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Qld, NSW join forces for tourism
Queensland and NSW will set aside their rivalry to join forces on tourism.
October 20, 2009, 2:41 pm -
Telco legislation to be opposed
The coalition will oppose the government's telecommunications reforms, introduced as part of its plan to build the $43b national broadband network (NBN).
October 20, 2009, 2:12 pm -
Motorcyclists target of graphic campaign
Motorcyclists come out second best in road smashes regardless of whether or not they are at fault.
October 20, 2009, 1:57 pm -
Police pair 'extorted from tobacconists'
Two policemen extorted tens of thousands of dollars from Sydney tobacconists, NSW's Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has found.
October 20, 2009, 1:26 pm -
Liberals lose economic managers crown
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan are the new champions of economic management.
October 20, 2009, 1:22 pm -
Light aircraft crash lands at Bankstown
A man has escaped injury after crash landing a single engine aircraft at Bankstown Airport in Sydney's west.
October 20, 2009, 12:35 pm -
Uluru climb could stay open after all
Tourists might be allowed to keep climbing Uluru after all.
October 20, 2009, 12:23 pm -
Nats stoush with farmers group over ETS
A rift has opened up between The Nationals and their traditional farming constituency over the need for carbon trading.
October 20, 2009, 12:18 pm -
Afghan injured in Aussie vehicle crash
A civilian in Afghanistan has been seriously hurt in an accident involving an Australian armoured vehicle.
October 20, 2009, 12:15 pm -
NSW govt slams opposition planning plan
The NSW opposition will send the state's planning system "back to the future" if it returns to power, the government says.
October 20, 2009, 11:33 am -
Nelson says thanks with highway placard
Former federal opposition leader Brendan Nelson has chosen a personal touch to express his gratitude to supporters on Sydney's upper north shore.
October 20, 2009, 11:24 am -
Flooded farmers seek drought assistance
Flood-stricken farmers in the Gulf Country in northern Australia are asking for drought assistance from the federal government.
October 20, 2009, 9:38 am -
Customer hit with baseball bat at Maccas
A customer at a fast food restaurant has been hit in the head with a baseball bat during an armed robbery in Sydney's southwest.
October 20, 2009, 8:00 am -
Queensland's population hits 4,444,444
There are now 4,444,444 Queenslanders.
October 20, 2009, 7:53 am -
Recognition only lip service, say carers
Carers have rejected as lip service a formal recognition from the federal government, if it leads to no real improvement in their standard of living.
October 20, 2009, 7:26 am -
Teen dead, woman injured in Mareeba
A 14-year-old girl is dead and a woman in her 40s is in a critical condition in hospital following an incident at a residence in Mareeba in Queensland.
October 20, 2009, 7:26 am -
Man 'blows eight times the legal limit'
A man in far north Queensland may have set a record - blowing more than eight times the legal limit of blood alcohol.
October 20, 2009, 7:18 am -
Year 12 students start HSC exams
Students of business and classical Greek will be the first to put their heads down for the HSC in NSW on Tuesday.
October 20, 2009, 6:47 am -
Boat, cars badly damaged in road crash
A high speed road crash in Melbourne's southwest has badly damaged three cars and a boat being towed to the water for a fishing trip.
October 20, 2009, 5:48 am -
NSW firies get to work in Rockhampton
A group of 67 firefighters, paramedics and support staff from NSW will begin their first day fighting blazes in Rockhampton and Bundaberg on Tuesday.
October 20, 2009, 2:31 am
