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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 -
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 -
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 -
Breast cancer 'over diagnosis' a problem
About a quarter of Aussie women undergoing treatment for breast cancer have a tumour growing so slowly that it could have been safely ignored, research shows.
November 13, 2009, 12:12 am -
Rural doctor calls for more nurses
A rural doctor is calling for government help to address a nursing shortage which is forcing the transfer of emergency patients from his western NSW hospital.
November 13, 2009, 12:11 am -
Gillard defends assessment program
Julia Gillard has remained defiant in the face of criticism that comparative school performance results only measure children on an academic basis.
November 13, 2009, 12:06 am -
Disaster survivor spruiks counselling
Thredbo disaster survivor Stuart Diver has urged people burdened by psychological problems to seek counselling as he did.
November 13, 2009, 12:06 am -
Four die in crashes in Victoria
A fourth person has died on Victoria's roads within 12 hours.
November 12, 2009, 11:11 pm -
More could be done for Burma: Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says the global community could do more to encourage Burma's return to democracy.
November 12, 2009, 11:02 pm -
Rio exec to be held for two more months
The federal government has called for Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu's case to be fast-tracked, after it emerged he'll be jailed in China for another two months.
November 12, 2009, 10:01 pm -
Zentai to challenge extradition decision
The son of alleged war criminal Charles Zentai says all legal avenues will be exhausted in an effort to overturn his father's extradition to Hungary.
November 12, 2009, 9:55 pm -
Sex offenders face extra detention
High-risk sex offenders could be kept in jail even after their sentences have finished under tough new laws introduced to the Victorian parliament on Thursday.
November 12, 2009, 7:50 pm -
Coalition to vote down ETS in Reps
The coalition is expected to present a united front and vote down emissions trading legislation when it is brought before parliament next week.
November 12, 2009, 7:50 pm -
New laws to crack down on water hoons
Victoria is set to get the nation's first laws targeting hoons on the water.
November 12, 2009, 7:15 pm -
Long investigation 'took toll on Isles'
Queensland's corruption watchdog took too long to wrap up its investigation of a police officer who is feared to have committed suicide, a review has found.
November 12, 2009, 7:14 pm
