21/08/2008 | WHEN the United States Navy's "Great White Fleet" of 16 battleships sailed into Sydney 100 years ago, there was no Royal Australian Navy to meet them. Its formation was still three years off.
21/08/2008 | AUSTRALIA'S richest local Aboriginal land council, which represents indigenous people from Palm Beach to Hurstville and Manly to the Hunter Valley, has been placed into financial administration.
21/08/2008 | ONE OF the country's largest electricity suppliers has said buying the state's coal-fired stations ranks as a low priority because of the financial risks of carbon emissions trading.
21/08/2008 | The obituary of the conductor Nicola Rescigno ("Conductor helped make Callas a star", August 15) referred to Callas's "Italian heritage". Although Callas established her career in Italy, she was born in New York of Greek parents and had her musical education in Greece.
21/08/2008 | By increasing the risk of broken bones, osteoporosis also increases the risk of death, writes Helen Signy.
21/08/2008 | KALID DIB knew his targets, but did not expect them to fire back.
21/08/2008 | THREE decades after movie audiences were terrorised by Jaws, there is scientific evidence a great white shark really could munch a hole in a boat.
21/08/2008 | VETS last night were preparing to test the health of the humpback whale calf abandoned on Sydney's northern beaches to help determine if and when the ailing creature needed to be put down.
21/08/2008 | HUNDREDS of babies with hearing problems may be misdiagnosed because many parents do not know their family history or refuse during routine newborn hearing tests to disclose that they have sexually transmitted diseases, a study has found.
21/08/2008 | PEOPLE'S willingness to talk loudly on mobile phones and reveal personal information about themselves online indicates that the privacy laws may require a rethink, says the country's top judge, Murray Gleeson.
21/08/2008 | AUBURN ratepayers lost more than $5 million because of their council's failure to responsibly manage public assets, a government report has found.
21/08/2008 | THE Rudd Government is set to reintroduce compulsory fees for university students to reverse a decline in sporting and social services on campuses.
21/08/2008 | A MINOR increase in car pooling would have a similar effect on carbon emissions as doubling public transport patronage in Australia's capital cities, a transport expert says.
21/08/2008 | REBATES for solar panels will continue to be paid to householders by the Federal Government even though the original allocation for this year is likely to be exhausted next month.
21/08/2008 | ALLEGED comments by a senior nurse that a patient's attempt at suicide was "attention-seeking" may have contributed to the patient's subsequent death, an inquest has heard.
21/08/2008 | STUDENTS in all schools should be taught and examined on how to identify credible sources on the internet, the national parents association said yesterday, amid debate over a trial at one Sydney girls' school of the use of mobile phones and the internet during examinations.
21/08/2008 | IT IS likely that exercise and a better diet will not be enough to control diabetes, a researcher into drugs to treat the disease says.
21/08/2008 | LARGE mobs of big reds could be as lucrative as the big game of Africa, say the promoters of The Kangaroo Trail, a guide which aims to make watching the national symbol in the wild a flagship of Australian tourism.
21/08/2008 | A DEEPLY disturbed nine-year-old boy with violent tendencies was forced to spend four nights sleeping in the Department of Community Services offices in Wollongong because no other accommodation was available.
21/08/2008 | LESS than a month after the conclusion of an inquiry that shone the light on the power of the duopoly in the $70 billion grocery market, Woolworths is to unveil a softer brand image.