Sunday, May 27th, 2012

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Don't push me: Thomson

Don't push me: Thomson

Exiled Labor MP Craig Thomson pleads with Opposition and media not to push him "to the brink".

Man stabbed in Sydney home invasion

Police have arrested a teenager and a man after a 49-year-old man was stabbed during a home invasion in Sydney's southeast.
May 26, 2012, 4:54 pm
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Murder charge over Qld balcony plunge

A man has been charged with murdering nightclub promoter Tumma Cousins, who fell 31 storeys from a Surfers Paradise apartment block.
May 26, 2012, 7:54 pm
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Victorian man stabbed to death

A man has been stabbed to death at Echuca in Victoria's north and a woman is being questioned by police.
May 26, 2012, 2:59 pm

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NSW Greens MP to run for Senate seat

NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann will try to win a seat in the federal Senate at the next general election.
May 26, 2012, 2:51 pm

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Gillard moves to quell foreign worker row

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australians will always come first in getting job opportunities despite a decision to allow 1700 foreign workers into WA.
May 26, 2012, 2:26 pm

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National review into workplace bullying

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a national review into workplace bullying will give victims and their families a chance to share their experiences.
May 26, 2012, 1:07 pm

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Endangered wombats a nose in front

After nearing extinction in the early 1980s, another northern hairy-nosed wombat has been born at a nature refuge in Queensland.
May 26, 2012, 12:51 pm

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No foreigners in Aussie mining jobs: PM

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new feature of the federal government's skilled migration plan.
May 26, 2012, 12:23 pm

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Qld Health denies delays in forensic tests

Queensland Health says there are no delays with scientific tests in a prominent murder investigation, and the results will be ready within a week.
May 26, 2012, 11:48 am
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Whale watching season set to make a splash

Humpback watchers are in for a whale of a time as the annual migration begins, with 17,000 whales expected to swim along Australia's east coast this year.
May 26, 2012, 11:46 am

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Gillard should fire Bowen: ETU

Allowing workers to be imported is an affront to rank-and-file union members and may cause problems for Labor at the ballot box, a union has warned.
May 26, 2012, 11:40 am

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SKA decision boon for Australia: Evans

A decision that Australia will jointly host the huge Square Kilometre Array radio telescope is a fantastic result, Science Minister Chris Evans says.
May 26, 2012, 11:02 am

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Woman dies after car struck by train

A fatal collision between a car and train in Melbourne may have occurred after the vehicle stopped on rail tracks when the car in front broke down.
May 26, 2012, 9:51 am

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Qld boy, 13, charged with taxi holdup

A 13-year-old boy who allegedly robbed a cabbie with a knife in far north Queensland has been charged, police say.
May 26, 2012, 9:07 am

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Drugged up truckies caught: NSW Police

Police have caught ten truckers in a two day drug and alcohol blitz and are waiting for results from the lab to charge them.
May 26, 2012, 8:41 am

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Don't push me: Thomson

Exiled Labor MP Craig Thomson has pleaded with the Opposition and the media not to push him "to the brink" as the parliamentary investigation into whether he deliberately misled the House of Representatives descended into farce.
May 26, 2012, 3:40 am

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Australia/NZ and SAfrica share telescope

South Africa and Australia/New Zealand have both won the bid for the Square Kilometre Array, with the project to be split between three nations.
May 25, 2012, 10:05 pm
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Melbourne records wettest May day in 17yrs

Melbourne has experienced its wettest May day since 1995 and its coldest since 2000.
May 25, 2012, 7:16 pm

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Shoes off for road safety

Hundreds of pairs of shoes have filled Sydney's Martin Place as part of a national day of action on road safety.
May 25, 2012, 4:32 pm

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Child prostitute's cries for help ignored

A magistrate has been told details of an alleged child prostitution ring in Sydney's west as the accused ringleaders and clients appeared in court.
May 25, 2012, 4:07 pm

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