Australian News
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Firepower boss fails to appear in court
Lawyers for the liquidator of failed fuel technology group, Firepower will apply for an arrest warrant after the company's founder failed to appear in a Perth court today.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Child porn accused granted bail
A Blue Mountains man charged with child pornography offences after a tip from the United States has been granted bail.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:06 pm -
Casino car park plans for Little Mindil
The Darwin casino says a land deal with the Territory Government will give it freehold title over Little Mindil but that does not mean it will turn the entire area into accommodation in the future.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Opposition demands Spence to stand down
The Queensland Opposition has called on Premier Anna Bligh to stand down her parliamentary secretary and former sports minister Judy Spence.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:49 pm -
Campbell asbestos concerns
The ACT Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) says it has stopped construction work at a building site in Canberra's inner-north after residents raised concerns about exposure to asbestos.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:34 pm -
Sydney's beaches cleaner than ever
A new report shows Sydney's beaches are the cleanest they have ever been.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:33 pm -
More dengue fever cases in north Qld
Two new cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in north Queensland.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:32 pm -
Council told herbicide safe
The City of Nedlands says it was given the all clear by the Swan River Trust yesterday to use a herbicide on weeds near the Swan River.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:30 pm -
Drug arrests in Katherine and Darwin
A 60-year-old woman was arrested in Katherine yesterday after she was found with four grams of cannabis and more than $5000 in cash.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:27 pm -
Alice town campers lose bid against takeover
Alice Springs town camp residents have lost their case against a Federal Government plan to impose new lease agreements on their land.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:22 pm -
Search on for man missing from Schoolies
Queensland police are appealing to Gold Coast schoolies to contact authorities if one of their friends failed to return home.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:15 pm -
Aboriginal protesters dig in at Brighton bypass
Aboriginal protesters have again entered the construction site of the Brighton bypass in southern Tasmania.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Ombudsman critical of Vic child protection services
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby has conceded more needs to be done to improve the state's child protection services.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:02 pm -
School workers protest at Parliament House
School support staff in Perth have defied an order by the Industrial Relations Commission banning them from stopping work.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:46 pm -
Warning as Oatlands petrol dries up
Tasmanian motorists are being warned that the midlands town of Oatlands may be without petrol until at least next week.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:34 pm -
Man charged over weekend machete attack
A man has been charged over a machete attack outside the Bubble nightclub in Melbourne at the weekend.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:33 pm -
CMC boss rejects complaint allegations
The head of Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC), Robert Needham, has rejected accusations of ignoring serious complaints about police officers.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:30 pm -
Attack on CMC chair 'disgraceful'
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has accused the Opposition of attacking the chairman of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC), Robert Needham.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:30 pm -
Walker Corp slams canal estate report
Walker Corporation has savaged the Tasmanian Planning Commission's interim report into its proposed Ralphs Bay canal estate development.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:25 pm -
Chief Minister narrowly avoids being censured
The Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, has avoided being censured for neglecting the residents of Alice Springs.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:24 pm
