Saturday, May 18th, 2013

National

Fatal Sydney house fire tips sought

Police have appealed for public information about who deliberately lit a Sydney house fire that killed a teenage boy 15 years ago.
April 9, 2013, 8:22 am
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Threat to jobs as Buildplan collapses

The construction union is picketing a hospital in Sydney where subcontractors are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a building company collapse.
April 9, 2013, 8:28 am
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Qld boy stabbed while trying to help girls

A man has been charged with attempted murder after the stabbing of a teenage boy who came to the aid of two girls at Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
April 9, 2013, 7:40 am

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PM to sign new deal with China

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will meet China's Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Tuesday, visit a school and talk to business leaders
April 9, 2013, 6:01 am

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National Buildplan jobs on the line: union

The NSW construction firm charged with multi-million redevelopments at Nepean, Port Macquarie and Dubbo Base Hospital has gone into administration.
April 9, 2013, 5:08 am
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Labor may take new media changes to poll

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the government may take new media reforms to the election after old policies were rejected.
April 9, 2013, 5:03 am

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Hawke lambasts world leaders

Bob Hawke has delivered a stinging attack on the world's political leaders, including Julia Gillard, lamenting that there is not one prime minister or president who is "outstanding".
April 9, 2013, 2:09 am

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Thatcher was a strong leader: Gillard

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Margaret Thatcher led her nation with strong conviction follow the former UK leader's death at the age of 87.
April 8, 2013, 9:43 pm
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Women's screams haunt Qld witnesses

A cold-case inquest in Queensland has heard chilling witness accounts of bloodcurdling screams in the night and two women being abducted.
April 8, 2013, 8:58 pm

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Holden wrong to axe SA jobs: Weatherill

Holden has acted wrongly to axe jobs when it did not reveal its troubled state at a recent car launch, South Australian premier Jay Weatherill says.
April 8, 2013, 7:43 pm

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Liberal governments reject school plan

A national plan for improving schools, linked to the Gonski school reforms, has been shunned by Liberal-led governments.
April 8, 2013, 7:19 pm

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Jobs ads are down again but there is hope

Higher numbers of newspaper job ads give a glimmer of faint hope that there may be improvements in sight in the labour market
April 8, 2013, 7:09 pm

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NSW opposition calls for left turns on red

NSW Labor's roads spokesman Ryan Park wants to see intersections where drivers can turn left on red lights become the norm.
April 8, 2013, 6:22 pm

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Australia, China agree to annual talks

Australia and China will hold regular high-level talks, with Julia Gillard encouraging the Asian giant to open its economy further.
April 8, 2013, 6:13 pm

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Reveal NBN costs, Conroy tells opposition

The coalition can no longer hide the costings of its alternative national broadband network, communications minister Stephen Conroy says.
April 8, 2013, 4:55 pm
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Terror-accused jihad chanting: Vic court

A man accused of collecting magazines in preparation for a terror attack spoke of lighting bushfires, a Melbourne court has heard.
April 8, 2013, 4:24 pm

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Holden to axe 500 jobs

Local car maker Holden has announced plans to axe 500 jobs across operations in South Australia and Victoria.
April 8, 2013, 4:17 pm

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Rugby league blameless in teenager's death

Promising young footballer Jake Kedzlie would not want rugby league blamed for his tragic death at the weekend according to a close family friend.
April 8, 2013, 3:35 pm

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Joyce attacked over China trade questions

The Nationals Barnaby Joyce has again questioned whether all trade with China is in the national interest and has called for a tougher approval process.
April 8, 2013, 3:00 pm

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Vic premier confident of teachers deal

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says he is confident the long-running pay and conditions dispute with the state's teachers can be resolved.
April 8, 2013, 2:56 pm
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