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Schapelle Corby's boyfriend 'suffering'
Schapelle Corby's boyfriend says he's living in torment as he watches her languish in jail, it has been reported.
November 9, 2009, 4:11 pm -
Firepower boss seeking passport: lawyer
Discredited Firepower boss Tim Johnston will apply for the return of his passport so he can travel overseas for business, a judge has been told.
November 9, 2009, 4:21 pm -
Former Democrat senator goes green
Former Queensland Democrat senator Andrew Bartlett will stand for The Greens for the seat of Brisbane at the next federal election.
November 9, 2009, 3:51 pm -
Tasmania facing 'major' bushfire threat
Tasmania's bushfire threat this summer is similar to that which fuelled the 1967 Black Tuesday bushfires that killed 62 people, the state's fire chief says.
November 9, 2009, 3:25 pm -
Bushfire victims facing delays for homes
Victorians forced from their homes on Black Saturday could still be homeless by next winter, the head of bushfire reconstruction says.
November 9, 2009, 3:22 pm -
Women rally against midwife changes
Hundreds of women have rallied outside federal Labor ministers' offices across Australia to protest against the government's maternity services reforms.
November 9, 2009, 3:08 pm -
Pair arrested after shots fired at car
A 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl have been arrested south of Melbourne after gunshots were fired at a motorist in a street.
November 9, 2009, 3:05 pm -
Hoges' adviser 'won't answer questions'
Paul Hogan's ex-financial adviser is wrongly claiming professional privilege as he refuses to answer questions over a $300 million tax probe, a court has heard.
November 9, 2009, 2:51 pm -
GM contamination fears 'being ignored'
Concerns that canola may become contaminated with the genetically modified variety are falling on deaf ears, a non-GM farmers group says.
November 9, 2009, 1:49 pm -
Navy remembers first sea victory
Australia's first naval battle - a fiery two-hour showdown with a German light cruiser just 3,000km from our shores - is being commemorated.
November 9, 2009, 1:47 pm -
'McRobber' orders food, steals cash
A crook with a knife tried to place an order at a drive-through McDonald's in Sydney before bursting through the window and grabbing cash from the till.
November 9, 2009, 1:45 pm -
Cash sought for gas-fired power plants
An electricity company is seeking billions in government cash to help build a gas-fired power plant each in NSW and Victoria.
November 9, 2009, 1:37 pm -
SA launches new performance system
The South Australian government has launched a new system for checking on the performance of government agencies.
November 9, 2009, 12:30 pm -
Army terror plot trial date set
Four Victorian men who deny plotting a suicide terrorist attack on a NSW army base will stand trial in July.
November 9, 2009, 12:29 pm -
Popular vs well-liked at 14: study
When you're 14, it seems you have two choices: to be popular, or be well-liked.
November 9, 2009, 11:42 am -
Ban candidacy 'to heighten LNP chances'
Logan City councillor and barrister Hajnal Ban will contest the new federal Queensland seat of Wright for the Liberal National Party.
November 9, 2009, 11:40 am -
Unsafe sex also in older adults: poll
Almost all sexually active Australians say they have had unprotected sex, and yet more than half say they have never had a test for an STI.
November 9, 2009, 11:24 am -
Woods arrives in Melbourne
World No.1 golfer Tiger Woods arrived in Melbourne on Monday morning ahead of his first tournament in Australia in 11 years.
November 9, 2009, 11:24 am -
Helicopter winches two from crash site
Two men injured in a single-vehicle rollover at Daintree, north of Cairns, have been winched to a rescue helicopter and transported to hospital.
November 9, 2009, 11:09 am -
Pro-rape Facebook group slammed
NSW Minister for Women Linda Burney says she was "sickened" to learn that students from the University of Sydney had set up a pro-rape group on Facebook.
November 9, 2009, 10:57 am
