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China must be more transparent: Smith
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says China needs to be more transparent about its military intentions.
October 1, 2009, 7:27 pm -
Party insider says Hawke is power hungry
Federal Liberal MP Alex Hawke is a megalomaniac, desperate to shut down potential threats to his position in the party, a Liberal source says.
October 1, 2009, 8:31 pm -
Australian baby boy dies in tsunami
A 15-month-old baby boy has become the fourth Australian fatality of the Samoa earthquake and tsunami that hit the Pacific nation, killing 149 people.
October 1, 2009, 8:25 pm -
Turnbull threatens to quit over ETS
Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has threatened to quit if his Liberal Party colleagues don't endorse his stance on carbon trading.
October 1, 2009, 7:26 pm -
Indonesia's govt pledges $A29m quake aid
Indonesia's government has approved $A29.43 million in cash aid to help victims of massive earthquakes on the island of Sumatra, the finance minister says.
October 1, 2009, 7:23 pm -
School mourns loss of teacher in tsunami
Staff and students at Ballarat's Mount Clear College are mourning the loss of friend, mentor and gifted teacher, Vivien Hodgins, who died in the Samoan tsunami.
October 1, 2009, 7:20 pm -
Aid arrives as Samoan death toll rises
Rescue and medical teams from Australia and New Zealand flew into Samoa as local authorities and survivors began the grim tasks of recovering bodies and clearing debris caused by the devastating Pacific earthquake and tsunami.
October 1, 2009, 7:18 pm -
Crown Casino social club boss jailed
The former boss of Crown Casino's staff social club has been jailed for stealing $280,000 in club funds and blowing most of it on the pokies.
October 1, 2009, 6:45 pm -
Tsunami victims 'need money, not food'
Aid organisations need money, not food or clothing, to help Samoans and Tongans in the wake of a devastating tsunami.
October 1, 2009, 6:44 pm -
CFA junior lit fires, court hears
A volunteer firefighter who lit three bushfires and made a swag of hoax triple-zero calls yearned to be on the back of a firetruck, a court has been told.
October 1, 2009, 6:37 pm -
Pepper spray victim gets $40,000 compo
Victoria Police has been ordered to pay more than $40,000 compensation to a tattooist who was sprayed with capsicum spray by a plain clothes policeman.
October 1, 2009, 6:36 pm -
Leaving refugee to die a 'callous act'
Two men who left a Sudanese refugee to die after bashing him with a pole committed an "extraordinarily callous act", a judge has said.
October 1, 2009, 6:35 pm -
Aussie tsunami survivors arrive in Qld
A group of Australians who survived the Samoa tsunami have returned to Brisbane on an AusAid-chartered flight with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.
October 1, 2009, 6:23 pm -
Global economy facing challenges: Swan
The International Monetary Fund's latest economics forecasts highlights the "considerable challenges" facing the global economy, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
October 1, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Court jails bikies over attack on rivals
Members of an outlaw motorcycle club ambushed and assaulted rival club members as payback for an earlier attack on one of their colleagues, a court has hears.
October 1, 2009, 5:58 pm -
NSW Maritime 'knew of light concerns'
NSW Maritime was made aware some boats on Sydney Harbour were not displaying navigational lights five years before a fatal collision, an inquest has been told.
October 1, 2009, 5:48 pm -
Australia to help Ketsana victims: Smith
Australia stands ready to help Vietnam recover from the typhoon that struck Southeast Asia, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says.
October 1, 2009, 5:30 pm -
Teen sailor Jessica faces second test
Teenage sailor Jessica Watson is making her way to Sydney on a trial run before embarking on her bid to set a new world record by circling the globe.
October 1, 2009, 5:16 pm -
Swine flu death brings Qld total to 41
Queensland has recorded its first swine-flu related death in two and a half weeks, bringing the total to 41.
October 1, 2009, 5:15 pm -
Police target long weekend drunk drivers
Rebel road users will be the target of police this long weekend with 100 unmarked vehicles trawling NSW's streets in an attempt to curb an escalating road toll.
October 1, 2009, 5:13 pm
