Australian News
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Waterspouts spotted off Darwin coast
A number of waterspouts have been spotted over Darwin Harbour this morning.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Protesters remind Marathon of breach
A small group of people has protested outside the annual general meeting of mining company Marathon Resources in Adelaide.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:31 pm -
2010 vote for Racial Discrimination Act
The Federal Government will not reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory this year.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:29 pm -
A son lost: the search for answers
Kieran Watmore had just left high school and taken a job with a construction company.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:19 pm -
Gas supplier remains in trading halt
The energy company that owns the WA gas utility, Alinta, is expected to remain in a trading halt until next week.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:10 pm -
Hostage-taker subdued with capsicum spray
Police have arrested a man who took a woman hostage at a Deakin University campus in Geelong.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:08 pm -
Woman charged over baby's 1996 murder
A Sydney woman will face court charged with the murder of her baby daughter who has been missing and presumed dead since 1996.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:00 pm -
New overnight record temp set
Melbourne's overnight temperature set a new record last night as the state heads into a day of extreme fire risk.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:48 am -
Wood not fazed by Labor 'hate' jokes
Independent MLA Gerry Wood says he is not bothered by an apparent rift between some of Labor's most senior ministers.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:27 am -
'We had to get out of here': youth flee Logan
With population predicted to swell to 35 million by 2050, Australia will have to find new ways of accommodating, feeding and housing its people.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:16 am -
Police to flood streets in booze blitz
Police across Australia and New Zealand are mounting a joint 48-hour campaign to crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:11 am -
Melting pot set for population boom
Recent predictions have Australia's population increasing by 60 per cent by midway through this century and areas like Logan, in south-east Queensland, are earmarked to become major population centres.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:11 am -
Hodgman bows out
One of Australia's longest currently serving politician, Michael Hodgman, has announced his retirement.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:03 am -
'United' action to crackdown on drunken violence
Police have announced one of the state's biggest crackdowns on drunken violence.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:00 am -
City library funding could be shifted to bush
The Northern Territory Opposition is calling on the Government to protect libraries in Karama, Casuarina and Nightcliff from a proposal that could redirect library funding from Darwin to the bush.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:00 am -
Conditions ripe for fire catastrophe
Firefighters in three states are bracing for a day of scorching temperatures, windy conditions and high fire danger.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:49 am -
Test results coming in after Bundaberg dental scare
In the wake of the Bundaberg dental health scare, 22 of the 33 patients tested have returned negative results to blood born diseases.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:48 am -
Doomadgee death in custody report due in December
The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) says a report about the police handling of a north Queensland death in custody is likely to be finished by the end of the year.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:41 am -
Robbery accused face 114 extra charges
Police have laid more than 100 fresh charges against three men already charged over the armed robbery of an armoured van in Sydney's east.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:35 am -
Govt rejects Families SA 'bullying' claims
A parliamentary report on Families SA has highlighted a culture of power and bullying within the department.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:33 am
