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Nineteen injured in balcony collapse
Authorities will investigate the cause of a balcony collapse in which 19 people were injured during a Halloween party in Perth.
November 1, 2009, 1:36 pm -
Man charged with Aurukun murder
A 45-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman in the western Cape York community of Aurukun.
November 1, 2009, 2:36 pm -
Plane makes forced landing in Sydney
The two occupants of a light aircraft that made an emergency landing near Warragamba Dam in Sydney's far west have walked away unharmed.
November 1, 2009, 2:36 pm -
Qld premier plummets in Galaxy poll
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser has knocked back suggestions Premier Anna Bligh is a liability as the latest poll shows her popularity at an all-time low.
November 1, 2009, 2:33 pm -
WA carjacker can't drive a manual
Police say a carjacking attempt in Perth on Saturday night came to an abrupt halt when the alleged carjacker discovered she couldn't drive a manual.
November 1, 2009, 2:18 pm -
Mother of the Year nominations open
Nominations have opened for Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year Awards.
November 1, 2009, 1:39 pm -
Girl may have made up abduction story
A 12-year-old Sydney girl who claimed she was abducted may have made the whole story up, police say.
November 1, 2009, 1:21 pm -
Shark attacks kayaker off Victoria
A kayaker is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a four-metre great white shark in the ocean off Victoria's southwest coast.
November 1, 2009, 1:09 pm -
McMullan heads to Africa for meetings
The federal government is aiming to strengthen its ties with several African nations, Labor frontbencher Bob McMullan says.
November 1, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Farina set to face drink driving charge
Former Brisbane Roar A-League coach Frank Farina is expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on a drink driving charge on Monday.
November 1, 2009, 12:39 pm -
Two teens charged with police assault
Two teenagers have been charged with the assault of two police officers in separate incidents north of Brisbane overnight.
November 1, 2009, 12:25 pm -
Coalition backing patients on cataract
The coalition is standing firm on the Rudd government's cut to the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery, opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton says.
November 1, 2009, 12:18 pm -
Stolen generations mums, violence link
Indigenous women from rural areas who were forcibly removed from their birth families are three times more likely to experience violence, a new report reveals.
November 1, 2009, 12:02 pm -
Call to offer cystic fibrosis testing
A test to determine a couple's risk of having a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) should be made broadly available in Australia, researchers say.
November 1, 2009, 12:01 pm -
Treadmills 'dangerous for toddlers'
Doctors have issued a warning over treadmills following a spate of incidents in which toddlers have had their limbs wedged into the machines.
November 1, 2009, 12:01 pm -
Bob Irwin joins opposition in dam quest
The Queensland opposition has teamed up with wildlife conservationist Bob Irwin in its fight to stop the Traveston Crossing Dam.
November 1, 2009, 11:58 am -
Turnbull denies offering Bailey health
Reports that Fran Bailey was offered the shadow health portfolio are incorrect, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says.
November 1, 2009, 11:47 am -
Sick Palmer pulls out of Bligh's tour
Queensland's richest man Clive Palmer has fallen ill, pulling out of a tour with the state's premier of his thermal coal project in central Queensland.
November 1, 2009, 11:47 am -
Man stabbed at Halloween party brawl
A young man has been stabbed in a brawl at a Halloween party on the Central Coast as new figures show the rate of knife-related crimes has dropped across NSW.
November 1, 2009, 11:42 am -
Three injured in SA club area shooting
Three men have been injured during a shooting incident in Adelaide's inner-city nightclub district.
November 1, 2009, 11:27 am
