Rudd welcomes 'big Australia'
Posted on 23 October, 2009
The Federal Government is under pressure to spell out how it plans for Australia to sustain more than 35 million people by 2050.
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One in five 16-year-olds have used drugs: study
Posted on 22 October, 2009
A new study shows teenagers aged 15 to 19 have the highest hospitalisation rate from intoxication and one in five 16-year-olds have used illicit drugs.
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Faulkner flags early Afghan withdrawal
Posted on 21 October, 2009
Defence Minister John Faulkner says he is exploring options to get Australian troops out of Afghanistan earlier than expected.
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Libs sink to 30pc in latest poll
Posted on 20 October, 2009
The Federal Coalition continues to struggle in the latest opinion poll despite a drop in Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's performance rating.
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Five years to save the world from climate change, says WWF
Posted on 19 October, 2009
A new report has given world leaders a deadline of 2014 to embrace a low-carbon economy or see the planet hit a "point of no return".
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Balloon boy found safe at home
Posted on 16 October, 2009
The six-year-old American boy who was feared dead after apparently being trapped in a runaway homemade UFO-shaped balloon has been found safe at home.
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ABC boss takes swipe at 'emperor' Murdoch
Posted on 15 October, 2009
ABC managing director Mark Scott has taken a swipe at media mogul Rupert Murdoch's moves to charge for online content, describing News Limited as a "diminishing empire".
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Homeless win right to vote
Posted on 14 October, 2009
Electoral Act changes will make it possible for homeless people to vote at the South Australian election next March.
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Garnaut calls for stimulus rollback
Posted on 13 October, 2009
Former federal government adviser Ross Garnaut says the $42 billion economic stimulus package should be scaled back.
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Blast survivors get refugee status
Posted on 12 October, 2009
Asylum seekers who survived a boat explosion off Ashmore Reef earlier this year will be granted refugee status in Australia.
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Keep stimulus or lose jobs: Henry
Posted on 9 October, 2009
Treasury secretary Ken Henry has told a Senate inquiry that up to 100,000 jobs could be lost if stimulus funds still to be rolled out were withdrawn.
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Unearthed: Nero's revolving banquet hall
Posted on 8 October, 2009
Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and extravagant lifestyle, a statement said.
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RBA accused of spoiling Christmas
Posted on 7 October, 2009
The Reserve Bank's decision to lift interest rates by 25 basis points has come as a surprise to many in the community - and not just those with a mortgage.
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Taliban blamed for World Food Program suicide attack
Posted on 6 October, 2009
The Taliban is being blamed for a suicide bomb attack which killed five people at a World Food Program (WFP) office in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, and there are fears of further bloodshed.
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Body searches abandoned in torn-up Sumatra
Posted on 5 October, 2009
West Sumatran authorities have decided to abandon the recovery of earthquake victims' bodies in some remote villages, in a bid to avoid the spread of disease.
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Popular hotel now a 'jumble of debris'
Posted on 2 October, 2009
An Australian resident living in the Indonesian city of Padang has told the ABC scores are feared trapped under one of the city's biggest hotels, which collapsed in Wednesday's earthquake.
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Hundred feared dead in Sumatran quake
Posted on 1 October, 2009
Reports emerging from the Indonesian island of Sumatra suggest more than 1,000 people are feared dead and thousands more are trapped under rubble after last night's devastating earthquake.
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Australian killed in tsunami
Posted on 30 September, 2009
An Australian woman has been killed in Samoa following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the remote Pacific island, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
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Report reveals 'mega-diverse' Australian wildlife
Posted on 29 September, 2009
A new report has found that nearly 90 per cent of Australia's mammals and reptiles are found nowhere else in the world.
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Death toll arises amind Phillipine flood chaos
Posted on 28 September, 2009
At least 86 people have now been confirmed dead and more than 330,000 others have been displaced after the heaviest rain in more than four decades plunged the Philippine capital Manila into chaos over the weekend.
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