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Xenophon backs Telstra split
Independent senator Nick Xenophon says he backs a structural separation of communication giant Telstra as long as regional Australia gets a fair deal.
November 8, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Govt promises energy efficient offices
The federal government says it is on the way to ensuring all of its office buildings have five-star greenhouse ratings.
November 8, 2009, 11:19 am -
Inquiry into north coast murder mystery
Police are appealing for information about the unsolved 1997 murder of a teenage girl on the NSW north coast.
November 8, 2009, 10:20 am -
Martin Place cenotaph heritage listed
The cenotaph in Sydney's Martin Place is to be placed on the NSW heritage list.
November 8, 2009, 10:02 am -
Vic bushfires raise fears for summer
Two bushfires have broken out in eastern Victoria as heatwave forecasts raise fears of a horror fire season.
November 8, 2009, 9:34 am -
Police officer in hospital after assault
A police officer was hospitalised after being allegedly kicked in the head by a man in Mission Beach in far north Queensland.
November 8, 2009, 9:22 am -
Couple hurt, horses killed in collision
A man and woman have been seriously injured when their car hit and killed two horses near Geelong, south of Melbourne.
November 8, 2009, 9:01 am -
Man shot while sitting in car: police
A man has been shot several times while sitting in a car in Sydney's southwest.
November 8, 2009, 8:33 am -
Three teenagers charged over robbery
Three teenagers have been charged over a robbery that left a convenience store employee with a suspected fractured skull.
November 8, 2009, 8:29 am -
Rudd 'comes up very short', says Howard
The Labor federal government is a do-nothing regime that has squandered the surplus built up over 12 years, says former prime minister John Howard.
November 8, 2009, 5:43 am -
James Hardie vows to pay compensation
James Hardie says it is committed to compensating asbestos victims despite failing to contribute to a fund set up for them for two of the past three years.
November 7, 2009, 9:35 pm -
Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season
A jet will help douse bushfires in Victoria this summer but the government announcement did little to ease an inferno of frustration burning among rural voters.
November 7, 2009, 7:40 pm -
Turnbull slams 'vain' Rudd government
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says Kevin Rudd is running a "vain" government that is handing over the immigration program to people smugglers.
November 7, 2009, 6:54 pm -
Baillieau promises Red Bull air race bid
The sky's the limit for Victorian Opposition leader Ted Baillieu who says a coalition government would bid for the Red Bull Air Race and hold it in Geelong.
November 7, 2009, 6:26 pm -
Rudd too sensitive to criticism: Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.
November 7, 2009, 6:18 pm -
Fewer people caught DUI in NSW: police
NSW police have caught fewer drink-drivers in their latest crackdown compared with a year ago.
November 7, 2009, 5:58 pm -
Two fires are under investigation
Two fires, which have damaged separate non-related businesses in Brisbane overnight, are being treated as suspicious, say police.
November 7, 2009, 5:11 pm -
Nurses slam Labor over policy shift
Nurses have accused the Rudd government of caving in to doctors' demands over a plan to give nurse practitioners and midwives greater power.
November 7, 2009, 4:36 pm -
Teenager facing more charges over crash
A Perth teenager with no driver's licence faces further charges after a boy died following a car crash.
November 7, 2009, 4:21 pm -
Pollies flooded with Traveston Dam mail
Opponents to the Bligh Government's Traveston Crossing Dam have delivered more than 30,000 letters to state and federal politicians.
November 7, 2009, 4:15 pm
