The murder of Jody Galante Book: What the Mother Knew, the true story of the murder of Jody Galante On January 7, 2006, pregnant mother-of-one Jody Galante was reported missing by her husband Mark. A week later Jody’s body was found in bushland and Mark was later arrested over her…
Technology stories
Technology key to rebuilding Christchurch The massive earthquake that destroyed large parts of New Zealand’s second biggest city struck at 12:51pm on an overcast Tuesday in February killed 181 people and destroyed or badly damaged about 900 buildings in Christchurch city. The government and residents are now using a mix…
Bananas, sugar growers worst hit by Tropical Cyclone Yasi
TROPICAL Cyclone Yasi has caused widespread damage and personal loss to Far North Queensland but the overall economic impact for the year is expected to be limited, experts say. While the insurance industry says it is still too early to have an accurate picture of full impact of Yasi, Commonwealth…
Interactive economic charts
I’ve been working on a series of interactive economic charts for the business section of news.com.au. Here is a screen shot of the interactive dollar chart. You can zoom in and out and highlight key events. We also have interactive charts for the unemployment rate, interest rates, inflation and GDP.
Sold! Aussie web-gurus hit the jackpot with retailmenot.com
WHAT started as a weekend hobby has led to a multi-million dollar payday for two Melbourne men, after a private US firm backed by a group of powerful venture capital firms purchased their coupon website. Guy King, 32, and his business partner, Bevan Clark, 37, yesterday finalised the deal to…