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Backbenchers fire warning shot at Abbott

Posted March 10, 2010 10:10:00

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has been warned that backbenchers are lining up to "give him a smack" if he goes it alone on another policy announcement.

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, government-and-politics, federal-government, babies, abbott-tony, australia

Man drowns in river trying to evade arrest Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 10:02:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 10:07:00

A man has died after allegedly trying to swim across a Northern Territory river to avoid being arrested by police.

Tags: police, traffic-offences, australia, nt, daly-river-0822, darwin-0800

Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report

Posted March 10, 2010 09:39:00

The Federal Opposition says the public has the right to see a study that examines the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, internet, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, australia

Sperm whale shadowed trans-Tasman rower

Posted March 10, 2010 09:11:00

Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to reach New Zealand sometime next week after more than seven weeks at sea.

Tags: human-interest, australia, new-zealand

No return to Port-au-Prince slums, says president

Posted March 10, 2010 09:00:00

Haiti's president says the Caribbean country's crowded capital of Port-au-Prince cannot be rebuilt as it was before January's devastating earthquake.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, government-and-politics, world-politics, person, obama-barack, haiti, united-states

Premier to give evidence in corruption trial

Posted March 10, 2010 09:00:00

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is expected to testify today at the corruption trial of a Brisbane businessman.

Tags: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Maths + students equals fail

Posted March 10, 2010 08:50:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 10:11:00

A new report says the state of maths in Australian schools has deteriorated to a "dangerous level" and will require universities to lower standards and provide remedial programs to help under-prepared students.

Tags: education, secondary-education, schools, university-and-further-education, australia

Dad claims bullying culture at slain boy's school Video Audio Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:48:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 09:53:00

A Brisbane Catholic boys' school where a 12-year-old was stabbed to death is turning a blind eye to bullying, according to a father whose four boys all attended the school.

Tags: education, bullying, schools, secondary-schools, law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, qld, shorncliffe-4017

Rocks thrown at anti-abortion poll campaigner Video Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:45:00

An anti-abortion SA election campaigner has had rocks and a wheelie bin thrown at him in Adelaide.

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, democrats, states-and-territories, reproduction-and-contraception, abortion, assault, minor-parties, sa, adelaide-5000, woodville-5011

Sydney eateries trial 'scores on doors' rating scheme Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:43:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:47:00

Food outlets in Canada Bay area will be part of a trial of a new system of rating food safety and hygiene standards.

Tags: local-government, health, food-safety, australia, nsw, canada-bay-2046

Landmark ruling opens door for bullying compo Audio Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:32:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 09:19:00

The Supreme Court has paved the way for young victims of bullying to be granted compensation.

Tags: family-and-children, education, bullying, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic

Funeral today for Bundaberg school girl Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:24:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:42:00

A funeral service will be held today for Bundaberg school girl Trinity Bates who died last month.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670

SA election candidate dies days short of poll Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:14:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:13:00

An Upper House candidate for the SA election Dr Paul Collier has died of a brain haemorrhage.

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, disabilities, minor-parties, sa, adelaide-5000

Bullying, abuse charges laid against bishop Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:02:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:00:00

An Anglican bishop in SA is facing church charges of bullying and abuse.

Tags: religion-and-beliefs, anglicans, sa, adelaide-5000, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Rapes begin when darkness falls in Haiti Audio Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:01:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 09:50:00

Australian nurse in Haiti says cases of rape are on the rise as US troops prepare to pull out of the earthquake-devastated country.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, emergency-incidents, relief-and-aid-organisations, law-crime-and-justice, australia, haiti

Opposition wants Green Loans Senate inquiry

Posted March 10, 2010 08:00:00

The Federal Opposition will today move to set up a Senate inquiry into the Government's Green Loans program.

Tags: environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, programs-and-initiatives, australia

Life floods back into outback Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 08:00:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:05:00

Queensland's massive flood may have caused millions of dollars of damage, but it has been a godsend for native animals and plants.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, environment, wetlands, water, environmental-impact, boulia-4829, diamantina-lakes-4735

Scientology 'putting lives at risk' Video Audio Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 07:49:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:14:00

Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry joins growing calls for a Senate inquiry into the Church of Scientology.

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, government-and-politics, health, mental-health, australia

Tourist bashed with pole from his own wheelchair Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 07:46:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 09:27:00

A wheelchair-bound Canadian man will need surgery after an unprovoked attack at a Sydney train station.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, mount-druitt-2770, canada

Dog owners told to get attack insurance

Posted March 10, 2010 07:14:00

Dog owners in England and Wales will have to take out insurance against their pets biting people under government plans to tackle the increasing number of dangerous breeds.

Tags: animal-attacks, law-crime-and-justice, dog, united-kingdom, england, northern-ireland, scotland, wales

Belfast police decision 'marks end to decades of strife'

Posted March 10, 2010 07:13:00

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has welcomed the decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to take over responsibility for policing and justice from London.

Tags: world-politics, united-kingdom, northern-ireland

Grave-robbing suspects arrested after snatching president's body

Posted March 10, 2010 07:11:00

Officials in Cyprus say DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a suburban cemetery belongs to the late president Tassos Papadopoulos.

Tags: community-and-society, world-politics, human-interest, dna, cyprus

Israel undermining peace talks: Biden Video Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 07:10:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 08:33:00

Joe Biden accuses Israel of undermining Middle East peace talks after it announces plans for 1,600 new houses in East Jerusalem.

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territories

Roadworks dig finds millions of Aboriginal artefacts Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 06:36:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 09:47:00

Archaeologists say they may have found proof of the oldest and most southerly human habitation in the world at the site of a major road project in Tasmania.

Tags: indigenous-culture, states-and-territories, archaeology, aboriginal, brighton-7030

Rudd, SBY to hold talks on people smuggling

Posted March 10, 2010 06:15:00

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will today become the first leader from his country to address Federal Parliament.

Tags: immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, refugees, australia, indonesia