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WWII remains found in PNG identified
Army investigators have identified remains found in Papua New Guinea as belonging to two diggers who were killed in World War II.
November 12, 2009, 6:50 pm -
Fire danger warning issued for Victoria
Victoria is heading into a weekend of high fire danger with the mercury tipped to pass 40 degrees celsius in the state's northwest.
November 12, 2009, 7:00 pm -
Police bungle costs taxpayers $80k
The Victoria Police IT department was a financial fiasco so mismanaged that taxpayers blew more than $80,000 leasing a near-empty property.
November 12, 2009, 6:56 pm -
Long sentence urged for Haikerwal basher
A man who bashed former AMA boss Mukesh Haikerwal should serve one of the longest sentences ever handed to a young offender in Victoria, prosecutors say.
November 12, 2009, 6:43 pm -
Police raid euthanasia group's offices
Police raided the Melbourne offices of Dr Philip Nitschke's pro-euthanasia group Exit International over an alleged assisted suicide.
November 12, 2009, 6:42 pm -
Vic leading nation's jobs effort: Brumby
Victoria is leading the nation's employment effort, with the creation of more than 40,000 jobs this year, Premier John Brumby says.
November 12, 2009, 6:40 pm -
Report exposes Qld hospital wait times
One in three emergency patients are waiting longer than eight hours to be admitted to a bed for treatment at Queensland hospitals, new figures show.
November 12, 2009, 6:38 pm -
Romsey residents win pub pokies battle
A Victorian community has won a long-running battle against an attempt by its local pub to install gaming machines in a ruling that could set a precedent.
November 12, 2009, 6:28 pm -
Murder accused confessed to son: court
A man who confessed to killing his wife was known to family as a loving husband to his often drunk and abusive wife, a court has heard.
November 12, 2009, 5:56 pm -
Bligh sorry for Traveston Dam 'pain'
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has apologised to residents of Mary Valley for their suffering over the failed Traveston Crossing Dam.
November 12, 2009, 5:52 pm -
Traditional media 'needs to lift game'
Australia is set to enter an age of "information anarchy" if the traditional media don't lift their game, former British home secretary David Blunkett says.
November 12, 2009, 5:25 pm -
Motorbike hits, drags police officer
Two people have appeared in court over allegations they deliberately used a stolen motorcycle to run down a police officer while trying to flee a crash scene.
November 12, 2009, 5:10 pm -
Digger hurt in Afghanistan bomb attack
An Australian soldier has been hurt by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Defence says.
November 12, 2009, 5:09 pm -
Adelaide records first November heatwave
Bales of hay went up in smoke, zoo animals need help to keep their cool and politicians argued over water - the heat was getting to everyone in Adelaide.
November 12, 2009, 5:09 pm -
Half kilo of heroin 'hidden in buttons'
A Malaysian woman concealed half a kilogram of heroin in hundreds of buttons on dresses during a flight to Perth, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) allege.
November 12, 2009, 5:04 pm -
NSW rail crime crackdown nabs hundreds
Hundreds of arrests have been made on NSW's railway network in a police crackdown which found crime to be a major problem, the government says.
November 12, 2009, 4:58 pm -
Probe fails to find report leak source
An investigation into the leaking of a report into a West Australian MP by the state's corruption watchdog has failed to uncover the source of the leak.
November 12, 2009, 4:53 pm -
Council ranger assaulted while on duty
A council ranger has been punched and bitten while carrying out his duties in the inner Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.
November 12, 2009, 4:47 pm -
Bikie charged with drug trafficking
A senior Hell's Angels member has been charged with trafficking in a precursor of the drug fantasy.
November 12, 2009, 4:44 pm -
'Modest hikes needed for top child care'
Parents will be hit with only "modest" childcare fee hikes after the federal government's overhaul of the industry, says acting prime minister Julia Gillard.
November 12, 2009, 4:43 pm
