Another week, another lunch. It’s getting closer to Christmas now (perhaps you’ve noticed the too-early decorations in supermarkets across the country), but for now enjoy the last few days of Spring – Summer is coming with a vengeance.
Channel news
- The big news this morning is that IPL has overhauled Panasonic’s reseller base
- Follow the most recent iiNet versus AFACT court updates (as well as come very colourful commentary from our readers) here
State of the market
- The market has bombed in morning trading following lower resource prices and a negative performance on Wall St. At 11:29am, the S&P/ASX200 was down 65.5 points
- The increased market risk led to traders retreating to the USD and dropped the Aussie dollar in overnight trading. It now sells for $US0.9202. Gold is up very slightly to $US1142.2 an ounce while oil is down to $US77.5 a barrel
General news
- Lava Plane: African plane overshoots runway and lands in lava crust
- Fat chance: Four Peruvians arrested on suspicion of killing 60 people to sell their fat
- Et tu Abbott?: Shadow minister, Tony Abbott, removes support for ETS agreement despite Malcolm Turnbull’s stance
- Economic bounce: OECD says world economy on the up
- One.Tel: Packer prepared to take on law suits over failed business
- Tie me kangaroo down: Wallaby mauls 2-year old girl
- Too sexy for my food?: Model Kate Moss accused of supporting anorexia
Sport
- Cricketer sucks: Pakistani speed bowler criticised for getting liposuction in bid to qualify
- Athletics: South African runner, Caster Semenya, will keep the Gold medal but gender test results won’t be revealed
- Schumacher back?:Michael Schumacher may come back to F1 with Mercedes
- World Cup Football (1): Ireland calls for replay after “Hand of Henry” controversy
- World Cup Football (2): Diplomatic row over Middle Eastern football game as envoy gets recalled
Entertainment
- Amy Winehouse – leaky breasts?: Amy’s father allegedly says daughter in hospital over leaking breasts
- New character on The Simpsons: Fan creates ladies man “Ricardo Bomba” for cartoon show
- Bad Sex award: Nick Cave narrowly misses getting award for worst literary sex scene
- IF Awards: Samson & Delilah scoops the gongs
- Films: Will Ferrell accused of being world’s most overpaid star
- Art: Sex on show but not on sale at British art museum
For the weekend:
- This should be a good book for weekend reading: James Packer’s story sounds really, really interesting.
Tomorrow's weather:
- Sydney: Chance afternoon shower/thunderstorm. Min: 24, Max: 27
- Melbourne: Rain periods developing. Min: 18, Max: 23
- Brisbane: Fine. Min: 22, Max: 31
- Perth: Partly cloudy. Min: 11, Max: 23
- Adelaide: Early rain, then showers. Min: 17, Max: 23
- Hobart: Shower or two. Min: 10, Max: 17
- Canberra: Afternoon shower/thunderstorm. Min: 18, Max: 32
- Darwin: Afternoon shower/storm. Min: 27, Max: 34
Product Wars: Best IT innovation
- Results so far...
- 1st - Google - 74%
- 2nd - Netspace - 69%
- 3rd - Apple iPods - 63%
- 4th - Nintendo Gameboy - 55%
- 5th - Social Networking sites - 53%
- Don't agree with the results? Take matters into your own hands by voting here.
