Title Deeds

Central Coast record smashed

Joker's Wild: Dark Knight Makes Light Work Of Box Office

PRAISE for the performance of the late Heath Ledger is being credited for record opening weekends for the new Batman film in Australia and the US.

For The Record

Australia may be long shots to eclipse the US in the pool in Beijing, but with form and big-race temperament on their side, at least four Aussies are favourites for gold. Will Swanton crunches the numbers and previews the likely medal tally.

Thousands Give Up On Home Ownership Dream

AUSTRALIANS are abandoning the dream of home ownership in record numbers, with new figures showing a collapse in new housing loans issued since the start of February.