Australian News
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Full moon brings out bloodsuckers
Scientists say a plague of blood sucking insects is set to affect parts of Darwin and Top End coastal areas from tonight.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 11:05 am -
Mall preachers in court battle
A group of Christian street preachers has faced Adelaide Magistrates Court to argue against council by-laws on spruiking.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 11:19 am -
Boy's lucky escape as car rolls off cliff
Police say a seven-year-old boy has escaped serious injury after a four-wheel drive went over a cliff at Austinmer, south of Sydney.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 11:10 am -
Charges force aged care out of city
A lobby group says aged care facilities will have to be built on Brisbane's outskirts if the City Council does not cut infrastructure charges.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 11:00 am -
MP warns of bushfire evacuation 'confusion'
Liberal MP for Davenport in the Adelaide hills, Iain Evans, says people are getting the wrong idea about bushfire safety procedures for the summer ahead.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:57 am -
Housing industry expects steady growth
Tasmania's housing sector is expecting stable growth for the year ahead.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:41 am -
College closure upsets industry
The Master Builders association says it is disappointed but not surprised by the closure of the Australian Technical Colleges in Burnie and Launceston.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:41 am -
Coroner probes six deaths in custody
The Northern Territory Coroner will today consider six deaths in custody at an inquest in Alice Springs.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:29 am -
Preacher dead outside Adelaide hotel
A man has been found dead outside a hotel at Smithfield in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:26 am -
ICAC to probe Aboriginal land developments
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is concerned that developers may be using predatory tactics to get their hands on billions of dollars worth of property owned by Aboriginal Land Councils in New South Wales.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:15 am -
Wetlands safe after waste dump blaze
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has checked that water from fighting a blaze at an Adelaide waste dump did not reach wetlands.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:14 am -
Police target Melbourne Cup drink-drivers
Northern Territory Police are warning Melbourne Cup revellers there will be extra random breath test stations and patrols on the streets today.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:13 am -
Salt cut as water pipeline flows
A pipeline from Jervois near Tailem Bend to Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek has been completed and is pumping water to properties.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:10 am -
Rising cannabis use linked to grog bans
Alcohol bans imposed by the Federal Government under its intervention in Northern Territory Indigenous communities are increasing cannabis use, drug-use prevention experts say.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:08 am -
Coroner to report on police chase deaths
The coroner investigating the death of a Hervey Bay couple, killed in a car accident after a police pursuit, is expected to deliver his findings this afternoon.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 10:00 am -
Drilling reveals more gold reserves
The Queensland Mining Corporation says Mount Freda in the state's north-west could contain more than 100,000 ounces of gold.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 9:49 am -
Police union wary on patrols boost
The Police Association says it wants a briefing by the police department on how a boost to Adelaide city patrols will work.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 9:49 am -
New boss for rural fire service
The ACT Government has appointed a new chief for the ACT Rural Fire Service (RFS).
ABC - November 3, 2009, 9:39 am -
Sydney Airport slams "absurd" transport links
Sydney Airport Authority has labelled public transport to its terminals as "absurd" and "ridiculous," calling on the state government to make it a high priority when it releases its new transport blueprint.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 9:39 am -
Fishers netted in offshore police raids
Police say they will continue to target commercial and recreational fishers after charging 10 people with drug, firearm and maritime offences.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 9:07 am
