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School bag of Philip Cairns could solve mystery of his disappearance 29 years ago

Detective Sergeant, Tom Doyle, of Rathfarnham Garda Station holding the schoolbag belonging to Philip Cairns who has been missing since October 23, 1986. Photo: Damien Eagers The lane between Ann Devlin Road and Ann Devlin Drive in Rathfarnham ... >> view original

The ring Cairns never gave Vettori

New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori was "shocked and then angry" when his teammate Brendon McCullum told him that Chris Cairns had approached him twice to fix cricket matches. Vettori told Southwark Crown Court in London via video-link that both men ... >> view original

Police delays and domestic violence order failures in Cairns coronial inquest

A CAIRNS inquest into the bashing death of indigenous grandmother Elsie May Robertson found there was an “unreasonable delay” in the police's response to her emergency, and that domestic violence orders that characterised her relationship with her ... >> view original

Cairns croc farm's secret to almost flawless skins

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, situated 40 minutes north of Cairns in far north Queensland, has been breeding estuarine or saltwater crocodiles in captivity for longer than anyone else in Australia, and now it has devised breeding pens that minimise ... >> view original

A new media for cartoonists: Wings Over Scotland's Chris Cairns launches book ...

"IF you go online you will see an explosion of cartoons, it's the perfect place for the medium," cartoonist Chris Cairns says. He's confident about the future of an art form, cartoon political satire, that seemed in dire straits just a few years ago ... >> view original

Garage Sale Trail: bargain hunters' big day out

Bargain hunters congregated all over Sydney on Saturday for the annual Garage Sale Trail day, organised by local councils all over the country. The event, now in its fifth year, encourages the community to open up their garages and front yards to the ... >> view original

Property time warp with prices similar to Sydney 10 years ago

Sophie FosterNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. PROPERTY prices Sydneysiders would need a time warp to see again have become a major drawcard for ... >> view original

Court hits oil giant Chevron Australia with $270m tax bill

Chevron Australia will be hit with a tax bill for at least a quarter of a billion dollars after it lost a Federal Court case and was found to have wrongly shifted profits from its Australian to American operations. However, the decision in favour of ... >> view original

Woolies may end Qantas deal as it tweaks rewards program

Woolworths will unveil its newly calibrated Everyday Rewards program tomorrow with an expected greater emphasis on delivering discounts at the check-outs to shoppers rather than accumulating Qantas frequent-flyer points. Its deal with Qantas is due for ... >> view original

Linc Energy hid gas leak dangers, court told

Linc Energy “misled” regulators and the public about the extent of potentially cancer-causing gas leaks at its Queensland test site in order to raise capital and convince the state government its technology was safe, a court has heard. The company is ... >> view original