Govt warned against pre-election spending spree
Posted on 16 April, 2007
A leading economic forecaster has warned the major parties to avoid promises of spending sprees ahead of this year's federal election.
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World Bank chief says sorry over girlfriend's pay scandal
Posted on 13 April, 2007
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has confessed to errors over a pay scandal surrounding his girlfriend, and left his fate up to the global lender's national governors.
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Meth use widespread among young Aussies
Posted on 12 April, 2007
New statistics on drug use show Australians are the biggest users of ecstasy and amphetamines in the English-speaking world.
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Jones lashes out at Cronulla ruling
Posted on 11 April, 2007
Sydney radio personality Alan Jones has hit out at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it ruled he broadcast material likely to encourage violence in the run-up to the Cronulla riots in 2005.
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Labor gets poll boost in key marginals
Posted on 10 April, 2007
A newspaper opinion poll published today shows support for the Labor Party has skyrocketed in the key marginal seats that will decide the next federal election.
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Easter road toll hits 20
Posted on 9 April, 2007
The national Easter road toll has risen to 20 after the deaths of three people in Victoria overnight.
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Horror start on Easter roads
Posted on 6 April, 2007
The national Easter road toll has risen to 10, following the death of an elderly woman in New South Wales.
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Employer group refuses to fund PM's pro-WorkChoices advertising
Posted on 5 April, 2007
A major employer group has rejected the Prime Minister's suggestion that big business should fund advertising supporting the Government's industrial relations laws.
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Bank leaves rates on hold
Posted on 4 April, 2007
The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 6.25 per cent, despite widespread predictions that they would go up for the first time this year.
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Hicks's dad confused over gag order
Posted on 3 April, 2007
The father of confessed terrorism supporter David Hicks says he is still seeking advice on whether he will be restricted from speaking about his son's time at Guantanamo Bay.
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Aust on alert after tsunami hits Solomons
Posted on 2 April, 2007
Australia's east coast is on a tsunami alert as Solomon Islands authorities try to determine the extent of damage caused by a large earthquake in the islands this morning.
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Authority tight-lipped on harbour crash warning reports
Posted on 30 March, 2007
The Maritime Authority will not confirm reports an emergency radio call, warning of a cruiser on Sydney Harbour with no lights on, was broadcast shortly before a fatal boat collision on the harbour on Wednesday night.
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Bush threatens to veto Iraq troop withdrawal legislation
Posted on 29 March, 2007
US President George W Bush is digging in his heels for a fight with Congress over setting a date for American troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
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Ukrainian swim coach banned after fight with daughter
Posted on 28 March, 2007
A 38-year-old Ukrainian swimming coach has had his World Swimming Championships accreditation revoked by world governing body FINA after being filmed in a physical altercation with his daughter.
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Hicks declines to enter plea
Posted on 27 March, 2007
Australian terrorism suspect David Hicks has declined to make a plea at his preliminary military commission which is sitting in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Hundreds of Japanese quake victims spend night in shelters
Posted on 26 March, 2007
Earthquake victims spent a restless night in shelters as aftershocks continued to jolt Japan following a powerful quake that killed one person and injured about 170 others.
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Cousins' health more important than career: Worsfold
Posted on 23 March, 2007
West Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold says he will be relieved if Ben Cousins recovers from a drug problem, even if it costs him his AFL career.
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Iraq needs time, not a timetable: PM
Posted on 22 March, 2007
The Prime Minister says the international community must stay engaged at the hard end of the struggle in Iraq.
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US military denies Hicks was forcibly sedated
Posted on 21 March, 2007
A claim by a lawyer for David Hicks that the South Australian detainee was forcibly sedated at Guantanamo Bay is "blatantly false," a US military spokesman says.
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Labor's primary vote soars to 20-year high: poll
Posted on 20 March, 2007
A new opinion poll out today shows the Federal Opposition's primary vote has risen to a 20-year high of 52 per cent.
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