Australian News

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
Former bank boss jailed for hanging dog

A former bank manager has been sentenced to six months' jail in Victoria for stealing and causing the death of a pedigree dog that was found hanging from a tree.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:29 pm
One punch accused acquitted

A District Court jury has acquitted a 25 year-old Perth man of killing another man with a single punch.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:17 pm
Police to manage school safety

The Education Minister Liz Constable says a police officer has been seconded to her department to help schools manage personal safety issues.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:27 pm
Hundreds farewell WWII hero

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of World War Two hero Jack Wong Sue in Perth.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:21 pm
Accused extortionist extradited to WA

A 42-year-old man with alleged bikie links has been extradited to Perth to face extortion charges.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:03 pm
Welfare changes like Big Brother: ex-chief justice

A former chief justice says compulsory income management is like Big Brother and interferes with people's rights and liberties.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:00 pm
Dying girl forced to soil herself, inquest hears

A coronial inquest into the death of a girl in foster care in Palmerston has heard that the day she died she soiled herself because she was unable to walk to the toilet.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:32 pm
Weight loss drug targets body not brain

Medical researchers in Sydney say they have developed a weight loss drug that could change the way the body uses fat.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:05 pm
No action against Bowler

The Western Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper is considering moving a censure motion against his former ministerial colleague John Bowler over a serious misconduct finding.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:03 pm
Wild camels terrorise NT community

The Northern Territory Government says residents of a remote Central Australian community are too scared to leave their houses because it has been overrun by thousands of wild camels.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:58 pm
Welfare plan to be tested on Territorians

The Federal Government has taken the first step in rolling out compulsory income management in disadvantaged communities across the country.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:24 pm
Research centre work to start before election

Construction work for a $200 million medical research institute on the railyards site in North Terrace is to start in February.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:22 pm
Aborigines halt Brighton road work

Police have made on arrest during an Aboriginal heritage protest at the site of the Brighton bypass, north of Hobart.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:10 pm
Alcohol rules set for overhaul in NT

The Federal Government says it will work with the Northern Territory Government to negotiate and implement alcohol management plans with Aboriginal communities.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:06 pm