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Welcome to The Urban Telegraph. en Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:52:00 GMT Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:52:00 GMT info@urbantelegraph.com.au info@urbantelegraph.com.au http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/we-should-never-have-trusted-grech-terror-suspects/ One of the terror suspects arrested in pre-dawn raids across Melbourne yesterday has spoken of his regret at trusting vital information about the alleged plot he received from Godwin Grech... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/we-should-never-have-trusted-grech-terror-suspects/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/we-should-never-have-trusted-grech-terror-suspects/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:52:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/swan-prepare-for-budget-pain/ The federal treasurer, Wayne Swan, has confirmed the worst fears of many commentators when he announced during his budget speech that, so bad was the current economic climate, that the... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/swan-prepare-for-budget-pain/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/swan-prepare-for-budget-pain/ Wed, 13 May 2009 03:02:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/pope-blames-financial-crisis-on-condom-use/ Pope Benedict, currently touring Africa with John Farnham for what 'the voice' claims will "definitely" be his last farewell tour, has stirred up controversy once more by insisting that condom... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/pope-blames-financial-crisis-on-condom-use/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/pope-blames-financial-crisis-on-condom-use/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:54:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-breaks-silence-on-oprahs-battle-of-bulge/ US President Barack Obama has finally broken his silence on one of the most pressing issues of our time: Oprah Winfrey's battle to shed her extra weight. In a revealing... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-breaks-silence-on-oprahs-battle-of-bulge/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-breaks-silence-on-oprahs-battle-of-bulge/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:37:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-moon-landing-was-fake/ U.S President elect Barack Obama today confirmed what conspiracy theorists worldwide have been saying for years: The 1969 moon landing never actually happened! Without giving away too many details, Obama... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-moon-landing-was-fake/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/obama-moon-landing-was-fake/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:38:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/1-year-on-what-has-rudd-achieved/ It is now over one year since the Australian electorate chose to send John Howard packing as a result of his continued failure to break into the Australian Test Cricket... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/1-year-on-what-has-rudd-achieved/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/1-year-on-what-has-rudd-achieved/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:58:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/great-aussie-ideas-523-online-dentistry/ I have not seen my dentist in some years now. To be honest, I saw him increasingly poorly anyway after I stopped visiting the optometrist... but that's another story. What... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/great-aussie-ideas-523-online-dentistry/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/great-aussie-ideas-523-online-dentistry/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:39:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/bert-newtons-shock-confession/ There were chaotic scenes in the birdcage at Flemington yesterday, and it had nothing to do with the horse racing, Snoop Dogg, or even a much-hoped-for Jennifer Hawkins wardrobe Malfunction... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/bert-newtons-shock-confession/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/bert-newtons-shock-confession/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:11:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/muckup-day-are-your-kids-out-of-control/ The normally quiet streets of suburban Kew in leafy inner Melbourne have this week become the latest battlefield in the ongoing war between out-of-control teenagers and the stabilising forces of... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/muckup-day-are-your-kids-out-of-control/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/muckup-day-are-your-kids-out-of-control/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:43:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/global-financial-crisis-how-much-do-you-know/ Here is a little quiz to see whether you really know your stuff when it comes to the current global economic situation. 1. The 'credit crunch' is a) technology related... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/global-financial-crisis-how-much-do-you-know/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/global-financial-crisis-how-much-do-you-know/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:51:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/six-feet-under-and-still-addicted-to-facebook/ As we get older, many of us are inclined to think about death more often than when we were young and invincible. When thinking about death of course, many are... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/six-feet-under-and-still-addicted-to-facebook/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/six-feet-under-and-still-addicted-to-facebook/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:21:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/peter-costello-bares-all-an-exclusive-interview/ Damian: Peter, thanks for talking to me. Peter: Just to get this straight, if I do this interview you'll move your tent from my front lawn and stop using my... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/peter-costello-bares-all-an-exclusive-interview/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/peter-costello-bares-all-an-exclusive-interview/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:35:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/iemma-resigns-bradman-tipped-to-take-his-place/ NSW Premier, Morris Iemma has finally succumbed to mounting pressure from within his party to stand aside, rather than face a leadership challenge that was almost certain to succeed. Iemma's... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/iemma-resigns-bradman-tipped-to-take-his-place/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/iemma-resigns-bradman-tipped-to-take-his-place/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/if-you-were-an-olympian-would-you-speak-up-about-china/ "Free Tibet!" The slogan that appeared to become the unofficial catchcry for many westerners has been nothing if not pervasive over the past three weeks or so. There have been... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/if-you-were-an-olympian-would-you-speak-up-about-china/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/if-you-were-an-olympian-would-you-speak-up-about-china/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:30:00 GMT http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/is-that-a-lamppost-in-your-pocket/ I sit, trembling in front of my computer screen. It should be the simplest task. All I have to do is click the mouse and open my inbox, but I... http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/is-that-a-lamppost-in-your-pocket/#comments http://www.urbantelegraph.com.au/is-that-a-lamppost-in-your-pocket/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:57:00 GMT