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Crappy Flight
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:00 am
by jasonjag
NY man sues US airline over flight spent in toilet
08:57 AEST Tue May 13 2008
A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour jetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation".
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=561651
Police rookie shot
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:50 pm
by jasonjag
Ch 9 4.30pm news, Police pull over car in Melbourne, all 3 POI run, 2 caught and arrested, one shot dead, and a New Rookie Cop, week on the beat is also shot, in satisfactory condition in Hospital, 1645
Shot policeman was reloading
A POLICEMAN shot in a Melbourne gunfight was trying to reload his revolver as a gunman fired at him with a semi-automatic pistol.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/news/topstories/
Qantas plane blows tyres on take-off
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:11 pm
by jasonjag
Qantas plane blows tyres on take-off
A QANTAS flight from Sydney to Canberra has been aborted after the plane blew two tyres during take-off.
Qantas said flight QF805 was aborted at 6pm (AEST) today as it began to take off from Sydney Airport.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 20,00.html
Swiss 'Fusionman' takes to the skies
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:47 am
by jasonjag
Swiss 'Fusionman' takes to the skies,,
Icarus crashed and burned when he flew too close to the sun but a modern-day Swiss adventurer had a happier landing when testing his new jet-powered "wing".
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=563257
Video shown also on Ten news.
MSN Poll
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:54 pm
by jasonjag
MSN POLL Vote:
Is picking Tony Mokbel up in a private jet wasteful?
Yes: 53029
No: 11716
Flight attendant 'set plane on fire'
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:19 pm
by jasonjag
Flight attendant 'set plane on fire'
May 16, 2008 09:51am
A FLIGHT attendant who was upset about the route he was forced to fly by his airline lit a fire in a plane's toilet, forcing an emergency landing.
The Compass Airlines flight, carrying 72 passengers and four crew, landed safely in Fargo on May 7 after it filled with smoke, the Associated Press reported.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:30 pm
by robbage
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 77,00.html
NSW cop admits he faked breathaliser test on mate's son
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:04 pm
by robbage
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 10,00.html
Woman reported missing in 1966 found 42 years later sitting in her chair, in front of her TV, in her flat, dead.
RFDS Funding
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:38 am
by jasonjag
RFDS hopeful of funding boost
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service is hopeful it will secure a funding boost after crisis talks with Health Minister Jim McGinty this morning.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/news/topstories/
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New low-cost airline for Perth
A MALAYSIAN low-cost airline will this year start direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Perth
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/news/topstories/
Police make record 45kg haul in ecstasy raid
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:33 am
by jasonjag
Police make record 45kg haul in ecstasy raid
May 20, 2008 06:55am
POLICE have seized a record haul of 45kg of the drug MDMA, used in the making of ecstasy, from a house in Perth.
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Police fired over televised beating
May 20, 2008 07:02am
FOUR Philadelphia police officers have been fired and four others demoted or suspended after a video showed them beating three suspects after a drug-related shooting
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html
POLICE have laid a fourth charge
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:35 pm
by jasonjag
New charge for driver accused of killing Grace Moorby
May 20, 2008 11:15am
POLICE have laid a fourth charge on the alleged drunk driver accused of smashing his car into a Thornlie house, killing 11-month-old Grace Moorby.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 48,00.html
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:54 pm
by robbage
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 77,00.html
NSW police pull over car for speeding, discover it's held together with cable ties. It was doing 263kmph.
Driver charged with Manslaughter
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:05 pm
by jasonjag
The POI who ran down a Policeman recently, killing him, the POI has been charged with Manslaughter and sentencing will be next week Ch 10 News 1700
Sailor cleared of manslaughter, guilty of assault
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:08 pm
by jasonjag
Sailor cleared of manslaughter, guilty of assault
May 22, 2008 03:00pm
A NAVY sailor has been acquitted of the manslaughter of Albany father Dexter Williams - in the latest one-punch case heard before the Supreme Court.
Scott Daniel Redman, 27, was found guilty of the alternate charge of assault causing grievous bodily harm.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 48,00.html
One-punch sailor gets 3 years
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 48,00.html
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:03 pm
by robbage
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 77,00.html
Sacked Melbourne paramedic acquitted of rapping patient in the back of ambulance.