accounting form specialising in prevention, detection and investigation of unethical b... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753569/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:30 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753569/ There has been an improvement in the condition of a boy mauled by a dog in Melbourne's west yesterday. The three year old child, was attacked by the family dog at a home in Melton. He suffered serio... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753839/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:25:15 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753839/ Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser will have scans today on the knee he injured playing for Victoria in Saturday night's Hall of Fame tribute match against the Dream Team. Fraser injured the posterior c... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753837/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:25:15 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753837/ A 27-year-old man was bashed and mugged by a group of men in Carlton last night. The man was walking along Nicholson Street around 9:00 pm (AEST) when he was approached by four other men. They punch... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753838/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:25:14 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14753838/ The breathtaking internet sniping by the two mavericks has the potential to lance a boil that has been festering for years. State Liberal leaders have been undermined from within from the moment Jeff... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14751454/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:28 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14751454/ Paul Collingwood has been named in England's 12-man squad for the first npower Test against New Zealand at Lord's - although his fitness will be monitored ahead of Thursday's start. The dozen names,... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14750067/ Sun, 11 May 2008 16:50:46 -0400 Ananova http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14750067/ One man was left with a bloodied face and others torn away from the fight by patrons as haymakers were thrown during the AFL's Hall of Fame tribute match. It took MCG security and police at least fiv... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749355/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:31 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749355/ Details of the shocking blowout at the Victorian Taxi Directorate have been uncovered through documents obtained under Freedom of Information law. They show that the 256 complaints lodged during Augu... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749356/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:27 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749356/ The child, aged two or three, suffered extensive bite wounds in Melton yesterday. Ambulance officers rushed to the Yuille St property at 12.10pm after receiving an emergency call. They treated the b... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749348/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:24 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749348/ Gaming Minister Tony Robinson is considering a push by Clubs Victoria for about 9000 pokies to be set aside prior to a mass public auction in 2010. The auction - expected to pour more than $2 billion... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749352/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:20 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749352/ Mr Baillieu said yesterday that "cancerous elements" were undermining the party. He accused a "deep-seated cell" of working for the ALP in an extraordinary day that sent shock wav... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749354/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:22 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749354/ The ceremony was attended by the cream of the football world, but that didn't stop the Bairnsdale electrician getting through the guarded doors. Crashing the Thursday night function at Crown casino w... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749351/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:18 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749351/ Antoinette D'Agostino was born at 12.09pm yesterday at the Royal Women's Hospital, weighing 3.848kg. The little bundle of joy was the first baby born in Melbourne on Mother's Day and the first additi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749357/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:29 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749357/ The Dolly Youth Monitor, which surveyed 600 youths aged between 10 and 17 across Australia, also found three-quarters of girls don't feel safe in their neighbourhood at night and 60 per cent are scare... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749358/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:30 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749358/ CHILDREN are increasingly being identified as victims of family violence in Victoria, with reported incidents increasing by 42 per cent in four years. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749353/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:26 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749353/ The Opposition successfully moved a motion in Parliament last week to force a public inquiry into the new powers the Government wants to give the OPI. Those powers include arming OPI officers and res... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749350/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:16 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749350/ About 41 per cent of respondents to a Herald Sun online poll nominated the latte as their coffee of choice, way ahead of cappuccino in second place at 19 per cent. The flat white came in third at 14 ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749349/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:15 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14749349/ MOST club supporters have a favourite whipping boy, and for a surprisingly large number of Collingwood fans, that target appears to be Josh Fraser. No, he's not overly physical. Yes, he can have th... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747015/ Sun, 11 May 2008 11:05:20 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747015/ NINE years after Victoria beat South Australia on a wet and soggy MCG, state football entered a new footballing age, the Big V beating the Dream Team by 17 points in a speedy, skilful and freewheel... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747014/ Sun, 11 May 2008 11:05:16 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747014/ A SEVEN-goal haul from young St Kilda listed player Matthew Ferguson helped the Casey Scorpions to an emphatic 118-point win over the Northern Bullants at Casey Fields. The Scorpions dominated the ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747013/ Sun, 11 May 2008 11:05:15 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14747013/ Melbourne's $2.5 billion East Link will open to traffic five months early, on June 29. The first four weeks will involve free travel, before the toll period starts. The motorway links Mitcham and Fr... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14745197/ Sun, 11 May 2008 07:22:37 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14745197/ The boy, believed to be three years old, was attacked in Melton, about 50km west of Melbourne, around noon (AEST) today. "Apparently they're family dogs," an ambulance spokesperson said earl... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14746071/ Sun, 11 May 2008 06:43:35 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14746071/ Melbourne police are investigating a suspicious fire that has caused $40,000 damage to a Greek Orthodox Church in the city's west. The blaze was reported at the church, at the intersection of Arthur ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14746394/ Sun, 11 May 2008 06:12:43 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14746394/ A supermarket manager has been bound and bashed by masked robbers during a heist in Melbourne's east. Police said the manager was closing the Oakleigh South Safeway store at the intersection of Warrig... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14743980/ Sun, 11 May 2008 03:31:23 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14743980/ Despite hailing Saturday night's Hall of Fame tribute match as an "incredible success," AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou says regular interstate competition is not on the agenda. Almost 70,000 people flocked... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14743113/ Sun, 11 May 2008 02:58:16 -0400 ABC Sports http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14743113/ Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser has received encouraging news on the knee injury he suffered in last night's AFL Hall of Fame tribute match. Playing for Victoria, Fraser damaged the posterior cruci... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741161/ Sun, 11 May 2008 01:33:06 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741161/ Two Victorian Liberal Party staff members have been sacked over a blog site the Party says is aimed at undermining the State Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu. The Party says the blog also had detriment... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741185/ Sun, 11 May 2008 01:03:57 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741185/ A police spokesman said it appeared the man was on the road, in the northbound lanes along the Western Port Highway in Dandenong South, when he was hit by the car. No further details were available. A... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741911/ Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:25 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14741911/ "I've been around the game for a fair while now and I wasn't going to do anything stupid, but I probably wasn't 100 percent," said Brown at the Vics' post-match media conference."I was good enough to ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14740119/ Sat, 10 May 2008 21:56:59 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14740119/ "It was an incredible success and I am just particularly grateful to all the people who came tonight," he said after the game."I am sure the game had a huge TV audience as well and the support we had ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14738356/ Sat, 10 May 2008 18:48:43 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14738356/ Edith Hanley, 92, said her Davis Cup-playing grandson was a kind, generous young man who rarely drank and always kept in touch. She said she regularly spoke to her "dearly loved" grandson, ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14738517/ Sat, 10 May 2008 18:10:53 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14738517/ A BRAZEN thief who swiped a $100,000 gaming chip from a highly secure area within Melbourne's Crown Casino appears to have beaten the house. Despite interviews with more than 50 casino staff and a r... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14733822/ Sat, 10 May 2008 12:55:13 -0400 News.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14733822/ Carlton spearhead Brendan Fevola upstaged The Dream Team's much-vaunted attack to lead Victoria to victory in Saturday night's AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match at the MCG.In the lead-up to the match The... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734875/ Sat, 10 May 2008 12:21:34 -0400 sportal.com.au http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734875/ AN elderly Magpies fan is suing the Melbourne Cricket Club after breaking an arm when a player allegedly kicked a football into the MCG crowd during a warm up. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735009/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:45 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735009/ Today is Mother's Day, a day to acknowledge your mum or, perhaps, someone who has been like a mum to you. Take a few moments to send a message of love to your mum. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735010/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:47 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735010/ "We'd love to have them back in," admitted Bats co-president Trevor Raeburn, although he said there was never any chance Goorambat and Devenish would merge. "Old Charlie Cooper would be turning in ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734194/ Sat, 10 May 2008 12:53:21 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734194/ The playful male goes walkies - complete with a dog collar and lead - chases balls, rolls over on his back and even raises his hoof to shake hands. Geep's identity crisis comes from growing up in the... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735012/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:48 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735012/ Monsignor Geoff Baron was discovered during the week working at a Caroline Springs Catholic primary school. The revelation came a week after a Melbourne principal requested her pupils' parents to swi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735004/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:50 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735004/ The first Budget tax increase in more than a decade will affect all cars with a price tag of $57,000 and above - about 105,000 sales a year. The tax, up from 25 per cent to 33 per cent, is aimed at p... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735015/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:53 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735015/ Together, they are working towards a cure for breast cancer. In a decade since the walk started, more than $3.2 million has been raised for the NBCF. Foundation patron Sarah Murdoch said one in eight ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735011/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:47 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735011/ At least that is what thousands of folk - taken in by fake internet sites posted in the name of our parliamentary leaders - are being led to believe. Welcome to the weird and wacky world of virtual p... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735014/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:51 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735014/ WHILE most attention was focused on the AFL's Hall of Fame tribute match yesterday, the Victorian Women's Football League celebrated the role women have played in the game. The league's annual Vic ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734193/ Sat, 10 May 2008 12:53:19 -0400 The Age http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14734193/ Dandenong servant Maria Jehan is taking the secretive Collins St club - considered the headquarters of the Melbourne establishment - and her direct supervisor to a tribunal. The cleaner alleges her b... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735018/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:44:00 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735018/ Surf Coast Shire council is considering fitting spy cameras at the Point Impossible optional dress beach. The cameras are designed to deter people committing obscene acts. They will also target anyo... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735007/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:43 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735007/ The Royal Women's and Mercy hospitals and Monash Medical Centre are sending women who are not from their areas and who do not anticipate complications elsewhere. The hospitals say they want to keep t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735008/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:43 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735008/ "We have been able to have it all," The Alfred’s associate professor, Jo Douglass, says. "When I was going through my studies, many of the senior women didn’t have children ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735006/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:43:42 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735006/ The Hall of Fame tribute match at the MCG lived up to expectations and a parochial Victorian crowd was left happy on Saturday evening, with the Victorians winning an entertaining match 21.11 (137) to ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735274/ Sat, 10 May 2008 11:13:17 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14735274/ The Victorian Police Minister will not be drawn on speculation that the head of the police force may step down when her contract expires next year. Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14731902/ Sat, 10 May 2008 08:44:42 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14731902/ Simon Morgan and John Osborn were sacked when it was discovered they had been active contributors to a blog site aimed at undermining leader Ted Baillieu, a number of state and federal parliamentarian... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14733071/ Sat, 10 May 2008 08:05:52 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14733071/ Communication Workers' Union (CWU) organiser Joan Doyle said Australia Post was closing the Newport, West Footscray and Sunshine delivery centres to make way for a new centralised centre at West Sunsh... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14727887/ Sat, 10 May 2008 00:25:26 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14727887/ I heard channel nine is going to take this real crime format and make a big budget mini series about paedophiles. It will be interesting to see Mr Baldy and co given the some slick and tough image tha... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14727886/ Sat, 10 May 2008 00:25:25 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14727886/ The police arson squad will investigate two suspicious fires in Melbourne overnight. Fire broke out in a set of five houses at Richmond just after midnight AEST, causing more than $500,000 damage. T... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14723955/ Fri, 09 May 2008 21:37:26 -0400 ABC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14723955/ The biggest fire broke out a vacant weatherboard house in Bank Street, Richmond, in Melbourne's inner east, about 12.30am (AEST). Thirty-two firefighters responded but the single-storey home was well ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14725449/ Fri, 09 May 2008 20:58:10 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/52ad4973f134194e/id/14725449/