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Election spend should be limited: survey
Almost 90 per cent of Australians believe political parties should limit the amount of money they spend on electoral campaigns, according to a survey.
November 12, 2009, 9:47 am -
Queensland road toll passes 300
Queensland's road toll has passed 300 after a woman in her late 30s died in a single-vehicle crash in the state's southwest.
November 12, 2009, 8:41 am -
Men charged over false fire report
Three men have been charged over a false report of a fire and armed robbery at a store in Sydney's northwest.
November 12, 2009, 7:53 am -
SA blaze engulfs 20,000 bales of hay
A fire raging among 20,000 bales of hay on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula could burn for five days and leave a damages bill of $3.5 million.
November 12, 2009, 7:40 am -
Five attorneys-general to meet annually
Attorneys-general from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand will meet annually.
November 12, 2009, 7:34 am -
Let's recognise frontier wars: Beazley
Aboriginals who fought European settlers during Australia's colonisation should be recognised alongside diggers, former opposition leader Kim Beazley says.
November 12, 2009, 6:58 am -
Forgotten Australians invited to apology
"Forgotten Australians" from the 500,000 people taken from families and put in state care will be invited to Canberra to attend the prime minister's apology.
November 12, 2009, 5:57 am -
Aussie scientists trial breast regrowth
A team of Melbourne scientists has developed a world-first surgical technique that may allow women who have undergone mastectomy to regrow their breasts.
November 12, 2009, 5:51 am -
Man tasered in street robbery
Two teenage boys have been arrested over an armed robbery during which a man was tasered in Melbourne's northwest overnight.
November 12, 2009, 5:44 am -
Dam fight not quite over for Mary Valley
Mary Valley residents must wait to hear if Peter Garrett's decision to stop the controversial Traveston Crossing Dam is set in stone.
November 12, 2009, 2:31 am -
RACV warns against locking kids in cars
As Victoria heads into a hot summer, a motoring group is warning people about the dangers of locking children or pets inside cars.
November 12, 2009, 12:06 am -
Hayden wants Aborigines to play cricket
When Matthew Hayden arrived at an indigenous school on the Tiwi Islands to find a sea of T-shirts reading `we love hay dos' the cricket legend was embarrassed.
November 11, 2009, 10:06 pm -
PM visits Aussie troops in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has paid a Remembrance Day visit to Australian troops in Afghanistan.
November 11, 2009, 9:26 pm -
Response to child abuse prompted inquiry
A report painting a mixed picture of the Northern Territory's response to child abuse was the catalyst for an independent inquiry, the NT government says.
November 11, 2009, 8:54 pm -
Rio Tinto won't confirm Hu trial date
Rio Tinto has declined to comment on reports that a trial date for detained executive Stern Hu is about to be set.
November 11, 2009, 7:58 pm -
Fire bans declared for parts of NSW
A total fire ban has been declared for regions of NSW expected to swelter in 40 degree Celsius heat on Thursday.
November 11, 2009, 7:45 pm -
Fire causes Sydney CBD traffic delays
Traffic in Sydney's CBD has been reduced to a crawl after an underground electrical substation caught fire and forced the area's lockdown.
November 11, 2009, 7:07 pm -
Minor injuries for boy in window fall
The father of a three-year-old boy who fell four metres from a window, and escaped with little more than a scratch, says he feels like buying a lottery ticket.
November 11, 2009, 7:07 pm -
Garrett rejects Traveston dam proposal
As Mary Valley residents celebrate the scrapping of the proposed Traveston Dam project, other parts of Queensland can look forward to desalination plants.
November 11, 2009, 7:05 pm -
WWI veteran releases autobiography
Britain's last surviving WWI veteran has notched another accolade - as a first-time author at the age of 108.
November 11, 2009, 6:58 pm
