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Sydney police to crack down on cabbies

A crackdown on Sydney taxi drivers who refuse fares or demand illegally high prices will begin on Friday, as the busy holiday season kicks off.
November 27, 2009, 5:01 am
CSIRO scientist faces punishment

The CSIRO will punish one of its scientists after he published a paper on climate change that criticised the government's emissions trading scheme.
November 26, 2009, 10:19 pm
Turnbull leads despite cabinet clear out

A stubborn Malcolm Turnbull is clinging to the Liberal leadership even after a string of frontbench resignations threw the party into chaos.
November 26, 2009, 10:04 pm
Woolworths two litre Lite milk recalled

A type of Woolworths milk is being recalled in Victoria and some NSW stores because of possible contamination.
November 26, 2009, 9:56 pm
Turnbull says ETS will pass this week

Malcolm Turnbull remains convinced the government's revised ETS will pass the Senate, despite a string of Liberal frontbenchers deserting their leader.
November 26, 2009, 9:41 pm
Victoria in for more wild weather

More thunderstorms are expected to dump up to 50mm of rain across much of central Victoria after a day of wild weather across the state on Thursday.
November 26, 2009, 9:17 pm
Twilight, Lady Gaga set ARIA trends

Heavy metal, not heavy rock ruled the 2009 ARIA awards red carpet as Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Jessica Mauboy and Kate Ritchie competed for best dressed.
November 26, 2009, 8:42 pm
Bureaucracy blamed for child's death

The man charged with investigating the bashing death of a two-year-old toddler has blamed a disjointed state bureaucracy for the tragedy.
November 26, 2009, 8:36 pm
Firepower boss fails to appear in court

Getting former Firepower boss Tim Johnston to court for questioning about his company's collapse has been "a war of attrition", the company's liquidator says.
November 26, 2009, 8:10 pm
Labor cuts cataract rebate, again

The Labor government has cut the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery for a third time in a month, in an ongoing spat with the opposition-controlled Senate.
November 26, 2009, 7:58 pm
Sydney doctor charged with drug offences

A Sydney doctor has been charged with drug offences after the death of a young woman, police say.
November 26, 2009, 7:57 pm
Turnbull acted like KGB colonel: Tanner

Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of acting like a KGB colonel over the "handling of his spy", former Treasury official Godwin Grech, the government says.
November 26, 2009, 7:39 pm
Appeal against town camps takeover fails

A Federal Court decision to allow the federal government to take over town camps in Alice Springs has met criticism from town camp residents.
November 26, 2009, 7:10 pm
Yachtie denies 'push overboard' comment

A sailor whose sole shipmate went overboard in the Pacific Ocean has denied ever saying the only way he'd get a yacht would be to "push someone overboard".
November 26, 2009, 6:48 pm
Rees apologises over triple-0 bungles

NSW Premier Nathan Rees has been forced to apologise for triple-0 blunders six months after an inquest found operators bungled calls from a dying schoolboy.
November 26, 2009, 6:43 pm
Visual artists entitled to royalties

Visual artists will now be entitled to a small share of the resale value of their artworks under a scheme agreed to by federal parliament.
November 26, 2009, 6:41 pm
Soldier accused of shooting children

A serving soldier has been accused of shooting two children in a park in north Queensland.
November 26, 2009, 6:26 pm
Duo appear in court over machete attack

Two men sat side by side in court charged over a machete attack on a nightclub bouncer that left him with serious leg injuries.
November 26, 2009, 6:24 pm
Journo gets bail on child porn charges

Journalist and father Paul Nyssen is facing child pornography charges, with police alleging he's the mastermind of a group used to access illegal images.
November 26, 2009, 6:22 pm
NSW to experience ideal fire conditions

The scorching heat forecast for much of NSW this weekend will be "ideal fire burning conditions", the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says.
November 26, 2009, 6:20 pm