It was just one little gold phone card, small enough to fit in your wallet or big enough to halt a political career. The Peter Reith affair just isn't going away. There's no comment from the Prime Minister on the Opposition's call for a full and public judicial inquiry. That's the question being asked today as Impulse Airlines confirms it will lift domestic air fares by almost 10 per cent from next Monday. As the Australian dollar continues its spiral lower, new warnings tonight that prices are set to rise.
New figures show Australia's manufacturers are under huge pressure from rising prices.
The chief reasons - higher import costs and rising oil prices. The start of competition at the Paralympics will provide a showcase for the sporting prowess of athletes from around the world. One of the stars of the last games is Australian wheelchair basketballer Troy Sachs. In Western Queensland, health authorities in Charleville want to test everyone in town next month for a disease causing bacteria they fear may have infected many of the inhabitants. Q Fever is a potentially debilitating disease usually associated with abattoir workers, farmers and shooters.