Australian News
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Teen girls spit, steal and punch in rampage
Two teenage girls have been charged over a rampage through Drummoyne in Sydney's inner west yesterday afternoon.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:11 am -
Fears schoolie went missing in surf
Police have used helicopter surveillance and thermal-detection equipment to search for a schoolie who may be missing in surf off Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:22 am -
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 26, 2009, 8:09 am -
ASIO headquarters cost 'well justified'
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland has defended the cost of the new Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) headquarters in Canberra.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:07 am -
Man charged with shooting two children
A man has been charged with shooting two boys playing in a Townsville park in north Queensland.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:04 am -
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 - November 26, 2009, 8:03 am -
Clean-up underway after destructive storms
A clean-up is underway in Victoria's north-west after two storms hit the Swan Hill area. The town of Woomelang, west of Swan Hill was hardest hit.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 7:49 am -
10th arrest over St Stanislaus alleged abuse
A tenth man has been charged over allegations of sexual abuse at a boarding school in the central west of New South Wales.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 7:46 am -
Children shot while playing in park
Two boys have been injured after they were shot while playing in a park in Townsville in north Queensland last night.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 6:42 am -
Housing developer breaking safety laws: union
The CFMEU says workplace safety laws are being broken at a site being developed by the ACT Government.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 6:12 am -
Christmas shop hours announced
Christmas trading hours for major shopping centres and other South Australian retailers have been announced.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:51 am -
Households to foot emissions scheme bill
The upshot of the events in Canberra this week is that the Government's emissions trading scheme will be passed by the Senate sometime later this week - barring miracles or accidents.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:06 am -
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 -
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 -
Dept defends work on Brighton bypass
Tasmania's Infrastructure Department says it has a permit to start work on the Brighton bypass where Aborigines have staged a protest.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:02 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 -
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 -
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
