Grave concerns held for trapped miners
Posted on 26 April, 2006
Three miners are missing, believed trapped, after an underground rock fall at the Beaconsfield gold mine in northern Tasmania.
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Soldier to be honoured at Anzac service
Posted on 24 April, 2006
The small Victorian township where Australian soldier Private Jacob Kovco grew up will honour him during tomorrow's Anzac Day ceremony.
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Debt-free Australia 'has wriggle room'
Posted on 21 April, 2006
A major business group says the elimination of the Federal Government's net debt leaves Australia in a strong position to deal with any future economic shocks.
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Court confirms Prodi's election win
Posted on 20 April, 2006
Italy's Supreme Court has confirmed Romano Prodi's narrow victory in last week's general election, dismissing accusations by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of widespread voting irregularities.
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Gillespie surprises himself with Test ton
Posted on 19 April, 2006
Australian paceman Jason Gillespie has described his century against Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong as "bizarre".
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200 dogs, 37 cats saved from 'house of horrors'
Posted on 18 April, 2006
A British animal charity is appealing for help finding homes for 200 Yorkshire terriers and 37 cats, rescued at the weekend from what it calls a "house of horror".
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Ancient fossils fill evolution gap
Posted on 13 April, 2006
An international team of scientists has discovered 4.1 million-year-old fossils in eastern Ethiopia that fill a missing gap in human evolution.
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Aussies retaining hope of victory in first Test
Posted on 12 April, 2006
Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist says he is confident he and his team-mates can claw their way back into the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
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Mary welcomes devils to Denmark
Posted on 11 April, 2006
Denmark's Prince Frederik and Princess Mary have attended a ceremony at the Copenhagen Zoo to mark the arrival of four tasmanian devils.
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Pope to visit Australia in 2008
Posted on 10 April, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Australia in 2008 to take part in a Roman Catholic youth gathering, the Australian bishop organising the event says.
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Super Viduka fires Boro into final four
Posted on 7 April, 2006
Socceroos captain Mark Viduka scored twice as Middlesbrough produced a stunning four-goal fightback to beat FC Basel 4-3 on aggregate and make it through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup this morning.
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Tourism panel dissolved in bid for accountability
Posted on 6 April, 2006
The Shepparton Show Me panel has been dissolved and placed into caretaker mode while nominations for a new committee are received.
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Sydney airport cameras pointed in wrong direction, Labor says
Posted on 6 April, 2006
The Federal Opposition says there has been a major breach of security in the Sydney Airport baggage handling area.
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Publicity concerns drove Govt action over abattoir sackings: Labor
Posted on 5 April, 2006
The Federal Opposition says the Government's Office of Workplace Services intervened in an industrial dispute at a New South Wales abattoir because of public relations concerns, not legal ones.
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Broken Hill prepares Pro Hart funeral
Posted on 4 April, 2006
Thousands of people are expected to gather in far western New South Wales today, for a state funeral for artist Pro Hart.
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Publican trains apprentice beer-drinking pig
Posted on 3 April, 2006
The Pub In the Paddock at Pyengana in north-east Tasmania has a new tourist drawcard.
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Glenda weakens, flooding expected
Posted on 31 March, 2006
After having left a trail of damage down Western Australia's Pilbara coast, tropical cyclone Glenda has been downgraded to a category 2 storm.
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Pilbara braces for Glenda's arrival
Posted on 30 March, 2006
Western Australia's Pilbara region is bracing itself for destructive winds of up more than 250 kilometres an hour, as severe tropical cyclone Glenda heads towards the state's north-west coast.
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ACTU urges action as sacking claims mount
Posted on 29 March, 2006
The ACTU says it hopes workers are being galvanised into action by sackings under Australia's new workplace laws.
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New IR laws take effect
Posted on 27 March, 2006
New industrial relations (IR) laws come into force today and the formal start has again sparked political debate.
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