Fish traders in a stink as eviction looms

Prices to soar if new market site not found

Fanfare for extra radiation device, but original machine out of action

A SECOND radiation therapy machine at Coffs Harbour, announced with fanfare by the federal and state health ministers last week, will not increase cancer treatment capacity in the area until February at the earliest because the site's original machine has been temporarily shut down.

'Festival' to christen new venue

Grand opening for rectangular stadium

Capital insists expansion and a fast rail link are the solution

THE decision by the Federal Government to rule out a second airport at Badgerys Creek in south-western Sydney has prompted renewed calls for the introduction of high-speed intercity rail.

wwwebwatch

FOR quiz freaks any time and for the rest of us to indulge in while waiting for a flight, JetPunk.com €” a new site combining quizzes with an easy-to-use travel search engine €” tests your knowledge of capital cities, your map skills and trivia bandwidth against the clock. The site is owned by H Brothers €” John and Dan Hostetler €” from Ann Arbor and Seattle, so it's heavy on American knowledge. The brothers add a new quiz to the site each business day and are planning a more powerful travel search.

Online Pals The Ticket For Travel

TRACEY Larson learnt all about long-distance travel when she was 21 and in Times Square, New York. The fight began with yelling, her best friend returned fire, she went one way and the friend another.

Suitors Dig Deeper In Fight For Travel Site

AFTER trading at a fraction of its listing price and having never posted a profit over the past eight years, the once unloved travel.com.au has suddenly become a highly sought stock.

Wotif Launches Bid For Travel Site

AUSTRALIA's largest online hotel booking service, Wotif.com, has launched a $49.8 million takeover offer for Travel.com.au, trumping a rival bid made by online competitor Webjet.

Travel Warning

The Federal Government says Australians should reconsider visits to Syria because of the "high threat of terrorist attack". It is one of 20 countries under this "reconsider" rating, the second strongest warning on smarttraveller.gov.au. The strongest is "don't go". "If you do decide to travel to Syria, you should exercise extreme caution," the site says. It mentions the attack in September on the US Embassy in Damascus, where four people were killed. "You should avoid all large gatherings and ...