News
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Oprah bookings up
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011OPRAH Winfrey’s Australian episodes are having their desired effect in the US, with hundreds of Australia-bound bookings already being made by Americans, according to ABC News Online.
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Moscow bombing
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011A SUICIDE bomber in the arrivals area of Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport has killed at least 35 people, including two from Britain.
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7 QF A380s flying
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011QANTAS reintroduced its Airbus A380 dubbed ‘Paul McGinness’ to regular operations over the weekend, where it flew QF11 between Sydney and Los Angeles.
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Ledger WA exhibit
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011THE Western Australian Museum will next year host an exhibit that recognises the career of movie star, Heath Ledger, incl his Joker costume from The Dark Knight.
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Virgin Blue profit warning
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011VIRGIN Blue today warned that its net profit after tax for the six months to 31 Dec is likely to be in the range of $23m-$26m – way less than half the $62.5m it reported in the previous corresponding period (TD breaking news).
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Fiji foot & mouth
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade this morning reissued its travel advice for Fiji, advising that cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease have recently been reported in Suva.
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QF BNE flood policy
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011QANTAS has issued a revised waiver of conditions for pax affected by the Brisbane floods, with the new policy covering flights from 24-26 Jan.
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STDU record crowd
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011THIS year’s Tour Down Under cycling race, which concluded on the streets of Adelaide on Sun, drew its largest ever spectator crowd, according to organisers.
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Happy Australia Day
Tuesday | Jan 25 2011AIR New Zealand’s colourful Rico puppet character has loaded a special Australia Day video onto YouTube – to see the special message – see youtube.com/traveldaily.