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Water bill sends money flowing into Murray-Darling - ABC News

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:19:50 GMT

Some Victorian control of the Murray-Darling River system has now been referred to the Commonwealth.

Tathra tragedy: three charged over TV crew bashing - National

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:18:51 GMT

Shane O'Neill, 28, and his fiancee Stacey Lambert, 24 and their boys, Riley, 4, and Travis, 15 months.

Eleven cancer kids in chemotherapy overdose | The Australian

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:17:11 GMT

ELEVEN children, including at least one baby, have been overdosed with a powerful chemotherapy drug in a hospital bungle that will intensify concern about cancer services in Adelaide.

Ogilvy takes PGA lead - Golf - Sportal Australia

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:15:49 GMT

Still chasing his first victory on home soil, the 31-year-old opened with a birdie at the 10th hole and followed it up with an eagle at the par-five 12th to move to three-under and a one-stroke lead.

Kogan launches Agora, the first Aussie Google Android mobile phone | News

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:14:09 GMT

Ogle phone ... first images of the Kogan Agora phone, built to run on Google's Android platform / Pic: Kogan Technologies A SMALL electronics company has beaten the big mobile manufacturers to launch the first ...

Qantas told not to forget 'birthplace' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:12:09 GMT

Qantas told not to forget 'birthplace' Posted December 4, 2008 10:00:00 Map: Winton 4735 A western Queensland Mayor says it is important Qantas does not forget its outback origins if a merger with British ...

ASX: Australian share market news

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:10:56 GMT

Australian stocks pushed higher after US stocks gained overnight, with Babcock & Brown surging after it received a last-minute $150 million round of short-term funding.

Gillard slams 'cobbled together' school bill changes

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:09:11 GMT

Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will "take every step necessary" to get its $28 billion Schools Assistance bill through the Senate today without further changes.

MPs reckon Bidgood behaviour was 'tacky' - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:07:42 GMT

Federal coalition MPs think it is tacky but no one is calling for the head of the Labor backbencher who sold a photograph he took of a protester threatening to set himself alight.

Pakistan must cooperate with Mumbai terrorism probes: Rice - ABC News

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:06:29 GMT

US secretary of state Condoleeza Rice says Pakistan must cooperate with international investigations into the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Breath testing MPs "inappropriate" | Herald Sun

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:05:02 GMT

A PROPOSAL for New South Wales politicians to be breath tested before they vote on legislation in Parliament has been dismissed by state Health Minister John Della Bosca.

Rudd, Turnbull exchange Xmas greetings - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:03:31 GMT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has temporarily put aside hostilities on the final scheduled parliamentary sitting day to wish the Opposition a Merry Christmas.

Ministers deserve $100k pay rise: report

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:20 GMT

A report from the tribunal which sets the pay of federal politicians says MPs and ministers should receive a hefty pay rise.

AMA urges audit review after cancer bungle

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:58:02 GMT

The Australian Medical Association says yesterday's admission that 11 children with cancer in South Australia were given higher than normal doses of a chemotherapy drug should lead to a change in hospital audit ...

Gordon Wood jailed for 17 years for murdering Caroline Byrne - National

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:54:57 GMT

Guilty of murder ... Gordon Wood and, inset, his victim Caroline Byrne and The Gap, where she was thrown to her death.

Telegraph editor defends MP in photo row - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:43:45 GMT

The editor of a Sydney newspaper has defended a Federal Labor MP over his decision to sell photographs of a man threatening to set himself on fire outside Parliament to the news organisation.

Australia's fastest internet is up a tree out in the bush | The Courier-Mail

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:42:05 GMT

WHERE would you expect to find the fastest internet connection in the country? Probably not for a kid sitting up a tree in one of the most remote places in the Northern Territory.

Conjoined twin dies after separation | World News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:36:21 GMT

Hope Williams, the smaller of the twins, died after being separated from her sister Faith, who has a 50-50 chance of survival, Great Ormond Street Hospital said.

Rare Gospel fragment fails to sell at auction - ABC News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:27:05 GMT

No sale: Rare Gospel of John fragment. An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John failed to sell at a Sotheby's auction in London on Wednesday.

Breathalysers for NSW MPs - report - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:16:58 GMT

A idea to have NSW politicians breath-tested before they vote on legislation in parliament has been supported by several MPs.

Govt introduces carbon storage legislation - Yahoo!7 News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:58:53 GMT

The Queensland Government says new laws will regulate underground greenhouse gas storage.

Fans evacuate Rieu Brisbane concert - Yahoo!7 News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:58:15 GMT

Thousands of Andre Rieu fans have been forced to move off the grass and under cover at his Brisbane concert which has been delayed after severe thunderstorms lashed south east Queensland.

Australia opens new gallery amid economic gloom | Lifestyle | Reuters

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:55:13 GMT

It cost nearly $20 million more than planned, and opens amid fear of recession, but Australians are hailing a new portrait gallery as a celebration of national identity.

The Associated Press: Australia's quarterly growth slows to 0.1 percent

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:53:47 GMT

Australia's economy scraped bottom in the third quarter, growing at its slowest pace in eight years as the global financial crisis sapped consumer spending and demand for the country's vast reserves of iron ore ...

$48m train upgrade to benefit disabled passengers - ABC News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:38:19 GMT

The Queensland Government says upgrades to south-east Queensland's trains will make public transport easier for people with disabilities.

ALP 'ignores' grieving NSW father's plea - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:36:20 GMT

By delaying a vote on a health bill NSW Labor MPs are ignoring the pleas of a dead teenager's family, says the Liberal shadow health minister Opposition health spokeswoman Jillian Skinner introduced Vanessa's ...

Bipartisan tributes flow as Chris Ellison retires - ABC News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:34:18 GMT

Senior Liberal Nick Minchin has criticised former Prime Minister John Howard for not giving departing Senator Chris Ellison more time in Cabinet.

New laws make way for Qld police phone taps - Yahoo!7 News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:32:52 GMT

New laws have been introduced into Federal Parliament that will pave the way for Queensland law enforcement agencies to use phone taps.

Andre Rieu concert delayed by severe thunderstorms | The Courier-Mail

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:30:57 GMT

UPDATE: TONIGHT'S Andre Rieu concert at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium has been delayed as severe electrical storms rage across southeast Queensland.

Farmers hold off Aussie recession - Yahoo!7 News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:16:42 GMT

Official figures show the farming sector helped save the Australian economy from falling backwards in the September quarter.

Victoria passes Murray-Darling Bill | National News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:07:05 GMT

VICTORIA has passed legislation that will finally allow federal control of the Murray-Darling Basin.

WAN chairman, CEO quit

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:59:58 GMT

The chief executive and the chairman of West Australian Newspapers Holdings have resigned, along with two directors, and a new independent director has been appointed.

New laws for higher maximum terms in WA - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:55:05 GMT

The West Australian government is introducing new laws allowing judges to give offenders higher maximum terms but admits that won't necessarily lead to harsher sentences.

Former Canberra music teacher Richard John Llewellyn jailed for child porn | NSW/ACT

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:48:54 GMT

A FORMER Canberra music teacher who downloaded thousands of child porn images, including pictures of children engaged in sex acts with animals, will spend three months in jail.

The Associated Press: Officials insist Qantas must stay Australian owned

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:46:36 GMT

A merger of Qantas and British Airways wouldn't pass muster without control of the "Flying Kangaroo" remaining in Australia, officials insisted Wednesday, as Qantas shares surged on hopes a deal would see it ...

Australia & New Zealand

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:45:22 GMT

Babcock & Brown Ltd. has received a A$150 million credit line enabling its shares to resume trading tomorrow, the Australian newspaper reported.

Olivia our Most Popular Aussie? : TV Tonight

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:43:50 GMT

Olivia Newton John has topped a "Favourite Australian" poll conducted by ABC. She is one of ten Australians to feature in video portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Kevin Rudd eyes infrastructure bank for states | The Australian

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:31:56 GMT

KEVIN Rudd is weighing plans to establish a bank to co-ordinate major loans to fund state government infrastructure projects.

Warriors halfback Grant Rovelli joins North Queensland Cowboys | The Courier-Mail

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:30:36 GMT

THE North Queensland Cowboys have announced they've signed New Zealand Warriors halfback Grant Rovelli for the next two NRL seasons.

Emma's death sparks change for L drivers - National

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 GMT

Emma Hansen lived a short time but crammed a great deal of time into the time she was given.

Govt reverses Opposition changes on schools bill - ABC News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:16:47 GMT

The Federal Government has reversed the Opposition's moves to have provisions for a national curriculum removed from its $28 billion Schools Assistance bill.

Rejuvenated Mortlock eyes third Cup campaign - ABC News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:03:33 GMT

Stirling Mortlock could yet play through to the next World Cup . Reinvigorated and enjoying career-best form, Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock says he will consider playing on until the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Grammys: The anniversary party is over. Time to get risky. | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:41 GMT

Grammys: The anniversary party is over. Time to get risky. 07:13 PM PT, Dec 2 2008 The 50th anniversary is out of the way.

Specs released for NSW school laptops - BizTech - Technology

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:51:30 GMT

Computer makers have been set the ambitious task of designing a new laptop for NSW students by January that is stylish, powerful and unable to be hacked by tech-savvy kids - all for $500. The NSW Department of ...

UPDATE 3-Australia open to BA/Qantas merger, not takeover

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:47:33 GMT

Australia left the door open on Wednesday to a $5.9 billion merger between Qantas Airways Ltd and British Airways, which sent the Australian flag carrier's shares up nearly 10 percent.

GDP result a positive outcome: Swan - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:45:18 GMT

The Australian economy barely grew during the September quarter but Treasurer Wayne Swan sees the result as a "positive outcome" given the state of the global economy.