Australian News
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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 -
Man pleads guilty to child sex assault
A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the Horsham County Court to 26 counts of sexual assault, including child pornography and sexual penetration of a child.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:30 am -
Qld farmers can help cut greenhouse gases
Queensland's Climate Change Minister Kate Jones says farmers still have a big role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions despite being excluded from the emissions trading scheme.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:29 am -
Surveyors told not to approve bushfire bunkers
The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (ABIS) is advising its members not to approve plans for bushfire bunkers.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:28 am -
Doubt over Panorama TAFE future
The State Opposition has produced minutes of a meeting it says shows the Panorama TAFE campus in Adelaide will be closed next year.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:26 am -
Council demands boating facility land
The Townsville City Council says the Queensland Government should provide land for boating facilities or hand revenue from registration fees over to councils.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:23 am -
Housing demand continues to outstrip supply
New data from the Housing Industry Association shows the demand for new housing in the Northern Territory will continue to outstrip the actual number of new homes for years to come.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:22 am -
Doorknock crackdown under charity changes
A new code of practice has been proposed for charities in South Australia.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:21 am -
New burns treatment developed in Brisbane
Researchers at Brisbane's Royal Childrens Hospital hope to have a new burns treatment available within two years.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:21 am -
Report considers carbon neutral beef industry
Queensland's Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin says he is encouraged by suggestions that Queensland's beef industry could be carbon neutral.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:12 am -
Tenancy law changes 'will sabotage market'
A group representing real estate agents has attacked the New South Wales government's proposed changes to tenancy laws.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:10 am -
Business shells out for turtle ambulance
An ambulance service specifically for turtles is being established in Townsville in north Queensland.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:09 am -
O'Farrell 'talking down NSW over broadband'
The New South Wales Government says opposition leader Barry O'Farrell is talking down the state, with his comment over a National Broadband Network (NBN) contract going to Victoria.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:00 am
