Relief At No More Shacklesrachel Browne

After four years on Prison Break, Dominic Purcell is about to escape. With news the fourth series of the drama will more than likely be its last, Purcell looks like a man with a weight off his shoulders.

Govt Sharpens Knives

THE Illawarra is bracing for bad news today with Premier Nathan Rees' mini-budget expected to slash billions of dollars from state expenses.

Fairfax Will Deliver On Quality News

In changing times a successful business keeps moving forward.

Vodafone Demotes Stw To Execution Role

STW COMMUNICATIONS has been dealt a severe blow with news that it has lost a significant chunk of the Vodafone account.

Brown Tells Of Baby Joy

Lochie Daddo delighted at news of growing tribe.

Ad Men Move In On The Mobile

NOW that there are more mobile phones than people in Australia, marketers are enthusiastically inventing ways to talk to consumers.

Fears For Relatives' Safety Grew As News Spread

WITHIN minutes of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, phones across the western Sydney suburbs of Rooty Hill, Blacktown and Parklea started ringing.

What's News

Kevin Rudd's defeat of John Howard epitomised 2007 as a year of environmental awareness. That storm, Andrew Johns's revelations in retirement, Bernie Banton's departure and Jennifer Hawkins's powerful profile were among other things to capture Neil Jameson's attention.

Say That Again

And now for the news you didn't read this year, brought to you by the column that scans the globe for weird stuff.

Watershed In Malaysia Over Courts' Autonomy

MALAYSIA rarely makes our news these days, a sign the country is generally stable and prosperous and, at least since the retirement of the former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad four years ago, relatively free of abuses of authority.

Very Small Screen To Always Be By Our Side

THE amount of time we spend watching television programs, videos and even films is set to double within a decade as mobile phones become our constant companion, a media futurist predicts.

Newsreader A Witness Against Einfeld

TELEVISION news reader John Mangos has emerged as a key witness in the high-profile case involving former Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld, QC.

Table Talk: Mangos To Be Witness In Einfeld Case

TELEVISION personality John Mangos has emerged as a key witness in the high-profile speeding case case involving former Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld, QC. According to documents presented in the Downing Centre Local Court yesterday, the Sky News presenter will give evidence that on January 8 last year he was dining with his family at Pilu Restaurant in Freshwater when he saw Einfeld dining with Vivian Schenker, a former SBS presenter and adviser to Mark Latham.

Fourth Estate Won't Bow To Digital Age

NEWSPAPERS were far from dead and had the chance to reach more readers than ever by embracing new media platforms and championing issues, such as climate change, that were close to readers, News Ltd boss John Hartigan said at an industry conference yesterday.

Our Award-winning Website, Theage.com.au, Just Got A Fresh, New Look ?

TODAY we launch a new look for theage.com.au, Victoria's No 1 news website.

Confident Striker Looking At Even More Goals

THE battle between veteran Japanese defender Yuji Nakazawa and in-form Australian striker Mark Viduka could well decide tonight's Asian Cup quarter-final, and the good news is the Socceroos skipper feels goals will keep coming.

Dukes Up Front Will Find It's Personal

THE battle between veteran Japanese defender Yuji Nakazawa and in-form Australian striker Mark Viduka could well decide the outcome of tonight's Asian Cup quarter-final, and the good news is the Socceroos skipper feels the goals will keep coming.

Dismay In Britain As Barrister Owns Up

SCOTLAND YARD has reacted angrily to the news that one of its investigators in the London and Glasgow bombings has been named in the Australian media.

Sharp Shooter

Ann Sanders, news presenter

Read All About It, Then Get Trading

Papers strive to be first with the news. Sometimes they even beat companies to it.