REVIVAL

MY SIX-YEAR-OLD recently asked if she could have her ears pierced. I told her yes, and that we'd get it done at a pharmacy. As the days passed, however, I felt less and less comfortable about the idea. I actually wanted the needle for her, not the stud gun, as the needle is quicker and cleaner and is wielded by a dedicated practitioner as opposed to a shop assistant. So I took her to a body-piercing studio, where we had an extremely positive experience. She did confess to me afterwards, though, that she'd thought for a moment that she might die because the piercer had looked just like Al, the villain from Toy Story 2 (albeit a heavily tattooed version). So yes, she's much too young to be wearing earrings like these.

Stunning, creepy and right on the button

CORALINE Directed by Henry Selick In competition, June 10

What Should I Do With My Money?

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, a famous long-haired do-gooder greenie said once upon a time.

Needle Scare

ELEVEN students from a Dapto primary school have been tested for HIV/AIDS after a teacher pricked them with a used diabetic testing needle.

Hospital Probes Tamper Claims

HEALTH authorities have launched a major investigation into Wollongong Hospital's sterilisation procedures and yesterday recalled its needle holder packs.

Don't Write Us Off Yet, Says Victory Coach

MELBOURNE Victory will make two changes to its squad for tomorrow night's Pre-Season Cup wooden-spoon clash with Sydney FC, a match that, despite its lowly status, will still produce plenty of needle between the two traditional antagonists.

Turning The Tables On Bad Music And Morals

FIONA SCOTT-NORMAN 4.5/5 The Needle and the Damage Done, Trades Hall, April 11. Until April 29. Running time: 60 minutes

Gavaskar Went Way Too Far

GIVE it a rest, Sunil. If ex-Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was trying to needle Australians, he succeeded when he dragged the late David Hookes into his weird argument, obsession with the Aussie team and his persistent perception of their unpopularity around the world. Besides representing his country, "Hookesy" became a radio and television commentator with strong opinions, a larrikin whose life was cut short far too early, in tragic circumstances. Thankfully Gavaskar woke up and has ...

Must Have Wrinkle Cream

IF you're beginning to fight the war against wrinkles, Dr LeWinn's could help. Their Line Smoothing Complex Corrective Line Filler is designed, as its name suggests, to fill and smooth wrinkles. And you won't need to go near a needle!

Bail Refused In Syringe Case

A LAKE ILLAWARRA man who allegedly held a syringe needle to the throat of three bystanders at Bass Point on Sunday has appeared in court.

Visionary Reprieve Is No Optical Illusion

The first clue that something was amiss came when Irene Williams tried to thread a needle. Although she could clearly see the hole, the tip of the yarn would first veer off to the left, then the right.

Grace To Needle Mps For Funding

EIGHT-year-old Grace Gibson will take on the big guns in Canberra next week in the hope of gaining more funds for diabetes research.

Floyd's Cultural Landscapes, As She Saw Them

Electric saws sculpt these wooden installations, writes Megan Backhouse. IN AN upstairs room at Emily Floyd's house, there's one particularly lethal-looking electric saw. The blade is as thin as a needle, but long like a bayonet, and its cuts are deep and specific. She's really, really good with it, she says.

Mullen Ready To Tackle The Pain Barrier

NEWCASTLE Knights teenage sensation Jarrod Mullen is prepared to have a pain-killing needle in his left hand so he can play against St George Illawarra at EnergyAustralia Stadium tonight.

Susie's Not Remote

SUSIE Porter's proficiency with a needle as a rural nurse in her latest TV escapade is in the blood.

A Prickly Arrival In This Chameleonic Sleepless City

THE man behind the counter at Wylie's Baths in Coogee produced a deadly-sharp surgical needle and an alcohol swab and said cheerfully: "Try this."

Aboriginal Boss Says Needle Bus Must Go

ABORIGINAL community leader Mick Mundine has renewed calls for Redfern's needle exchange bus to be scrapped, after claims that one of its workers organised a drug deal that led to the deaths of two men.

We Bought Lethal Heroin With Health Worker's Help: Addict Redfern's Needle Exchange Bus At The Centre Of Shock Allegations

A HEALTH worker at Redfern's controversial needle exchange bus is alleged to have facilitated a "hot heroin" deal that has left two men dead and another in jail for murder.

We Bought Lethal Heroin With Help Of Drug Worker, Addict Says

A HEALTH worker at Redfern's controversial needle exchange bus is alleged to have facilitated a "hot heroin" deal which has left two men dead and another in jail for murder.

City Honours Gp's Half A Century Of Service

DR Keith Khan once told Steelers chairman Peter Newell he was a big sook for trying to avoid a needle.