Australian News
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Newman in court over alleged road rage
Channel Nine Footy Show panellist Sam Newman will fight charges over an alleged road rage incident at Middle Park.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:38 am -
Stolen horse returned to owner
Police have recovered a 5 week old horse stolen from a property in West Swan.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:50 am -
Burst water main in Butler
A water main has burst at Butler Primary School in Perth's northern suburbs.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:50 am -
QR fined over employee deaths
Queensland Rail (QR) has been fined almost $800,000 over the deaths of two workers in the state's central region in 2007.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:40 am -
Man released on bail in attempted murder case
A Brisbane magistrate heard a man charged with attempted murder has spent more than 20 days in custody because of a police error.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:38 am -
Man charged over alleged road rage stabbing
A 24-year-old man will face Ipswich court today, west of Brisbane, after a male driver was stabbed during a road rage incident.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:28 am -
Most schoolies behaving 'great'
A volunteer chaplaincy group says school leavers partying at Airlie Beach, north of Mackay in north Queensland, have appreciated the assistance of its volunteers that offered them food or to walk them home.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:22 am -
Man drives over explosives detonator
A bomb technician was called to a Darwin home last night to remove an explosives detonator that a man had driven over three times "to see what would happen", Northern Territory Police say.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:20 am -
Thirsty bikers: Police defend forced pub closures
A publican is upset that South Australian police will force him to shut his doors for several hours this weekend because of a motorcyclists' protest ride.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:19 am -
Parliament passes new Qld anti-bikie laws
Queensland Parliament passed legislation last night cracking down on outlaw motorcycle gangs.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:19 am -
'A way of life': thousands sleeping rough in Darwin
A report into Aboriginal homelessness in Darwin has found at least 2000 Indigenous people live on Darwin's streets but that number can reach up to 5000 during certain times of year.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:32 am -
Geelong Hospital hit by 24 hour walk-out
Hundreds of workers at Geelong Hospital have walked off the job. The workers voted to strike for 24 hours, after 18 employees were made redundant before Christmas with little or no consultation.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:21 am -
Vic considers intervention plan for child protection
The Victorian Government is considering a plan to quarantine welfare payments to at risk families, as part of plans to improve the handling of child protection cases.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:18 am -
Whistleblowers wary
A report tabled in the WA parliament has revealed many public servants are still afraid to act as whistleblowers.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:06 am -
Premier's McCain mission fails
A bid by Tasmania's Premier in Melbourne today to save the McCain factory has failed.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:04 am -
Whistleblowers need more protection: inquiry
A parliamentary inquiry has found that major reforms are needed to give more protection to whisteblowers in New South Wales.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:01 am -
Govt grant to speed up broadband access
Tasmanian business, farming and tourism interests are sharing a $1 million State Government grant to speed up access to the National Broadband Network.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:00 am -
Wind turbines part of city 'evolution'
Town planners have backed the installation of wind turbines on a Hobart building.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:45 am -
St Vincent's hospital hit in financial crisis
Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital has admitted it has taken a hit on the sharemarket but denies it has misappropriated funds earmarked for equipment, research and salaries.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:34 am -
Change powers of CCC: former DPP
The former WA Director of Public Prosecutions believes the state's corruption watchdog should not be restricted to investigating incidents involving public officers.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:34 am
