Today at 19:03:21 - THE federal government will throw additional resources into addressing its botched Green Loans scheme, which will be subject to yet another probe, this time by the Senate.

Today at 19:03:21 - A FORMER employee of an investment company that collapsed owing millions of dollars to clients says he will forever regret not alerting authorities earlier that the company was failing.

Today at 18:18:24 - THE first bushfire bunker to meet new Victorian Government regulations has been accredited in the state.

Today at 18:03:31 - CONSERVATIONISTS warned today that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.

Today at 18:03:31 - AUSTRALIAN cricketer Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have separated, A Current Affair reports.

Today at 18:03:31 - GREG Combet vowed today to track down dodgy operators who committed fraud under the government's home insulation program and announced foil insulation will be removed from thousands of homes.

Today at 19:03:10 - A car bomb killed five people in Afghanistan Wednesday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, paid duelling visits to the war-torn country.

Today at 19:03:10 - Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist insurgents.

Today at 19:03:10 - Andrew Bogut scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks launched a fourth-quarter comeback to down the Boston Celtics 86-84 on Tuesday night.

Today at 18:33:08 - A car bomb attack targeting an Afghan security post has killed five people in the eastern province of Paktika, provincial police chief Dawlat Khan Zadran says.

Today at 18:33:08 - The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned and fined a number of players that took part in a winless tour of Australia earlier this summer.

Today at 19:03:20 - THERE'S My School, My Uni and My Hospital to check on their worthiness to deliver services. So why not a website to check on how our pollies measure up?

Today at 19:03:23 - A FORMER employee of an investment company that collapsed owing millions of dollars to clients says he will forever regret not alerting authorities earlier that the company was failing.

Today at 19:03:23 - THE first bushfire bunker to meet new Victorian Government regulations has been accredited in the state.

Today at 18:03:29 - THE Victorian Government may legislate to stop a central Melbourne pub operating its bottle shop 24 hours a day after the outlet won a legal bid to trade through the night.

Today at 18:03:29 - CONSERVATIONISTS warned today that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.

Today at 18:18:04 - Sydney's miracle baby elephant took his first steps at Taronga Zoo today but there's no guarantees of his long-term survival.

Today at 17:18:04 - The Rudd government has attacked Tony Abbott's economic credibility, labelling him an obstructionist 'vandal' who can't be trusted running the economy.

Today at 16:48:04 - Militants have stormed a building used by a US-based charity in Pakistan, killing at least five people and sparking heavy clashes with police.

Today at 16:33:05 - Police allege the main players in a multi-million dollar mafia-style crime ring have been arrested after raids across NSW and Victoria.

Today at 15:03:04 - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will sign an agreement with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to jointly tackle the problem of people smuggling.

Today at 14:48:04 - Lionel Cox, described as one of 'Australia's finest Olympians', has died.

Today at 18:33:16 - Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her political party under electoral rules announced by the country's ruling military government.

Today at 18:33:15 - The Federal Government has announced that the owners of every home installed with foil insulation will have the choice to have it removed or have a safety switch installed.

Today at 18:33:15 - A 16-year-old charged over the brutal bashing of a man in a wheelchair has been remanded in custody.

Today at 17:48:10 - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting does not want Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.

Today at 17:48:10 - A South Australian academic says even a strong earthquake at a nuclear waste dump proposed for Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory would not put public safety at risk.

Today at 18:05:05 - Sydney - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged Australians and his fellow Indonesians to set aside the age-old stereotypes that bedevil the relationship. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, the ...

Today at 18:05:06 - Jakarta - The two wives of a district chief on Indonesia's Java island are vying to replace their husband in a local election scheduled for May, local media reported Wednesday. Haryanti, who like many ...

Today at 16:05:10 - Sydney - Dulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Ba ...

Today at 16:05:10 - Sydney - The tens of thousands of Australians flocking to Adelaide Zoo to see giant pandas on loan from China were offered the chance beginning Wednesday to buy samples of their poo as souvenirs of th ...

Today at 16:05:10 - Wellington - A 17-year-old New Zealand youth was sent to prison Wednesday for 15-and-a-half years for murdering a taxi driver who was a refugee from Afghanistan. Shannon David Boyes-Warren, was 16 at ...

Today at 17:18:19 - GREG COMBET vowed today to track down dodgy operators who committed fraud and announced foil insulation will be removed from thousands of homes.

Today at 15:33:18 - INDONESIA'S President declared today that people-smuggling would become a criminal offence punishable by up to five years' jail under new laws.

Today at 15:03:24 - AUNG San Suu Kyi's opposition party is being forced by the Burmese junta to expel her before it can take part in national elections later this year. 

Today at 15:18:19 - UNCERTAINTY still surrounds Michael Clarke's possible return to the Australian cricket team's tour of New Zealand despite the vice-captain being named in the Test squad today.

Today at 14:18:14 - NORTHERN Ireland's MPs approved a landmark deal transferring crucial powers from London, in what Gordon Brown hailed as the ``final end'' to conflict.

Today at 17:03:13 - GOVERNMENT forced remove foil insulation or install safety switches in 50,000 homes.

Today at 14:33:12 - THE set of Neighbours was thrown into chaos after an actor allegedly smashed up a set.

Today at 09:48:15 - TARONGA Zoo's baby elephant is alive despite staff pronouncing earlier he had died in the womb.

Today at 07:51:35 - BOYFRIEND watches in horror as woman slams into the ground after plummeting 914 metres.

Today at 06:27:44 - SCIENTOLOGY'S "dangerous" views will cost lives, says mental health expert Pat McGorry.

Today at 06:03:02 - ACTRESS wants $110 million for the pain and suffering caused by a "milkaholic" baby called Lindsay.

Today at 02:33:38 - FOUR-year-old girl lucky to be alive after 30kg set inflicted horrific head injuries.