http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/ The Daily Grind is Australia's most quality daliy newsppaer. en joe@thedailygrind.net Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T12:51:15+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1717/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/released_rapist_tries_to_flush_ankle_monitor_the_cistern_has_failed/#When:12:51:15Z Rapist Allan Troy Hill, 43, is back in gaol after allegedly attempting to flush an $8000 electronic ankle monitor down the toilet. Criminal justice, Sex crime, Sydney CBD 2009-06-29T12:51:15+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1716/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/govt_cancels_groundbreaking_website_that_would_have_exposed_7-eleven_as_mor/#When:08:29:59Z In an embarrassing backflip, the Federal Government has pulled the plug on its troubled Grocerychoice website, after the major supermarkets branded the price comparison service unworkable. Australian Labor Party, Capital Hill, Retail 2009-06-28T08:29:59+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1715/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/kerang_report_demands_lower_speed_limits_at_level_crossings_such_as_zero/#When:08:27:19Z A parliamentary report has recommended lower speed limits for motorists near level crossings, after investigating the tragic 2007 Kerang railway disaster. Natural disasters, Public transport, Victoria 2009-06-24T08:27:19+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1714/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/cricket-promoting_billionaire_facing_extremely_long_sentence_in_which_very_/#When:03:30:52Z Billionaire cricket promoter Sir Allen Stanford has appeared in a Virginia court charged with running a $7 billion pyramid scheme. If convicted on all counts, the high-profile financier faces 375 years in prison. Corruption, Property crime, Sport, The Americas, United States 2009-06-21T03:30:52+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1713/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/highest_hsc_score_axed_to_give_kids_new_ways_to_disappoint_us/#When:10:50:10Z A decision to switch from the University Admission Index (UAI) to the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) means that New South Wales students will no longer be able to achieve a mark of 100 in their Higher School Certificate. The new top mark is 99.95. Education, Macquarie Street 2009-06-19T10:50:10+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1712/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/gunman_at_mcdonalds_charged_with_hamburglary_hamweapons_offences/#When:03:38:54Z A 49-year-old Sydney man has been arrested after holding off police with a pistol at Port Macquarie McDonald’s on Wednesday. New South Wales, Retail, Violent crime 2009-06-19T03:38:54+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1711/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/researchers_probe_whether_you_accorded_your_guilty-looking_dog_natural_just/#When:12:02:42Z Research from Barnard College in New York has shown that a dog’s guilty-looking expression comes in response to your behaviour, not the animal’s sense of shame. Science 2009-06-17T12:02:42+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1706/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/pretty_new_passport_likely_to_impress_thai_customs_officials_when_they_next/#When:09:28:36Z Brutal measures to consolidate power in the wake of a disputed election suggest that Iran’s hardline conservative establishment will not alter its course on the country’s secretive nuclear programme. Elections, Middle East, Tyranny 2009-06-15T09:28:36+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourbusiness/story/1710/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/jetstar_fire_fails_to_make_crew_as_hot_as_virginblues/#When:09:50:30Z A JetStar flight with 190 people on board has landed safely in Guam after the crew extinguished a small fire on board. The Pacific, Transport, Travel and Tourism 2009-06-13T09:50:30+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourdead/story/1709/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/martial_arts_actor_kills_self_during_dangerous_jerking_off_in_a_cupboard_st/#When:11:20:31Z The family of martial arts icon David Carradine, whose body was discovered hanging from a rope attached to his neck and genitals, say he was killed by a secret society of martial arts assassins. Asia, Media, Sex crime, The Arts 2009-06-10T11:20:31+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1707/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/first-ever_quadriplegic_prisoner_to_get_a_space_really_close_to_long_bays_f/#When:11:10:18Z In an Australian first, a New South Wales court has gaoled a quadriplegic man. Paul Anthony Baker, 36, was the mastermind behind an ecstasy production ring. Criminal justice, Drugs, Western Sydney 2009-06-08T11:10:18+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1708/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/unsw_staff_demand_20_raise_in_exchange_for_highly_theoretical_productivity_/#When:11:13:25Z Despite the downturn, University of New South Wales academics are agitating for a 20 per cent pay rise. Eastern Suburbs, Education, Unions 2009-06-05T11:13:25+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrap/story/1705/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/fat_wog_facing_two_counts_of_chk_and_one_count_of_boom/#When:11:40:19Z Internet sensation Clare Werbeloff, the “chk chk boom chick”, now says she lied about seeing a “fat wog” shoot a “skinny wog” in Kings Cross. Criminal justice, Information technology, Media, Northern Beaches, Sydney CBD, Violent crime 2009-05-26T11:40:19+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourbusiness/story/1704/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/trujillo_slams_racism_while_wearing_enormous_sombrero_made_out_of_tacos/#When:11:31:44Z The former CEO of Telstra, American-born Sol Trujillo, has hit out at Australia’s media for constantly referring to his family’s Mexican background. Reconciliation, Telecommunications 2009-05-26T11:31:44+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourouropinions/story/1703/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/remember_the_real_victims_of_consensual_sex_the_imaginary_victims/#When:12:02:32Z The career of rugby league personality Matthew Johns is in tatters following the broadcast of a Four Corners programme naming him as a participant in “the depraved practise of group sex with vulnerable young women”. New Zealand, Sex crime, Sport 2009-05-17T12:02:32+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1700/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/pregnant_drug_smuggler_gives_birth_to_condoms_full_of_heroin/#When:10:27:45Z Questions are being asked about how British woman Samantha Orobator became pregnant after being gaoled in Laos for heroin smuggling. Asia, Drugs, Transport, Travel and Tourism 2009-05-11T10:27:45+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1699/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/stalker_pa_constantly_hanging_around_bosss_office/#When:10:08:52Z Thirty-six-year-old former Personal Assistant Antonia Fragos is behind bars tonight after being charged with stalking her ex-boss. Criminal justice, Eastern Suburbs, Sex crime 2009-05-11T10:08:52+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrap/story/1701/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/guy_from_rome_visits_israel_christianity_on_agenda/#When:09:26:59Z The Pope has kicked off the most sensitive leg of his Middle Eastern tour with a visit to Jerusalem. Faith, Middle East 2009-05-11T09:26:59+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1698/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/asylum_boat_exploded_while_refuelling_fire_they_started/#When:10:44:05Z Advocates for the asylum-seekers aboard the SIEV 36 say that the 16 April explosion on deck was an accident that occurred while refuelling. Asia, Defence and Space, Northern Territory 2009-05-01T10:44:05+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1697/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/japanese_leader_enters_china_on_state_visit/#When:11:17:16Z In a bid to address the economic crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has begun a two-day visit to Beijing. Asia, History 2009-04-29T11:17:16+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1696/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/adelaide/#When:11:17:08Z Adelaide City Council staff say that the accidental draining of Torrens Lake was caused by a computer glitch and not operator error. Climate Change, Natural resources, South Australia 2009-04-29T11:17:08+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1694/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/people_in_fictional_community_demand_access_to_real-world_services/#When:11:54:24Z IBM has developed a computer with the language skills and self-confidence to play TV quiz show Jeopardy. Information technology, Media 2009-04-28T11:54:24+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrap/story/1695/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/ten_to_replace_the_simpsons_with_more_news_but_will_it_define_a_generation/#When:02:50:28Z Citing the high cost of the episodes, Network Ten will cancel its 6pm repeats of hit cartoon The Simpsons and extend its one-hour news bulletin to 90 minutes. Media 2009-04-27T02:50:28+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourbusiness/story/1693/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/bunnings_banned_from_good_friday_trading_to_prevent_further_crucifixions/#When:01:19:31Z Bunnings is appealing a New South Wales Government decision barring the hardware chain—and thousands of other retailers—from opening on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Faith, Macquarie Street, Retail 2009-04-12T01:19:31+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1692/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/bad_mood_helps_girlfriends_remember_every_little_thing_you_did_wrong/#When:10:47:23Z University of New South Wales researchers have found a link between bad moods and better recall after conducting a study in a Sydney newsagency. Health, Science 2009-04-11T10:47:23+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourcrime/story/1691/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/melbournes_world-class_train_bashing_the_envy_of_sydney_commuters/#When:09:46:42Z A Melbourne train driver has been stood down while Connex and police investigate allegations that he bashed a passenger at Flinders Street station. Public transport, Victoria, Violent crime 2009-04-08T09:46:42+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourbusiness/story/1690/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/french_defence_company_employs_nazi_for_old_times_sake/#When:10:34:00Z French defence technology company Thales has suspended a contractor with its Australian operation after learning of her links to a National Socialist group called Blood & Honour. Australian Capital Territory, Defence and Space, History 2009-04-06T10:34:00+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourpolitics/story/1689/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/north_korean_rocket_launched_into_pacific_was_just_a_boat/#When:11:25:08Z North Korea’s boast that it has launched a satellite into space has been contradicted by reports from the US military that the Unha-2 rocket fell into the Pacific Ocean. Asia, Defence and Space, Tyranny 2009-04-05T11:25:08+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yourbusiness/story/1688/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/critics_of_vioxxreg_advised_to_take_plavixreg_cup_of_shut_the_fuck_up/#When:10:36:11Z Pharmaceutical giant Merck has been accused of attempting to discredit, de-fund and neutralise doctors critical of its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx®. Drugs, Law, Science 2009-04-05T10:36:11+10:00 http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/yoursmart/story/1687/ http://www.thedailygrind.com.au/index/jovian_climate_change_makes_copenhagen_all_the_more_urgent/#When:10:02:20Z Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley say that one of Jupiter’s most distinctive icons, the Great Red Spot, is changing shape and falling in size—but it’s impossible to tell why. Climate Change, Defence and Space 2009-04-03T10:02:20+10:00