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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 -
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 -
Fines for lying NSW motorists to rise
NSW motorists and companies face a tenfold increase in fines for trying to dodge speeding tickets under proposed new laws.
November 14, 2009, 1:01 am -
Twenty two candidates vie for Bradfield
Voters will be spoilt for choice in the coming by-election for the blue-ribbon federal seat of Bradfield on Sydney's quiet, leafy North Shore.
November 13, 2009, 7:45 pm -
Parking ranger attacked in Sydney
A parking ranger has undergone surgery at a Sydney hospital after being attacked on the job.
November 13, 2009, 6:52 pm -
Victorian heatwave raises fire risk
A severe fire danger rating will be in effect in northwestern Victoria on the weekend as a heatwave enters its sixth day.
November 13, 2009, 6:48 pm -
Campers flee bushfire in national park
A large bushfire on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has forced the evacuation of campers and blanketed Brisbane with smoke.
November 13, 2009, 6:42 pm -
PTTEP to permanently plug well next week
The Thai company behind a 10-week oil spill in the Timor Sea says it will not be able to start permanently plugging the well until next week.
November 13, 2009, 6:41 pm -
Experts to examine 'Ned Kelly' skull
The epic yarn of bushranger Ned Kelly has entered a fresh chapter, with a man handing over what he says is the outlaw's long-lost stolen skull.
November 13, 2009, 6:35 pm -
Sued food critic beefs up criticism
A food critic being sued for defamation over a Sydney restaurant review has beefed up his criticism, saying one oyster tasted like "reflux".
November 13, 2009, 6:12 pm -
Girl avoids jail over fatal car crash
An L-Plater who crashed her grandmother's car, killing a friend, will serve no time behind bars and has been sentenced instead to 15 months' home detention.
November 13, 2009, 6:10 pm -
Nazi hunter welcomes Zentai decision
Chief Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff has welcomed a decision to extradite an 88-year-old alleged war criminal to Hungary from Perth.
November 13, 2009, 6:02 pm -
Man seeks payout after sex case quashed
The AFP and DPP may face a multi-million dollar lawsuit following the wrongful conviction of a Queensland pilot charged with child sex tourism offences.
November 13, 2009, 5:32 pm -
Ex-WA premier Gallop 'fine' after tests
Former West Australian premier Geoff Gallop is back at his Sydney home after a trip to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for "routine tests", his employer says.
November 13, 2009, 5:32 pm -
Plane turned away after missing curfew
The South Australian government will not be changing its curfew rules for Adelaide Airport after a plane was turned away just minutes from landing.
November 13, 2009, 5:14 pm
