Australian News
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Roscoe signs off for the last time
Veteran news anchor Ian Ross will read his last bulletin for 7News in Sydney tonight after more than 50 years in the media.
November 27, 2009, 7:01 am -
Treasurer puts Forestry Plantations up for sale
The sale of public assets has begun, with Treasurer Andrew Fraser announcing that Forestry Plantations Queensland is now on the market.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 6:52 am -
Brother tells court of fatal axe handle assault
The Supreme Court in Launceston has heard emotional evidence from a man who saw his brother fatally wounded by strangers.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 12:25 am -
Child protection 'dishonest, dangerous'
Victoria's child protection services are in the firing line again today, with two reports accusing the system of leaving vulnerable children at risk.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 11:34 pm -
Residents fail in town camp challenge
The Federal Government says it will soon be able to start work cleaning up impoverished Indigenous town camps in Alice Springs after winning a vital legal challenge.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 10:35 pm -
Paedophile comments spark MP anger
Liberal MP for Hawkesbury, Ray Williams, has been accused of acting appallingly during a heated debate in the New South Wales Parliament.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 9:43 pm -
Firepower investor attacks company founder
A Perth man who invested nearly half a million dollars in the collapsed fuel technology company Firepower says the founder's failure to appear in court today is a slap in the face for investors.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:32 pm -
Doctor charged over woman's death
A Sydney doctor has been charged over a young woman's fatal drug overdose in his eastern suburbs home.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:23 pm -
Carly Ryan trial hears evidence from foster mother
The South Australian Supreme Court has heard allegations that a Victorian man accused of murdering Carly Ryan told his son "he was going to do it."
ABC - November 26, 2009, 7:49 pm -
Father, son cleared of conspiracy to murder
A District Court jury has acquitted a father and son of conspiring to murder the son's estranged wife.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 7:10 pm -
Libs press on with city sports stadium plan
The South Australian Opposition is pressing ahead with its plan to build a sports stadium at the city railyards site.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 6:44 pm -
Lightning strikes girl as storms wreak havoc
Emergency crews are dealing with hundreds of calls after wild weather caused flooding and damage across Victoria.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 6:36 pm -
Govt quizzed over $175k office tender
The Northern Territory Opposition has questioned why the Government is forking out $175,000 to pay for extra office space for an independent politician.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 6:30 pm -
Drugs, suicide, abuse top concerns of NT youth
A survey of young Australians has found the issues of drugs, suicide, and physical and sexual abuse are the biggest worries for Territory residents in the 11 to 19 age group.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:50 pm -
Woman sexually assaulted behind servo
Northern Territory Police are asking for public assistance in their investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Tennant Creek last night.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:38 pm -
No go for stop and search laws
The Western Australian Government's stop and search legislation will not pass through parliament this year.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:28 pm -
Green light for Butler rail
The WA Government has announced it will start work on the $240-million extension of the northern rail line to Butler next year.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:07 pm -
Separated twins' medical team honoured
The team of Melbourne doctors and nurses who separated twins Trishna and Krishna have been honoured at a reception at Victoria's Government House.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:56 pm -
Indigenous incarceration rate jumps 10pc
Indigenous adults continue to be over-represented in Australia's prison population, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:09 pm -
Delayed mineral sands project leads to job losses
Up to 40 workers are set to lose their jobs after Iluka Resources shelved plans to build a mineral sands mine in the South-West.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:00 pm
