| Bullets fired into house, injuring woman WOMAN suffers head wounds after shots were fired into the bedroom of home overnight. heraldsun.com.au |
Hooked on pain pills HALF a million Australians are addicted to over-the-counter painkillers, with some people taking up to 100 tablets a day, a study has revealed. heraldsun.com.au |
Desmond Tutu sails into retirement Desmond Tutu began his retirement on board a cruise ship in Cape Town, celebrating a career that earned a Nobel Peace Prize for battling apartheid and gave voice to South Africa's conscience. abc.net.au |
Labor won't vet Afghanistan debate, says Smith Defence Minister Stephen Smith says Labor MPs will not be told what to say during the parliamentary debate on the war in Afghanistan. abc.net.au |
20 dead in China mine accident A China coal mine accident has killed 20 miners and left another 17 missing. abc.net.au |