Sabi back from behind enemy lines

A BRAVE young Aussie warrior was captured in the heat of battle by the Taliban, and spent more than a year as an unusual prisoner of the enemy.

Strewn remains may be from one body

POLICE were waiting last night for forensic examiners to tell them whether human remains found at three locations in the southern highlands over the past three days were from the same body.

Master stroke €“ AFL has the jump on NRL with Hunt signing

SIGNING Karmichael Hunt to the new AFL Gold Coast franchise is, without doubt, a superb piece of marketing. This is what will worry, and is worrying, the NRL. Whether Hunt is successful is not the issue. It is the effect his switching codes will have on influencing young players to realise there is another code they can go to. The AFL knows where it is going with developing the game at junior level. The NRL continues to muddle along under its ARL/News Ltd directors. It is high time for a new direction in management for rugby league, one that places importance on all levels of the game.

It's A Tail Of Significance Coming To The Rescue Of Australia Again

THE tail again wagged the dog that is Australia's top order yesterday, steadying the home side's shaky innings in what has become a familiar scene.

Scotty One Of Many Saved From Cruelty

RSPCA NSW has appointed a second inspector in the Hunter to cope with an increased workload at the same time as animal rescue groups say the spate of animal cruelty cases reported recently in the media are only the tip of the iceberg.

Dog Rescuer Died On Unfenced Site: Neighbours

THE western Sydney building site where a man died trying to rescue his dog yesterday morning was not fenced off, neighbours said.

Dog Owner Died On Unfenced Site: Local

THE western Sydney building site where John Korol died trying to rescue his dog yesterday morning was not fenced off, a neighbour said.

For The Love Of Dog

Foster homes for pets, a rescue squad for corgis? There's a growing breed of dog lovers out there and they're making sure every mutt has its day, and then some. Geoff Strong reports.

Liberation Preferable To Annihilation Option

Animals should not be killed unnecessarily, says Mark Pearson.