Snubs and surprises at the Helpmanns … so what’s the scandal?

That’s the Helpmann Awards for you — a bit all over the place, really; a grossly subjective and geographically-challenged absurdity to decide the best of the best on stages across the country.

Hoges a witch-hunt victim, says developer

PROPERTY developer Craig Gore has been hit with more than $70m in tax bills and was once banned from leaving the country.

Ex-CFA boss Rees sorry over Black Saturday

THE Country Fire Authority’s chief fire officer on Black Saturday says he’s sorry he wasn’t “able to do more” to combat the bushfires that claimed 173 lives.

Fiji’s dictator praises China

FIJI’S military ruler Frank Bainimarama has ratcheted up to fever pitch his praise of his country’s new best friend, China

Overseas holidays tough on economy

A RUSH by Australians to take overseas trips is expected to leave the country more than $7 billion worse off.

Band rises from the mud in Splendour

IT’S not all glamour and glory on the rock ‘n’ roll trail, even if you’re playing at one of the biggest rock festivals in the country.

Light rail Green light

Today in Canberra the Greens launched an ambitious plan to give the national capital a state-of-the-art light rail system, and called for better public transport planning across the country. With Greens’ transport spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam and leader Bob Brown, the Greens Senate candidate for the ACT Lin Hatfield-Dodds unveiled a three-stage implementation plan ultimately linking Civic and Capital Hill with Gungahlin and Belconnen to the north, Tuggeranong to the south, the airport and Queanbeyan to the east

‘Pirates’ could break Fiji’s news blackout

EXILED Fiji activists plan to operate a pirate radio station from international waters near Fiji to broadcast “the truth” about the country.

VicPol out of loop on drug haul

VICTORIA Police was uninformed about an investigation that uncovered the country’s fifth-largest cocaine haul at Port Melbourne.

PHOTO GALLERY: 40 deadly American burgers

In the industry of artery choking culinary flab-makers, the USA is surely second to none. Here is a list of 40 of the unhealthiest burger the country has to offer.

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