Hurricane Rita upgraded to category 5
Posted on 22 September, 2005
United States President George W. Bush has declared a state of emergency in Texas and Louisiana as Huricane Rita whipped up to the most dangerous level possible, category 5.
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Final too close to call after Hall walks free
Posted on 21 September, 2005
Bookmakers have installed Sydney and West Coast as equal favourites for Saturday's AFL grand final after Swans captain Barry Hall walked free from his tribunal hearing in Melbourne last night.
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Hall, Gaspar to take chances at tribunal
Posted on 20 September, 2005
Swans forward Barry Hall and Eagles defender Travis Gaspar will go before the AFL tribunal tonight in a bid to clear their names for Saturday's grand final at the MCG.
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Daughters come to Beazley's defence
Posted on 19 September, 2005
Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley's daughters have hit back at allegations made by Mark Latham about their father, describing them as outrageous.
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Govt slaps peace activist with $11,000 travel bill
Posted on 16 September, 2005
The Australian Government has charged an American peace activist who was removed from Australia yesterday $11,000 for sending him back to the US.
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Labor braces for Latham diary storm
Posted on 15 September, 2005
The Labor Party is preparing to weather a storm of criticism and ridicule from the Federal Government as former leader Mark Latham goes public with his diaries.
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States take terrorism fight to new levels
Posted on 14 September, 2005
The Western Australian and South Australian governments plan to radically increase their anti-terrorist measures, in some cases going further than the controversial security laws proposed by the Federal Government.
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England reclaim the Ashes
Posted on 13 September, 2005
Kevin Pietersen has defied his close friend Shane Warne to score an audacious maiden Test century at The Oval and seal England's first Ashes triumph for almost two decades.
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Aust officials check on Melbourne threat
Posted on 12 September, 2005
The federal Attorney-General says security agencies are assessing a video allegedly threatening a terrorist attack on Melbourne.
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Anti-terror laws raise 'police state' concerns
Posted on 9 September, 2005
Muslim and legal groups say the Federal Government's new counter-terrorism laws will unfairly target the Muslim community and could lead to Australia becoming a "police state".
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McGrath Australia's only change for Ashes showdown
Posted on 8 September, 2005
Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath has been passed fit to play the fifth and final Ashes Test against England starting at The Oval today and is the only change to the Australian side, coming in for Michael Kasprowicz.
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Australian tells of New Orleans devastation
Posted on 7 September, 2005
A 36-year-old Australian woman has told of the devastation and fear she left behind in New Orleans after arriving in Brisbane this morning.
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We're doing our best: Bush
Posted on 6 September, 2005
President George W Bush has paid another visit to areas hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina and says US officials are "doing the best they can" on relief efforts.
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Families find DFAT wanting over Katrina
Posted on 5 September, 2005
Several Australian families say Commonwealth authorities treated them poorly as they tried to get information about relatives stuck on the US Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans makes 'SOS' appeal amid gunfire
Posted on 2 September, 2005
Thousands of troops have struggled to counter armed looters and help tens of thousands of refugees flee New Orleans, where chaos reigned three days after hurricane Katrina.
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Baghdad stampede leaves hundreds dead
Posted on 1 September, 2005
More than 965 Iraqi Shiites have been killed and another 475 wounded in a stampede over a Baghdad bridge provoked by rumours of a suicide bomber, Iraq Interior Ministry officials say.
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Brogden suicide attempt shocks Liberals
Posted on 31 August, 2005
New South Wales Liberal MP Peter Debnam says his colleagues are in shock after former state Opposition leader John Brogden attempted suicide.
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Residents wait to emerge from hurricane shelters
Posted on 30 August, 2005
Thousands of residents across the southern United States will emerge from shelters in coming hours to count the cost of one of the biggest hurricanes in living memory.
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New Orleans residents ordered to evacuate
Posted on 29 August, 2005
The Mayor of New Orleans in the US state of Louisiana has ordered residents to evacuate his city of half a million people ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Katrina.
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Holden cuts 1,400 assembly jobs
Posted on 26 August, 2005
Holden is to cut 1,400 jobs at its Elizabeth assembly plant in Adelaide's north.
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