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A CRASH in business confidence has plunged the Australian car industry into its worst sales performance in 30 years.

HISTORIAN Keith Windschuttle has unwittingly published scientific nonsense in the respected right-wing journal Quadrant.

HOGAN & Partners has shut down following an investigation into the alleged disappearance of millions of dollars of a client's money.

Boeing free to discriminate

INTERNATIONAL defence contractor Boeing will be allowed to discriminate against employees whose nationalities do not meet US security la...

ASIC probes 'missing millions'

ASIC probes 'missing millions'

THE corporate policeman is investigating the alleged disappearance of millions of dollars from a top Western Australian stockbroker.

Fed worries over long recession risks

Fed worries over long recession risks

THE Federal Reserve signalled today that the already year-long US recession could drag well into the new year.

German tycoon Merckle commits suicide

German tycoon Merckle commits suicide

A TOP German investor has committed suicide after watching his $13 billion fortune decline in the global financial crisis.

Obama's surprise pick for CIA boss

BARACK Obama will announce a surprise appointment to head the CIA, signalling a determination to make a clean break from past practices

La Nina's cool can't beat the heat

A LA Nina weather pattern pushed temperatures down in 2008, with the latest climate data showing it was the coldest year since 2001.

West must guarantee Gaza resolution

PALESTINIANS need guidance to attain proper statehood and their immediate neighbours aren't going to be much help.

Aussie killed in Afghanistan named

THE Defence Department last night named the latest Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan as being 30-year-old Private Gregory Michael...

Telstra wins anti-discrimination case

A CALL centre worker who claimed he was treated unfairly by Telstra because he was Australian has lost an anti-discrimination case.

Windschuttle scammed in Quadrant hoax

HISTORIAN Keith Windschuttle has unwittingly published scientific nonsense in the respected right-wing journal Quadrant.

Cap fits for now, says Bradley

DENISE Bradley has rebuffed criticism over the decision by her higher education review to retain price caps.

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Jack the Insider

Obama to tread softly in US foreign policy

WHILE Israeli troops clash with Hamas militants in Gaza, US President-elect Barack Obama has responded with a resounding "no comment." Add Comment

Christian Kerr

Wanted: a suitable job for an ex-PM

THE latest gong for John Howard only goes to highlight a pressing problem: just what should former PMs do. Read More

Comment

Case of with us or against us

ISRAELIS who disagree with the Gaza assault are wrongly being accused of siding with the terrorists, says Assa Doron. Read More

Opinion

Labor's decision dodgers

PULP-MILL dithering shows the Rudd Government has an allergy to making tough calls, writes Tony Abbott. Read More

Malcolm Conn

Selectors must prepare to call time

THE official demise of Matthew Hayden as an international cricketer should begin today. Read More

Adele Ferguson

Write-downs a sign of future

INVESTORS are about to witness the biggest line-up of profit downgrades in more than a decade. Read More

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