http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/ The Daily Grind is Australia's most quality daliy newsppaer. en joe@thedailygrind.net Copyright 2009 2009-01-02T03:52:19+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1632/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/portuguese_reform_to_standardise_spellings_across_oporto_ogalo_and_nandos/#When:03:52:19Z The eight Lusophone nations have agreed to a new standardised form of the Portuguese language that simplifies spellings. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Smart, Your World 2009-01-02T03:52:19+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1631/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/new_york_times_prints_spoof_new_york_times/#When:01:34:56Z Left-wing group the Yes Men have circulated a fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq War and a government-run healthcare system. By Section, Your Crap 2008-12-31T01:34:56+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1630/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/does_europes_euroskeptic_leader_really_understand_euroskeptic_europe/#When:01:46:33Z The European Union has a new and controversial president: Czech leader and avowed Euroskeptic Vaclav Klaus. By Section, Your Politics, Your World 2008-12-29T01:46:33+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1629/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/leichhardt_not_worried_about_radioactive_space_debris_theyre_a_nuclear_free/#When:03:44:14Z Four councils in Sydney’s Inner West have compiled a report on disaster management that canvasses the possibility of plane crashes, meteor strikes and other catastrophes. By Section, Your Politics 2008-12-23T03:44:14+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1628/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/primary_industries_minister_mines_government_credit_card/#When:00:39:09Z Primary Industries minister Ian Macdonald has been exposed charging his luxury lifestyle to his department’s corporate credit card, including buying a $1299 LCD television for his home. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Politics 2008-12-23T00:39:09+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1627/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/govt_to_review_domestic_violence_homicides_some_may_be_overturned/#When:13:14:01Z A new government body will review all domestic violence homicides committed in New South Wales over the last five years in a bid to better understand the problem. By Attribute, Choice, By Section, Your Politics, Your Crime 2008-12-20T13:14:01+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1626/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/poor_kids_missing_out_on_becoming_poor_uni_students/#When:01:52:20Z University of Sydney representatives will head into some of the state’s most disadvantaged primary schools to promote the idea of university education. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Smart 2008-12-18T01:52:20+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1625/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/anti_depressants_found_to_be_top_drug_for_women_researchers_taking_it_prett/#When:05:40:36Z The most commonly-prescribed medications for Australian women are anti-depressants, new research from Newcastle and Queensland universities has found. By Section, Your Smart 2008-12-17T05:40:36+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1623/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/magical_didgeridoo_made_kidman_infertile_during_cruise_marriage/#When:09:14:11Z The image of Australian-born actor Nicole Kidman playing the didgeridoo on German television has outraged Aboriginal groups, who say that the ancient instrument makes women infertile. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Crap 2008-12-16T09:14:11+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1624/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/nsw_making_progress_against_bullying_you_little_dweeb/#When:07:23:04Z New South Wales Education Minister Verity Firth has responded to a US report ranking Australian fourth-graders in the worst category for bullying. By Section, Your Smart 2008-12-16T07:23:04+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1622/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/iraq_deploys_short_range_shoe_capability/#When:00:33:38Z Militants in Iraq have killed 17 more Iraqis in protest at the arrest of television journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who threw his shoes at US President George Bush on Sunday. By Section, Your Politics, Your World 2008-12-16T00:33:38+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1621/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/somalia_govt_questions_sacking_we_have_a_government/#When:11:17:48Z The failed state of Somalia has plunged into deeper crisis after President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed violated constitutional provisions in a bid to dump Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Politics, Your World 2008-12-14T11:17:48+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1620/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/switzerland_joins_passport_free_zone_allowing_foreigners_quicker_exit/#When:09:09:38Z After years of negotiations, EU hold-out Switzerland has thrown open its borders, joining the continent’s Schengen passport-free zone in a bid to eliminate long waits at frontier checkpoints. By Attribute, Choice, By Section, Your World 2008-12-13T09:09:38+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1619/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/yeah_dementia_suffers_lap_up_the_sarcasm/#When:09:05:09Z Researchers at the University of New South Wales are pioneering the use of sarcasm to detect frontotemporal dementia. The disorder renders sufferers incapable of empathy or detecting sarcasm through tone of voice. By Section, Your Smart 2008-12-13T09:05:09+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1618/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/jihadist_youtube_invasion_call_could_bring_idiots_to_youtube_comments/#When:13:27:16Z A US-based monitoring service has reported that jihadists are being urged to ‘invade’ sites like YouTube and Facebook to promote their cause. By Attribute, Choice, By Section, Your Crime, Your Smart 2008-12-12T13:27:16+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1617/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/vic_police_defend_actions_with_guns/#When:13:19:34Z Victorian police are defending the decision by officers to fire on a knife-wielding 15-year-old boy in Melbourne last night. By Section, Your Crime 2008-12-12T13:19:34+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1616/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/nt_boy_trapped_inside_skill_tester_fails_basic_skills_test/#When:08:38:55Z Fire crews have rescued a two-year-old Palmerston boy who became trapped after crawling inside a ‘skill-tester’ machine at a shopping centre. By Section, Your Crime 2008-12-11T08:38:55+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1615/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/ex_sex_tape_costs_man_40k_but_will_he_make_it_back_at_the_box_office/#When:08:36:11Z A court has ordered a Victorian man to pay his ex-girlfriend $40,000 compensation after he tried to show a video of the pair having sex to her family and friends. By Section, Your Crap, Your Crime 2008-12-11T08:36:11+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1614/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/bloc_quebecois_trying_to_fuck_canada_bloc_quebecois_est_tres_bonne/#When:03:45:28Z Canada’s separatist Bloc Québécois has backed an effort by two left-wing opposition parties to bring down the recently re-elected Conservative government. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Our Opinions, Your World 2008-12-11T03:45:28+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/story/1613/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/telstra_unpopular_enough_without_helping_to_censor_the_internet/#When:12:16:52Z Telecoms giant Telstra has opted not to participate in live trials of the government’s planned web content filter, which is expected to slow down the entire country’s internet connection. By Attribute, Image, By Section, Your Business, Your Smart 2008-12-08T12:16:52+10:00