Australian News
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Motorcycle gangs seek Victorian bases: report
Victoria's Chief Police Commissioner, Simon Overland has played down possible plans by two interstate motorbike gangs to establish bases in Victoria.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:20 pm -
Problem gamblers favour casinos over racing
The Productivity Commission has heard that problem gamblers have turned away from horseracing, in favour of casinos and poker machines.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:20 pm -
Train driver exempt from giving evidence
The Queensland coroner has ruled the driver of a train which hit and killed three children, west of Brisbane, does not have to give evidence at the inquest.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:18 pm -
Fadi Ibrahim's bail continued
Bail has been continued for a member of Sydney's Ibrahim family on a conspiracy to murder charge.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:17 pm -
Commissioner defends squad cut
The Police Commissioner, Karl O'Callaghan, has defended a decision to disband a squad of highly trained specialist officers, who are the first to respond to serious crime.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Firepower boss fails to appear in court
Lawyers for the liquidator of failed fuel technology group, Firepower will apply for an arrest warrant after the company's founder failed to appear in a Perth court today.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Child porn accused granted bail
A Blue Mountains man charged with child pornography offences after a tip from the United States has been granted bail.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:06 pm -
Treasurer puts Forestry Plantations up for sale
The sale of public assets has begun, with Treasurer Andrew Fraser announcing that Forestry Plantations Queensland is now on the market.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Casino car park plans for Little Mindil
The Darwin casino says a land deal with the Territory Government will give it freehold title over Little Mindil but that does not mean it will turn the entire area into accommodation in the future.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Opposition demands Spence to stand down
The Queensland Opposition has called on Premier Anna Bligh to stand down her parliamentary secretary and former sports minister Judy Spence.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:49 pm -
Campbell asbestos concerns
The ACT Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) says it has stopped construction work at a building site in Canberra's inner-north after residents raised concerns about exposure to asbestos.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:34 pm -
Sydney's beaches cleaner than ever
A new report shows Sydney's beaches are the cleanest they have ever been.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:33 pm -
More dengue fever cases in north Qld
Two new cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in north Queensland.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:32 pm -
Council told herbicide safe
The City of Nedlands says it was given the all clear by the Swan River Trust yesterday to use a herbicide on weeds near the Swan River.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:30 pm -
Drug arrests in Katherine and Darwin
A 60-year-old woman was arrested in Katherine yesterday after she was found with four grams of cannabis and more than $5000 in cash.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:27 pm -
Alice town campers lose bid against takeover
Alice Springs town camp residents have lost their case against a Federal Government plan to impose new lease agreements on their land.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:22 pm -
Search on for man missing from Schoolies
Queensland police are appealing to Gold Coast schoolies to contact authorities if one of their friends failed to return home.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:15 pm -
Aboriginal protesters dig in at Brighton bypass
Aboriginal protesters have again entered the construction site of the Brighton bypass in southern Tasmania.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Ombudsman critical of Vic child protection services
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby has conceded more needs to be done to improve the state's child protection services.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:02 pm -
School workers protest at Parliament House
School support staff in Perth have defied an order by the Industrial Relations Commission banning them from stopping work.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:46 pm
