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NSW flood victims to get federal funds
The federal government will provide emergency grants and loans to those affected by recent flooding on the NSW mid-north coast.
November 8, 2009, 6:24 pm -
Inquiry begins into Qld soldier's death
The suicide of a soldier who had been bullied by other soldiers and was also a Scientology convert is set to be probed by a defence commission of inquiry.
November 9, 2009, 2:31 am -
Copenhagen global climate deal in doubt
A deal at Copenhagen could be doomed to fail after G20 finance ministers were unable to agree on how to fund a global scheme to combat climate change.
November 8, 2009, 5:59 pm -
Bishop 'knows nothing of Hitler video'
Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop says she knows nothing about a spoof online video likening federal Liberal MP Alex Hawke to Adolf Hitler.
November 8, 2009, 5:39 pm -
Traveston Dam court case set to resume
A court case which may affect the federal government's approval of the Traveston Dam in southeast Queensland resumes in the Federal Court in Brisbane on Monday.
November 8, 2009, 5:22 pm -
Women to protest maternity reforms
Hundreds of women will rally outside Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Brisbane office on Monday to protest the federal government's maternity services reforms.
November 8, 2009, 4:41 pm -
Smith to discuss refugees in Sri Lanka
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will visit Sri Lanka to discuss the growing asylum seeker issue on Monday.
November 8, 2009, 4:12 pm -
Police charge third man over shooting
Police have charged a third person with the murder of a man shot dead in Geelong in October.
November 8, 2009, 3:40 pm -
Warragamba Dam reopened to the public
Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has been reopened to the public for the first time in more than a decade.
November 8, 2009, 3:39 pm -
Man killed in Victorian gliding accident
A man has plunged to his death in a gliding accident in northern Victoria.
November 8, 2009, 3:38 pm -
NSW govt launches graffiti crackdown
Tough laws designed to crack down on graffiti vandals will give judges the power to make offenders clean up the damage they cause, the NSW government says.
November 8, 2009, 3:35 pm -
No sign of life raft off Heron Island
An aerial search off Heron Island has failed to turn up any evidence of two people aboard a life raft.
November 8, 2009, 3:04 pm -
Man badly injured in Sydney CBD bashing
Police have yet to identify a unidentified man viciously bashed by three men in central Sydney over the weekend.
November 8, 2009, 2:37 pm -
Qld woman charged for glassing
A young woman faces assault charges after allegedly glassing a man in a Brisbane bar early on Sunday.
November 8, 2009, 2:22 pm -
Money concerns can lead to tummy woes
The economic slowdown can be bad for your health, a food expert has warned, pointing to a rising number of Australians who bargain shop for what they eat.
November 8, 2009, 2:01 pm -
Police find $150,000 worth of tools in raids
Police have found $150,000 worth of tools during raids in Sydney as part of an operation targeting people allegedly involved in the theft.
November 8, 2009, 1:59 pm -
Send Oceanic Viking to Sri Lanka: Joyce
An Australian customs ship holding 78 asylum seekers off Indonesia should be sent to Sri Lanka, where its passengers are from, Barnaby Joyce says.
November 8, 2009, 1:53 pm -
Elderly woman attacked in Sydney's south
A 25-year-old man has been accused of attacking and robbing three elderly men using walking frames, and another who is blind, in Sydney's inner south.
November 8, 2009, 1:52 pm -
Qld teachers win top pay rise
Queensland's public teachers have settled a bitter dispute with the Bligh government, accepting a deal that will make some the highest paid in the country.
November 8, 2009, 1:50 pm -
Teen a hero after double rip rescue
Victorian teen Lachlan Edwards has been praised after he swam to the rescue of two people caught in a rip at Point Impossible Surf Beach.
November 8, 2009, 1:03 pm
