Today at 20:23:36 - After 100 patients in Pakistan died from taking contaminated heart medicines, the country's pharmaceutical industry is trying to recover from the scandal. Today at 20:23:36 - Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with 3,000 evacuated and the town of St George expecting to be worst affected. Today at 20:23:36 - The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thr ... Today at 20:23:36 - Chinese state media defend Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters, as violence continues across the country. Today at 20:23:36 - China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions. | 07/02/2012 at 04:23:58 - A YOUNG father who was shot three times in the leg in Sydney's latest gun violence is refusing to assist police.
07/02/2012 at 04:23:58 - AN E.coli warning has been issued to some parts of the NSW Central Coast after the bacteria were detected in the water supply.
Today at 18:03:32 - After the death of a woman whose body was found in a refrigerator, the man she lived with drove his motorcycle into a semi-trailer, possibly on purpose, police say.
Today at 18:03:32 - RUGBY league identity John Elias has been cleared of harassment charges after his alleged victim said he could not recall receiving offensive text messages.
Today at 18:03:32 - LABOR MPs have urged the federal government to consider boosting the Newstart allowance and find more ways to help the jobless.
| 07/02/2012 at 03:03:42 - THE southwest Queensland cotton town of St George may escape inundation as the record-breaking Balonne River flood is revised down. 07/02/2012 at 03:03:42 - AS THE Reserve Bank meets to decide interest rates, NAB has kicked off a home loan war, pledging its standard variable rate will beat rivals for the rest of the year. Today at 23:23:34 - A MAN has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after another man was covered in flammable liquid and set alight in Toowoomba. Today at 21:23:47 - A MAN is in a critical condition after being hit by a car while mowing his lawn in Springfield. Today at 15:04:17 - A SURFER drowned, two boats struck trouble and 17 swimmers were rescued from churning seas in a wild Sunday on the Sunshine Coast. 04/02/2012 at 00:03:35 - COUNCILS may soon have to live-stream meetings online under a State Government plan that local government estimates will cost ratepayers $12 million per term. |
07/02/2012 at 00:43:41 - Lifting the dole should be a key focus of the Gillard government this year, backbenchers have told caucus. 07/02/2012 at 00:43:41 - Three out of four students receiving youth allowance and Commonwealth rent assistance still live in housing stress. 07/02/2012 at 00:43:41 - MUSLIM Lakembaroos are free to wear the hijab when they take to the soccer field in club competitions in Sydney every week. 07/02/2012 at 00:43:41 - Cricket Australia is forfeiting hundreds of thousands of dollars by dropping an advertisement in Hindi that appears to promote tobacco. 07/02/2012 at 00:43:41 - ALMOST two-thirds of voters support changing the constitution to recognise indigenous people as the first inhabitants of the land but the Prime Minister has warned the proposed referendum on the issue ... | 07/02/2012 at 00:03:59 - SOUTH Australian drug dealers importing and selling unprecedented amounts of a dangerous drug have triggered a nationwide crackdown on the amphetamine-like stimulant. 07/02/2012 at 00:03:59 - BY creating cutting-edge fashion an Adelaide company is writing its own rags-to-riches story. 07/02/2012 at 00:03:59 - ABORIGINAL cave art believed to be up to 30,000 years old must be heritage-listed, an expert says. 07/02/2012 at 00:03:59 - PREMIER Jay Weatherill will lobby every federal South Australian MP in a bid to save the River Murray rescue plan. Today at 18:03:32 - SUNGLASSES and cash have been stolen during break-ins of optical stores at Edwardstown and Glenelg East. Today at 18:03:32 - ARCHAEOLOGISTS will descend on Penola again to look for the school Saint Mary of the Cross founded in the South Australian town. | Today at 23:23:34 - TIMANA Tahu has told his Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett he wants back in on State of Origin.
Today at 23:23:34 - HE abandoned his party to sit on the Speaker's throne - now Liberal turncoat Peter Slipper wants to wear the plush gown and other regalia.
Today at 23:23:34 - A VIRGIN Australia pilot is suing the airline because he had to carry flight charts instead of having them provided digitally on an iPad.
Today at 18:23:52 - POP icon Madonna proved she's still got it, performing a spectacular and energetic medley of hits at the Super Bowl half-time show.
Today at 18:23:52 - A WOMAN'S body found inside a freezer in a Chatswood unit is believed to be linked to a fatal motorbike accident near Bathurst.
Today at 18:23:52 - KEY independent Tony Windsor says replacing Julia Gillard with Kevin Rudd would force a snap election.
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Today at 21:23:34 - A FIVE-year-old girl made a harrowing triple-0 phone call to alert police to her mother's suspicious death at a Hunters Hill unit today.
Today at 21:23:34 - UPDATE: PUNTERS believe the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates tomorrow but don’t think homeowners will enjoy the benefits.
Today at 18:03:32 - HARRY Houdini may have a new rival for daring acts of contortion, after a Ballarat toddler climbed inside a vending machine.
Today at 18:03:32 - EDDIE McGuire's brother Frank has been promoted in a frontbench reshuffle by Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews.
Today at 07:04:57 - UPDATE: FIERCE winds caused thousands of homes to lose power and saw more than 1400 calls made to the SES yesterday.
Today at 06:23:31 - VICTORIAN police officers are quitting the service at a rate of four a week amid predictions that keeping officers will get harder.
| Today at 19:03:34 - SENIOR Gypsy Joker bikie Ralph Kometer has been jailed for eight years over the seizure of 1.36kg of methamphetamine destined for distribution in the Goldfields. Today at 19:03:34 - A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for three years for smashing a bottle into a policeman's face during an arrest in Broome. Today at 19:03:34 - SEVEN people, including a WAFL footballer, have faced court today over an ongoing family feud which turned violent in Northam at the weekend. Today at 18:23:52 - A MOTORCYCLE rider has died from suspected serious head injuries after coming off the bike near Wundowie. Today at 18:23:52 - THE introduction of the four-hour rule to reduce overcrowding in West Australian hospital emergency departments could save at least one life every two days, a study has found. | Today at 18:44:04 - A FORMER British prisons chief has been given the $220,000 a year job as manager at the troubled Risdon Prison. Today at 18:44:04 - A VICTORIAN couple have been plucked to safety this morning after their yacht ran aground near Flinders Island. Today at 18:44:04 - THE Immigration Department is yet to provide a firm date for the closure of the Pontville detention centre. Today at 18:44:04 - IN-FORM Test bowler Ben Hilfenhaus will join the Australian one-day squad to replace injured paceman Brett Lee. Today at 18:44:04 - TWO people were injured after their car left the road and knocked two gum trees out of the ground. Today at 07:04:57 - EXPERTS have called for funding to bring the orange-bellied parrot back from the brink of extinction. Today at 07:04:57 - CHILDREN let their imaginations run wild during a program of free family activities yesterday. |
