Australian News
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Opposition: Planning needs to consider rising sea levels.
Figures from the National Tidal Centre show sea levels along Western Australia's coast are rising at a rate double that of the world average.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 2:50 pm -
Drugs found in airport hangar
A 48 year old man has appeared in court, charged over the discovery of drugs in a hangar at Jandakot Airport.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 1:06 pm -
Fonterra price rise gives dairy farmers hope
Milk giant Fonterra has announced an increase in the price it pays Tasmanian farmers for milk.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 12:49 pm -
Sewage spill stops swimmers having a dip
Waters off a popular Hobart beach will remain closed to swimmers over the weekend.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 12:49 pm -
No federal funds for wave power project
The company hoping to build the world's biggest wave power plant in Western Australia has missed out on federal funding.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 12:26 pm -
Nearly 5,000 stranded in NSW floods
Up to 4,800 people remain isolated on the New South Wales mid-north coast after heavy rain caused widespread flash flooding overnight.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 11:52 am -
Teachers seek intervention over Tas Tomorrow changes
The Australian Education Union is taking concerns about the State Government's Tasmania Tomorrow changes to the Industrial Commission.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 11:08 am -
James Hardie victims get $320m lifeline
The New South Wales and Federal Governments are lending James Hardie more than $300 million to make sure asbestos victims receive compensation.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 8:53 am -
Fuel pump forces LA-bound Qantas flight home
A Qantas plane carrying 329 passengers on its way from Sydney to Los Angeles has been forced to return to Australia because of a faulty fuel pump.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 8:28 am -
Woodside to triple Indigenous workforce
Oil and gas company Woodside says it is working to improve its Indigenous employment record in Western Australia.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 7:15 am -
Torrential rain lashes northern NSW
Residents in Coffs Harbour, on the New South Wales mid north coast, are being evacuated as flood waters rise, cutting the main transport route between Sydney and Brisbane.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 10:45 pm -
Man dies while installing TV antenna
A man has died after falling from a roof while trying to install a television antenna in Melbourne's north.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 10:07 pm -
The Wet arrives in Broome
The wet season has kicked off in Broome with a record deluge of November rain.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 10:00 pm -
Bartlett dealt new blow over top cop saga
The Tasmanian Government's election campaign has taken another blow, this time over the aborted reappointment of Richard McCreadie as the state's police commissioner.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 9:00 pm -
Homeless centre for East Perth gets funding
The State and Federal Governments have awarded a West Australian not-for-profit organisation nearly $30 million to build a new centre for the homeless in East Perth.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 8:00 pm -
College collapses tarnish Australia's reputation
The sudden closing of four more private education colleges has further weakened Australia's claim to be a provider of first class education for international students.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 7:03 pm -
Authorities investigate overseas trained doctor
An overseas trained doctor is under investigation by Queensland authorities after concerns were raised about his registration and performance.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 6:27 pm -
Investigation launched into former NT doctor
The Queensland Government has promised a full investigation into concerns about the registration and performance of an overseas-trained doctor who used to work in the Northern Territory.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 5:44 pm -
Life sentence for wife's murder
A 47-year-old Perth man has been sentenced to life with a 20 year minimum for murdering the mother of his 13 children.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 5:22 pm -
Rescued asylum seekers arrive at Christmas Island
The ship carrying asylum seekers rescued from a sunken boat near the Cocos Islands has arrived at Christmas Island.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 5:19 pm
