Australian News
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Firepower boss 'too ill to travel'.
The head of the failed fuel technology firm Firepower will not appear in a Perth court tomorrow, because his lawyers say he is too unwell to travel.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 11:23 pm -
Children shot while playing in park
An eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy have been shot while playing near Townsville in north Queensland.
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Drug label error complaint
A Hobart man plans to lodge a complaint after the Royal Hobart Hospital gave his teenage daughter medication with another patient's name on the label.
ABC - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago -
Doctors implicated in WA health rorts
Two doctors and three allied health employees are the latest public health system employees to be implicated in an investigation into fraudulent salary packaging claims.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:03 pm -
Barnett hopeful of Native Title resolution
The Western Australian Premier, Colin Barnett says he is hopeful of reaching an out of court settlement on a Nyoongar native title claim over the Perth Metropolitan area.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:00 pm -
Clean-up underway after destructive storms
A clean-up is underway in Victoria's north-west after two storms hit the Swan Hill area.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:40 pm -
CCC concerned about new police powers
The head of the Corruption and Crime Commission says proposed new police stop and search powers will result in an increase in complaints against officers.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:40 pm -
NT has highest death rate
New statistics show the Northern Territory has the highest death rate in Australia.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:27 pm -
Gunns continues push for more assets
The Tasmanian timber company Gunns will continue its push for more timber assets, despite its latest knock back from the corporate regulator.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:20 pm -
Brighton road works defended
Tasmania's Infrastructure Department says it has a permit to start work at the site of today's aboriginal heritage protest near Hobart.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:18 pm -
Move to raise driving age
There is a push in Tasmania to raise the age of probationary drivers to 18 and make it compulsory for learner drivers to have professional training.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:15 pm -
Mining blamed for turning river black
Anindilyakwa land and sea rangers say a manganese mine is causing mud in a river on Groote Eylandt to turn black.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:00 pm -
Former bank boss jailed for hanging dog
A former bank manager has been sentenced to six months' jail in Victoria for stealing and causing the death of a pedigree dog that was found hanging from a tree.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:29 pm -
One punch accused acquitted
A District Court jury has acquitted a 25 year-old Perth man of killing another man with a single punch.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:17 pm -
Police to manage school safety
The Education Minister Liz Constable says a police officer has been seconded to her department to help schools manage personal safety issues.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:27 pm -
Hundreds farewell WWII hero
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of World War Two hero Jack Wong Sue in Perth.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:21 pm -
Accused extortionist extradited to WA
A 42-year-old man with alleged bikie links has been extradited to Perth to face extortion charges.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:03 pm -
Welfare changes like Big Brother: ex-chief justice
A former chief justice says compulsory income management is like Big Brother and interferes with people's rights and liberties.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Dying girl forced to soil herself, inquest hears
A coronial inquest into the death of a girl in foster care in Palmerston has heard that the day she died she soiled herself because she was unable to walk to the toilet.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:32 pm -
Weight loss drug targets body not brain
Medical researchers in Sydney say they have developed a weight loss drug that could change the way the body uses fat.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:05 pm
