Australian News
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Aird surprised by McCain plant closure
Tasmania's Treasurer has denied having prior knowledge of a decision to close a vegetable processing factory in the state's north-west.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:36 am -
Island businesses support development plan
Business operators on Great Keppel Island say a developer's decision to submit a revised resort proposal will give the local tourism industry a much needed boost if it is successful.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:33 am -
No replacement found for surgeon
The Queensland Government says a new surgeon has not been appointed to the Rockhampton hospital in the state's central region after a doctor was found to be wrongly credentialed earlier this year.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:33 am -
Opposition undecided about proposed anti-bikie laws
The Queensland Opposition says it is still deciding how it will vote on new laws targeting organised crime.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:24 am -
Mackay's gender neutral workforce praised
A researcher studying the impact of the global downturn on women's employment says the Mackay region has developed a number of leading edge programs.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:22 am -
Health group believes minister is making progress
The Health Consumers Council has described as redundant claims by the WA Opposition that the health system is in crisis.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:20 am -
Boy injured during car theft
A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after being injured while stopping a man from stealing his father's car at a service station in Middle Swan.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:12 am -
Alleged bikie extortionist arrested
A man, who police say has links to two outlaw bikie gangs and is accused of extortion in Western Australia, has been arrested in New South Wales.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:08 am -
Police crack down for festive season
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says extra police patrols will crack down on drunken violence and sexual assaults in many regional CBDs across Queensland this festive season.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:08 am -
Petrol fight at heart of competition laws push
An independent senator will push in Federal Parliament this week for stronger competition laws.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:06 am -
Group ramps up fight against desal plant
Communities opposed to desalination plants will keep fighting any proposed construction in south-east Queensland, despite the possibility the plants could be delayed.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:05 am -
Former minister prepares to front CMC inquiry
Former Queensland sports minister Judy Spence is expected to be the first witness at a Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) hearing into allegations against her former adviser, Simon Tutt.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:04 am -
Alcohol restrictions helping Indigenous communities: MP
A far north Queensland MP says he disputes one of the findings of a Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report into policing in Indigenous communities.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:02 am -
Wide Bay blazes under control
Fire crews will continue to monitor two fires burning in the Wide Bay Burnett region in southern Queensland today.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:00 am -
Red tape bottlenecks doctors' moves to regions
The Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) says State Government red tape is making it hard to attract new doctors to regional areas.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:00 am -
Search for missing man called off
Queensland police say they will not be resuming the search for a man believed to have gone missing in the surf on the Gold Coast on the weekend.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:00 am -
Swift treatment for heart attack patients
The vital signs of heart attack patients can now be sent electronically to the Canberra Hospital before the ambulance even arrives.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 8:49 am -
Outrage over Govt backed vulnerable plant clearing
Thousands of threatened plants have been cleared on a mine site in north-eastern Tasmania, with the approval of State and Federal Governments.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 8:49 am -
Car crashes into house, sparking fire
Police expect to charge a woman whose car crashed into a house in the Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale on Sunday night.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 8:48 am -
Woman charged over man's death
Police have charged a woman with serious assault over the death of a 43-year-old man in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 8:43 am
