Israel designs hi-tech fin to save turtle

A BADLY injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modelled on the wings of a US fighter jet. The green sea turtle, named "Hofesh," the Hebrew word for "freedom," was caught in...

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Cabbie car-jacked in NSW Hunter region

!--Cabbie car-jacked in NSW Hunter region | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: May 17, 2014 A TAXI driver had his nose broken during a terrifying ordeal in which he was beaten up, robbed, kidnapped and car-jacked...

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Oprah helps Barbara Walters say goodbye

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as she taped her final edition of The View. OPRAH Winfrey and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have surprised Barbara Walters as the legendary American...

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Frankie Valli wins decision on insurance

!--Frankie Valli wins decision on insurance | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: May 16, 2014 SORTING through the aftermath of music legend Frankie Valli's messy divorce, the California Supreme Court sang...

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Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

Warren Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 mil shares in Verizon Communications. Source: AAP WARREN Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes...

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Bikie gang bashed Sydney man to death

Rebels bikie gang members are alleged to have bashed a young man to death in Sydney's inner city. Source: AAP A BIKIE gang was ordered to bash a young Sydney man to death, with police alluding to a drugs dispute as the motive for the killing....

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The NT must cash in on its good fortune

THE Northern Territory is Australia's land of plenty and its good fortune can not be taken for granted or squandered, says Treasurer Dave Tollner. His second budget, worth $6 billion, is short on dramatic cuts, instead making many small nips across...

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Garrett accepts responsibility for scheme

Former minister Peter Garrett is set to be grilled about Labor's botched home insulation program. Source: AAP FORMER environment minister Peter Garrett has accepted "ultimate responsibility" for Labor's botched home insulation program but insists...

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Teacher charged over NSW mine protest

A QUEENSLAND school teacher faces a possible jail term after chaining himself to an excavator and disrupting work at the NSW Maules Creek mine. Simon Wells, 55, became the 159th person to be arrested this year at the Leard State Forest in the...

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Arbib blames Garrett for pink batts

Holden and Ford lose $820M HOLDEN has announced its biggest ever financial loss — $553.8 million for 2013 — and Ford has reported its second-worst year in the red: $267 million. Too cute! Twins born holding hands THESE twin girls who...

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Victorian baby's murder 'inexplicable'

Prosecutors say the savage murder of a baby by a Victorian burglar demands a life sentence. Source: AAP IT was an evil and ferocious killing of an 10-month-old baby boy with no explanation. Harley Hicks used a homemade baton made of copper...

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Qld police name pair in abduction case

Police say 3 men and a woman who abducted Queensland toddler Bella Goulding are known to her family. Source: AAP POLICE have publicly named two people they want to question in relation to the abduction of a two-year-old girl from her father's...

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Buswell light rail report light on insight

Ex-WA treasurer Troy Buswell's report on his taxpayer-funded trip to Europe has few fresh insights. Source: AAP FORMER West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell's light rail report from a taxpayer-funded trip across Europe is so paltry it could...

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Puffing Hockey silent on cigar tax

!--Puffing Hockey silent on cigar tax | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: May 11, 2014 JOE Hockey probably hoped he had got away without being questioned about having that sly cigar with his finance minister....

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