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Turnbull reveals immigration policy
Malcolm Turnbull has risked another party room split - this time on immigration - by declaring a coalition government would revive temporary protection visas.
November 14, 2009, 6:14 am -
NSW to make record land handover
NSW will hand over the single largest parcel of land in the state's history when 20,000 hectares is returned to the Yuin people, Premier Nathan Rees says.
November 14, 2009, 5:09 pm -
Rees gets power to pick NSW front bench
NSW Premier Nathan Rees has been given the power to pick and choose his own cabinet and has indicated another frontbench reshuffle is imminent.
November 14, 2009, 4:48 pm -
Two safe after forced helicopter landing
A student pilot and his instructor walked away from an emergency landing of their helicopter on a school oval in Melbourne's southeast.
November 14, 2009, 4:45 pm -
Man, 73, dies in single car accident
A 73-year-old man has died in a single car accident near Ouyen, in northwest Victoria.
November 14, 2009, 4:26 pm -
Horse and carriage bolt from marriage
A Gold Coast couple have found love and marriage do not always go together with a horse and carriage after a dramatic pre-wedding mishap.
November 14, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Govt pushes to pass health agency bill
The federal government has used World Diabetes Day to urge the Senate to approve a new preventative health agency.
November 14, 2009, 2:01 pm -
Gang of youths bash, rob Melbourne teen
A bleeding teenager who stumbled into a service station in Melbourne's south-west says he was attacked and robbed by a gang of up to 10 youths.
November 14, 2009, 1:40 pm -
Three teens charged with servo robbery
Three teenagers have been charged with attempted armed robbery after holding-up a service station, south of Brisbane, and then attempting to rob a customer.
November 14, 2009, 12:18 pm -
Samoa receives fire truck from Australia
The tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation of Samoa has received a $400,000 firetruck from Victoria.
November 14, 2009, 12:16 pm -
Teen critical after Sydney cliff fall
A teenager is in a critical condition after falling from a cliff on Sydney's lower north shore, police say.
November 14, 2009, 11:38 am -
Govt launches book on Muslim Australians
The federal government has launched a new book that recognises the contribution of some of Australia's 340,000 Muslims.
November 14, 2009, 11:34 am -
Woman walking dog dies from fall
Police are preparing a coronial report following the death of a woman in bushland in the NSW Southern Highlands.
November 14, 2009, 11:32 am -
Awakened passenger 'attacked bus driver'
A teenager will face court after allegedly assaulting a Sydney bus driver and leaving him with facial injuries, police say.
November 14, 2009, 8:58 am -
Thousands expected for Christmas parade
Tens of thousands of people are set to line the streets to watch the annual Myer Christmas parade in Melbourne.
November 14, 2009, 8:06 am -
First Sri Lankans leave Oceanic Viking
Twenty-two of the 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have spent the past weeks aboard Australia's Oceanic Viking have left the ship and say the rest will follow.
November 14, 2009, 5:04 am -
Entsch keen to make political comeback
Former federal Liberal MP Warren Entsch hopes to win preselection in his old Queensland seat.
November 14, 2009, 2:34 am -
Australia Zoo wins top tourism awards
Australia Zoo has been named Queensland's top major tourist attraction for the third straight year.
November 14, 2009, 2:32 am -
Babies need breast for six months: MPs
Australian mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies until they are six months old, health ministers say.
November 14, 2009, 1:03 am -
Strokes killing Aussie children: experts
Stroke ranks among the Top 10 causes of death in Australian children but a low awareness of the condition prevails, say medical experts.
November 14, 2009, 1:02 am
