Ban for carrying child on shoulders
SECURITY guard bars a father from a supermarket for carrying his daughter on his shoulders.

Aviation security in $200m boost
NEW security measures at Aussie airports to include full-body scanners and x-ray machines.

Aussie's plea to PM from rat-infested jail
A MAN in jail for allegedly defrauding Aussie Home Loans boss begs Kevin Rudd for help. 

Record high for Australian travellers
THE number of people travelling to and from our nation has hit a record high, figures show.

Smokers forced to butt out on streets
SMOKING outdoors will soon be illegal along streets in a trial of blanket public bans on butts.

Ice-skate champs ditch Aboriginal routine
A RUSSIAN skating pair's "Aboriginal" ice dance routine won't be seen at the Olympics.

Bashed woman in three-hour 000 wait
BOY endures three-hour wait for help after mum bashed like a blood-spattered "rag doll".

No booze before 21, says Kevin Rudd
KEVIN Rudd would like to see the legal drinking age lifted to 21.

Collision throws bus 300m down valley
A BUS with at least 43 passengers on board has plunged down a 300m deep valley in China.

Top cop takes blame for two-car crash
NSW top cop "as accountable as any other driver" after wife and another driver injured in crash.