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Lib senator defiant on same-sex marriage
A Liberal senator is maintaining his support for the ACT's controversial same-sex marriage laws, vowing to vote against his coalition colleagues.
November 13, 2009, 11:45 am -
Guns, ammo found in property raid
Police targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs have seized 65 guns and ammunition from a dealer in the NSW Southern Highlands.
November 13, 2009, 11:57 am -
Results withheld in lecturer pay dispute
Students at a Perth university will have their results withheld, as lecturers launch their latest round of industrial action in a push for more pay.
November 13, 2009, 11:44 am -
Records inquiry on juvenile sex crimes
A NSW inquiry will examine whether juveniles convicted of sex offences should have the charge permanently recorded against their names.
November 13, 2009, 11:42 am -
Doctors to register under national law
Health professionals working in NSW will be registered under a national scheme designed to protect patients from dodgy practitioners.
November 13, 2009, 11:25 am -
Estate agents offered language service
Selected real estate agents across Australia will be granted access to telephone interpreting services to help house new migrants.
November 13, 2009, 10:00 am -
Rescue underway for ill ship captain
A rescue helicopter is en route to a bulk carrier northeast of Darwin to provide medical aid to the ship's sick captain.
November 13, 2009, 9:59 am -
Pyne denies 'fruit loop' Minchin slur
Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne denies he was the opposition MP who described his opposition colleague Nick Minchin as a "fruit loop".
November 13, 2009, 9:30 am -
Opposition favours competition on books
The opposition would open up the book market to greater competition if elected, and would resist caving in to special interest groups, Christopher Pyne says.
November 13, 2009, 9:29 am -
Fatigued yachtsman rescued off Darwin
A Cairns-based solo yachtsman has been rescued off Darwin after spending six weeks in heavy weather on a journey from Malaysia.
November 13, 2009, 9:26 am -
UK needs a Christmas Island: ex-minister
The United Kingdom would like the option to process asylum claims offshore just like Australia, a former British home secretary says.
November 13, 2009, 8:43 am -
Man charged with stabbing murder
A man will face a Sydney court on Friday charged with the stabbing murder of a man, police say.
November 13, 2009, 7:57 am -
Motorcyclist dies in kangaroo collision
A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a kangaroo on NSW's south coast.
November 13, 2009, 7:46 am -
Govt pledges $24m for school sports
More schools around the country will share sports, arts and computing facilities after the federal government granted another $24 million to the cause.
November 13, 2009, 7:26 am -
Fourth man charged following siege
A fourth man has been charged following a siege that may be linked to a series of armed robberies across Sydney.
November 13, 2009, 7:22 am -
Qantas engineers take industrial action
Qantas engineers will stage industrial action indefinitely to protest against working conditions they claim may affect the safe operation of the airline.
November 13, 2009, 7:21 am -
Gina Rinehart wins business woman award
Gina Rinehart has picked up a second gong this week after being named the Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.
November 13, 2009, 6:44 am -
Clubs vow to help disaster victims
Hundreds of clubs across Queensland will provide accommodation for people rendered homeless in the event of a natural disaster.
November 13, 2009, 2:32 am -
Decision expected in Martens appeal
A court on Friday will deliver its decision on a charter pilot's fight against his conviction for the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Papua New Guinea.
November 13, 2009, 2:32 am -
Mary Valley people begin to rebuild
Mary Valley residents say they are on the long path to rebuilding their community after battling the failed Traveston Crossing Dam for more than three years.
November 13, 2009, 2:32 am
