Australian News
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Intervention taskforce member slams Federal Govt
A member of the original Northern Territory intervention taskforce has slammed the Federal Government for not taking responsibility for health services in Aboriginal communities.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:16 am -
Zinc spill slows production
Australia's largest zinc mine says there has been a drop in production because of a zinc spill from a failed pipeline.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:32 am -
1000 school support jobs threatened: union
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the New South Wales Government is planning to cut nearly 1000 school office and maintenance staff positions from schools and TAFEs in a bid to keep the budget under control.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:17 am -
ACT sets ambitious emissions target
The ACT Government has set the most ambitious carbon emissions reduction target in the country.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:16 am -
Police taser boy
WA Police have fired a stun gun at a 15-year-old Moora boy who they say tried to hit an officer with a star picket.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:15 am -
Parents warned over schoolies alcohol
Queensland police are urging parents not to give in to 'pester power' when their teenagers ask them to buy alcohol to take to parties or schoolies week.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:13 am -
Crews monitor Glastonbury blaze
Fire crews have worked through the night to contain a large grass fire at Glastonbury, near Gympie, in south-east Queensland.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:04 am -
Police pledge schoolies drugs crackdown
Queensland police say they will be closely monitoring the Surfers Paradise schoolies precinct for illegal drug activity.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:03 am -
Questions asked over housing lease deal
A north Queensland mayor says Indigenous communities need to know more about the 40-year leases being offered by the Queensland Government in exchange for better housing.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 10:02 am -
Water fight escalates
A simmering row between the Hobart City Council and the Tasmanian Government over sewerage infrastructure has escalated.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:45 am -
Prison drug overdoses under investigation
The Victorian Opposition says overcrowding and poor management are to blame for the availability of drugs at Melbourne's biggest women's prison.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:42 am -
Factory fire puts pressure on meat prices
There are fears meat prices may rise because of the closure of a Perth meat packing factory destroyed yesterday by fire.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:34 am -
Wheelchair-bound woman attacked with bottle
New South Wales police say two teenage boys have attacked an elderly woman in a wheelchair in Wollongong, south of Sydney.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:32 am -
Campaign begins to save Snowy
A major push has begun to restore environmental flows to the New South Wales south-east's most famous river.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:31 am -
Youth Allowance fears aired for rural students
James Cook University's student association says rural and regional students will be the worst hit if the Senate blocks the Federal Government's proposed changes to Youth Allowance.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:30 am -
QR signals road freight move
Small freight between Brisbane and north Queensland could be transported by road instead of rail under changes to Queensland Rail's (QR) business operations.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:26 am -
Fresh food finding welcomed
WA communities are backing recommendations from a federal parliamentary committee aimed at improving the supply and affordability of healthy foods in remote indigenous areas.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:25 am -
Mango growers want to boost Japan trade
Mango exporters in far north Queensland are looking at ways to increase exports to a lucrative Asian market.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:19 am -
Bowler won't face serious consequences: analyst
A political analyst says the independent MP John Bowler is unlikely to suffer serious political consequences from an adverse report.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:17 am -
Man to face court over alleged sex assaults
A 38-year-old Melbourne man is expected to face court today over a number of alleged sexual assaults.
ABC - November 17, 2009, 9:13 am
