Australian News
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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 -
New national taxi standards already in NT
The Taxi Council of the Northern Territory says it already enforces many of the new national standards for taxi drivers.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:47 pm -
Utility cut our water supply: remote community
Residents of outstations near Alice Springs say their water has been restricted by the Power and Water Corporation because they owe it $21,000.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:36 pm -
Firepower businessman hands in passport.
The Perth businessman behind the failed fuel technology company Firepower has complied with a Federal Court order compelling him to hand in any passports or travel documents he holds.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:35 pm -
Roo report 'not credible, flawed'
The ACT Environment Commissioner has binned a report that found kangaroo culls could increase the risk of bushfires in Canberra, after it was lambasted by other scientists.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:31 pm -
Perth man fined over black market abalone
A Perth man has been fined more than $100,000 for buying black market abalone and selling it for a profit.
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Stolen Generations linked to increased violence
Social policy researchers have found a strong link between removing Aboriginal children from their parents and continuing violence against Aboriginal mothers.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:14 pm -
Body found in N-W house fire
A body has been found in the remains of a home which burnt down overnight at Forest in north-west Tasmania.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:09 pm -
Parents to face court over toddler murders
Two Brisbane parents have been committed to stand trial for the murder of two of their children last year.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:00 pm -
40-year lease deals signed in 3 communities
The Northern Land Council says it has signed-off on 40-year leases with three Top End Aboriginal communities.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Policeman cleared in capsicum spray case
An ACT Supreme Court jury has taken just 90 minutes to find a former police sergeant not guilty of inappropriately using capsicum spray on a Canberra woman.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 3:51 pm
