One strike policy for P-platers proposed
Posted on 8 January, 2007
The NRMA says it wants new laws introduced that would see P-platers lose their licences for any breach of traffic laws.
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Rain, winds ease in WA
Posted on 5 January, 2007
Rain and winds have eased after battering the Western Australian south-coast town of Esperance.
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Interstate police operation leads to record drug seizure
Posted on 4 January, 2007
A joint operation between New South Wales and Victoria police has netted what has been described as one of the biggest drug seizures in Australia's history.
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Aboriginal leader backs Fitzgerald to head death in custody review
Posted on 3 January, 2007
A north Queensland Aboriginal leader wants Tony Fitzgerald to head the Palm Island death in custody review.
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Catholic Church to advise on abortion
Posted on 2 January, 2007
The federal Health Minister says the Catholic Church will run part of the Government's multi-million dollar pregnancy counselling service aimed at reducing the number of abortions in Australia.
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Commonwealth seeks control of major rivers
Posted on 29 December, 2006
The Federal Agriculture Minister, Peter McGauran, says the states should be stripped of their responsibility for the nation's major rivers.
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Drought a result of natural causes, says researcher
Posted on 28 December, 2006
New research from the CSIRO suggests the current drought is due to natural variation in climate, not the greenhouse effect.
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Weather takes toll in Sydney to Hobart
Posted on 27 December, 2006
The Sydney to Hobart competitor Koomooloo is sinking 50 nautical miles east of Narooma.
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Conditions keep fire crews on their toes
Posted on 22 December, 2006
It is expected to be another day of tough conditions for residents and firefighters battling blazes across Victoria, with the temperature again set to climb.
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US Agriculture Dept suspends AWB
Posted on 21 December, 2006
The US Department of Agriculture has announced the immediate suspension of AWB Limited and its affiliates.
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Firefighters race clock to contain Vic blazes
Posted on 20 December, 2006
Firefighters will use the next 24 hours to strengthen fire breaks around several townships in Victoria's high country, ahead of hot, windy conditions expected tomorrow.
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Man held over UK prostitute murders
Posted on 19 December, 2006
A 37-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in the English town of Ipswich has been identified as supermarket worker Tom Stephens.
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Fire crews brace for worsening weather
Posted on 18 December, 2006
Firefighters across Tasmania and Victoria remain on high alert, with expected poor weather conditions likely to hamper efforts to contain blazes.
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Collette, Blanchett vie for Golden Globes
Posted on 15 December, 2006
Australian actresses Toni Collette and Cate Blanchett are in the running for Golden Globe awards at next year's ceremony, and director Mel Gibson's latest controversial movie could also earn him an award.
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Kalahari bushmen evicted from land illegally, says court
Posted on 14 December, 2006
Botswana's High Court has ruled the Kalahari bushmen - also known as san bushmen - were wrongly evicted from hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return.
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Town in shock after Tas homes lost
Posted on 12 December, 2006
The Tasmanian east coast town of Scamander is in shock this morning after a bushfire destroyed up to 18 homes last night.
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Chile's Pinochet dies
Posted on 11 December, 2006
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has died at the age of 91, a week after suffering a heart attack.
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'Ten Canoes' scoops AFI awards
Posted on 8 December, 2006
Australia's first feature length film in an Aboriginal language, Ten Canoes, has taken out the top prize at the Australian Film Industry (AFI) awards in Melbourne.
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Crews on high alert as blazes rage in north-east Vic
Posted on 7 December, 2006
Several areas of Victoria's north-east have remained on high alert overnight as about 50 fires continue to burn in that region and in Gippsland.
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Vic residents warned of massive bushfire front
Posted on 6 December, 2006
Authorities are warning that a massive fire front may threaten a number of Victorian communities this weekend.
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