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Three injured in boozy muck-up party

A student remains in hospital with severe concussion after an end-of year muck-up party in a Melbourne park was raided by a group of masked men wielding bats.
October 20, 2009, 6:35 pm
Shark numbers decline 'impacts tourism'

New research shows sharks draw a healthy chunk of the tourist dollar.
October 20, 2009, 6:15 pm
'Westernisation' causes growing obesity

Rising levels of obesity are being exported from affluent to developing nations through the gradual "westernisation of lifestyles", a British expert says.
October 20, 2009, 5:50 pm
Baillieu dares backstabbers to open up

Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu is urging rats in his own ranks to confront him rather than stabbing him in the back.
October 20, 2009, 5:48 pm
Defence told to sort out pay bungle

Defence Personnel Minister Greg Combet has written to the head of defence urging a speedy resolution of the latest pay bungle.
October 20, 2009, 5:44 pm
Woman, teenager charged over siege

A woman and a teenager face charges after a 10-hour siege in Sydney's northwest which police say was sparked by an earlier attack in a neighbouring suburb.
October 20, 2009, 5:43 pm
Japan whalers 'to target Aussie waters'

Japanese whaling vessels are expected to target Australian waters in their upcoming summer hunt.
October 20, 2009, 5:38 pm
Bishop tells party room it's a rabble

Deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has told colleagues they are behaving like a "rabble" and are to blame for the coalition's poor performance in opinion polls.
October 20, 2009, 5:28 pm
Three US regions vie for Australia Zoo

One of three American regions could become home to a second Australia Zoo.
October 20, 2009, 5:26 pm
Man up tree for 12 hours as crocs circle

A man who climbed a tree to escape crocodiles spent up to 12 hours on a shaky branch while the creatures circled around him.
October 20, 2009, 5:25 pm
Moti child sex trial delisted

Former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti's child sex trial has been delisted because of issues with information disclosure.
October 20, 2009, 5:24 pm
New plants identified in WA's Kimberley

Western Australia's Kimberley region is an untapped gold mine of plant species, with more than 80 new plants identified in the region, botanists say.
October 20, 2009, 5:05 pm
Brimble jury fails to reach verdict

A Sydney jury has been dismissed after failing to reach a verdict at the manslaughter trial of Mark Wilhelm.
October 20, 2009, 5:04 pm
Body of man with chest wound found

The body of a man who apparently died a violent death has been found in Sydney's west.
October 20, 2009, 5:03 pm
Conviction for smoking in car with child

A NSW woman has been convicted of smoking in a car containing a three-year-old child.
October 20, 2009, 5:02 pm
Reef may get heritage listing nomination

The possible nomination of Ningaloo Reef as a world heritage site has been welcomed by researchers using it to predict the effect of climate change.
October 20, 2009, 4:57 pm
Rees calls for an apology over ad claim

NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell should apologise for claiming a shot of a US city was used in an ad campaign for Sydney, Premier Nathan Rees says.
October 20, 2009, 4:51 pm
Woman found in car park stabbed to death

Police believe a woman found dead in a western Sydney car park with a knife stuck in her chest may have taken her own life.
October 20, 2009, 4:48 pm
Handguns stolen in security firm heist

A dozen handguns have been stolen in an elaborate robbery at a security company's premises in Perth.
October 20, 2009, 4:41 pm
Brimble's family to fight for the truth

Dianne Brimble's former partner and ex-husband say her three children are not coping well with the news that a jury failed to reach a verdict.
October 20, 2009, 4:39 pm