Australian News
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Emission targets 'will boost community enthusiasm'
The ACT Government's plan to make Canberra carbon neutral by 2060 has been welcomed by green groups but the business industry says there needs to be more detail.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:43 am -
Bushwalker rescued after collapsing
A 67-year-old bushwalker has been rescued in far north Queensland.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:44 am -
Man rings triple-0 from hospital bed
A man who was bleeding after surgery in a Tasmanian hospital had to call the triple-0 emergency number for help when he could not raise nurses.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:26 am -
Indigenous stockmen return to fold
A new program is bringing Indigenous people back to the Northern Territory cattle industry after a pay dispute 43 years ago sparked a drastic fall in numbers.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:21 am -
Cahill's departure 'leaves unanswered questions'
ACT politicians say the scrapping of a judicial commission into Chief Magistrate Ron Cahill's conduct leaves unanswered questions.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:19 am -
Premier faces no confidence motion
The Tasmanian Opposition has foreshadowed a motion of no confidence in the Premier over his aborted re-appointment of Richard McCreadie as Police Commissioner.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:14 am -
Boat explosion on Murray
Three men have swum to safety when a boat exploded on the River Murray between Morgan and Waikerie in South Australia.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:08 am -
Greens, Libs to move against hospital-hospice deal
The ACT Government will come under more pressure from the Greens and the Liberals in the Legislative Assembly today over the proposed Calvary Public Hospital sale.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 7:42 am -
Police probe drink spiking cases
Police in north-west Queensland are investigating a number of cases of suspected drink spiking.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 7:07 am -
School bomb threat accused to face court
A man will face court today after being charged with making bomb hoax threats against primary schools in Sydney's south and the Blue Mountains.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:02 pm -
Anti-skimming legislation 'toughest in Australia'
The Western Australian Attorney General, Christian Porter has unveiled legislation which he says will produce the toughest anti-identity theft and card-skimming laws in the country.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:05 pm -
Cool change slows erratic fire
The Rural Fire Service says a weather change in the past hour is helping firefighters contain a blaze burning out of control at Stanborough near Inverell, in north-west New South Wales.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 7:48 pm -
Health workers protest pay offer
Tasmanian health care workers are threatening to take industrial action if the State Government does not come up with a better pay offer.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 7:37 pm -
Kimberley oil spill 'dispersing'
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says oil that leaked from a well off the Kimberley coast last month has shifted further offshore.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 7:29 pm -
Homes under threat as fire spreads
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is working to control a blaze that is threatening homes near Inverell in north-west New South Wales.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 7:19 pm -
Parliamentary committee to probe Bowler findings
A Corruption and Crime Commission report on the Independent MP John Bowler has been referred to a powerful parliamentary committee for further investigation.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 7:00 pm -
Police drop Freddo theft charges
Police in Western Australia have dropped charges against a 12-year-old boy accused of receiving a stolen chocolate frog.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 6:48 pm -
Murder accused had life of deprivation: lawyer
A lawyer for a man accused of murdering his carer at a Central Australian Aboriginal community has told a jury his client has had a life of deprivation and trauma.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 6:34 pm -
Feral dog problem under control, inquest hears
An inquest has heard the feral dog problem in Alice Springs town camps appears to be under control.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 6:33 pm -
Dolphin deaths still a mystery
The WA Environment Minister Donna Faragaher says researchers are yet to determine whether a virus contributed to the deaths of several Swan River dolphins.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 6:13 pm
