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Southeastern oceans warming fast: report
Australia's southeastern oceans are warming fast, threatening biodiversity, a report card into the country's marine ecosystems says.
November 27, 2009, 4:18 pm -
Snowdon offers to mow his mo
Those wanting to see Rudd government minister Warren Snowdon lose his trademark moustache have only got a few days left to kick in some serious cash.
November 27, 2009, 3:54 pm -
Police hunt cabbie over sexual assault
Police are looking for two men they believe can help them catch a taxi driver who sexually assaulted a woman in Melbourne last weekend.
November 27, 2009, 3:36 pm -
Teacher faced attacker with meat cleaver
A judge has recommended a Brisbane teacher be commended for bravery for putting himself between a man with a meat cleaver and two students who'd been attacked.
November 27, 2009, 3:31 pm -
Injured drinkers filling emergency rooms
Drunks are overburdening NSW emergency rooms, researchers have found.
November 27, 2009, 3:30 pm -
Former teacher facing child porn charges
A former drama teacher at a Melbourne girls school has been accused of installing a spy camera to capture students undressing and making child pornography.
November 27, 2009, 3:25 pm -
Few homicide victims 'known to police'
Only one victim in every 10 cases of domestic homicide came to the attention of NSW Police in the 12 months before their death, a study has found.
November 27, 2009, 3:17 pm -
Super dogs cost $25,000 to aid disabled
The $25,000 price tag might seem a little steep but these assistant dogs are no ordinary labradors.
November 27, 2009, 2:46 pm -
National bushfire warnings to start soon
A national telephone warning system to alert people to a bushfire emergency will begin operating next week.
November 27, 2009, 2:31 pm -
Killer driver gets jail sentence cut
An unlicensed driver who ran down and killed two teenage boys on a footpath has been granted a one-year reduction to her prison sentence.
November 27, 2009, 2:16 pm -
Aussie boys claim they are more violent
Australian boys claim they are more violent than their American counterparts.
November 27, 2009, 1:47 pm -
Woman stabbed to death in country street
A woman has been stabbed to death in a street in the eastern Victorian town of Bairnsdale, police say.
November 27, 2009, 1:35 pm -
Punters throw their money behind Hockey
Punters are throwing their money behind Joe Hockey to lead the coalition into next year's federal election.
November 27, 2009, 1:10 pm -
Man raped woman before assaults: court
A man raped a sleeping woman months before he went on to commit a series of indecent assaults during schoolies week.
November 27, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Police ready for schoolies' last hurrah
Police are gearing up for another big night on the Gold Coast as Queensland schoolies celebrations come to an end.
November 27, 2009, 12:18 pm -
Abbott will challenge Turnbull on Monday
Tony Abbott will challenge Malcolm Turnbull for the Liberal leadership on Monday.
November 27, 2009, 10:03 am -
Burglar injured after drainpipe escape
A burglar has fallen seven metres into the water tank of a house after being startled by residents and trying to escape down a drainpipe.
November 27, 2009, 8:43 am -
Man falls off balcony near schoolies
A man has suffered head injuries after falling head first off a nightclub balcony in front of a crowd of schoolies on the Gold Coast.
November 27, 2009, 8:00 am -
Dick Smith confirms Brennan family help
Entrepreneur Dick Smith says he was only one of many people who contributed to the rescue of kidnapped Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan in Somalia.
November 27, 2009, 8:00 am -
More than 1,200 cannabis plants found
More than 1,200 cannabis plants have been found growing in dense bushland on the NSW north coast, police say.
November 27, 2009, 7:15 am
