ACT votes worth less

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 30, 2010 09:06:00

ACT votes are worth half of those in the Northern Territory (ABC News: Giulio ...

Flights delayed as fog shrouds major airports

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A blanket of fog covers the Sydney CBD. (User submitted: Roger Allison-Jones)

Sydney Airport is warning passeng...

Tributes flow

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 30, 2010 07:55:00

Mr Della Bosca says he wants to make the disability sector fairer. (AAP: Paul ...

More water needed

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

River red gums in the Macquarie Marshes are dying from lack of water. (Inland Rivers Network)

A plan to manage ...

Kidnap accused cabbie to face court

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 30, 2010 07:46:00

A Sydney taxi driver will face court next month accused of kidnapping a passeng...

Chemical spill closes highway between NT-Qld

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 30, 2010 09:12:00

A road train carrying 57 tonnes of copper sulphate overturned on the Barkly Hi...

Wee warning after man falls off cliff

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 30, 2010 09:40:00

The man fell off the Dripstone Cliffs in Darwin's northern suburbs. (Audience C...

More tests amid new water contamination scare

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Farmers say they found dead turtles in Kogan Creek. (7pm TV News QLD)

There will be more tests at Kogan on Que...

'The snake's way'

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 30, 2010 06:59:00

Mr Latham said Kevin Rudd should "be a man" and own up to the leak. (Reuters: ...

Inquest proceedings finish into Bruce highway deaths

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 30, 2010 07:23:00

An inquest into the deaths of six people who were killed in a series of road cr...

Mayors peddle healthy lifestyle

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 30, 2010 08:00:00

Two outback Queensland mayors and their chief executive officers will cycle 200...

Moggy's marathon trek a mystery

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 30, 2010 08:00:00

Staff at Townsville's RSPCA are at a loss to explain how a two-year-old cat mad...

Infectious horse disease turns up in SA

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Equine strangles diagnosed in SA - file photo (ABC Rural)

An infectious equine disease has been detected at Por...

Reprisals feared

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A court is told a drug offender fears reprisals (ABC News)

A man who got involved with drugs to repay debts to ...

Discussion paper critical of disability services

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Social Inclusion Commissioner David Cappo has released a discussion paper critical of disability services in South Au...

Both major parties pledge stormwater reuse

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Opposition will commit $16 million to a stormwater recycling plan for Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

I...

Crews tackle three house fires

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fires have damaged three houses across South Australia.

One blaze left a damage bill of $15,000 for a house at ...

Bypass opens late and over budget

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A multi-million-dollar bypass is being officially opened at Millicent in the south-east of South Australia, eight mon...

Vic Opposition launches early attack over bushfire report

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Opposition has pre-empted the release of the Bushfires Royal Commission's final report, claiming the Br...

High speed crash

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating the crash. (Getty Images: Simon Fergusson, file photo)

Police say high speed caused a ...

Free ride

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

(ABC News: Peter Lenaghan)

Public transport is free across Melbourne today.

The State Government is waiv...

Government defends spending on body armour

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Government has defended spending on protection for Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.

The Governme...

Judges and Magistrates could face health checks

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Government could introduce strict new selection criteria for aspiring judges and magistrates.

The...

Mary Poppins floats into Melbourne

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Verity Hunt-Ballard has been described as 'dazzling' as Mary Poppins. (AAP: Julian Smith)

Floating on air after...

New drugs bring hope for arthritis sufferers

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis are about to get access to three more drug options.

The three biological dise...

Crab plague on the march in Gippsland Lakes

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Liberal Party Upper House M-P for Eastern Victoria Philip Davis says European Shore crabs are now a pla...

Private prisoner transport may change

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Ward died after being transported in a van with faulty air conditioning in searing temperatures

Doubt has b...

Fixed term

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The first fixed term state election is expected to be held in March 2013 (ABC: Jonathan Beal)

The WA Electoral ...

Family assistance

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Campaigner Helen Fitzroy says family members will be better taken care of when a miner dies on the job (BHP Billiton:...

New study into Aboriginal health

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Researchers are looking at why the health of Aboriginal people has not improved

Researchers in WA are trying t...

Swine flu victim fights for life

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A pregnant woman with swine flu is fighting for her life in the Royal Hobart Hospital.

The woman visiting Tasma...

Bypass legal challenge

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An application to have the site of Aboriginal aretefacts at the Brighton bypass heritage listed was rejected in May. ...

CDU appoints Indigenous leader to head advisory group

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

One of the Territory's most respected Aboriginal leaders will head a new group that will advise Charles Darwin Univer...

It's seven up for academics' business survey

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

RMIT University academics who have been monitoring the attitudes of Australia’s two million family business owners...

Third arrest over Hodgson's alleged murder

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A third arrest has been made over the shooting of Adelaide woman Karen Hodgson at her home in April.

Police say...

Two Brisbane scientists in line for Eureka award

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 07:29:00

Two Queensland scientists have been chosen as finalists in the country's premi...

Tourists locked out of historic outback shed

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 08:09:00

Tourists no longer have access to one of the world's largest early 20th century...

'Balmy' winter weather to continue

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 08:00:00

The weather bureau says Southern Queensland will continue to experience unusual...

Jury to deliberate in dad murder trial

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 07:48:00

A Supreme Court jury in north Queensland is expected to begin deliberations in ...

Opposition, QRC back gas commissioner appointment

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 07:21:00

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says the state's first gas commissioner ...

ALP candidate Brunker cleared

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 08:31:00

Mr Brunker says he knew he would be cleared. (ABC Local: Daniel Hamilton)

<...

Opposition demands budget estimates process review

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 08:02:00

The Queensland Opposition says the budget estimates committee system needs an o...

Coalition pledges cheaper internet alternative

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 07:32:00

The Federal Opposition says people in regional areas do not need the high speed...

Qld laws blamed for hampering geothermal projects

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 08:23:00

An energy company with plans for geothermal power stations throughout Queensla...

Corby sentence

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 05:06:00

Corby is five years into her 20-year sentence. (AAP Image: Mick Tsikas)

...

Labor leaks show Government in 'chaos'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 07:19:00

Labor's campaign has been hit by internal leaks. (AAP: Alan Porritt, file phot...

Education minister deliberatly humiliated, Greens say

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Greens MP John Kaye says the Premier has deliberately humiliated her Education Minister over a plan to replace...

Child-on-child sex abuse 'a long-term problem'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Professor Scott says the problem is not new and not confined to remote Indigenous communities (Reuters: John Kolesidi...

Muslim students meet sporting heroes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Muslim students meet sporting heroes (7pm TV News SA)

Federal Police have taken a group of Muslim students on a...

New laws to take native title claims out of courts

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Federal Court, Melbourne. (ABC)

The Victorian Government has introduced legislation into Parliament that could ...

Boarding house blaze

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The MFB says a faulty television may have caused the blaze. (MFB)

A boarding house for asylum seekers in Melbou...

Slim pickings

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A worker operates a snow-making machine at Falls Creek in north-east Victoria on June 7, 2010. (Falls Creek Resort: C...

Education Minister apologises over gas heater gaffe

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Education Minister has apologised over how she handled her annoucement on unflued gas heaters in schools. (AAP: P...

Bashing sentence suspended

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 15:46:00

A former boxer has had his sentence suspended after being jailed over the bash...

No contest

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Belinda Neal was disendorsed as the Labor candidate for Robertson earlier this year. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy)

Disen...

Singer pleads not guilty to MP assault

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

American singer Mario Norman speaks to reporters outside Manly Local Court. (AAP: Paul Miller)

An American soul...

Message in a bottle not received

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The captain of a boat made from plastic bottles which arrived in Sydney this week says he's disappointed Sydney's Lor...

Rail talks to try and head off strikes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

RailCorp and unions are in talks today over a pay dispute. The union says it will begin industrial action next week i...

Cemetery spells death for Sydney market garden

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A second generation Chinese market gardener says his lease on Crown Land in Sydney's south shouldn't have to end to m...

Illegal workers caught in regional areas

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Immigration officials have detained 20 people caught working illegally in North East Victoria and Southern New South ...

Man befriended on train, robbed

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for two men who befriended another man on a train, and then robbed him. (ABC News: file photo)

Figures reveal seven month wait for wheelchairs

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

First time figures have revealed people with disabilities are waiting months for medical appliances such as electric ...

Friends pay tribute as intersection defended

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 11:47:00

Fatal collision at Coolalinga intersection (7pm TV News NT)

A 50-year-ol...

Battle for Solomon

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 12:48:00

One Nation is entering the Northern Territory race with a candidate in the mar...

Dangerous dip

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 09:12:00

A 3.1 metre crocodile caught in the Katherine River earlier this year. (NRETAS...

Mutitjulu 'up the creek' as workers walk out

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 15:06:00

The Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation says its services are likely to ...

Man appeals jail term for sex attacks

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 14:42:00

A Darwin man jailed for 13 years for physical and sexual violence against two ...

Blackouts putting lives at risk: Mataranka residents

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 15:00:00

Mataranka residents have told a public meeting power outages are putting lives ...

Tour operators discuss uranium concerns

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 12:33:00

About 20 tourism operators have attended a meeting in Alice Springs to discuss ...

Thieves strike while the power is out

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 12:12:00

Police say thieves took advantage of planned power outages in a number of Darwi...

Welfare rights advocate blasts parties' policies

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 12:01:00

The Welfare Rights Centre says neither of the major parties has an acceptable s...

Let authorities determine cause of crash: Wood

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 10:12:00

The truck involved in a fatal crash at Coolalinga. (ABC TV)

Independent ...

Swan tight-lipped on Rudd talks

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 09:21:00

Wayne Swan has defended Mr Rudd, describing him as "honourable". (AAP: Alan Po...

Police defend using Go Card data for investigations

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 11:07:00

Queensland police are defending their right to access information stored on Go ...

Gambling addict spared jail over theft

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

No jail for gambling addict whole stole more than $170,000 (7pm TV News SA)

A gambling addict who stole more th...

Third man in court

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Third man accused of Hodgson murder faces court (ABC News: Gary Rivett)

A third man charged over the alleged sh...

Pt Lincoln flights cut

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 10:34:00

Flights being cut by Regional Express (Rex)

Regional Express (REX) says ...

Pyne promises road funds in Sturt

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Liberals pledge roads money in Sturt electorate (ABC News)

The Federal Opposition has promised $7.5 million to ...

No Nationals running in SA for federal poll

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The National Party is running no candidates in South Australia for the federal election.

Nationals SA president...

TAFE training centre opens at Point Pearce

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A training centre for Aboriginal students on Yorke Peninsula is being opened at Point Pearce.

The $700,000 TAFE...

Extortion claim over dead sea lion

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating allegations of extortion over a sea lion found dead near a damaged abalone farm off Eyre Pen...

West coast whale numbers rising

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There are now about 40 whales at the Head of the Bight in South Australia.

The numbers include nearly 20 calves...

Climate check-up 'screams world is warming'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Maximum temperatures were generally above normal throughout Australia. (user submitted: Karen Tagg)

A report on...

University cheats a risk to airline safety: Ombudsman

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Ombudsman is concerned cheating by RMIT University Aerospace students poses a risk to airline safety. (...

ATM skimmers

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Security images of men police believe are involved in an ATM skimming scam. (Victoria Police)

Police have relea...

Vent drama

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The man spent the night stuck in a ventilation shaft at Crown Casino.

A man covered head to toe in grease has b...

Staff shortage blamed for child protection woes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A review committee has expressed concern about chronic staff shortages in Victoria's child protection system, after 2...

Man who killed wife gets green light to drive taxi

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 14:52:00

The Supreme Court in Melbourne has ruled a man who killed his wife should be a...

Man trafficked drugs to pay brothers' legal fees

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 29, 2010 13:22:00

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 10 years jail for drug trafficking.

Victorian water restrictions eased

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There will be a relaxing of water restrictions for sports grounds, and some householders, within months

The Vic...

Suspended sentence for gross indecency at deaf school

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 29, 2010 14:55:00

A 55-year-old former teacher who made his students expose themselves in class ...

Family awarded $3.2m over van death

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Ward's widow Nancy (pictured) will receive the payment over her husband's death in custody

The West Austr...

Evicted

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police work with Broome's traditional owners to evict illegal campers from near the centre of town (ABC Local: Ben Co...

Clocked

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

(ABC News)

A Perth police officer allegedly caught driving more than 70 kilometres over the speed limit, will ...

GFC blamed for Perth's air race cancellation

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Russia's Sergey Rakhmanin slices through a gate at a Red Bull air race (AFP: Karim Sahib, file photo)

The Tou...

Driver drunk when accident killed friend

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 31-year-old man who was driving a car that crashed on sand dunes in Esperance killing his friend, has been found gu...

Pressure on for weekend's derby

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dockers coach Mark Harvey and Eagles coach John Worsfold hold onto the derby cup ahead of the game

Eagles coa...

Workers at fault over strike: mining industry

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Woodside's Pluto workers were served with court orders at their dongas prior to the strike (file) (Jane Norman)

WACA's redevelopment gets go-ahead

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There will be four 20 storey residential and commercial towers in the WACA precint (ABC: Graeme Powell)

A multi...

Wine route funding

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Tasmanian Greens candidate says the continuing threat of a Tamar Valley mill makes the value of a Federal Governmen...

Population on the rise

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows Tasmania's population has grown.

In the year to J...

Broadband cable could be mandatory

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The initial rollout in Tasmania has attracted only half the number of expected subscribers. (iStockphoto)

Tasma...

Violent video games 'not all bad'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Tasmanian university lecturer is defending violent computer games.

Computing lecturer Dr Ian Lewis says more ...

Greens finalise preference deal

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens will not direct preferences to Labor in Lyons or Dension in next month's election. (ABC News Online)

Third arrest over police shooting

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police says more charges are expected over the alleged shooting on the Brooker Highway. (ABC News: File photo)

...

Book honour for 'the Doc'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

One of Tasmania's most famous footballers has been honoured at the launch of a book about his life.

Darrel Bald...

Needle-stick injury warning for farmers

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmanian farmers are being warned about the risks of needle-stick injuries while vaccinating livestock.

The Ta...

Guilty plea over Flinders stabbing

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Flinders Island man will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to stabbing his uncle last year.

The Su...

Flinders robots make war games final

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A first-year Flinders University science student has played an integral part in the development of super-smart robots...

Future astronauts learn how to keep fit in zero gravity

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Keeping fit in space, space travel and space colonisation will be on the syllabus at this year's Northern Territory S...

Ombudsman's report: RMIT University statement

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

RMIT University takes very seriously the matters raised in the Ombudsman’s report relating to the School of Engine...

Band-Aid for broken mental health system

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The PM's policy is the same tired old approach that's failed for decades.

On taking offi...

Bringing a theatrical dream to life

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The former acti...

Government funding gap in suicide 'hot spot': Opposition

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

MP Malcolm Turnbull says the Prime Minister has falsely raised hopes of the people in his electorate over funding to ...

Bottles banned

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Banned: the school canteen will no longer stock plastic water bottles (ABC News: Giulio Saggin)

Monte Sant' Ang...

School's federally funded frame collapses

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A building frame for a $1 million outdoor learning centre in southern New South Wales has come tumbling down.

N...

Residents continue fight against 'filthy' gas projects

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Cougar Energy's UCG project in Kingaroy remains on hold after traces of two dangerous chemicals were found in bore wa...

Cabinet leaks

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 08:18:00

Ms Gillard says she does not respond to anonymous allegations. (AAP: Alan Porr...

Opposition rail pledge

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

It was the first joint appearance of Anna Bligh (left) and Julia Gillard during the federal election campaign. (AAP: ...

Man charged with attempted murder

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 07:01:00

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman at Sunnybank Hills,...

Milton park redevelopment to cost at least $40m

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 08:06:00

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says it will cost at least $40 million to acquire th...

Experts probe water toxin

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 07:39:00

The State Government says it will look more closely at the findings of a study ...

Last witnesses to front father murder trial

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 07:47:00

The final witnesses in the trial of a 21-year-old man charged with the stabbing...

Green group reels over marine protection freeze

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 07:46:00

A marine conservation group says it is disappointed with Federal Opposition Lea...

Simple dish wins 'Mayoral Masterchef'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 08:14:00

Boulia Mayor Rick Britton has taken out the inaugural 'Mayoral Masterchef' hono...

Plan to end Murray breeding drought

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Barrage on lower Murray will be opened to let fish breed (ABC: Brett Williamson)

It is hoped a native fish spec...

'Secretive' review

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Stephen Wade says anti-corruption system has been rushed and secretive. (ABC News)

The Opposition says a Govern...

Murder charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Murder victim Karen Hodgson (7pm TV News SA)

Adelaide Magistrates Court has heard more witnesses are expected t...

Schools get $12m for computer support

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The South Australian Government says it will spend $12 million to hire computer support staff for schools.

The ...

Chelsea referendum plan rejected by council

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Referendum plan on Chelsea Cinema rejected (ABC)

Burnside Council has rejected a call for a referendum on a pro...

Uni SA hopes stoppages won't hit students

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Students at the University of South Australia are being told to turn up for classes next week despite planned stoppag...

Premier defends bold planning targets

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Opposition says the South Australian Government is consistently failing to meet targets in its strategic plan.

Playroom at pokie venue under fire

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The room will be positioned so the children are in full-view of the venue's poker machines. (AAP : Mick Tsikas)

Canberra hostels plan welcomed

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

ACT Shelter says there are currently 1,300 homeless people in the ACT. (Reuters: Tim Wimborne, file photo)

ACT ...

Road funding

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Labor MP Mike Kelly says he will push for $15 million in federal funding for Dunn's Creek Road. (ABC News )

Roa...

Litigation drags on

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 09:43:00

Litigation in the ACT Supreme Court will determine whether New South Wales or ...

Early weaning linked to chronic disease

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The universal health recommendation is around six months of exclusive breast feeding (AFP: Romeo Gacad)

New res...

Man charged after RSL club fatal shooting

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been charged over an armed robbery in Sydney which ended in the gunman being fatally shot. (ABC)

A m...

Facebook murder

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 14:01:00

18 year old Nona Belomesoff's body was found in bushland earlier this year. (N...

Star City casino shooter pleads guilty

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 15:07:00

A Sydney man who walked into Star City Casino with three semi automatic guns an...

Neal mum on tilt as independent

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Belinda Neal was disendorsed by Labor earlier this year (AAP: Alan Porritt)

Controversial New South Wales Labor...

Angry public housing residents demand safer homes

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 15:06:00

There have been angry scenes at a New South Wales government announcement on pu...

Jail wardens to undergo random sniffer dog searches

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Corrective Services officers will now undergo random sniffer dog searches, x-rays and metal detector checks at the st...

Former Knights player faces court on drugs charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Former Knights player Danny Wicks has been pursued by waiting media after facing a Newcastle Court on drug supply cha...

Bail for bus driver accused of molesting children

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Sydney man accused of sexually abusing four children in his care as a church volunteer has been granted bail.

Man punched, kicked in the head during armed robbery

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating an armed robbery in sydney's inner west where a man was punched and kicked in the head (ABC ...

Fatal crash outside Darwin shopping centre

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 15:05:00

The truck involved in a fatal crash at Coolalinga. (ABC TV)

One person h...

Tougher security

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 11:00:00

Alice Springs Law Courts. (7pm TV News NT)

Anyone entering the Darwin and...

Runaway fuel tanker

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 09:37:00

The runaway fuel tanker came to a halt outside a crash repair shop in Darwin o...

Labor promises roof for BMX bike track

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 14:41:00

Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to put an enormou...

High-speed pursuit ends after car gets bogged

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 13:03:00

Alice Springs police have charged a 21-year old man who drove into a police car...

Asylum seeker kids to go to Darwin schools

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 10:10:00

The Immigration Department wants to put asylum seeker children in Darwin schoo...

Greens pick scientist as Solomon candidate

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 10:41:00

The Greens have picked an environmental scientist as their candidate for the Da...

Government should admit QR sale plan 'a mistake'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 12:25:00

Mr Nicholls says the Qld Government should admit making a mistake and pull out...

'No apologies'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 13:57:00

On the front foot ... Julia Gillard has been campaigning in Adelaide. (ABC New...

Gorden Tallis fined for tree clearing

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Former Broncos player Gorden Tallis has been fined in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for illegally clearing trees on ...

Protesters end Collinsville rail line blockade

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 08:17:00

Protesters who were blocking a major rail line in north Queensland have agreed ...

Jury shown video of accused describing stabbing father

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 12:05:00

A Supreme Court jury has been shown a video recording of a 21-year-old man desc...

Brisbane city Vision Tower project site sold

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 12:17:00

The prime city site of a planned billion-dollar Brisbane project has been sold,...

Townsville kids win award at international film festival

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Students at a north Queensland primary school have won a prestigious award at the international short film festival ...

Mud bath cakes Malanda streets

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 09:33:00

Residents in Malanda in far north Queensland say the town has become a mud bath...

Drilling company apologises for oil rig death

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 15:01:00

Company pleads guilty and apologises for Moomba worker's death (Santos)

...

Papps avoids jail

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ron Papps avoids going to jail (7pm TV News SA)

Former race caller Ron Papps has been given a suspended jail se...

CFS volunteer's arson

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fire volunteer convicted of arson

A Country Fire Service volunteer has been found guilty of setting fire to his...

Clerk stole $4m from law firm, court told

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A former clerk has admitted stealing more than $4 million from the trust account of a now-defunct law firm.

Wil...

Woman gets bond for passing police information

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An Adelaide magistrate has questioned why a former police department employee faced a corruption offence.

Miche...

Family First wanted preference deal, says Sex Party

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 13:58:00

Fiona Patten adamant Family First talked preferences with Sex Party (ABC local...

Positives in 58 areas for SA

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A progress report on the State Government's strategic plan for South Australia shows strong growth in business invest...

Gillard promises $100m for stormwater projects

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 11:41:00

Labor has pledged $100 million to improve stormwater drains across the country...

Driver given bond over road crash

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been given a suspended jail sentence for a road crash last year which seriously injured his passenger and a...

'Not ruled out'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Williams was allegedly bludgeoned to death in the maximum security wing of Barwon Prison in April. (ABC TV)

Vic...

Racial hatred charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

'We obviously feel that we have enough evidence': Simon Overland (ABC Online: Guy Stayner)

Two men are the firs...

Workers face massive fines over strike

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Workers on the Woodside Pluto gas project voted to take strike action in January (file) (Celia Polkinghorne)

Mo...

Life ban

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Michele Galea allegedly punched and kicked the umpire at his son's under 14 game (AFL poster)

A 41 year old Rid...

Farmers anger

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Carmel Bussenschutt says she has sent letters to the company voicing her concerns over the cable laying (Reuter...

Police uncover alleged heroin network

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Four men have been charged in connection with the distribution of heroin in Northbridge.

It is alleged more tha...

Further East Perth foreshore development

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

John Day says the area will be developed in a similar manner to Claisebrook village (as shown)

The State Govern...

Augusta's proposed five star development

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Augusta-Margaret River Shire says a proposed $60 million luxury resort on the Cape Leeuwin waterfront is welcome....

Cannabis haul ends in suspended sentence

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Perth District Court has sentenced a 35-year-old Banksia Hill man to a two year suspended jail term after he was ...

Proposed parental leave discourages fathers

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Yvonne Henderson says fewer fathers would take time off to raise children under the proposed scheme (ABC News: Clar...

Balaclava clad violent robbers

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say two balaclava clad men followed a vehicle and used bricks and a handgun to rob the driver (Getty Images: C...

Extreme violence in teen attack on teacher

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The magistrate told the girl who assaulted her teacher she needs counselling for anger management

A Kalgoorli...

Saltwater crocodile spotted in Lake Argyle

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A three metre saltwater crocodile has been spotted in Lake Argyle, the first for several years (ABC : ABC News)

Two crashes leave one man dead, another injured

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say the man's vehicle left Great Eastern highway and hit a tree (ABC News: file photo)

A 36 year-old man...

Premier considers NBN 'opt in' option

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Government is seeking advice on whether an 'opt out' approach may be better than the current 'opt in' option. (ww...

Nonagenarian firefighter

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania Fire Service officer David Collins says he kicked in the back door and found the 98yo woman trying to fight ...

Boat tracking system to be introduced in Darwin

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 17:28:00

The Darwin Port Corporation says more boats move in and out of Darwin Harbour t...

Alderman rejects 'misleading' report on councillors

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 17:22:00

A Darwin City Council alderman has rejected suggestions that the number of alde...

Greens call for agricultural asset register

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens are calling for a national register of foreign ownership of agricultural assets.

While in Orange in ...

Second horror crash sparks safety review

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 16:37:00

A ute that was involved in a fatal crash in Coolalinga today. (ABC TV)

A...

New chief

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 28, 2010 16:11:00

New Northern Territory Chief Magistrate Hilary Hannam. (ABC TV)

A new Ch...

Ignore our how-to-vote card: Greens candidate

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 28, 2010 17:04:00

The Greens candidate for the Darwin-based seat of Solomon says she will be tell...

Youth jailed for manslaughter

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 17-year-old youth has been sentenced in the Launceston Supreme Court to three years' jail for killing a man at the ...

Police defend Taser training

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria policeman using taser (Victoria Police)

Victoria Police is defending the training it provides to membe...

First car crushed under anti-hoon laws

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anti-hoon: the Holden Commodore being crushed at a metalworks in Dandenong South.

A Holden Commodore has become...

No evidence anti-gambling plan is working

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria's Auditor-General has found there is no evidence the State Government's plan to reduce problem gambling is w...

Air traffic controllers claim sex discrimination

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two female air traffic controllers have taken Air Services Australia to court, alleging sexual discrimination.

...

Waiting list plan failed: Hames

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Health Minister, Kim Hames, has conceded that the system did not work. (ABC News )

The Health Minister ha...

Car seized

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The officer was allegedly caught driving 70 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.

A Perth police officer h...

Self defence

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Bowler has told ABC's Regional Drive program teachers should be able to defend themselves if they are threatened w...

Union advises workers to settle or face fines

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Workers on Woodside's Pluto gas project went on strike in January (file)

The construction union is advising w...

Woman charged over South Hedland murder

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murdering a man in South Hedland.

The Roebourne woman is alleged to h...

Police find ram raid car

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police believe it was used to smash through the doors of the shopping centre and destroy a lottery kiosk.

Pol...

Coroner considers aged care case

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Deputy State Coroner has indicated she will not make critical findings against an aged care facility in Perth's s...

Aborigines urge UN delay

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Aborigines say the UN should not consider World Heritage status for convict sites like Port Arthur, while the indigen...

Phobics facing flight fears

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Help is at hand for those petrified of flying, says the University of Tasmania. (ABC News: Jane Bestwick)

The U...

University lecturer wins medical teaching award

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

University of Adelaide medical lecturer Dr Hugh Kildea has been awarded the inaugural Australian Medical Students...

States of Statelessness

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An intensive workshop on international history run by the University of Sydney has brought postgraduate research stud...

You wouldn't read about it: climate scientists right

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Chances are, you have not heard much about Climategate lately, but last November it dominated the media...

Univative Illawarra provides a helping hand to organisations

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Four organisations have gained a fresh perspective into various challenges facing their organisations from eight team...

Police hunt robber after fatal RSL shooting

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police will continue their search for a man after yesterday's RSL club double shooting. (ABC: George Roberts )
...

Speaking Klingon

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Going underground: A Klingon (tointediado.blogspot.com)
The Jenolan Caves near the Blue Mountains west of Sydne...

Rhiannon wants semiautomatic pistols banned

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Greens Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon is calling for a national uniform ban on semiautomatic pistols after two shootin...

Aussie robots to help train Marines

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Sydney company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to make robots for the United States Marines.

Widow disappointed with husband's coronial inquest

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The widow of a sailor who was lost at sea says she is disappointed with the outcome of an inquest into the deaths of ...

Election promise of long-awaited rail link

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The 12.6 kilometre line between Petrie and Kippa-Ring is expected to cut congestion and reduce travel times. (ABC TV...

Permit anger

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 07:23:00
John Dalton says the developments are troubling for the residents of Kingaroy ...

Committal hearing

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The teenager was arrested in February after allegedly stabbing the student in the grounds of a private school on Bris...

AMEC says advertising not politically motivated

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has fired back at government criticism of its new advertising cam...

Rail protesters block line

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 08:32:00
North Queensland protesters angry about coal trains passing through their town ...

Soldier hurt in training mishap

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 07:49:00
A solider has been injured on a training exercise in central Queensland.
...

Fears dredging plans threaten dugong

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Capricorn Conservation Council says it is still hopeful that the Federal Government will veto an $800 million dre...

Alleged car-jacker to face court

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police have charged a man with stealing a car at gunpoint on the Gold Coast.
The 21-year-old allegedly posed as...

Police probe house fire

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at Jimboomba, south-west of Brisbane.
Offic...

Two arrested

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two charged with murdering Karen Hodgson (7pm TV News SA)
Two men are due to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Cou...

Oval upgrade cost hit $754m, inquiry told

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Budget blow-outs: Oval project cost hit $754m (7pm TV News SA)
Details have emerged showing the cost of upgradi...

Roberta Williams confirms killer's transfer plea

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 07:33:00
Roberta Williams now wants to sue on behalf of her daughter, for victims of cr...

Train chaos

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A power failure near Southern Cross Station has thrown peak-hour travel into chaos. (AAP: Dave Hunt)
A power ou...

Armed robbery

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victorian Police hat and badge. (Getty Images: Simon Fergusson, file photo)
Customers at an Essendon hotel were...

Brumby wants compensation to close power station

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victorian Premier John Brumby wants Commonwealth cash to help pay compensation to close down a quarter of Australia's...

RSL robbery fugitive a false lead: police

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are fairly confident the man shot dead was the only man directly involved. (ABC)
Sydney police say a rob...

Child molestation charges

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police have charged a former youth group bus driver with molesting and assaulting children. (ABC News: file photo)

Adverse effects

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 15:09:00
The state government says it plans to replace all unflued gas heaters in schoo...

Police release footage of suspected Kokoda memorial vandal

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police want to question a man captured by CCTV footage over the vandalism of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. (NSW ...

Abbott pledges end to marine park expansions

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott holds up a 4kg Barramundi during a visit to the Mackay Fish Market. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy...

Man jailed over threatening neighbour with knife

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A court has heard a 28-year-old Oaks Estate man had been on a three-day drinking binge when he tore a security door o...

Gladiator Crowe joins Ben Hur cast

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Bigger than... Russell Crowe, who is set to star in Ben Hur. (www.imdb.com)
Oscar winner Russell Crowe has join...

Transport union flags fatigue law concerns

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Truck drivers could automatically lose demerit points for breaching new national fatigue laws in a major shake-up of ...

Anti-vaccination campaigners slapped with safety warning

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 12:08:00
The Complaints Commission says the AVN has refused to include a prominent disc...

Girl dragged into front yard and sexually assaulted

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man after the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. (ABC News: file photo)
Police ar...

Soldier accused of rape after party in Darwin

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 16:20:00
The soldier has pleaded not guilty to nine counts of raping a 20-year-old ADF m...

Art affected

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 15:38:00
Self-managed superannuation funds make up about 15 per cent of the Indigenous ...

Bus stop bashing

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 13:21:00
The incident occurred at the Palmerston bus interchange earlier this year. (Ca...

Trade training centre opens in Darwin

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 17:19:00
Member for Solomon Damian Hale has welcomed the opening of a new trade training...

Minister inspects sewerage upgrade works

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 17:12:00
An upgrade to Darwin's sewerage network, including the closure of the Larrakeya...

Northern Land Council working on township leases

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 17:02:00
The body representing traditional owners in the Top End says it is working towa...

Labor Senator criticises NT's bilingual policy

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 15:26:00
Northern Territory Labor Senator Trish Crossin has criticised the Territory Gov...

Man stabbed with steak knife in Darwin

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 15:00:00
A man is recovering in the Royal Darwin Hospital after he was stabbed with a st...

Push for Darwin to become gas industry hub

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 15:00:00
The Northern Territory Government wants to set Darwin up as a supply base for o...

Sexually-abusive acts by kids on rise: report

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 09:40:00
Childcare workers say there has been an increase in children coercing other ch...

Town camp resident to run for Greens in Lingiari

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 12:18:00
Barbara Shaw at her campaign launch in Todd Mall this morning. (ABC Local: Emma...

Croc sighting closes gorge to swimming, canoeing

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 09:17:00
The first and second gorges at Nitmiluk have been closed due to a croc sightin...

Hale faces complaints over school funding formula

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 13:01:00
Federal Labor Member for Solomon Damian Hale has faced complaints over funding ...

Student impact

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Australian Tourism Export Council says a recent report shows international students make a valuable contribution ...

One more time

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 11:18:00
An F-111 lights up the sky over Brisbane as it performs a dump and burn at Riv...

Alleged schoolboy murderer faces court

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A teenager has appeared in the Brisbane Children's Court charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy.
It is al...

Convicted paedophile dies at train station

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a convicted paedophile in Brisbane's south-...

Nauru can reach asylum agreement, says minister

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Talks offer: Nauru says it could reopen its detention centre (AFP: Torsten Blackwood)
Nauru's government has di...

Rail scheme residents to get compo

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 12:22:00
The Queensland Government has bought 44 properties and will reclaim all or part...

Cane may unlock ethanol affordability

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 12:46:00
Scientists say they may have found a cheaper way to produce ethanol.
Dr S...

Harassment payout upheld

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 14:24:00
Malgorzata Poniatowska's record payout upheld (ABC News)
A record sexual...

Robotic surgery

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Performing an operation with robotics at Flinders Medical Centre (ABC News)
Robotic heart surgery is being perf...

Union urges Glenside project delay

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Union urges delay to plans for new Glenside psychiatric hospital (SA Government)
The union representing psychia...

Site safety now desal priority, says union

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Desal site safety now a priority, says union (7pm TV News SA)
The construction union says some workers have dec...

Nail gun fired at Adelaide motorists

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Adelaide police say a nail gun has been fired at two buses in separate attacks at Smithfield Plains and Gepps Cross i...

Bail for car crash assault accused

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two cousins accused of attacking a man who stopped to help at the scene of a car crash have been released on bail by ...

Aussie team through to battlebot final

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An Australian team is one of six through to the finals of an international challenge to develop the next generation o...

Wildlife corridor taking shape across outback

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

South Australian Environment Minister Paul Caica says a wildlife corridor connecting SA with the Northern Territory i...

Rail link anger

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Footscray residents protest against the regional rail link. July 27, 2010. (ABC News: Anthony Stewart)
Footscra...

Fuel reduction

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Respected fire scientist David Packham is calling for a significant increase in fuel reduction burning in Victoria's ...

Lawyer in court over 'short-cut' forgeries

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 27, 2010 15:00:00
The Melbourne Magistrates Court. (Tim Marshall)
The Melbourne Magistrates...

Ballarat workers could escalate strike action

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Australian Manufacturing Worker's Union (AMWU) is threatening to escalate industrial action at a Ballarat brake p...

Channel deepening project comes in under budget

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Government has announced its channel deepening project in Port Phillip Bay has been completed a quarter...

New drug brings hope for type 2 diabetes

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A new drug will be made available to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels.
Only ab...

Windfall money committed: Government

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Colin Barnett has taken a week's holiday as the federal election campaign continues (AAP: Alan Porritt, file photo)...

Road rage

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Brett Davies admitted in court to using his car to run down Keith Marchant in a road rage attack (ABC)
A Perth ...

Parking fees

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Reserved car parking spaces in Perth's CBD cost more than $624 per month. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo)

Youths charged over train station bashing

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A brawl began between two groups at the Kenwick train station and spilled into the adjacent car park
Two peop...

Unemployment up, tourism down in Albany

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Unemployment has increased in Albany at the same time as tourism numbers have fallen (www.flickr.com: yaruman5,...

Opposition calls for relief for those struggling

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ben Wyatt says pensioners and families struggling to pay bills should be helped out by the windfall (www.flickr.com...

Group robs service station

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are looking for up to six people who robbed a service station in Highgate.
It is understood the group, s...

Company makes changes following death

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

GS4 says it has begun training its ten supervisors who work in regional areas
The company at the centre of an i...

Police search for missing student

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dean Causby has not been seen since early yesterday morning. (Tasmanian Police)
Tasmania police are trying to f...

NBN connects

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A chemist in Tasmania's north-east has become the first business connected to the National Broadband Network. (www.sx...

Spend tourism dollars better: Operator

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Victorian-based company says Tourism Tasmania is failing to help businesses.
Advance Tourism has paid for a n...

Hepatitis C cluster

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 27, 2010 21:13:00
The hepatitis C outbreak is the subject of a class action suit. (PhotoXpress: ...

Libs demand release of child protection report

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania's Opposition is demanding the State Government release a new child protection report. (ABC News: Damien Lark...

$50m rockfall bill

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Last month's rockfall at Grange Resources' Savage River iron ore mine in Tasmania is expected to cost the company $50...

Bashing victim sold drugs

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man bashed in his Austins Ferry house has admitted selling drugs prior to the attack. (ABC News)
A Hobart cou...

Old Queenstown hospital sold

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Tasmanian Government has all but completed the sale of an old hospital on the state's west coast, built using asb...

Support mums or face future health burden: study

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Historical barriers to breastfeeding in Australia may have contributed to the country's chronic disease burden, accor...

New Institute to help agriculture meet challenges

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australian agriculture must become even smarter to help overcome the major threats to production, according to re...

Rural recruits needed for cancer study

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A University of Adelaide researcher is seeking recruits for a study of cancer patients living in the State's rura...

Anna spreads her wings with Qantas Art Award

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Local artist Anna Reynolds not only had a chance to rub shoulders with the elite of the Australian art community at a...

Talented Territory tenor eyes top prize

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Talented local opera singer Kang Wang is bound for the national stage after being selected as a finalist of the 2010 ...

Participants needed for research survey to investigate eating control in women

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

If you are female and believe either that your eating is out of control, or that you have very good control ov...

Students warm the house

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
RMIT University students and staff have enjoyed a house warming party at the newly refurbished Emily McPherson building....

Citizens' assemblies work fine - in theory

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Will a citizens' assembly help build consensus in Australia on how to deal with climate change? On over...

Spintronics comes to Sydney

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dr Rongkun Zheng with Professor Simon Ringer

Source: The ...

Libby prepares for water polo tournament in Hawaii

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Compliance data needed to help curb workplace injury epidemic

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

In a research editorial to be published in the Journal of Health, Safety and Environ...

UQ Equine Hospital attracts international talent

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Horse owners in South-East Queensland will have access to international talent and a range of specialist services at a ...

UQ Centenary orator: Inadequate mining tax will lead to poorer economy

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Inadequate taxes on mining means the people of Australia are being cheated and the economy is getting poorer, a Nobel P...

UQ Rugby Club eyes off club championship

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Expectations are running high for UQ's rugby players to go all the way to claim the 2010 Brisbane Club Championship.

Setting the record straight on coral reefs and climate change

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A new book demystifying the science surrounding coral reefs and climate change has been launched by the Queensland Gove...

Australia's displaced employees labelled 'commercial genocide'

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A senior MBA specialist with global industry and academic experience believes Australia is creating "commercial genoc...

UOW hosts 21st Annual Careers Advisers Day

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

About 100 careers advisers from schools throughout NSW are today (27 July) attending the 21st Annual Careers Advisers...

Stree-free HSC helped Mitch maximise marks

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Most Higher School Certificate students can't imagine a stress-free HSC, but former Engadine High School student Mitc...

Life, leadership and soccer in East Timor

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

26 July 2010: Nathan McLean was one of six exercise science students from Australian Catholic University (ACU) who re...

UQ research finds palm trees may not be native to Australia

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
University of Queensland research has found cabbage palms have not always called Aus...

Shots fired at family home

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating after shots were fired into a family home in Sydney, six people including four children esca...

Message in a bottle

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 06:21:00
Plastic fantastic: The hull of the Plastiki (www.flickr.com: The Plastiki, fil...

WA economy roars as Qld, NSW snore

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Queensland and New South Wales are equal bottom place. (ABC News: Gary Rivett)
Research shows Western Australia...

Bank manager to front court over missing money

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Bendigo Bank manager Colin Carleton disappeared from his home at Atherton on July 13. (Queensland Police)
A far...

Cabinet gears up in Roma

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Cougar Energy's Kingaroy plant was shut down more than a week ago. (Damien O'Sullivan)
Cabinet is meeting in Ro...

Prison nurses not safe from attacks: union

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 08:00:00
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) will meet with management from the Townsville...

'Flimsy' report doesn't mean Fraser Island dingoes healthy

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 07:26:00
The Queensland Opposition says a survey of dingoes on Fraser Island off Queensl...

Cooper Basin operation still recovering from floods: Santos

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 07:36:00
Oil and gas producer Santos says it is still not up to full production in centr...

Truck destroyed in chemical blaze

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Dukes Highway near Bordertown in South Australia's upper south-east is expected to be blocked for most of today w...

Window crashes onto teen at shopping centre

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Window crashes onto teen at Marion (7pm TV News SA)
A teenager was injured when a huge pane of glass fell on he...

Knife offender robs fast food customers

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Adelaide police are hunting for a man who robbed a fast food customer at knife point in a drive-through area.
A...

Nyrstar production to resume in August

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Nyrstar shutdown is routine (7pm TV News SA)
Management of the Nyrstar lead smelter at Port Pirie in South Aust...

Myki system faces first real test

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The myki system was rolled-out on trams and buses in Melbourne yesterday. (ABC: Timothy Marshall)
Melbourne's ...

Climate change

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Government will release its Climate Change White Paper today.
It is expected to outline a plan to...

Woman attacked

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman who was walking her dog. (Getty Images: Simon Fe...

Man questioned over Altona home invasion

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are questioning a man over an aggravated burglary at Altona in Melbourne's west this morning.
It is alle...

Man dies in freeway crash

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been killed in a crash on the Hume Freeway in north-east Victoria this morning.
The crash happened as...

Learner driver charged with speeding and drink-driving

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A learner driver has lost her learner's permit, after she was allegedly caught driving 70 kilometres over the speed l...

Fatal car crash

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania's road toll has risen to 20, after a man died in a single car crash, in Hobart's north early this morning. ...

Diver dies

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Tasmanian man has died while diving at Bruny Island off the state's southern coast.
The 48 year-old from Moon...

Man dead after double shooting

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is taken away in a stretcher after a double shooting on Sydney's northern beaches (ABC)
A man shot in wha...

GFC to blame

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal says the state was hit hardest by the GFC but is now leading the nation's recovery. (AB...

Man injured after school gas explosion

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has suffered serious facial burns after a gas explosion at a western Sydney high school.
Emergency servic...

Hung jury over nightclub identity killing

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The trial of a man accused of murdering Sydney nightclub identity Todd O'Connor has resulted in a hung jury.
28...

Campers find human remains

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Human remains have been found on a property near Cowra in the central west of New South Wales.
A group of campe...

Man mistaken for deer in fatal hunting accident

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police will prepare a report for the coroner. (ABC Local: Margaret Burin )
Police are investigating the death o...

Qantas glitch puts Hawke on ice

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Bob Hawke's campaigning for Labor in Brisbane was delayed after his Qantas flight was forced to turn around. (AAP: Ju...

Businesses caught contaminating Sydney's catchment areas

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Nearly 40 people and two business have been caught polluting waterways in the Sydney catchment area.
A year ago...

Traditional owners take nuke dump fight to court

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Northern Territory traditional owners are in Melbourne to challenge the planned nuclear dump. (ABC News: Peta Carlyon...

In the dark

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 13:33:00
About 1,500 homes were left without power after an incident at the Casuarina s...

World's largest rat

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 13:23:00
The skull of a black rat, top, compared with a fairly complete skull of one of...

Griggs promises CCTV, Hale says not tough enough

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 15:24:00
The Country Liberals candidate for the seat of Solomon has promised to install ...

Dob-in-a-druggie operation leads to arrest

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 15:31:00
One man has been arrested on allegations of drug possession following a weekend...

Man pleads guilty over fight with father-in-law

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 15:15:00
A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to causing serious ha...

Council 'unlikely' to budge on Mutitjulu pullout

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 15:43:00
The MacDonnell Shire Council says it is unlikely to change its mind about its p...

Report forecasts economic growth in NT

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 15:03:00
A new report by the economic forecaster Access Economics predicts the Northern ...

Darwin sweats through hottest July night on record

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 09:53:00
Darwin had its hottest July night on record last night. (ABC TV)
The Bur...

Fifth death on Territory roads in 4 days

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 09:07:00
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the latest death. (ABC)...

Labor to blame for Qld's bottom-ranked economy

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Queensland and New South Wales are equal bottom place. (ABC News: Gary Rivett)
The Queensland Opposition says L...

Bank manager fronts court

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 13:21:00
Bendigo Bank manager Colin Carleton disappeared from his home at Atherton on J...

Funding talks continue to flood-proof Charleville

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 09:33:00
A south-west Queensland mayor says is yet to receive any funding commitment fro...

Mourners gather to honour murder victim

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 11:05:00
More than 100 friends of murdered woman Justine Jones gathered at Alexandra Hea...

Human pigment could help fight deadly diseases

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 26, 2010 12:00:00
A scientist on Queensland's Gold Coast says a pigment in the human body could b...

Endangered wallabies given new home

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 13:21:00
Nine Bridled Nailtail Wallabies have been moved to a National Park near Blacka...

No criminal charges planned against SAJC

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Steve Ploubidis pleased the saga is over (7pm TV News SA)
The Crown Solicitor's office has found there is not e...

Allen gets 22yr non-parole

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Killer Kane Allen gets more than 22 years in jail (7pm TV News SA)
A man who killed his wife has been jailed fo...

Papps pleads guilty

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ron Papps pleads guilty to downgraded charge (7pm TV News SA)
Former race caller Ron Papps has had an attempted...

Four hurt in minibus rollover

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A minibus has rolled about 25 kilometres north-west of Keith on the Dukes Highway, in the upper south-east of South A...

Court told company lacked remorse over fatal explosion

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Poor maintenance was blamed for an explosion that killed three workers
A munitions factory in the mid-north of ...

Alleged hacker pleads guilty to data theft

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anthony Scott Harrison pleads guilty (ABC News)
An alleged computer hacker has confirmed guilty pleas to charge...

Teenager charged over city stabbing

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A teenager has been charged over a stabbing in the Adelaide CBD this month.
Police say a man in his 20s was sta...

More rain cut mains water use, 'not Premier'

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Opposition says Premier Mike Rann is trying to take the credit for South Australians using less water.
Mr R...

Tragic weekend

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria Police will continue to target dangerous drivers after the deaths of seven people at the weekend. (ABC TV)

'Depraved and disgusting'

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 14:08:00
The Victorian County Court. (ABC)
A 31-year-old Morwell man found in pos...

Cows cause havoc for train passengers

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

V/Line is trying to determine whether a cow that was struck and killed by a train yesterday evening came from the sam...

Body found in South Hedland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police in Port Hedland are investigating after a body was found this morning
A body found in scrub land in t...

Changes following death

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The air conditioning in the back of the van used to transport Mr Ward was not working
The head of the Departmen...

Slow diagnosis under scrutiny

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Deputy State Coroner is investigating the treatment an 85-year-old woman received at a nursing home in the days b...

Action to be taken if assault proved

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A boundary umpire is alleged to have punched and kicked the field umpire at half time (AFL poster)
The West Per...

Coalition will shut asylum seeker centres: Tuckey

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Wilson Tuckey says the coalition would use Nauru or reintroduce temporary protection visas (AAP)
West Austral...

Dry winter for Perth

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rainfall in the Perth area this year is down more than 200 millimetres on the average (Water Corporation)
The...

Economic stress if immigration falls: CCI

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

James Pearson says healthcare, community services, hospitality and retail will be hardest hit. (CCI)
WA's Chamb...

Asylum seekers arrive at Curtin

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

More than 140 asylum seekers were flown in over the weekend to the Curtin detention centre
Two more plane-loads...

Indecent assault charge over attack on teen

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 27 year-old man has been charged with a sex attack on a teenage girl in the Perth suburb of Kingsley.
Police ...

Man charged over fight after local disappears

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

SES volunteers have searched bush in Port Hedland's south as well as the tip and ovals (ABC)
State Emergency Se...

A series of weekend crashes

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A woman has been taken to Royal Perth Hospital by helicopter after a car crash in the northern Perth suburb of Woodri...

Tasmania drops ranking

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania's low population and slow growth is hindering its economic growth. (ABC Local: Yvette Barry)
Economist...

Airport plan criticised

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Launceston and Hobart airports will be monitored after hours from Melbourne by the end of this year. (ABC News)

Gillard promises Launceston flood levee funding

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised money for the Launceston flood levees and for hospital emergency services. ...

Woman assaulted after discussing trip

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Paul Lewis Norman has pleaded guilty in the Hobart Supreme Court to assaulting his stepdaughter. (ABC News: Damien La...

Forestry protest

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A group of activists is protesting native forest logging in the Weld Valley in Tasmania's south.
The 14 people ...

Council wants lower speed limits near childcare centres

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Launceston City Council Alderman wants speed limits reduced near all Tasmanian child care centres.
Alderman R...

Government urged to do more to protect water

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anti-pesticides campaigner Dr Alison Bleaney says the Tasmanian Government is not doing enough to protect water catch...

Timber yard fire

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fire has caused $150,000 damage to a timber yard in Tasmania's north-west.
Fire crews were called to the blaze ...

Election promise for Tasman Bridge improvements

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Labor candidate for Franklin has welcomed a pre-election promise to improve road safety on Hobart's Easte...

Current models could be underestimating future warming

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A new scientific paper published today by international journal Nature Geoscience suggests that current climat...

Exploring RMIT All it takes is a little application

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Visitors to Open Day at RMIT University on 8 August will benefit from a free iPhone app developed by an RMIT student.

Holocaust documentary takes top award

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Beyond Explanation by Emma Haarburger and Tim Rose has been judged best overall production in this year’s RMIT S...

Researchers engage with industry

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
More than 20 academics participated in a seminar last week as part of the Industry Research Development Program being la...

Scientists test Moreton Bay as coral "lifeboat"

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible lifeboat' to save ...

New strategies in SMI mining and minerals processing research

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
The Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland has undertak...

Discover UQ at the St Lucia Open Day

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Learning how to plan a successful QTAC application, hearing about scholarships and exchange opportunities and getting t...

ISEAL announces partnership with the Institute of Sport

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Guests and members of ISEAL at the launch
The University's Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEA...

Second Australian Conference on Wild Law and Earth Jurisprudence

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Second Australian Conference on Wild Law and Earth Jurisprudence was conducted at the University of Wollongong an...

Man in serious condition after shooting

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been shot in his leg and side in south-west Sydney.
Police responded to reports that a man had been s...

Four days of carnage that will be felt for years

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 26, 2010 17:27:00
Five people have been killed on NT roads in four days, including two people at...

Meeting fails to stop mining ads

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

National television advertisements will screen from Wednesday (ABC News)
An advertising campaign against the Fe...

Football assault charge

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been charged with assaulting a field umpire at a junior football match. (AFL poster)
Police have ...

Whale frolics in Geraldton harbour

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A humpback whale made its way into the Geraldton harbour and out again unassisted. (Grant Wynne)
A 10 metre h...

Motorcyclist dies in crash

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into the back of a car in the Perth suburb of Innaloo.
The crash ha...

Missing man

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a 43-year-old man missing from Perth's northern suburbs for more than a week.
Paul Ada...

Australian after more than half a century

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 92-year-old woman who moved to Australia from Austria 60 years ago will tonight become an Australian citizen.

Accused child sex offender in court

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 27-year-old man from Yangebup has appeared in the Joondalup Magistrates Court charged with the aggravated sexual as...

Court hears victim found in a pool of blood

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Paramedics who treated the victims of a violent home invasion have told of the injuries that confronted them.
...

Councils push for better public transport in the south

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Southern Tasmanian councils are banding together to push for better public transport.
The 12 councils hope to b...

Professor Gabrielle McMullen to retire

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

23 July 2010: Professor Gabrielle McMullen, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Australian Catholic University (ACU), h...

Federal Minister visits UWS: A hub for learning and employment

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The role of the University of Western Sydney as a vital hub for education, research and employment in the Greater We...

Guilt fuels commitment to the job: expert

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Feeling a sense of guilt or obligation towards an employer can increase an employee's commitment to an organisation, a ...

Australian killed in German music festival stampede

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 25, 2010 18:14:00
At least 10 people were revived at the scene but paramedics and police were to...

Sacked Liberal stands by anti-Muslim comments

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 25, 2010 12:40:00
Sacked: former Liberal candidate for Chifley David Barker. (Liberal Party)
...

Kokoda memorial walkway vandalised

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Defaced: Police say graffiti was sprayed across large sections of the walkway (7pm TV News NSW)
The New South W...

Victoria won't join Snowy court action

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Craig Ingram thinks the Victorian Government should join the Snowy River Alliance's legal action (AAP: Jennifer Chapm...

Flight operator still grounded over fatal crash

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is pushing for two charter flight operators to be grounded for longer afte...

King of the kitchen

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Winner of MasterChef Australia 2010: Adam Liaw. (Channel 10: Masterchef Australia)
Lawyer Adam Liaw has won thi...

Jumps death

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jumps race death at Morphettville (7pm TV News SA)
The RSPCA says the weekend death of a horse at Adelaide's Mo...

Driver killed after train hits car

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 22-year-old man died after a passenger train hit his car at a level crossing north-west of Melbourne.
Police ...

Man dies after shot in chest

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is dead after a shooting at the suburb of Hadfield in Melbourne's north.
Paramedics were called to a hous...

Wheatley bemoans becoming 'tax office poster boy'

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

High profile: Glenn Wheatley was relative small fry in the tax evasion stakes. (Australian Story)
Music promot...

WA Liberal MP defends Gillard attack

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

West Australian Liberal MP Don Randall is under fire over comments he made about Julia Gillard's religious views.
...

Miners' campaign relaunched

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fortescue Metals Group says the relaunch is not about eliminating a tax, but reforming it to suit everyone. (ABC Cont...

Call to halt stop and search laws

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Government is insisting that police stop and search laws are still necessary.
The State Government is...

Man dies in two car collision

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

One man was killed and several other people had to be cut from the wreckage of a two car collision. (ABC News)
...

Firearms warning

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

West Australian police have issued a warning about firearms. (ABC Local: Joel Rheinberger)
Police have issued a...

Bomb explodes at Perth home

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Perth police have questioned a man over a bomb explosion at a house in the city's north.
Officers believe a ho...

Premier defends US trip

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

(TV still)
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett says his $100,000 visit to the United States is already generating...

No winter rain relief for Bothwell farmers

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Farmers say they need to know if they can access water from Lakes Crescent and Sorell. (ABC News)
Dry condition...

Fifth man charged over backpacker bashing

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Assaulted: David Keohane was found unconscious after he was bashed during a night out at Coogee (ABC)
Police ha...

Teen arrested over fire engine joyride

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The teenager broke into the fire station at Lithgow and stole the keys to the truck. (ABC: file photo)
New Sout...

Alzheimer's breakthrough could lead to treatment

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two key proteins interact to trigger the brain degeneration known as Alzheimer's. (stock.xchg)
Researchers at t...

Abbott highlights women's influence

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott with his deputy Julie Bishop. (AAP: Dean Lewins)
Federal Opposition Leader Tony A...

Cleaner cars welcomed

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There has been a call for Julia Gillard's cleaner car scheme to include commercial vehicles. (ABC News: Giulio Sagg...

Man critical after accidental shooting

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is in a critical condition in Royal Perth Hospital after being shot in a hunting accident.
A 20-year-old ...

Doctor shortage worsens

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The shortage of GPs in Perth is continuing. (ABC News)
The Australian Medical Association says Perth's GP short...

Burswood train station security boost

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Security at the Burswood train station will be upgraded.
The Commonwealth has allocated $100,000 to pay ...

Melbourne to take late night control of Tas airports

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A near miss between two passenger planes prompted calls for better air traffic control in Tasmania. (ABC News)
...

Anger over elective surgery cancellations

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There is concern about the rate of elective surgery cancellations in the state's public hospitals.
The Liberals...

Liberals want deadline met for north-west cancer services

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Opposition says the government must honour it's pre-election promise to provide cancer services in the stat...

Weerona residents 'give to the paw'

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Orientation Week (Session 2) at UOW's Weerona College has provided a lot of fun for new residents but there has also ...

Hot stuff on the small screen

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Over the past semester, students from across the University have been working hard on an exciting new media project, The...

Government urges 'cultural change' to fight road toll

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The ACT government has urged a 'cultural change' on the Territory's roads after two more road deaths (ABC News)

Too many suspended sentences: New report

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A new report has concluded NSW courts are suspending sentences for offendes who should be doing community service
...

Child needle injury

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for the person who left a needle in a children's playground at a fast-food restaurant (ABC News:...

'Not concerned'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal ALP candidate for Robertson, Deborah O'Neill, 'not concerned' by Belinda Neal pamphlets (ALP)
Labor...

Farm accidents cost $1b per year: research

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 08:02:00
A national farm safety researcher says farm accidents and deaths are costing th...

ABC News 24 launch celebrated

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 06:43:00
The launch of ABC News 24 has been lauded as an historic event. (ABC News: ABC...

WWI digger finally buried in Belgium

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An Australian soldier discovered more than 90 years after a World War I battle has been buried with full military hon...

Minister rejects shock TV ads for truants

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 09:06:00
Minister for Indigenous Development Malarndirri McCarthy. [File image]. (7pm TV...

Lights out

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 09:31:00
Royal Darwin Show (ABC TV)
The main power supply at the Royal Darwin Show...

Police asked to investigate missing banker over fraud

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 09:14:00
Police are now investigating allegations of fraud against Mr Carleton. (Queen...

Carcinogenic water row

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 06:58:00
The Government confirmed 14 days were allowed to lapse before it met with Couga...

Woman charged over allegedly defacing victim's tribute website

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 08:12:00
A memorial service for Ms Jones will be held on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday...

Bligh gears up for community Cabinet in southern Qld

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The impact of mining on farmland is expected to dominate a Queensland Cabinet meeting in the state's southern inland ...

Charleville flood-proof plan to cost $23m

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 08:14:00
Cost of flood damage in Charleville 'enormous'. (ABC News: Kerrin Binnie)

'Severe shortage' of aged care facilities in regional Qld

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 08:08:00
Aged Care Queensland (ACQ) says services in the state's regions are worsening d...

Dingo numbers on Fraser Island underestimated

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 07:37:00
The Queensland Government says a report shows dingo populations on Fraser Islan...

Fears beetle could wipe out bee hives

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 07:22:00
There are concerns the ongoing spread of an exotic beetle could destroy bee hiv...

Freeman: A new challenge, one decade on

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 08:49:00
Giiving back: Catherine Freeman has happy childhood memories of Palm Island (A...

BHP moving jobs closer to Asian clients

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

BHP Billiton moving jobs from Adelaide (Getty Images: Ryan Pierse, file photo)
BHP Billiton has confirmed it wi...

Desal work resumes

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Safety issues addressed at construction site for Adelaide's desalination plant (ABC News)
Construction work has...

Snelling being 'groomed'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jack Snelling says he expects Kevin Foley to stay as Treasurer (ABC News)
The State Opposition claims Employmen...

Scrap dealer fined over worker's burns

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A former scrap metal dealer has been fined $12,000 over an explosion in 2007 which left an employee with burns.

Industrial laws case adjourned for two months

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Unionists cheer as Ark Tribe arrives at court (ABC News)
The trial of a construction worker charged with breach...

Decision reserved in Lennon trust account case

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Decision reserved at Kate Lennon trial (7pm TV News SA)
A South Australian Supreme Court judge has reserved her...

Port Augusta man jailed for sex abuse

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man who sexually abused his stepdaughter and niece has been jailed in South Australia.
A District Court Judge...

Teenagers charged with taxi driver assault

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two teenagers have been charged with assaulting a taxi driver at Magill in Adelaide.
Officers say they chased t...

Special sitting to debate bushfire findings

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Government has agreed to a special sitting of Parliament to debate the findings of the Bushfire Royal Commi...

Farquharson awaits sentence

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 08:10:00
Guilty: Farquharson deliberately drove his car into a dam leaving his three son...

Castle auction

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The castle will go under the hammer today. (ABC Local: Margaret Burin )
The future of iconic Ballarat tourist a...

Off-duty police officer stabbed at Port Melbourne

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An off-duty police officer is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed at Port Melbourne this morning. (Getty Imag...

Oil project sparks fishing fears

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 07:39:00
Victorian fishermen say oil company Esso has ignored their concerns about one o...

Asylum seekers at Curtin to hit 500 mark

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Locals want to know if doctors and nurses are being diverted from the hospital to the detention centre
The ...

Stabbing in Nollamara

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police outside the house in Nollamara where a stabbing took place
A man has been stabbed during a fight at a ...

Alcohol restrictions proposed for Carnarvon

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A policeman talks to two men drinking in the street at night (file)
The WA police union is calling on the State...

Concerns for missing woman

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rachel Brakespeare disappeared after a heated argument with her ex-partner
Police investigating the disappearan...

Woman recovering after hit and run

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating a hit and run crash in Mandurah.
A 20 year-old woman was hit by a car as she was cross...

Magistrate fined over late tax returns

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Melbourne magistrate was flown in to hear the case after local magistrates dismissed themselves. (ABC News)
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Prison for hoons

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Hoons luring police into high-speed chases (7pm TV News TAS)
Tasmania's police union is calling for tougher pen...

Child prostitution report

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Commissioner Mason's report will look at the role of child protection services. (ABC News: Fiona Breen)
An inde...

Balance of power will guarantee NBN: Greens

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens say Tasmania's future depends on fast broadband. (www.sxc.hu: Rodolfo Clix, file photo)
The Australi...

Big business neglected: Libs

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Opposition has accused the Government of ignoring the needs of big business in Tasmania.
The Liberal ...

ECU Research Week 2010

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Source: Edith Cowan University

Court told son's death tore family apart

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The victim's mother showed her son's photo in court saying "this is the eldest of my gorgeous boys." (ABC News: Chook...

New research into electric cars

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The slow take-up of electric vehicles in Australia is to be tackled by a new research collaboration just announced at...

$250,000 for younger onset Dementia

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The New South Wales Government is funding a 250-thousand dollar study into younger onset dementia.
The conditi...

At least 21 years jail for prostitute killing

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man found guilty of killing a Sydney prostitute has been sentenced to at least 21 years behind bars.
Malcolm ...

Opposition may block cartoon gambling legislation

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A screengrab from the Trackside website, which allows punters to place bets on make-believe animated horse races. (AB...

Sydney Airport revenues fuelled by exodus

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Sydney Airport has credited strong outgoing passenger traffic for a rise in its first-half earnings.
The compan...

Woman killed after car rolls on dirt road

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 12:21:00
The car rollled on a road near Laramba in the Northern Territory. (Google Maps...

Brawl, glassing, skinny dip

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 10:45:00
Northern Territory Police. (ABC News: Nic MacBean)
Police say they had a...

Developer demands changes to parking laws

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 14:19:00
A developer involved in the Chinatown project in Darwin is calling on the North...

Funding change forces school to axe teachers

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 11:40:00
A Darwin school says it is $600,000 in deficit because the Federal Government h...

Hospital criticises child protection procedures

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 12:34:00
The Alice Springs Hospital has told a child protection inquiry that poor commun...

Country Liberals Senate candidate pulls out

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 11:44:00
The Country Liberals have a new candidate to contest the second Senate seat for...

Art centre scraps plans for solar plant

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 11:49:00
Plans for a new solar plant at the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs have hi...

Asking the people

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Gillard confronted: A protester yells as he is dragged away during the PM's speech (ABC News)
Prime Minister Ju...

Qld Health defends errors in nurse practice manual

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 12:42:00
Queensland Health says patients are not at risk because of errors in a clinical...

Garrett praises Qld oil spill clean-up

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 12:30:00
Today marks the end of the restoration program after the worst environmental di...

Hendra virus quarantine procedures revised

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 12:37:00
Biosecurity Queensland says it has made changes to its hendra virus quarantine ...

Liberal staffer on child porn charge

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A staffer for Queensland Liberal Senator Sue Boyce has resigned after appearing in court on a child pornography charg...

Authorities investigate dengue cases in north Qld

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 12:33:00
Queensland Health is investigating two suspected cases of dengue fever in the T...

Longreach saddles up for Qld rodeo championships

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 10:47:00
Some of Australia's leading bull riders will compete under lights in Queensland...

RSPCA settles out of court with graziers

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

RSPCA settles out of court with graziers (ABC RURAL: Keva Gocher)
The RSPCA has reached an out-of-court agreeme...

Young driver jailed

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jail for stolen car driver who killed four passengers (ABC News)
A man who killed four passengers in a stolen c...

'In dark'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ian McLachlan says SANFL did not know of early AFL involvement (ABC News)
A parliamentary inquiry has heard the...

Alleged killer stabbed himself, court hears

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A gang member charged with murdering a Sudanese man allegedly stabbed himself to make it look like a revenge attack, ...

Macaw home and starting from scratch

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tambo checked over after his big adventure (7pm TV News SA)
Safely back in the aviary at Adelaide Zoo, Tambo th...

Bike lanes boost for Adelaide and regions

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

$1.3m for more bike lanes and paths
Another 29 bike lanes and paths are planned in metropolitan Adelaide and re...

Raids follow international college closure

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Federal police and immigration officials have raided three Adelaide properties over the closure of the Adelaide Pacif...

Bail upheld for drug lab accused

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man charged over a big illegal drug laboratory has been released from custody after the South Australian Supreme Co...

Williams' alleged killer to argue 'defensive homicide'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 15:24:00
Carl Williams was attacked as he sat at a bench in Barwon Prison (ABC News: fi...

Road rage

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 13:59:00
TV personality, Sam Newman leaves the South Melbourne police station after bei...

Crikey founder runs on anti-pokie ticket

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Shareholder activist and former journalist Stephen Mayne will run for a Victorian seat in the Senate as an Independen...

Memorials to be held for dead wharfie

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Wharfies will hold memorial services across the country this afternoon to coincide with the funeral of stevedore Step...

VCA shake-up claims top scalp

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Resigning: Sharman Pretty (University of Melbourne)
The Dean of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music, Sh...

Lucky to be alive after hit and run in Mandurah

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 23, 2010 15:17:00
Lauren Rogerson has cuts and bruising to her body and face after being hit by ...

Walkout illegal

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The ABCC alleged the strike was organised by the construction union's Joe McDonald (ABC: Karina Carvalho, file phot...

Abbott pledges $93m border security boost

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the new funding would help to improve quarantine measures and restrict smu...

Court appearance over Padbury shooting

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 20-year-old man has appeared in the Joondalup Magistrates Court charged with shooting a man in the stomach.
T...

Wharfies stop work state-wide

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Stephen Piper was crushed to death at Appleton dock in Melbourne last week (ABC TV)
Two thousand maritime wor...

Woodside's production falls as revenue increases

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Woodside's production levels have fallen but rising commodity prices has seen its revenue increase
Woodside s...

Export price surge pressures rates

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The 16.1 per cent jump in export prices for the second quarter was the largest since the Bureau of Statistics trade p...

Pepper spray report withheld

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Transit guards pepper spray commuter James Hagerstrom at Subiaco train station (thewest.com.au)
The Public Tran...

Greens 'scaremongering' over uranium: Bowler

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens and others held an anti-uranium protest in Fremantle this week (ABC News: Claire Krol)
Kalgoorlie MP...

Robbery at knifepoint

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man who tried to rob a post office at knifepoint in Inglewood.
He pushed through a l...

Partial release of child prostitute report

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ms Thorp will report to parliament and release part of the findings. (ABC News)
Tasmania's Children's Minister ...

Historic hydro scheme springs back to life

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Hydro spent millions of dollars fixing the wooden pipeline at Lake Margaret. (ABC News)
Hydro Tasmania has thro...

Traffic delays but bridge work on track

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Repair work on the Bridgewater Bridge, north of Hobart, is continuing to cause traffic delays but the project is on t...

Former MP joins cancer service push

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A former Labor Deputy Premier has criticised the State Government's cancer services on Tasmania's north-west coast.

New hope for death row dogs

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The foster care program is giving young and troublesome dogs a chance to grow old. (ABC News)
A new foster care...

Woman tells court of home invasion terror

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Hobart woman has told a Supreme Court jury of her terror when she realised she could not escape from three intruder...

Participants needed - research into insulin resistance in women

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Samantha Cassar, a VU research student from the School of Sports and Exercise Science, and the Jean Hailes Research G...

Thousands pack into Royal Darwin Show

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 23, 2010 17:20:00
Thousands of people have enjoyed a day at the Royal Darwin Show. (ABC TV)

Dead birds win Hobart Art Prize

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dozens of intricately sculpted dead birds and a video of Los Angeles street performers have taken out the top awards ...

Magistrate to be judged by 'court of public opinion': expert

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A legal ethics expert says a Hobart magistrate who failed to lodge tax returns will be judged by the court of public ...

Work continuing on Bridgewater Bridge

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Roadworks are expected to continue around the Bridgewater Bridge area, on Hobart's northernmost approaches, from firs...

Floating pier for Hobart waterfront

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Construction will start next week on a floating pier on Hobart's waterfront.
The pontoon, between Franklin Whar...

Australia's earliest contact rock art discovered

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A team of researchers from The Australian National University and Griffith University have discovered evidence of Sou...

Saving lives at rail crossings

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New technology by La Trobe University to have cars and trains 'talking' to each other could save an avera...

New art of the Western District opens at RMIT Gallery

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A new exhibition that investigates the rich, layered histories of the Western District of Victoria has opened at RMIT Ga...

Revue workshops at the Seymour

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Students in the medical revue prepare for a scene in Cadavatar.

Source...

Ancient Britons were the earliest North Europeans

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A team of international scientists, including the University of Sydney's Dr Peter Hoare, has uncovered ...

UQ researchers develop a dissolvable needle-free Nanopatch for vaccine delivery

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
UQ research has found the Nanopatch - a needle-free, pain-free method of vaccine del...

Participants needed - research into insulin resistance in women

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Samantha Cassar, a VU research student from the School of Sports and Exercise Science, and the Jean Hailes Research G...

Major breakthrough in Alzheimer research

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Researchers from the University of Sydney's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Laboratory have achieve...

'Flying doctors' to raise funds for Angel Flight

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Three generations of UQ graduates: Joshua Keyes-Liley, who received his BA yesterday, with his paren...

Double photo wins self portrait prize

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Bridget Mac: masculine/feminine (National Portrait Gallery: The artist)
Sydney-based photographer Bridget Mac h...

Emergency departments full

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Canberra's hospital emergency departments are busier than ever (ABC TV News)
Canberra's emergency departments a...

Bus deadlock

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

ACTION and bus drivers are still in (ABC News: Clarissa Thorpe)
The bus drivers union is still deadlocked with...

Town remembers fallen digger

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The town of Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales has come to standstill to honour Australian soldier Nathan Bewes...

Independent bid unconfirmed

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Vindicated: Federal MP Belinda Neal (ABC TV)
There are further signs that the disendorsed Labor MP Belinda Neal...

Up to 11 people saved from burning house

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Eleven people, including two young girls, have been saved from a house fire at Kelso in the Central West of New South...

Job-seekers tricked into handling stolen goods

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Job-seekers have been tricked into handling stolen goods, as part of a credit card scam. (PA: PA)
Police say un...

Arrests over machete killing

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Four men and a teenager have been arrested over the death of a man in a home invasion in Sydney's south-west earlier ...

Teen jailed over stabbing murder

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 17-year-old boy from southern New South Wales will be in jail until at least 2025 for murder and attempted murder.<...

Roxon announces MRI for Campbelltown

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced over $3 million for a new MRI machine and other equipment for Camp...

Kitchen fire leaves two with serious burns

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A kitchen fire on the state's south coast has left a man and a woman with serious burns in two Sydney hospitals.
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Baby's brave fight to live, court told

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 22, 2010 11:00:00
The New South Wales coroner has described a baby who died when her life support...

New Northern Territory Chief Justice named

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 15:31:00
Justice Trevor Riley has been appointed the next Chief Justice of the Northern...

Legal challenge

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 22, 2010 11:20:00
A protest against the nuclear waste dump outside the NT Parliament earlier this...

Tiwi Twenty-20

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 12:03:00
Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border bats during a match in 1985. (G...

Rescue team frees man from burning unit

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 09:35:00
A faulty fridge is believed to have caused the blaze. [File image]. (NT Police...

CEO regrets taking on Mutitjulu responsibility

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 22, 2010 13:27:00
The MacDonnell Shire Council chief executive says it was unfortunate the counci...

Show bags, rides and animals ready for the masses

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 09:50:00
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the Royal Darwin Show over the next...

High stress levels hit community workers

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 12:00:00
A lack of funding, staffing and support is leading to high stress levels among...

Rudd confirms UN talks

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 13:10:00
Talks with UN: Kevin Rudd campaigning in Brisbane yesterday (AAP: Dave Hunt)

Preferences warning

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Michael Johnson says if the LNP puts the Labor Party ahead of him, it will backfire. (7pm TV News NSW)
Former ...

Council checking new tenders against corrupt practices

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 22, 2010 11:11:00
The Brisbane City Council (BCC) says it is concerned about allegations of corru...

Negotiations continue about Police Commissioner reappointment

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 11:00:00
Queensland Police Minister Neil Roberts says he is continuing to negotiate wit...

More rangers needed to stop dugong deaths

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 22, 2010 11:34:00
Authorities say it looked like someone tried to sink the dugongs with makeshift...

Caught: media chases pollie of a different kind

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tambo took a scenic tour of Adelaide before he was caught (ABC News)
After a chase which kept reporters and zoo...

Billboard ad changed

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Christopher Pyne removes billboard 'endorsement' (ABC News)
Federal Liberal MP Christopher Pyne has removed an ...

Recycling up 15pc

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Higher container deposits have boosted recycling by almost 15pc in two years (ABC Local: Carol Raabus)
Return r...

Jail for conman who stole to gamble

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man who defrauded a regional community out of $66,000 has been jailed by the Adelaide District Court.
John Br...

MP seeks ban on burkas in banks

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A private member's bill to ban women from wearing a burka in some circumstances in South Australia has been introduce...

Gaming reforms could reduce some venues' hours

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Gambling reforms planned in SA (Lateline)
There is a push to extend gambling regulations to cover federally-own...

Mayor backs prostitution reform push

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Port Adelaide-Enfield Council is backing a push for legalised prostitution in South Australia.
It has expressed...

Man avoids jail for attack on his old school

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A teenager has been given a suspended jail sentence for vandalising his old primary school.
Michael James Dean,...

Fewer lose drivers licences in SA

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fewer South Australian motorists are having their licences disqualified.
Latest figures from Transport SA show ...

Myki goes live on trams and buses on Sunday

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 14:04:00
Myki has been plagued by delays and cost blow-outs.
Melbourne commuters ...

Not guilty

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anoinette Davison's body was found on a Bairnsdale street. (supplied)
A Supreme Court Judge has accepted a 24-y...

Motivational speaker jailed for $1.7m investment scam

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 12:00:00
The former motivational speaker was jailed in the Victorian County Court over ...

Relative comes forward with murder DNA clue

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A black and white photo of Elmer Crawford, a man wanted for the murder of his pregnant wife and three children in 197...

Elderly pedestrian killed by truck

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man his died after he was hit by a truck at Abbotsford. (ABC Local: Margaret Burin )
A man aged in his 70's h...

AGL axes 155 jobs

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Power company AGL insists its customer service will not be affected, despite the axing of 155 clerical jobs.
Th...

Keys to gluten intolerance found

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 10:59:00
People with coeliac disease must currently avoid eating gluten, found in most ...

Pokie spending may be fuelling crime

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A new study has found there is a strong and significant link between spending on poker machines and crime rates in Vi...

Forrest launches fresh attack on mining tax

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 14:13:00
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest wants the tax dropped (ABC News)
Fortescue...

Bail appeal

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Supreme Court has been told Adam Mikhail's lawyer will apply for bail over the wait for a trial
A man acc...

Search for new undertaker

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Imelda Agars has been banned from every cemetery in the East Kimberley (ABC Local: Emma Wynne)
The search is ...

Evidence seized by police ruled inadmissable

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Goldfields magistrate has ruled that evidence seized by police in an animal cruelty case is inadmissable.
Jer...

Court declares fake flirts misleading

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 14:17:00
Jetplace used some of its own profiles to send messages or flirts to members o...

Infrastructure funding proposals disastrous: CCI

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

James Pearson says a proposal to cut infrastructure funding would be disastrous for WA (CCI)
Western Australia'...

Clumsy burglary goes wrong

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 26-year-old man has been charged with burglary after he spent more than eight hours trapped in the roof space of a ...

Vexed by overcrowding and poor housing

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Aboriginal Affairs co-ordinating committee says there have been big improvements in Roebourne since the release o...

Call for commitment to renewable energy

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Conservation Council wants the State Government to rule out buying power from any new or expanded coal power stat...

Jetstar adds new Launceston flights

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jetstar will add an extra daily flight from both Sydney and Melbourne. (AFP: AFP PHOTO)
Budget airline Jetstar...

Blood stain link

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A young couple was critically injured during an attack in their Austins ferry home. (ABC News)
The Supreme Cour...

Mine wall 'close to limit'

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Workers escaped with minutes to spare but some machinery was damaged. (ABC News)
Workplace Standards Tasmania s...

Wilkie rules out preference deals

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

"They've all been very keen to get my votes." (ABC News: Kylie Rollins)
An independent candidate for the feder...

Country town welcomes high-speed internet trial

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 22, 2010 12:21:00
Noel and Joel Whelan say the super-fast broadband will make them feel less iso...

Production halt at zinc works

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Production has resumed at Hobart's Nyrstar Zinc Works after a power surge triggered a shut down early this morning.

Doctor keeps up pressure over toxic chemicals

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anti-pesticides campaigner Dr Alison Bleaney says a toxic chemical hit list contains alarming findings for Tasmania.<...

Greens label road safety move a backwards step

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Tasmanian Greens say the new Road Safety Advisory Council is a missed opportunity to cut Tasmania's road toll.

Federalism's flickering fortunes

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A revival of Australia's system of federalism through stronger co-operation between States and Commonwealth was anoth...

ANU pair makes Eureka Prize finals

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

ANU researchers Dr Rowena Martin and Professor David Lindenmayer are among the finalists for this year's Eureka prize...

Vintage clothing sale to help children in India

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Queensland Premier, Dr Anna Bligh, speaking at the graduation ceremony on Wednesday night
GR...

UTS staff excellence recognised with citations

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

22 Jul 2010
Seven UTS academics have been honoured for their contribution to excellence in learning and teachin...

Speed cameras opposed despite horrific road toll

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 09:14:00
The ACT could have a record road toll this year after two more fatalities on t...

Bushfires court action

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 08:16:00
A court hearing starts on 1 March 2010 to determine compensation for 2003 Canb...

TWU: Delays expected as fuel workers strike

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Transport Workers Union says there will be some slight delays because of strike action at Sydney Airport. (7pm TV...

Schoolgirl assaults

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man after two Sydney schoolgirls were indecently assaulted. (ABC News: file photo)
P...

Gillard, Roxon lend support to nurses

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 06:22:00
The Federal Government's heavy hitters are turning out to show their support fo...

Teachers still struggling with special needs children

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A New South Wales Parliamentary committee has heard teachers are struggling to meet the needs of students with specia...

House ransacked in violent invasion

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 32-year-old man is being treated for a fractured eye socket after a violent home invasion in Sydney's west.
P...

Horse mutilator strikes again

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 09:23:00
A horse specialist has warned a person who mutilated several horses in Albury ...

Retrospective warranty scheme open for debate

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 09:37:00
Brolga Homes (www.brolgahomes.com.au)
The Northern Territory Government ...

Design competition

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 09:16:00
Chief Minister Paul Henderson has launched a design competition for the city of...

Rudd to begin Griffith campaign

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rudd set to begin Griffith campaign. (ABC News)
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will begin campaigning in his ...

Carcinogenic water scare

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 07:43:00
The Government confirmed 14 days were allowed to lapse before it met with the ...

Bligh 'toxic' to election campaign

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 08:03:00
A spokesman for Ms Bligh says it will not be until November before she chairs ...

Rescue helicopter control move to Qld Health 'worrying'

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 09:32:00
The CQ Rescue helicopter service is to meet with Queensland Health in the comin...

Coral fossils give researchers Great Barrier Reef insight

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Samples of reef fossils from deep below the ocean floor were taken earlier this year. (User submitted: Naomi Brook...

Ex-cycling champ sues over car door collision

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Chris Jongewaard suing over car door he ran into
A former champion mountain biker who was jailed over a drunken...

Soft slings ban

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Safety audit done at desalination plant construction site (7pm TV News SA)
The construction union says use of s...

Drunks crackdown

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Pubs and clubs face a tough crackdown (7pm TV News SA)
Tough changes have been proposed for hotels and clubs in...

Another horse killed in Adelaide road crash

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Another horse has been killed on Adelaide's roads.
It was hit by a car in Sutherland Avenue at Semaphore Park j...

Crash leaves driver with critical head injuries

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A car and this bus collided at Camden Park (ABC News: Patrick Rocca)
A woman is in hospital with critical head ...

Two charged over alleged road crash assault

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two men have been charged with assault and theft of a car from another man who stopped to help at the scene of a road...

Elderly residents flee suspicious fire

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two elderly residents have fled their burning house at Waterloo Corner in Adelaide.
The portable dwelling at Pa...

Police officer menaced with gun

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A gun was pointed at a police officer as she investigated a suspicious car at a service station at Woodville North in...

Calls for Minister's resignation over toxic scare comments

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 08:28:00
An aerial photo shows the location of the Tullamarine Landfill, on Melbourne's...

Sword siege

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police negotiators helped bring the siege to a peaceful end. (ABC Local: Margaret Burin )
A siege has ended pea...

Zombie porn banned

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Banned: Bruce LaBruce's film has been described as 'gay zombie porn' (www.youtube.com)
The Australian censor ha...

Man faces court over botanic gardens rampage

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The garden's rotunda was significantly damaged. (user submitted)
A man charged over a rampage through Castlemai...

Mothers still face workplace discrimination

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria's equal opportunity commissioner Helen Szoke says pregnant women and new mothers are still suffering workpla...

Minister defends energy policy

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Peter Collier says extending the Muja power station is a medium term solution to secure baseload power
The Ener...

'Independent' questions

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rob Fry says the 'independent' schools program is being rolled out too quickly to assess if it is working (ABC News: ...

Students flee fire

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A fire in Wilson caused six students to flee this house
Six university students have escaped a house fire in t...

Prisoners take on mining work

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rio Tinto has offered minimum security prisoners the chance to work at Cape Lambert port (AAP)
Rio Tinto has o...

Man wielded machete to rob service station

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man who used a machete to rob a service station in the Perth suburb of Padbury.
Poli...

Lack of storage threatens sacred artefacts

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Wes Morris says there is an urgent need for safe, dry containers to store artefacts (ABC Local)
A Kimberley Abo...

Family fears murder case going cold

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Shane Barker was shot at close range. (Courtesy of the Mercury)
The family of a murdered Campbell Town man has ...

Delving into diminutives

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Researchers are investigating why Australians might say they are having a 'barbie' in the 'arvo' with the 'rellies'.<...

Facebook fat-buster trial

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australian scientists are investigating how social networking sites like Facebook might help people lose weight.
<...

Southern land prices slump

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Median land values fell 14 per cent in the March quarter. (ABC News)
Land prices in Hobart have plummeted in th...

Driven by iconic design

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
One of RMIT University’s most acclaimed alumni, automotive designer Phillip Zmood, is being honoured through a ret...

UTS triumphs again at Eastern University Games

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

21 Jul 2010
On the sunny shores of Coffs Harbour this month UTS again triumphed over 20 other universities to b...

Hope held out for missing mum

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

31-year-old Kristi McDougall went missing in June and was last seen by friends at Homebush in Sydney's west. (NSW Pol...

Country Liberals

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 13:50:00
The Liberal Party logo. (Liberal Party)
The Liberal Party is setting up ...

Money to tackle worst locust plague in decades

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has announced a plan worth 18 million dollars to tackle an upcoming lo...

Police connect assault with social networking site

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New South Wales police are investigating a sexual assault in south-western Sydney that is possibly linked to a popula...

Widow breaks down at bathtub murder sentence hearing

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 15:00:00
The widow of a Sydney homeowner bashed to death by a handy man has broken down...

Police: Local Hungry Jacks manager exploited job-seekers

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say a former Sydney restaurant manager made $20,000 by exploiting Indian nationals looking for jobs.
The...

Sentence appeal lost for barking dog murder

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 12:24:00
A Sydney woman has lost an appeal against her jail sentence for murdering a man...

Election focus turns to education

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:45:00
Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets a voter in the Sydney suburb of Leichardt. ...

Labor pledges cash for work experience in trades

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 10:04:00
'Our nation needs skilled tradespeople': Julia Gillard campaigns in Blacktown (...

Man to be laid to rest 2 years after murder

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 14:00:00
Peter Murphy went missing in 2008. (ABC TV)
A funeral is being held next ...

Pay rise dispute

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 11:30:00
Public servants want a 5 per cent per year pay increase over three years. (ABC...

Lasers to be used in study of river system

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 15:21:00
Lasers will be used as part of a 12-month study of the Mary River aimed at gene...

Dispute over Mutitjulu services continues

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 15:34:00
The Northern Territory Department of Housing says it has legal advice suggestin...

Home Affairs Minister visits Customs boats in NT

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 13:33:00
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor has spent the morning in Darwin touring ...

Nightcliff Beach reopened after pollution problem

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 13:50:00
Darwin's Nightcliff Beach has been reopened to swimming and fishing after tests...

Henderson rules out uranium plant on harbour

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 12:27:00
Chief Minister Paul Henderson has categorically ruled out a uranium processing ...

Bligh rejects she's 'toxic' to Labor's election campaign

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:10:00
Ms Bligh is adamant she will be involved in the federal election campaign. (A...

Facebook prison escapee

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:17:00
Justin Grant escaped from prison guards wearing handcuffs. (Facebook)
Po...

Carcinogenic water row

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 13:41:00
The Government confirmed 14 days were allowed to lapse before it met with the ...

Construction companies allege industry corruption

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:46:00
Some Queensland building contractors says they are on the verge of collapse be...

Rudd begins campaign with school visit

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:27:00
Mr Rudd arrived at Coorparoo State School in Brisbane to mark the start of his...

Murdered woman's Facebook page defaced

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ms Jones's body was found at the Nambour dump on July 15. (Queensland Police Service)
Police are investigating ...

Qld Rail lodges appeal against $660,000 fine

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 13:29:00
Queensland Rail (QR) is appealing against a $660,000 fine for not consulting u...

Dead dugongs found trapped in illegal nets

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 14:47:00
Authorities say it looked like someone tried to sink the dugongs with makeshif...

Murder 'not suicide'

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Kane Allen has been convicted of murder (ABC News)
A footballer in regional South Australia has been found guil...

Man in court on explosives charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An Adelaide court has heard prosecutors need more evidence before deciding if there is a case against a man who has b...

Coroner urges public focus on suicides

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Coroner Mark Johns urges more public attention on suicides (ABC News)
South Australia's coroner Mark Johns says...

Judge stops alleged wife beater moving back home

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man accused of beating his wife on the side of a freeway in front of witnesses wants to vary his bail so he can liv...

Train assault accused faces court

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl on an Adelaide train has been remanded in custody.
The man,...

Home invaders attack man with knife

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man was cut on his neck as four other men forced their way into a house at Elizabeth East in Adelaide overnight.

New solar plants for Victoria

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Victorian Government will build up to 10 large scale solar energy plants in the next 10 years.
Premier John...

Back-yard sex assaults

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 15:00:00
The court heard the woman molested two boys in a tent in her back yard. (ABC)<...

Officer shot

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victorian Police hat and badge. (Getty Images: Simon Fergusson, file photo)
A police officer who accidentally s...

Three arrested in child porn raids

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Three men have been arrested in child pornography raids in the Frankston area. (ABC News, file photo)
Three peo...

Greens call for debate on Victorian detention centres

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens are encouraging debate on where new asylum seeker processing centres might be located within Australia.

Black box inventor dies aged 85

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Pioneer: Dr David Warren and the black box (Defence Department)
The Australian inventor of the black box, which...

Uranium industry set to take off

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Several companies are exploring in WA for uranium in the hope of setting up a mine like this at Ranger (ERA)
...

Campaign trail

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Colin Barnett is campaigning in Gosnells and in Armadale as the federal contest heats up (ABC: Graeme Powell)
T...

Self defence claim

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police at the scene of the house in Jandakot where a gunfight took place (file)
A 31-year-old Perth man has t...

Asylum issue looms again for Gillard

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The latest arrival was intercepted off Christmas Island (Customs and Border Protection: File photo)
Prime Minis...

Record iron ore production

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

BHP says WA's annual iron ore output has hit a record high for the 10th consecutive year
BHP Billiton has deliv...

Protestors hold forth against uranium mining

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two men holding an anti-uranium sign protest outside a conference in Fremantle (ABC News: Claire Krol)
Enviro...

Higher costs a fact of life: Premier

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Colin Barnett says an adjustment is going on from low prices and people will be feeling the pain now
The Prem...

Man faces court over horse attack

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Norseman man accused of killing a horse with a hunting bow will stand trial today.
Jeremy Lee Webb is allege...

Flu vaccinations still available

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

This year's vaccine protects against the human swine flu strain and two other strains (ABC News)
The Health Dep...

Premier's US trip a 'junket', Libs say

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The deputy premier says Mr Bartlett has had only one day off for sightseeing. (Facebook)
The Tasmanian Oppositi...

Westbury bank hold up

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in northern Tasmania earlier today.
Police say he was armed wi...

Man killed by falling tree

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been killed by a falling tree at Buckland in the Tasmania's south-east.
The man aged in his 50's was ...

Controllers say planes' close call avoidable

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Launceston control tower was not manned when two planes had a near miss on their approach in May 2008. (ABC News)...

Gold mines set to merge

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A merger announcement is expected on Friday. (ABC News)
Two gold mining companies with Tasmanian mines are pois...

Florentine protest charges dismissed

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Three people arrested in last year's Florentine Valley Mother's Day protest have had their charges dismissed in the H...

Andrew Demetriou on football and life

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Andrew Demetriou, AFL's CEO, will reveal his views on the contribution that Aussie Rules makes to social and comm...

Asian migration on increase

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Research by La Trobe University academic, Dr Rob Townsend, has highlighted a 500 per cent increase in the numbers...

Pope to consecrate Temple Sagrada Familia

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, Temple Sagrada Família, in the Spanish city of Barcelona, wil...

Engaging with the climate change agenda in Vietnam

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
RMIT University academics have collaborated with the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in leading a workshop ...

Hunt for hidden Melbourne treasures with QRioCity

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Use your mobile to rediscover hidden Melbourne gems and overlooked city spaces through a QR-based scavenger hunt, as par...

Why history matters: historians remap the world

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An early map of the world.

Source: The University Of Sydney

World-first dialysis study set to reduce health costs

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The results of a world-first controlled trial of dialysis start-time in patients with Stage V chronic k...

Spotlight on new technology for monitoring livestock

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Winner Tyson Cooke and Director of NOPE, Harry Samson
Maroochydore State High School student Tys...

Mother helped husband abuse daughter

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 19:43:00
A 57-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to helping her husband have sex with the...

Executives sacked at 'over-managed' Telstra

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Telstra says 30 senior executives have been made redundant tonight. (Getty Images: Ian Waldie)
The union repr...

Gillard survives first street stroll unscathed

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 20:23:00
Ms Gillard was well received by everyone she came across on her stroll. (ABC N...

Election clash

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 16:39:00
Prince Charles and Governor General Quentin Bryce at a military cemetery in Fr...

$100k drugs arrest

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 16:00:00
Northern Territory Police. [File image]. (ABC)
A 32-year-old Alice Spring...

AMA releases Indigenous health election wish list

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 17:12:00
The Australian Medical Association is calling for a new approach to Indigenous ...

Public servants prepared for industrial action

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 17:29:00
The Community and Public Sector union says its members are prepared to take act...

Govt rejects CLP claims of false housing figures

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 21, 2010 17:25:00
The Northern Territory Government has rejected Opposition claims it misled the ...

'Election fix'

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Renewed attack: the Opposition says the latest arrivals show people smugglers are not taking the Government's solutio...

Campaigning under way in Perth marginal seats

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Foreign Minister and Member for the federal seat of Perth, Stephen Smith, is campaigning in the marginal seat of ...

Court told toddler's bed did not meet safety standards

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Deputy State Coroner Evelyn Vicker is expected to rule the death was accidental. (ABC)
The Deputy State Coron...

The show goes on for Deckchair

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Flagging corporate sponsorship has forced Deckchair to lay off three of its four full time staff and postpone an upco...

Forestry group urges appeal against dismissed charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Three of the Mother's Day protesters have had their charges dropped. (ABC News: Peter Curtis)
The forestry indu...

Trucking in water

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Drinking water is to be trucked in to a north-east Tasmanian town, because of contamination fears. (ABC TV)
Wat...

No deals in Denison

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Australian Greens will not direct preferences to Labor in the Hobart-based electorate of Denison at next month's ...

Mayor says recycled water 'a win-win'

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Glenorchy's stormwater will now be put to good use as irrigation and in local industry. (ABC News: Peter Curtis)
<...

Gastro outbreaks under control

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania's Department of Health says it is not concerned by several gastroenteritis outbreaks in Hobart.
Two nu...

Another town in water contamination scare

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Council tests on a river supplying the town's water found traces of aluminium, arsenic and other heavy metals. (ABC N...

Internship Expo brings students and employers together

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
The University of Queensland is hosting the first Careers and Graduate Employment Professional Work Experience Showcase...

Ask and you shall receive

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Asking just one question at a seminar last year was the catalyst for a whole new career path for William Churchill.

Have dream, will share with students

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
It started as a dream to set up a tourist attraction or run a resort, but along the way Pierre Benckendorff became a te...

Deadline extended - Publish your work in SEED

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

SEED magazine is 25!
To celebrate its 25th anniversary SEED is extending the deadline for its next issue and cr...

Winter 2010 graduations under way

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The University of Wollongong this week (21-23 July) is playing host to about 6,000 people as it conducts its winter g...

UOW part of new national centre of excellence

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The University of Wollongong is part of a new multi-million dollar Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence t...

Eureka science prize finalists announced

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Three University of Queensland researchers/research teams have been announced as finalists in the 2010 Australian Museu...

Top post for Marilyn Lake

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

La Trobe University historian and prize-winning author, Professor Marilyn Lake, has been elected President of the...

More Canberra bushfires plaintiffs drop claims

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 07:32:00
The ACT Supreme Court is still to decide whether the ACT and NSW authorities a...

Ex-girlfriend held hostage for almost 10 hours

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife and holding her hostage for almost 10 hours. (ABC News...

Transport Forum: Sydney needs a second CBD

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The head of a peak national transport body says establishing a second Sydney C-B-D in Parramatta would help solve the...

Taxi networks in court over wheelchair access

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Sydney-based disabled man is taking two taxi networks to court, claiming many wheelchair accessible taxis are faili...

Bank manager missing amid branch financial audit

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 07:55:00
Mr Carleton was last seen on July 13 leaving his home at Mareeba on a motorbik...

Carcinogenic water row

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Government says the Cougar Energy took too long to report the test results at its Kingaroy plant. (Damien O'Sul...

Patel sentence appeal

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jayant Patel was jailed for seven years (AAP: Dave Hunt)
Some former patients have backed a Queensland Governm...

Mackay school reopens after asbestos scare

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 08:03:00
A primary school in Mackay in north Queensland will reopen today after being c...

Government willing to extend reef run-off plan deadline

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 07:43:00
The Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) says it...

Population, water key election issues: QFF

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 07:25:00
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) says both sides of politics need to loo...

Tribunal seals Mount Coolon Indigenous land use agreement

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 07:24:00
One of Queensland's largest Indigenous land use agreements has been ratified in...

Marine scientists gather for national conference

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 08:14:00
Marine scientists from across Australia are looking at the effects of climate c...

Safety audit starts at desal site

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Safety audit starts at desal site after worker died (7pm TV News SA)
A safety audit is starting at the site of ...

More preschool time

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Children entitled to more kindergarten time (www.flickr.com: woodleywonderworks, file photo)
Children at nearly...

Screwdriver victim knew his attackers

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man, 36, is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed several times in the head at his house at Semaphore in Adel...

Arson blamed for house, factory blazes

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A suspicious fire has destroyed a house at Echunga in the Adelaide hills.
The blaze at the house in Scottsburn ...

Police 4WD set alight on west coast

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

South Australian police are investigating the torching of one of their vehicles at Streaky Bay on the west coast.
...

SA nurses talk of industrial action

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Nurses are upset the South Australian Government has failed to respond by a union deadline to enterprise bargaining c...

Labor staffer caught in Speedo stunt

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Naked ambition: Conrad French confronted Tony Abbott wearing Speedos. (ABC TV)
The Victorian Labor Party says i...

Fatal fire

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The MFB says an electrical fault may have caused the fire. (ABC)
Police are investigating the death of an 84-ye...

Police search for shooting pair

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A police search is under way for two people after a shooting at Windsor.
A 31-year-old man was shot in the uppe...

WA unable to pay for health if it goes it alone

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

WA remains the only state that has not signed up to the Federal Government's health plans (www.sxc.hu: Bubbels, file ...

Search resumes

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Andrea Kusters has not been seen since she went kite surfing off Lancelin on Sunday
Police will resume a search...

Asylum seeker

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Children of asylum seekers in Leonora will be attending the local school for the first time today
More than 50 ...

Tribal punishment trial resumes

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Lenny Hopiga has argued in court he was within his rights to use traditional punishment on trespassers (file)
...

Rent rise to pay for new homes

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Sue Ash says pensioners will find a rent increase difficult as they already struggling to pay bills (www.flickr.co...

Fox doubts

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dr Marks is surprised no-one has found fox dens in Tasmania. (www.flickr.com: R.I.Pienaar)
A Victorian scientis...

Suspect sought in Belconnen murder probe

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Photofit of Belconnen murder suspect (AFP)
ACT Policing is asking for community help to track down a suspect in...

No public service sackings under coalition

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries says no publc servants will be sacked because of spending cuts. (ABC News)
T...

Final farewell

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 16:53:00
Nicholas Middis died in a fire believed to be deliberately lit. (Supplied)

Largest croc of the year caught in Darwin

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 16:49:00
A 4.1 metre crocodile caught in Darwin Harbour today - the largest captured cr...

Only 2 alcohol ignition locks installed in NT

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 17:20:00
Northern Territory courts have ordered close to 1,000 drink-drivers to install ...

Not the Alice I know: Henderson on TV death story

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 17:35:00
Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson says the events depicted in la...

Arrests over 'backyard chemist's' dirty drugs

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 15:18:00
Six people were hospitalised after taking the drugs. (NT Police)
Police...

Thousands lost as building firm goes bust

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 22:04:00
Brolga Homes (www.brolgahomes.com.au)
People building homes have been le...

Transport bureau probes two plane crashes

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 12:39:00
A crop-duster after crash-landing near Avon Downs in the NT.
The Austral...

3,000 Territorians beat electoral roll deadline

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 11:20:00
More than 3,000 Territorians enrolled to vote yesterday. [File image]. (ABC: B...

Treating sex infections in kids 'soul destroying'

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 11:35:00
Rates of sexually transmitted infections in young children reveal a concerning ...

Labor bigwigs join Hale on campaign trail

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 20, 2010 17:21:00
The Labor Party has sent two senior federal politicians north as its campaign ...

Lingiari misses out on affordable homes cash: CLP

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 20, 2010 12:00:00
The Country Liberal's candidate for Lingiari, Leo Abbott, says Northern Territo...

Repeat child sex offender jailed for a decade

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Repeat child sex offender jailed for at least 10 years (ABC News)
A man jailed for child sex offences has been ...

Arkaroola wilderness bid for UN recognition

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Arkaroola wilderness region seeks UN status (supplied: Bill Doyle)
A bid has been made for Arkaroola Wilderness...

Federal poll delays irrigation cuts plan

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Basin draft plan release delayed again (7pm TV News SA)
Release of a much-anticipated draft plan for the future...

Breast screening changes worry AMA

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

AMA worried about mammogram funding (AFP)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says it is unacceptable the ...

Labor candidate links Abbott's views to suicide

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 21, 2010 08:03:00
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been embarrassed by a little-known Labor cand...

Bushfires Royal Commission report to be released Saturday week

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Commissioners L-R Ron McLeod, Bernard Teague (Commission Chair) and Susan Pascoe listen to submissions. (AAP: Julian ...

Rotavirus vaccine trials begin in Melbourne

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australian researchers are hoping a new vaccine to protect newborn babies against a life-threatening diarrhoeal disea...

Revolutionary plan to cap Denmark's growth

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Denmark's population stands at just over 5,000. (Denmark Tourist Bureau)
The South Coast town of Denmark is co...

Long serving MP resigns to fight federal campaign

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Alannah MacTiernan handed in her resignation to the Lieutenant-Governor at Government House today
Alannah MacTi...

Police apologise over stranding

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Translator Mohamed Hefny has accepted an apology from Tasmanian police, after officers left him and his family strand...

Black spots funds diverted to Brighton bypass

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Millions of dollars in road safety and infrastructure funding has been diverted to the Brighton bypass project. (ABC ...

Tas sci-fi event faces Armageddon

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The future of an annual Tasmanian science-fiction convention is in doubt.
The third annual Tas-Sci-Fi event was...

Boral to investigate use of company email in election campaign

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Boral will investigate the apparent use of a company email account to promote Liberal candidate Steve Titmus. (suppli...

Auditor to probe premier's fund

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Sue Smith says the premier must be accountable for how the money was spent. (ABC News)
Tasmania's auditor-gener...

Jetstar rejects airport safety fears

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Jetstar says the airline would not operate in an airspace if it was not satisfied it met safety standards. (Supplied)...

Forestry Tas downplays huon pine concerns

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Forestry Tasmania has played down concerns about a plan to harvest huon pine logs near Strahan on Tasmania's west coa...

Knife-wielding robber foiled

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police have praised TOTE staff for their quick thinking which stopped the robber gaining entry. (ABC News)
Tasm...

Trio faces home invasion trial

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The trial is expected to run for four weeks. (ABC News: Cate Grant)
A Hobart court has heard a young couple was...

Back to the future for flu fighters

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

ANU Researchers have breathed new life into an old protein drug target in a discovery that could open the door to a n...

Scientists paint harbour pink

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A research project tracking the flow of waste from sewerage outlets saw seawater in Darwin Harbour turn pink over the...

Hologram exhibition celebrates 50 years of the laser

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Since Avatar burst onto our cinema screens, 3D has become the future of modern entertainment. But the movie in...

ARC Centre of Excellence successes for Faculty of Science

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Professor Bryan Gaensler will be the director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-s...

New UQ law report investigates Indigenous customary law in Queensland courts

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A new UQ report, launched by The Honourable Justice Margaret McMurdo AC, has found that there is no coherent system in ...

Are women bad for big business - or is big business bad for women?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A free UQ School of Psychology public lecture tomorrow, Wednesday, July 21 will examine some of the challenges facing f...

Gut flora study gives insight into obesity

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A UQ academic's research into whether nature or nurture influences the development of gut flora has been published in <...

UQ student spreads the word for United Nations

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Jorgensen with UN Under-Secretary-General for Public Affairs and Communication Mr Kiyo Akasaka

IHMRI's opening launches vision for a healthier community

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

NSW Deputy Premier and Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt today (20 July) predicted the Illawarra Health and Medical Res...

Integral funding to train new generation of power academics

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Integral Energy has today (20 July) announced further funding of $1 million to improve power quality and reliability ...

Project to give business tools and data to manage low carbon economy

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

20 July, 2010
Businesses grappling with the move towards a low carbon economy will have a helping hand thanks t...

Study tackles high heart disease rates in Indian Australians

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Death rates from coronary heart disease for Indian Australians are up to 10 times higher than for other Australians,...

Take a look inside one of Australia's heritage treasures - the Female Orphan School

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

At the University of Western Sydney's Open Day on Sunday 29 August history lovers will have the chance to take a pee...

Beyond the Spin: Federal Election Discussion Series

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Presented by The Australian National University and 666 ABC Canberra
With Rudd gone, is the path now clear for ...

Senate seat fight

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Greens Senate candidate Lin Hatfield-Dodds says the major parties are ignoring Canberra. (AAP: Alan Porritt)
Th...

Canberra magistrate criticised

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An ACT Supreme Court judge has criticised a Magistrate who altered an offender's sentence in her chambers without tel...

Plant shut down continues amid carcinogenic water scare

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Government says the Cougar Energy took too long to report the test results at its Kingaroy plant. (Damien O'Sul...

The Rudd issue

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 00:14:00
Julia Gillard says former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) will become a se...

Prisoner still on the run after escaping hospital

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 07:46:00
A 21-year-old prisoner is still on the run in north Queensland after escaping f...

Man charged over Mornington Island murder

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 07:49:00
A man will appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court today in north Queensland...

Marine tourism operators complacent on climate change: survey

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 08:07:00
Queensland marine park tourism operators have been asked to consider the impact...

Predatory fish fossil now on display

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 08:00:00
Scientists have unveiled another fossil at a new display find in Queensland's c...

Two charged with assault on campaign trail

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Assault charges laid over campaigning incident involving Liberal candidate Jassmine Wood (7pm TV News SA)
Polic...

Meatworkers rally around besieged horse butcher

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The meatworkers' union says Australians need to get used to the idea that horse meat is no different from meats like ...

Calls for Wimmera immigration detention centre

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 08:11:00
A Western Victorian council wants an immigration detention facility in the reg...

Drink driver

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say the woman was driving on the wrong side of the Mornington Peninsula freeway. (Getty Images: Simon Fergusso...

Abetz should go: Unions

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has accused the unions of a shameful attempt to scare workers ahead of the federal electio...

Government grants defended

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Liberal leader, Will Hodgman wants an investigation into the Premier's Sundry Grants fund. (ABC News: Damien Larkins)...

Suspected meningococcal case

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The girl is in intensive care in the Royal Hobart Hospital. (ABC News: Cate Grant, file photo)
A girl from Tasm...

Police investigating several suspicious fires

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The fire at a car rental company was one of four suspicious fires in Hobart yesterday. (ABC News: Damien Larkins)
...

New Magistrate sworn in

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New Canberra Magistrate Lorraine Walker at her swearing in ceremony. (ABC News)
Canberra's newest magistrate ha...

Labor candidate's family relocates after alleged attacks

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Brent Thomas is the Labor candidate for the Sydney electorate of Hughes. (www.facebook.com)
Prime Minister Juli...

Insulation victim

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with the families of four people whose deaths have been linked to the bungled scheme...

Police hunt skeleton-mask robber

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are appealing for help to find a man who robbed a bottle shop in the New South Wales Illawarra region last nig...

Council employee's alleged kickbacks included boat

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 16:05:00
A corruption inquiry has heard a council employee in Sydney's inner-west accep...

Keneally names Sydney light rail extension stops

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The New South Wales Government has unveiled the names and locations of the stops on the planned light rail extension ...

Fireworks taped to mine manager's ute

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police are investigating threats allegedly made to a senior manager at the Tahmoor Colliery in the New South Wales so...

Shot fired through window of family home

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two children and their grandparents have escaped injury after a shot was fired into their home in Sydney's west.
<...

Departing MP's speeding record a 'non-issue'

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Liberal candidate for the marginal Sydney seat of Hughes says he does not think the outgoing member losing her dr...

Fatal plane crash cause remains a mystery

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 13:36:00
The cargo charter went missing in the Northern Territory in 2008. (ATSB)

'Like the KKK'

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 11:26:00
Indigenous women have spoken out about racism in Alice Springs. (ABC News: Geo...

Explosive flotsam

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 13:06:00
A WWII explosive found at Vesteys Beach in Darwin. (NT Police)
A man who...

Hale spruiks housing policy, Griggs doubts delivery

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 16:19:00
Federal Labor MP Damian Hale has spent the day spruiking the Government's regio...

Camping trip tragedy as 34yo man dies

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 15:19:00
An autopsy will be carried out on the body of man who died at Gunn Point at the...

Crossin rules out change to nuke dump stance

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 15:27:00
Northern Territory Labor Senator Trish Crossin says her party's decision to bui...

Police probe death of man in Alice Springs

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 15:15:00
Police are yet to determine what caused the death of a 57-year-old man at the w...

Asylum policy impacting Indigenous issues: Scullion

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 11:30:00
Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says Labor's border protection policies...

Police seek answers to backpacker's death

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 09:29:00
Northern Territory Police (ABC TV)
Police hope to know today how an Irish...

Last-minute scramble to get on electoral roll

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 12:00:00
The new AEC office in Alice Springs (ABC Local: Emma Sleath)
The Elector...

Minister to meet gas companies over carcinogenic water

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Government says the Cougar Energy took too long to report the test results at its Kingaroy plant. (Damien O'Sul...

Public perceptions survey

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 13:11:00
A CMC spokeswoman says there was no hidden agenda in the timing of the study. (...

Government to oppose Patel appeal

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 08:47:00
The Queensland Government says it will strongly oppose former Bundaberg-based s...

Xstrata worried about skilled worker shortage

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 08:29:00
Xstrata Copper says it is worried about a shortage of skilled mine workers as a...

Winton dinosaur museum could be 'world's best'

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 19, 2010 08:49:00
Work is about to begin on stage two of a multi-million-dollar dinosaur museum i...

Five-time champion wins 'Melbourne Cup' camel race

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 19, 2010 09:30:00
A champion camel has become the first to win three consecutive Boulia Cups, no...

Baby shaker avoids jail due to son's injuries

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Philip Edward Clarke avoids jail for shaking or throwing his baby son (ABC News)
A man who was found guilty of ...

Agape fine

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Agape firearms offender given bond and fine by Adelaide Magistrates Court (ABC News: Gary Rivett)
A man arreste...

Alleged murder victim had 'wanted divorce'

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Port Augusta man accused of murdering his partner strangled her with intent to kill, a prosecutor has told the Sout...

Men fined $24,000 over illegal fish

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two Adelaide men have been fined but not convicted for illegally keeping banned fish at an aquaculture business at We...

Redbacks show that spirit again

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
For the third time in four years, the RMIT Redbacks have returned from the Southern University Games with the "Spirit of...

Injury prevention study goes global

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Sciences, Dr Tim Doyle, was one of 69 leading Australian scientists to be awarded an Austral...

India trip fires up research

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Associate Professor Prem Chhetri from the School of Business IT and Logistics has visited the Delhi Fire Service in Indi...

NSW Premier supports China Studies Centre partnership

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has given her in-principle support to a formal partnership between the NS...

Rural visitors to University of Sydney

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

(L-R) The students Sarah-Rebekah Clark, Jason Sines, Luigi Zolio and Olivia Celman.

Scholarships information night this Wednesday

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

University scholarships enable students to enjoy campus life, concentrate on studies and get the work-s...

International perspectives on resprouting in plants

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Professor Tim Brailsford
The extent of Brisbane's innovation landscape will be revealed with the...

Advice for veterans and their families

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

This week is Veterans' Health Week. La Trobe University's Rick Hayes, leading researcher in men's health, has ...

Public Forum: Crime and Punishment in NSW

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery AM QC and legal and historical experts will be tackling the hot...

Future of engineering: International conference convenes in Sydney

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

21st century construction techniques and innovative engineering will be the focus of the International Conference on...

Greens MP promises super donation to charity

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 18, 2010 00:03:00
The NSW Greens lead Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon is pledging to donate part of...

South Australian killed

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The fire raged out of control for several hours. (Reuters : Sherko Raouf )
The Department of Foreign Affairs ha...

$2 per hour

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating wages paid to Chinese workers recruited to dismantle the former Mitsubishi c...

Christine Nixon to have surgery today

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The outgoing head of Victoria's Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Christine Nixon, will undergo surgery...

Teen seriously hurt falling from waterfall

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man is in hospital with serious head injuries after falling down a waterfall at the Grampians National Park, in Vic...

Election result could hang on WA

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Political analysts say the major parties will have to pay attention to all states in their election campaigns. (AAP)<...

No deal imminent

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Nicola Roxon does not believe an agreement between WA and the Commonwealth is imminent. (AAP: David Crosling)
T...

Naked gunman

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A naked and armed man in Perth's CBD is now in hospital being assessed. (7pm TV News WA)
A man is undergoing a ...

Pedestrian killed in Busselton

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Officers from major crash are investigating the death of a pedestrian in the South-West overnight.
Police say a...

Tasmania falls off election battle map

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Tasmanian seats of Bass and Braddon are where previous government has been won and lost, but experts predict that...

Greens toast partnership's first 100 days

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens say while there have been compromises, they're pleased with what has been delivered so far. (ABC News: Dam...

Bridge players bid to trump tournament

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

More than 400 bridge players are in Hobart for the National Bridge Championships.
Event organiser Dallas Cooper...

Canberra runner wins Launceston 10

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Commonwealth games marathon runner Martin Dent has won his second Launceston 10 in appalling conditions this morning....

Veteran's medals intact after house burns down

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A World War II veteran says he is lucky to be alive after escaping a fire that burnt down his home in Sydney's west.<...

Stranded resort passengers rescued from chairlift

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 18, 2010 18:24:00
More than 60 people have been rescued from a broken chairlift at Thredbo resort...

Backpacker dies in Kakadu billabong

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Northern Territory Police say a backpacker from Ireland has drowned at a billabong in Kakadu National Park.
Pol...

More heroin on WA streets: O'Neil

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Dr George O'Neil says heroin use is on the rise. (ABC News)
The founder of a Perth naltrexone program George O'...

Asylum seekers Gillard's achilles' heel: Barnett

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Colin Barnett predicts asylum seekers will be Julia Gillard's achilles' heel in WA. (AAP: Alan Porritt, file photo)

WA's commitment to clean energy questioned

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Conservation Council remains concerned the State Government has no effective long term strategy to curtail carbon...

Naked gun-toting man disrupts train service

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

WA police have closed off the entry to Perth's main train station and surrounding city blocks while they negotiate wi...

Hotel evacuated in fire

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fire trucks outside the Mantra Hotel
A Perth hotel had to be evacuated this morning after an air conditioner ca...

WA's Young Person of the Year

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 22-year-old refugee has been named the Western Australia's Young Person of the Year.
Jeremiah Wordsworth fled...

Skills report

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A report has identified strategies to avoid a major skills shortage in the resources sector. (AAP)
A Federal Go...

Australia's oldest painting prompts history rethink

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Archaeologists say a rock painting in Arnhem Land is the nation's oldest dated picture showing Aboriginal people's fi...

Government defends forced zebra round-up

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Community groups say hundreds of drivers have stopped to admire the striped sculptures. (ABC)
The New South Wa...

Funding to help drought-affected families

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Canberra region is set to receive more than $500,000 in Federal Government funding to help with drought counselli...

Huge gas reserves found off NSW

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Shipments of gas like this one could one day leave the NSW coast. (Kerry Edwards/Pool/The West Australian.)
Tes...

Costly complaints

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 09:16:00
The Rural Fire Service has developed a new uniform shirt, in response to a seri...

Monkey arrests

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Teenagers arrested: The pygmy marmosets after they were recovered by police (NSW Police)
Two teenagers have bee...

Mother savagely attacked in home invasion

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A woman was punched repeatedly, attacked with a screwdriver and tied up just after putting her young daughters to bed...

Fuel workers' strike to disrupt flights

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Transport Workers Union claims flights around Australia could be disrupted next week if fuel workers strike over ...

Worker badly burnt in paint thinner accident

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Sydney man is in a critical condition with serious burns to 40 per cent of his body after slipping in flammable liq...

Pound pooch rescues elderly woman

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Gypsy the blue heeler is being hailed a hero after rescuing Meg in Kyogle who'd broken her hip in a nasty fall. (ABC:...

Decade behind bars for Darwin drug kingpin

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 11:12:00
Peter Reginald Bylss will spend at least 10 years behind bars. (ABC TV)
...

'Fish aren't stupid'

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 09:40:00
An artist's impression of how the Inpex gas processing plant in Darwin could l...

'Substantially improved'

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 09:10:00
Six people were taken to hospital after consuming capsules filled with a white...

Woman banned from every pub in town

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Liquor licence holders in Tennant Creek have banned a woman who they say misbehaved and refused to leave a venue.

Future Katherine abattoir no certainty: cattlemen

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 10:49:00
Setback to plans to round up Territory cattle for Katherine processing (ABC Lo...

Frustration led Greens candidate to politics

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 10:59:00
Greens Candidate Warren H Williams at his campaign launch (Reproduced with pe...

Man on remand over Sunshine Coast murder

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 10:24:00
Ms Jones was reported missing from her Alexandra Headland home on July 14. ...

SE Qld water plan

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 10:30:00
The Opposition says more water should be stored in Wivenhoe Dam, instead of pu...

Patel appeal 'disappointing'

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Patel was jailed for seven years. (AAP: Dave Hunt)
The Bundaberg Hospital Patients Support Group says it is dis...

LNP faithful gather for state conference

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 10:46:00
Liberal National Party (LNP) president Bruce McIver says the federal election i...

Gas trial shut down over chemical concerns

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The viability of underground gas production is being questioned with a pilot project in Queensland's South Burnett re...

Barracks to hold memorial service for fallen digger

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fallen soldier: Private Nathan Bewes. (Australian Defence Force)
A memorial service for Private Nathan Bewes ki...

Beef industry holds crisis forum

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 07:48:00
Hundreds of beef producers are expected to converge in central Queensland today...

Handcuffed escaped prisoner still on the run

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 07:13:00
Police are still searching for a man who escaped custody wearing handcuffs in T...

Boulia bulges for annual camel races

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 08:11:00
The small town of Boulia in far-west Queensland is expected to swell from 300 t...

Home alone boys throw petrol on heater

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Firefighters say boys threw petrol on heater (ABC News)
Authorities say two boys have set their house on fire a...

Parklands battlelines

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Anne Moran: "Our parklands, our oval, run by the council and we are not even mentioned" (ABC News)
Adelaide's P...

Tax change prompts OZ Minerals expansion

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

OZ Minerals to go underground at Prominent Hill (7pm TV News SA)
OZ Minerals says changes to the federal mining...

High-speed chase hits dead-end street

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been arrested after he led Adelaide police on a high-speed chase into a dead-end street.
Police had t...

SA could be major wind energy supplier: Premier

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A study of South Australia's renewable energy potential says the state could export green power to eastern Australia....

Health worries put housing plan behind target

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

South Australia's Housing Minister says new housing on the remote APY lands will be completed even though the state h...

Car crash

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say it is lucky more people were not seriously injured. (ABC Graphics)
A four-year-old boy has been crit...

Man injured in museum fall

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been taken to hospital after spending more than two hours trapped in a pit the Melbourne Museum
Param...

Mildura casino needs bipartisan approval

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mildura casino developer John Haddad has met with Victoria's political leaders but says there is still no clear direc...

CSL announces major expansion

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria's medical researching capacity has been significantly boosted with the announcement of a $235-million expans...

Man injured after heater sparks house fire

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Truganina man has suffered serious burns after a house fire caused by an electric heater.
Fire crews were cal...

180 kilometre pursuit ends in crash

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 08:08:00
Police in Ballarat say a 17- year old Melbourne youth led them on a 180 kilome...

Premier takes 'cautious' approach to closing Hazelwood

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victorian Premier John Brumby says the Government must adopt a cautious approach when dealing with the possible shutd...

No plans to extend marine parks

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Government says there are no plans to extend protected marine parks in Victoria.
The Victorian Natio...

Legal advice sought over pepper spray dispute

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Transit guards pepper spray commuter James Hagerstrom at Subiaco train station (thewest.com.au)
A man who was i...

Roof shears off as car crashes into houses

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The roof of the car sheared off and it ended on its side after crashing into two houses in Bassendean (Glynn Greens...

Bad taste?

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 09:51:00
Vince Garreffa says Australia slaughters approximately 50,000 to 70,000 horses...

Man charged for running his dog down with a car

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 30 year old Dawesville man has been charged with animal cruelty after he deliberately ran over his dog with his car...

Parliamentary inquiry into gas prices

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mike Nahan says offshore gas fields push up prices because they are expensive to find and develop (ABC)
A par...

Conference highlights safety in wake of mine accidents

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 08:15:00
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CMF) says recent accidents...

PM puts NW cancer service on radar

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Julia Gillard says her Government hasn't received a request from the State Government on north-west radiation service...

Forestry package possible

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmanian minister Bryan Green says the Commonwealth would have to be "the banker" for a forest industry restrucutrin...

Second sighting

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

It's the second time in as many days that whales have been spotted near Hobart. (ABC News)
Two whales have been...

Incat hiring out workers

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The company hopes hiring out workers will retain a skills base. (936 ABC Hobart: Andrea Ho)
Tasmanian shipbuild...

MLC queries federal MP's state grants access

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ivan Dean has accused the ALP of using the Sundry Grants scheme as a 'slush fund'. (ABC News: Jaqui Street)
A T...

Quoll numbers declining

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Eastern quoll numbers have fallen by half. (ABC News: Fiona Blackwood)
Scientists are concerned about a decline...

Farmers sound warning on 'food bowl' vision

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The TFGA says everything you could possibly want to eat or wear comes from Tasmania. (user submitted: Kevin Lock)
...

Tasmania bans laser pointer abuse

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

It's now an offence in Tasmania to direct a laser beam at a person, animal, aircraft, vehicle or vessel without havin...

Bringing refugee designs to the masses

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A series of mobile pop-up stores developed by RMIT University students for innovative design collective, The Social Stud...

The infinite value of the natural environment questioned

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The environment is a hot topic in current political debate with views on conservation highly prioritise...

Professor shortlisted for Prime Minister's Literary Award

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Life and Death of Democracy, by Professor John Keane.

Source: The ...

New study reveals Australians may vote on face value

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New research that has predicted election results based on little more than a candida...

UOW heavyweights get behind AIME National Red Hoodie Day

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Senior staff from the University of Wollongong have donned their red hoodies in preparation for the Australian Indige...

Change of heart

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Here to stay: Canberra sculptor Alan Aston, right, and his wife Julie (Supplied)
The sculptor who created the p...

Glass creation wins Waterhouse art prize

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Flood Stones by Nikki Main wins Waterhouse prize (ABC Adelaide: Ashley Walsh)
Artist Nikki Main has won this ye...

21 years' jail for 'reign of sexual terror'

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 14:15:00
Jailed: Brendan Dennison was arrested after being filmed near the unit on CCTV...

Backpacker bashing

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Kane Desmond Tupuolami after his arrest in Darwin yesterday. (ABC TV)
A second man arrested over a Sydney bashi...

Cleared of cover-up

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

David Campbell quit Cabinet in May after being filmed leaving a sex club. (AAP: Dean Lewins)
Police have been c...

Fumes force another Jetstar flight to ground

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Jetstar flight has made an emergency landing at Gold Coast airport after passengers were overcome by fumes.
M...

Company rejects flight disruption claims

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The company that provides fuel to airlines at Sydney Airport has rejected claims that flights will be disrupted by a ...

Keneally accused of China snub

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has rejected a suggestion that she snubbed a high-ranking delegation of Chi...

11 in hospital after minibus rolls

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Seven children and four adults have been taken to hospital after a minibus rolled over in the New South Wales Snowy M...

F-111s take to skies for last-ever war games

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 16:58:00
RAAF F-111s take to the skies. [File image]. (Australian Defence Force)
...

Remote housing

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 15:31:00
One of the new houses built under the federal government's SIHIP building progr...

Man, 69, reports robbery, done for child sex

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 16:00:00
A Darwin man has been jailed for nearly three years for maintaining a sexual re...

Defence houses in Darwin to be moved and sold

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 17:29:00
The Federal Government plans to move a number of houses from Australian Defence...

Pink dye used to track tidal flows in Darwin

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 16, 2010 15:04:00
Pink dye is released into Darwin Harbour. (ABC TV)
Seawater at Darwin's ...

81 asylum seekers moved to Darwin

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 16, 2010 16:03:00
The Immigration Department says 81 asylum seekers are on their way from Christm...

Power supplies hit hard by stormy SA weather

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Storm caused most power network problems in a decade (ABC)
ETSA says the impact on its electricity network from...

Worker killed at Adelaide desal site

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Workplace death at desal site (SA Government)
A man has died in an industrial accident at the desalination plan...

Storm debris a wildlife risk, warn conservationists

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Debris from a damaged abalone farm is a wildlife risk, say conservationists (ABC News)
Conservationists are urg...

Adelaide-Hobart direct flights to end

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Adelaide-Hobart direct flight will no longer operate from August 2. (ABC News: Timothy Marshall)
The only d...

Voting decisions 'only skin deep'

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Research suggests attractive candidates win - file photo (ABC: Sarah Bester)
Research suggests many Australians...

$31 million biotech centre to benefit crops, food, energy

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australia's crop and food industries will benefit from a new $31 million biotechnology Centre of Excellence to be...

CDU academic to advise on Sustainable Population

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Charles Darwin University Director of The Northern Institute Professor Daniela Stehlik has been appointed a key panel...

Territory researcher on hunt for disappearing giant clam

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Indigenous rangers are working with Charles Darwin University PhD candidate Shane Penny to survey the Northern Territ...

New research centres to open at Macquarie University

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Government today announced that Macquarie University will receive $33.4 million from the Australia...

Academics recognised for teaching excellence

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Two RMIT University academics have been awarded Australian Learning and Teaching Council citations for outstanding contr...

Exploring the creative collective

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
The creative, unconventional and radical approaches of design collectives have been brought into focus during an interna...

French exchange program goes from strength to strength

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Greens push for jail needle exchange

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens have released a discussion paper which argues needle exchanges have improved prisoner health in jails over...

Woman not guilty of nightclub glassing attack

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A jury has found a 27-year-old Canberra woman not guilty of injuring a woman with a broken glass in a Civic nightclub...

Skiers keep an ear to road safety

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The State Government has turned to wireless technology to promote road safety during the New South Wales Snowy Mounta...

Police drop Ferguson pool ban

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police launched the case against Dennis Ferguson after two high-profile incidents. (AAP: Sergio Dionisio)
New S...

'Deeply off the record'

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 11:29:00
Public message: A screenshot of Barry O'Farrell's tweet (www.twitter.com)
<...

Call for giant east coast green corridor

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The proposed green corridor contains 64 per cent of endangered plants and 59 per cent of endangered animals in New So...

Five to appeal convictions over terrorist conspiracy

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Lawyers for five Sydney men jailed after Australia's longest running terrorism trial are preparing an appeal.
...

Dodgy drugs put partygoers in hospital

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 10:40:00
Partygoers were taken to Royal Darwin Hospital after taking drugs in capsules....

Overcrowded jail conditions 'a time bomb'

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 11:49:00
The Northern Territory Prison Officers Association is calling on the Government...

Sewage outlets 'not to blame' for bacteria beaches

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 11:06:00
The Department of Environment has supported findings that sewage outlets are no...

Liquor licence buyback not enough, say critics

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 11:34:00
The Responsible Drinkers Lobby says buying back three liquor licences in Alice ...

South-east Qld may not need new water sources: Minister

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 11:30:00
Mr Robertson says the earliest new desalination plants may be needed is in 2020...

Conservationists applaud Government stalling LNG projects

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 09:11:00
Mr Garrett says he has asked for extra information on water management strateg...

Home brew may be linked to Mornington Is death: police

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 09:26:00
Police are investigating the possibility that home brew was involved in the dea...

Drugged, drunk and speeding driver jailed over death

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Drugged, drunk and speeding driver jailed over death (ABC News: Gary Rivett)
A man on drugs and drunk when he k...

Mining ban opposed

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Chamber of Mines says Arkaroola blanket ban on mining is not warranted (supplied: Bill Doyle)
South Australia's...

Court told of plastic bags testing conflict

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Court has been told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) wants to speed up a court c...

Finks member facing drug charge

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Adelaide police have arrested a member of the Finks motorcycle club for drug offences.
Police say they stopped ...

Fringe looks to Asia and interstate for growth

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

There are hopes that further interstate and Asian region marketing can help the Adelaide Fringe festival grow.
...

Clare growers to meet minister on water costs

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Irrigation water prices for wine grape growers in the Clare Valley of South Australia have risen by nearly 250 per ce...

Landslide closes Great Alpine Road

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A landslide has forced the closure of part of the Great Alpine Road in north-east Victoria.
There have been hea...

Tourist castle goes under hammer

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Ballarat's iconic tourist attraction, Kryal Castle, will be auctioned next week.
The medieval-themed castle was...

AFL ready for female umpires

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 09:50:00
Eliza Broadbent is ready to move on to the big leagues. (7pm TV News VIC)

Sprinkler ban flouted despite rain

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Water Corporation says hundreds have been caught breaking the sprinkler ban over the last week (ABC TV)
A r...

Taser investigation

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Two have been stood down from duty while another two have been stood aside pending the outcome of the investigation.<...

House fires

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Firefighters stand by their truck in a street in Midland after a fire at a house overnight
Investigations are c...

Clandestine drug lab explodes

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Neighbours reported an explosion at a house in Maddington and a strong smell of ammonia (ABC News: file photo)
...

Conservationists call for bushland protection

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Carnaby's white tailed black cockatoo is a threatened species in Western Australia (DEC)
Conservationists a...

Locals back Tarkine road revamp

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

North-west authorities and conservation groups have backed the Western Loop road proposal.
A new plan for a to...

Heritage bid closer

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The World Heritage Council meets in Brazil next month to decide on Port Arthur's nomination. (ABC: Danielle Hickson)<...

Service station worker hurt in robbery

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A service station attendant was assaulted during an early morning armed robbery in Hobart's north.
Police say t...

Midlands water fight

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Farmers say the lakes are vital to irrigation and ownership needs to be sorted urgently. (7pm TV News TAS)
The ...

DFO start date still in the air

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Hobart Airport management is not clear on a start date for the development of a Direct Factory Outlet.
Work on ...

Tas ports clear

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Maritime Union of Australia says a national strike over the death of a wharf worker in Melbourne has had little e...

Indigenous Australians are not heavy smokers

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A recent study has busted the myth Indigenous Australians are heavy smokers and has indicated those liv...

From roboethics to 'drones' . . .

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Fifth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security was recently chaired by Associate Professor Katina...

Extradition order

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 14:19:00
Kane Desmond Tupuolami arrives at Darwin Magistrates Court. (ABC TV)
A m...

Conductor Charles Mackerras dies

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Sir Charles Mackerras had a 60-year relationship with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. (AFP: Radel Mica, file photo)

Crash pilot avoided closer airport

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A pilot who crashed a plane outside a Sydney primary school last month, killing himself and his passenger, tried to l...

Gas plant impact

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 13:05:00
An artist's impression of how the Inpex gas processing plant in Darwin could l...

Fallen soldier's body arrives home

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Private Bewes was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on foot patrol in Uruzgan province. (Australia...

Convicted paedophile to remain in custody

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Supreme Court judge has ordered the ongoing detention of a convicted paedophile after an alleged attempt to abduct ...

Qld school students to compete in US space challenge

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 12:49:00
Two students from Bundaberg in southern Queensland are trying to solve an inter...

Official reception for winning T-Birds

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Thunderbirds get awards from Premier (ABC News)
An official reception at Adelaide Town Hall has recognised the ...

Indigenous housing failure costs states $4m

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Queensland and South Australia have lost $4 million in federal funding for not building enough remote Indigenous hous...

Chaouk linked to the Hells Angels

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 14:05:00
Police have told the Victorian Supreme Court that Ali Chaouk is a "hang-around"...

Green roof transforms concrete jungle

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 14:54:00
The garden includes a hill made of polystyrene covered in soil. (ABC TV)
<...

Bushfire appeal fund raises $391m

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

More than $391 million was raised, to assist bushfire affected communities in the wake of the tragedy.
The Stat...

Premier appeals for magnetite exemption

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Premier Colin Barnett in Geraldton with Sinosteel's Tony Cheng (left) and Hong Jiang (right) (Grant Wynne)
The...

Taser investigation

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Four officers at Rockingham police station are under investigation over the misuse of a Taser (ABC News: Patrick Rocc...

Advocate upset at croc reporting

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Michael Newman has deep lacerations to his leg after he was bitten by a crocodile in Broome (ABC News)
A mental...

Minister not party to forestry talks

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Federal Minister says an announcement on a forestry assistance package is not imminent. (ABC News: Fiona Breen)

Whale ahoy!

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Whale of a time: The whale has been spotted at the Tasman Bridge, Hobart waterfront and off Sandy Bay. (Hilda Van Hov...

New police officers for Indigenous communities

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 17:00:00
The Federal Government says a new type of police officer is being recruited in ...

Plans to reopen Katherine abattoir shelved

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 15, 2010 17:18:00
Plans to reopen the Katherine abattoir have been shelved.
The abattoir cl...

Ship channel blasts expected to kill fish

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 15, 2010 17:40:00
Inpex wants to build a gas plant at Blaydin Point in Darwin. (Inpex)
The...

Worker's death

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

BHP Billiton fined over workplace death (7pm TV News SA)
BHP Billiton has been fined and ordered to pay compens...

Costly scam

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say syndicate members have tampered with EFTPOS terminals at up to 50 businesses across the state. (ABC News)<...

Arrest warrant issued over toddler's death

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a German citizen wanted in Australia over the death of a three-year-old g...

Hope of resolution in Kimberley LNG dispute

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Roe says the council ignored his opposition to the development and he has launched legal action in the Federal Cou...

Coroner examines police response times

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The coronial inquest is being held at the Kalgoorlie court house.
Police response times have been questioned du...

Teenager burnt in housefire

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A teenage boy has been burnt in a housefire in Perth's northern suburbs.
Fire crews were called to the house on...

Sexual assault worker denies stealing charges

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Donnet-Jones has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates Court to five counts of stealing. (ABC News)
The former...

Log fumigation begins

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

About 1.5 tonnes of the pesticide methyl bromide has been released into the hull of a Chinese cargo ship anchored in ...

Fear of injections 'serious and debilitating': New program launched to help those affected

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

For approximately 700,000 Australians, the thought of going to the doctor for an injection can be terrifying, ...

Industry experience is part of the package

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Studying design allows you to be creative and solve problems. But when one of Melbourne’s best known restaurants b...

Tennis centre welcomes hundreds at Sign-on Day

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

QTC Coach Chris Walsh running a trial group coaching session
The Queensland Brain Institute have used high-tech equipment to...

UOW delegation meet BaoSteel representatives

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A delegation from the University of Wollongong this week met representatives from one of the world's largest steel ma...

Aunt and children found in bush

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The group got lost on their way to the Glow Worm Tunnel, pictured from the Wolgan Valley entrance (Wikipedia: James L...

Ibrahim's fiance leaves jail

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fadi Ibrahim outside court yesterday. (AAP: Paul Miller)
The pregnant fiance of Kings Cross identity Fadi Ibrah...

Handyman bashed client to death with hammer

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A Sydney handyman has been found guilty of murdering a client by bludgeoning him with a hammer and drowning him in hi...

Witness tells of airport brawl terror

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 15:16:00
An airline employee has told a court a man held a metal bollard up "like a weap...

Grieving mother faces crash driver

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A woman who lost her unborn child after being hit by a car, sparking a New South Wales Government review, has for the...

Bail refused over buck's night attack

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man has been remanded in custody, accused of smashing a full bottle of vodka over a reveller's head on a street in ...

Thieves steal bike, paint puppy

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An eight-month-old puppy has been the victim of a bizarre break and enter into a New South Wales home.
When the...

Packer's ark for Tassie devils

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Businessman James Packer has donated land to establish a breeding facility to help save the Tasmanian devil in the Ne...

Churches build high school classroom

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Greens say the New South Wales Government has allowed evangelical churches to launch a "recruiting campaign" at a...

Guns 'N' Roses to play V8 Supercars

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

'Bring on Sydney': Guns 'N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. (AFP: Bru Garcia)
Guns 'N' Roses frontman Axl Rose wants t...

Aboriginal smokers use fewer cigarettes: study

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 16:13:00
The research suggests Aboriginal people in remote communities smoke about half...

Drug charges

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 12:58:00
Peter Reginald Blyss, 43, has pleaded guilty to 13 charges of possessing, sell...

Beaches closed

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 09:17:00
Several Darwin beaches have been closed due to high levels of E.coli in the wa...

Greens choose entertainer as Senate candidate

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 16:49:00
The Greens have chosen the award-winning Central Australian entertainer Warren ...

Frogwatch aims for zero toads in Darwin

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 16:32:00
A program aiming to rid the Northern Territory of cane toads will receive more ...

New flyover opens, but mayor says it's 'over the top'

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 15:21:00
Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Federal Labor MP Damian Hale have opened the ...

Man drought hits Central Australia

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 13:45:00
The official gender ratio in Alice Springs shows a marked decline in men compa...

Overcrowding in remand centre a concern: judge

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 13:18:00
Northern Territory Chief Justice Brian Martin says overcrowding in Darwin's rem...

Jail bird peacock impounded by council

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 14:04:00
A peacock displays its exotic plumage (User submitted: Mik Moonie)
A wan...

Woman stabbed four times with scissors

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 09:21:00
Northern Territory Police. [File image]. (ABC)
A 47-year-old woman has be...

Govt to buy back liquor licences in Alice

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 12:14:00
The Federal Government will use Northern Territory Emergency Response funds to ...

Garrett stalls Qld's coal seam gas projects

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Garrett says he has asked for extra information on water management strategies. (ABC TV News - file image )
...

School asbestos fears

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

An investigation is underway into asbestos concerns at the schools in Townsville and Mackay. (ABC)
Opposition e...

Talbot funeral

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 13:54:00
The coffin of mining magnate Ken Talbot lies in the back of a hearse outside S...

Hundreds rally outside Parliament over health payroll mess

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 14:01:00
Hundreds of angry Queensland Health workers have demanded answers from Ministe...

Man on remand over child stealing charges

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 12:00:00
The father of a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly the victim of an attempted k...

Dog mauls 5yo boy

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 12:05:00
A five-year-old boy has been mauled by a dog in Mount Isa in Queensland's north...

Five in hospital after fumes leak at school

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Five people are in a stable condition in hospital after being exposed to fumes at a private school in Brisbane.
<...

Qld kicks off rickshaw ride to Tas

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 07:14:00
An attempt begins today to ride a rickshaw from Queensland to Tasmania.
T...

Ex-AFL player paid nearly $80k to conman

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victims: Robbie Neill and Alison Woodcock (ABC News)
A former AFL footballer has told a court of being tricked ...

Water battle

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 15:01:00
Communities along the Murray face uncertainty as they wait on basin plan (user...

Man rescued

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Thick hail in a street of Adelaide's northern suburbs looks like snowfall (Tasha Buttle)
A man has been rescued...

Fight looms on Adelaide Oval parking plans

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 07:53:00
Parking looms as issue in stadium stoush (Stateline South Australia)
Park...

Premier opens Gawler racetrack upgrade

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The first meeting is being staged at the redeveloped Gawler racetrack on Adelaide's northern outskirts.
A $13 m...

Study shows outback soaking up CO2

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Soaking up carbon: Australia's northern savanna (Larry Innes)
Australia's vast outback is remote and arid, but ...

Choice needed as work-home boundaries blur

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Research backs belief that work-home life boundaries are blurring (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo)
Researc...

Space debris tracking project gets boost

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australian universities are to share $14 million of federal funding for the Australian Space Research Program.
...

Police say arson not racially motivated

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Adelaide police doubt race was the issue behind an attack on cars belonging to an Indian student at suburban Greenacr...

MacKillop sainthood takes the cake

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Chef Jason Van Leuven (ABC Local: Alan Richardson)
A baker is hoping to create a commemorative dessert for Mary...

Locust authority warns farmers to watch temperatures

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Scientists say farmers facing locust plagues in four states can minimise damage caused by monitoring temperatures as ...

Pilot safe after engine failed

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A pilot has made a forced landing of a light aircraft in the South Australian Riverland.
He was herding goats f...

Net trials aim to help garfish stocks

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Fisheries will be opened as part of a trial aimed at improving garfish stocks in South Australia.
A trial in so...

Residents get apology over demolition gaffe

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Up to 50 homes in Sunshine and Footscray will be purchased to make way for the Regional Rail Link. (ABC TV)
Pr...

On notice

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

On notice: Simon Overland will investigate the latest leak. (Getty Images: Simon Fergusson, file photo)
Victori...

Crawford's 'daughter'

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Elmer Crawford is wanted for the murder of his pregnant wife and three children in 1970. (ABC News)
An Irish bo...

Kennett denies conflict in pokies board role

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 10:05:00
Jeff Kennett says if he resigned from Amtech, he would also have to resign fro...

Membrey murder accused denied bail

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man charged with the 1994 murder of Melbourne woman Elisabeth Membrey has been refused bail.
Shane Bond, 43, ...

Man to stand trial over fatal crash

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 24-year-old man will stand trial over a car crash that killed three members of the same family in north-east Victor...

Membrey accused applies for bail

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 12:24:00
Shane Bond is charged with Ms Membrey's murder. (7pm TV News VIC)
A man ...

Police launch major recruitment drive

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Victoria Police force has launched its biggest ever recruitment drive after the State Government promised new police ...

Man jailed after killing friend who shaved his head

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 27-year-old Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years jail for the manslaughter of his best friend.
Tao Va...

Man falls 10 metres from station escalator

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A man in his fifties has been taken to hospital after falling down an escalator at Melbourne's Southern Cross railway...

Appointed to health's top job

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Kim Snowball says he wants to improve Aboriginal health significantly
The new Director General of the Health...

Deal unlikely

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Colin Barnett says he doubts there will be a health deal reached prior to an election (AAP: Alan Porritt, file phot...

Sex with students

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The former school teacher admitted in the Karratha Magistrate's court that she had sex with students
A forme...

Crocodile jumper wanted close encounter

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Mr Newman says he didn't realise the crocodile would move so quickly. (ABC News)
A man who was mauled by a five...

Pilot and passenger survive but trapped for hours

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Night shot of plane which crashed, landing upside down near Norseman in WA's Goldfields (RAC Rescue)
Police say...

Verve approached over debt ridden Griffin

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Griffin Coal went into administration in January after failing to meet debt and tax deadlines
WA's largest el...

Sundance to get new board of directors

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A memorial service was held for the Sundance board members who were killed in a plane crash in Congo (PPR)
A ...

Coal-fired power defended

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Verve Energy says its proposed upgrading of its Muja power station is necessary for reliable power supplies
Pow...

Rio pushes ahead with Pilbara expansion

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Rio Tinto has committed $226 million to its planned expansion of iron ore production in Western Australia's Pilbara r...

Minister defends country waiting lists

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The AMA says waiting times are increasing for country patients (ABC News)
The WA Health Minister says the num...

Overnight fires cause damage

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A fire has caused $50,000 damage to a laminating factory in the Perth suburb of Wangara.
The blaze broke out in...

Men rescued after plane crash

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The men returned to Kalgoorlie in a rescue helicopter. (Jade Macmillan)
Two Perth men have been rescued after t...

Ship election pledge sinking

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

TT Line is still working on a 2017 replacement date. (ABC News)
A plan to replace Tasmania's Bass Strait ferrie...

Big drug haul

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police say the haul of 48 kilos will have a noticeable impact on the streets in the next few months. (ABC News: Jacqu...

Whisky island

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 16:21:00
Some connoisseurs are labelling what used to be called the apple isle - the wh...

Green buyers nab Gunns' land

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmanian businesswoman and animal rights campaigner Jan Cameron now owns a significant parcel of Gunns' land. (ABC N...

More Incat jobs go

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Incat has reduced its ranks by 15 per cent this year alone. (ABC News: Cate Grant)
Unions say recent job los...

Support for north, south AFL venues

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Clarence City Council has dismissed claims that AFL matches at Bellerive Oval will be detrimental to York Park ga...

Concern for missing northern man

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Police in northern Tasmania are concerned about the health and safety of a Newnham man who has been missing for about...

Cull outcry prompts killing review

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Parks and Wildlife are looking for alternatives ways to reduce the population. (www.sxc.hu: Dennis Bale)
The Pa...

Ship departs for log fumigation

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The ID Black Sea will return to port at the end of the week to pick up logs that don't need treating. (ABC News)
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Heat on McKim to deliver on climate change

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Tasmanian Opposition has challenged the new Climate Change Minister, Nick McKim, to start delivering results.
...

Union presses wishlist for education boss

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Teachers are appealing for the next head of the education department to be someone who comes from an educational rath...

Another spotlight on water quality

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Tasmania's Environment Minister is to meet the St Helens GP who raised concerns about toxins from tree plantations af...

15yo arrested over teen's stabbing

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for stabbing a 16-year-old boy in the New South Wales town of Ulladulla this afte...

Indigenous life expectancy better, diabetes worse

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Posted July 14, 2010 17:27:00
New research has confirmed substance abuse, chronic disease and youth suicide r...

'Oily smell' forces plane back to Adelaide

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A plane en-route to the Gold Coast from Adelaide has been turned around after cabin crew reported a hot oily smell on...

Police stood down over Taser initiation claims

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

It is understood the Tasers were being used as some sort of initiation ritual
Four West Australian police offic...

Starving cattle

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The court heard Mullins failed to provide sufficient feed for a heard of 130 cattle. (RSPCA)
A 71-year-old man ...

Rio at capacity but 'volatility to continue'

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 14, 2010 16:33:00
(Radio National: Rio Tinto)
Rio Tinto says its Pilbara iron ore operati...

Navy intercepts asylum seeker boat

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A boat carrying 84 asylum seekers and three crew members has been stopped in waters north-west of Australia.
Th...

Large predatory fish fossil found near Isisford

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The new fish for Isisford
The fossil of a large, fast-swimming predatory fish, similar to the mo...

Peter Beattie links with UQ in bioscience role

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
BRISBANE - Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will be back at the cradle of Australia's Smart State' in an honorar...

Getting the jump on malware

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

14 July 2010
Researchers at Deakin University have developed a system that could help to significantly reduce t...

International conference on pharmaceuticals and global intellectual property rights

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

14 July 2010
The access and affordability of pharmaceutical drugs and the effect changes in intellectual proper...

Mid Year Orientation

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

New students will get the opportunity to sample campus life when Charles Darwin University holds its mid-year Orienta...

Adventurous ideas at the Expo

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Professor Alex Frino (left) and Deputy Chancellor Alan Cameron at the Australian Pavili...

UQ students have commercialisation advantage

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Intense local and international interest is building around University of Quee...

UQ Business School training Australia’s top scientists

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
University of Queensland Business School (UQBS) is partnering with Australi...

Nothing fishy about tuna breeding award

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), of which Flinders University is a major research partner, h...

Big science future for Australia

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Australia could soon benefit from highly sensitive coloured x-ray imaging and powerful new tools to reveal the struct...

China confronts turning period

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

If China is to continue its remarkable economic growth it will need to adapt nimbly to huge internal and external cha...

CDU rugby team revels in gold medal glory

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Charles Darwin University won a gold medal in rugby league sevens at the recent Northern University Games at Toowoomb...

Moving in to Emily Mac

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
The refurbishment of RMIT University’s Building 13, the historic Emily McPherson building, is now complete.
...

Australia in denial over greenhouse

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

One of the ironies of globalisation is that in every country in the world you can probably find a major...

Livestock researchers focus on a future full of change

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A national conference at the University of New England this week is discussing research aimed at helping Austra...

Winter School heats up

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
A record number of Indigenous high school students have experienced university for the first time, graduating from UNSW'...

Online help for OCD

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) will have the chance to take part in a pilot study of a unique internet-...

Art for the environment's sake

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Artists, designers, architects, researchers and the general community are being brought together this month (July 27 and...

UQ graduate alerts others to the dangers of loud music

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Live music has damaged UQ Business School graduate...

Aquatic Centre celebrates 20th anniversary

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Staff, students and members of the public are being invited to celebrate the UOW Aquatic Centre's 20th birthday bash ...

Wellbeing conference well received

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The Centre for Human and Social Capital Research (School of Economics Research Centre) recently hosted a Wellbeing Co...

Up, up and away with scramjet project

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST
Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry Richard Marles MP visited The University of Queensland today Wednes...

Queanbeyan doctor shortage hits new lows

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Queanbeyan Hospital has had to divert patients to Canberra because no doctors are available. (ABC News)
Doctors...

Canberra's walk-in centre hailed as success

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The ACT Government has claimed success for Australia's first nurse-led walk-in treatment centre.
The centre ope...

Two injured after speed boat explodes

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Updated July 13, 2010 17:22:00
A 13-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after the explosion.
A spee...

Cold weather saved croc man

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The crocodile, named Fatso, is 5 metres long.
A wildlife expert says unseasonably cool weather in Western Austr...

Safety fears for violent prisoners

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Hobart Remand Centre, shot on an angle (ABC News: Mark Smith)
Some of Tasmania's most violent criminals are bei...

Event reveals benefits of designed business strategy

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

13 Jul 2010
Victorian businesses can learn to harness the power of designed business strategy at The Timely (De...

New research looks at same sex family

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

The modern family structure has multiple dimensions.

It can range from the parents' biological or ...

Asthma warning for pregnant women

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Asthma is the most common complication of pregnancy in Australia with harmful effects on babies, but many of thes...

GIS pioneer tackles Daly River troubles

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

A woman who came to the Northern Territory after a chance meeting in Pakistan with an Australian academic is gaining ...

Turning down the heat: International author presents options to cool the planet

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

Is it possible to lower the earth's thermostat? Consider the possibility of using a machine that sucks CO2 fro...

University of Sydney hosts sixth triennial APIRA Conference

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST

With a reputation for academic rigour and the participation of world-leading researchers, the