Monday, May 20th, 2013

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Big drop in new drugs on PBS

Big drop in new PBS drugs

Patients miss out on new medicines with number of new drugs added to PBS at 20-year low.

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Hopes fading in Vic paraglider search

Victorian police divers say hopes of finding a missing paraglider alive are fading.
16 minutes ago
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Catholic Church slow to act on abuse

Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart admits the Catholic Church has been slow to act on issues of abuse.
21 minutes ago
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Two men guilty over Vic shooting death

Two men have been found guilty of the defensive homicide of a man found shot dead in Melbourne but were cleared over another man's death.
22 minutes ago

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PM battles Abbott over schools funding

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Prime Minister Julia Gillard are in a political war of words over schools funding.
22 minutes ago

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Low rates to lift home building: report

Low interest rates are expected to help lift the pace of home building, according to a report by Master Builders Australia.
27 minutes ago
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Fast food to remain tax free: Plibersek

The federal government says it will not impose a fat tax, while the opposition has called for a study investigating the idea to be scrapped.
48 minutes ago

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Search for Canadian missing in NSW alps

A search is underway in Koscuiszko National Park in NSW after a Canadian man failed to return from a bushwalk.
1 hour, 4 minutes ago
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Elder slams NT forced adoption plan

An indigenous elder wants Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles to rethink a plan to reintroduce forced adoptions of neglected indigenous kids.
1 hour, 14 minutes ago
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Window broken at dead Vic man's home

Police say a car belonging to an elderly man who was stabbed to death in the Victorian coastal town of Rye is missing and a window at his house was broken.
1 hour, 27 minutes ago
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States weigh into GST rise debate

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has sparked debate over the GST, with two senior Liberal premiers backing a review.
1 hour, 32 minutes ago

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Small business conditions remain fragile

Small business conditions and confidence remain fragile, a new Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey shows.
May 20, 2013, 11:18 am
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Boy arrested after throwing flaming bottle

A 13-year-old Adelaide boy has been arrested after police allegedly caught him throwing a Molotov cocktail at cars on the Southern Expressway.
May 20, 2013, 11:15 am

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Dollar's fall a welcome relief, says ACCI

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes the fall in the dollar will be a welcome relief to many industries.
May 20, 2013, 11:07 am
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Ex-MP 'can't believe' Obeid meant it

Eddie Obeid told the ICAC Ian Macdonald had not been in his parliamentary office in 20 years. Now three of his old colleagues are disputing that evidence.
May 20, 2013, 11:06 am
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Qld tops nation in drug arrests: report

Queensland has recorded the highest number of drug arrests in Australia in 2011/12 and police say it indicates they are cracking down on the drug trade.
May 20, 2013, 11:03 am

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Customs seize drugs worth $5bn in a year

There was a 154 per cent increase in the amount of illegal drugs seized by Australian customs staff last year, a new report shows.
May 20, 2013, 10:55 am

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Actor Penne Hackforth-Jones dies at 64

Australian actor Penne Hackforth-Jones has died after a battle with cancer, aged 64.
May 20, 2013, 10:54 am

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Abbott COS Credlin on drink-drive charge

Tony Abbott's chief of staff Peta Credlin has been charged with low-range drink-driving.
May 20, 2013, 10:48 am

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SA counsellor jailed for sex crimes

A SA grief counsellor who helped Bali bombings survivors has been jailed for sexually abusing two boys almost three decades ago.
May 20, 2013, 10:46 am
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Qld boy may be brought out of coma

A five-year-old Queensland boy, injured in a carnival ride accident, may be brought out of an induced coma on Monday afternoon.
May 20, 2013, 10:44 am

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