Children In Peril As Illegal Toys Flood Market

TENS of thousands of unsafe and banned toys are flooding into novelty stores and markets in Victoria, endangering children and frustrating both regulators and the local toy industry.

Markets 'duped' In Dollar Crisis

RESERVE Bank governor Ian Macfarlane has revealed that the Reserve teamed up with Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello in the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis to hoodwink foreign exchange markets into thinking interest rates might rise.

All Weekend

ALL WEEKEND ? Newcastle Cathedral Flower Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Church Street, Newcastle. Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 11.30am to 5pm, Monday 9am to 1pm.