Australian News
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Twin wakes from surgery
Doctors who separated Bangladeshi conjoined twins in Melbourne believe they are close to announcing the high-risk operation was a complete success.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:26 pm -
Police crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence
ACT police will join in a nationwide 48-hour crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence next month.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:40 pm -
Unionist Pat Mackie dies
Celebrated Mount Isa trade unionist Pat Mackie has died at the age of 95.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:40 pm -
End the discrimination, demands camp resident
An Alice Springs town camp resident says she is disappointed Aboriginal people in prescribed areas will be subjected to discriminatory policies for at least another few months.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:26 pm -
Jury retires in attempted murder case
An ACT Supreme Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a Canberra man accused of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend's new partner.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:19 pm -
Teenager behind bars after hatchet attack
A 15-year-old Hobart schoolboy will spend at least four years in detention after trying to kill a classmate with a hatchet.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:13 pm -
Periodic detention for child porn collector
A former IT worker who kept child pornography retrieved from computers he screened as part of his job has been sentenced to periodic detention.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:13 pm -
Rugby league coach admits supplying drug
A former rugby league coach has appeared in the Darwin Magistrates Court to face drug and fishing charges.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:05 pm -
German backpackers 'on good behaviour' after drunken stunt
German backpackers have appeared in court over a drunken stunt in which they scaled Brisbane's William Jolly Bridge.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:03 pm -
Green MPs son charged with drug dealing
The Greens MP Lee Rhiannon says she will support her eldest son who has been charged with drug dealing.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 2:03 pm -
Qld Government deflects union attack on asset sales
The Queensland Government has attacked the credibility of a union-commissioned report on asset sales.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:49 pm -
Prime island blocks fail to sell
Two high-profile blocks of land on a man-made island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin have failed to sell at auction.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:40 pm -
Woman arrested after man stabbed in arm
A 34-year-old woman will face the Tennant Creek Magistrates Court today in relation to a stabbing in the town yesterday.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:28 pm -
Libs lose bid to overturn fireworks ban
The ACT Legislative Assembly has voted down a Liberals motion to overturn a ban on consumer fireworks.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:20 pm -
Assembly pays tribute to political veteran
The ACT Legislative Assembly has paid tribute to Jim Pead, one of the Territory's early supporters of self-government.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:14 pm -
Lobster fine welcomed
The WA Fisheries Department has welcomed the $36,000 fine handed to a Mid-West fishermen for selling rock lobster on the black market.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Crown seeks third trial for Christine Wong
Prosecutors have told the Supreme Court in Perth they a want a third trial for the woman accused of murdering her abusive father in Bunbury.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Report reveals complaints against Scottsdale GP
Complaints about a Tasmanian doctor's failure to diagnose cancer have been revealed in a report tabled in state parliament.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:11 pm -
Remote college gets $1.5m lifeline
The Federal Government will provide $1.5 million of extra funding to ensure a remote Northern Territory college stays open next year.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:10 pm -
Holding dives into another risky adventure
The Victorian Tourism Minister, Tim Holding, has confirmed he recently went scuba-diving in an area of ocean not yet deemed safe for the public.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:09 pm
