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Israel, Hamas consider Egypt truce proposal Video Audio Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 15:13:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 15:23:00

Israel and Hamas studied an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that won immediate backing from the US and Europe.

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

No room for Obama while Howard's in town

Posted January 7, 2009 15:00:00

The White House has revealed that former Australian prime minister John Howard is one of the reasons US president-elect Barack Obama is living in a Washington hotel before his inauguration.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, world-politics, australia, united-states

Alcoa job cuts 'won't affect Aust work force'

Posted January 7, 2009 14:50:00

Aluminium producer Alcoa says its Australian operations will not be affected by the company's global plans to cut more than 13,000 jobs.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, unemployment, international-financial-crisis, australia, wa, wagerup-6215

Evacuations begin in the flooded Barkly

Posted January 7, 2009 14:47:00

Several people have moved from a Northern Territory outstation because of flooding near the Queensland border.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, weather, rainfall, nt, tennant-creek-0860

Brawl accused ordered to leave Sydney Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 14:34:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 15:18:00

A man charged over a street brawl in Sydney's south-west has been granted bail on the condition he stays away.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, antisocial-behaviour, nsw, rosemeadow-2560, sydney-2000

Oppn blames 'baby to stranger' bungle on stressed system Audio Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 14:16:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 14:37:00

A baby left with a stranger shows a stressed public health system, says SA's Opposition.

Tags: child-care, states-and-territories, infant-health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, babies, children, parenting, babies-newborns, sa, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540

Fire crews contain Riverland blaze Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 14:07:00

Firefighters have contained a large scrub fire burning near Cobdogla in SA.

Tags: emergency-incidents, bushfire, sa, cobdogla-5346, kingstononmurray-5331, renmark-5341

Shark sighted near beachside memorial for victim of Port Kennedy shark attack Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 13:24:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 15:29:00

A shark has been reported swimming close to Perth's southern coast as a memorial service for a 51 year old shark victim was underway.

Tags: shark-attacks, port-kennedy-6172

Masturbating driver fined for 'bizarre' pleasure cruise

Posted January 7, 2009 13:21:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 14:08:00

A Darwin man has been fined $2,000 for filming himself masturbating while speeding along the Stuart Highway.

Tags: offbeat, crime, courts-and-trials, nt, daly-waters-0852, darwin-0800

Woman burnt at stake in PNG: reports

Posted January 7, 2009 13:20:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 13:25:00

An execution-style murder of a young woman in the Papua New Guinea highlands region has shocked communities and police alike.

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, witchcraft, law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, papua-new-guinea

Australian market powers ahead

Posted January 7, 2009 13:10:00

The Australian share market is powering ahead, boosted by mining companies and optimism that a government stimulus package in the US could speed up an economic recovery.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, finance-markets, stockmarket, currency-markets, australia

Dogs kill child, injure sister Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 13:00:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 14:53:00

A three-year-old girl has been killed and her 15-month-old sister seriously injured in a dog attack in the NSW Riverina.

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, dog, australia, nsw, leeton-2705, wagga-wagga-2650, whitton-2705

New home sales down 1pc in November: survey

Posted January 7, 2009 12:42:00

An industry survey of 100 residential builders has found that new home sales fell by more than 1 per cent in November last year.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, industry, housing, australia

S Korea Parliament returns to work on reforms

Posted January 7, 2009 12:42:00

South Korea's Parliament has returned to work after the end of an opposition boycott and has begun processing dozens of reform bills the ruling party says are needed to steer the country through the global financial crisis.

Tags: world-politics, south-korea

Second man to face murder charge Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 12:40:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 13:20:00

Another man is to be charged with murder over a death at Davoren Park in SA.

Tags: crime, sa, adelaide-5000, davoren-park-5113

Holden axes left-hand Pontiac G8 exports

Posted January 7, 2009 12:36:00

Holden says its export program to the United States will not be negatively affected by the axing of its left-hand drive utes.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, automotive, australia, sa, elizabeth-5112, united-states

Santos/Apache gas project resurrected

Posted January 7, 2009 12:32:00

An $800 million gas project in Western Australia will now go ahead, one month after it was mothballed.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, international-financial-crisis, australia, wa, karratha-6714

$130k worth of water stolen from Lake Boga

Posted January 7, 2009 12:26:00

Victoria Police are investigating the theft about $130,000 worth of water near Swan Hill.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, water, vic, melbourne-3000, swan-hill-3585

Retail figures buck predicted fall Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 12:13:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 15:05:00

There was a small rise in retail sales in November, despite predictions activity would fall.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, industry, retail, australia

Fire crews race to contain bush blazes Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 11:45:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 12:44:00

Several bushfires are continuing to burn across NSW as firefighters brace for more hot weather.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, australia, act, nsw, bundanoon-2578, singleton-2330

Strong quake rattles Indonesia

Posted January 7, 2009 11:42:00

A strong earthquake has rattled Indonesia's West Papua province, the US Geological Survey said.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, indonesia

Blackwater guards plead not guilty to manslaughter

Posted January 7, 2009 11:22:00

Five former guards from US security firm Blackwater Worldwide, a State Department contractor in Iraq, have pleaded not guilty to killing 14 Iraqi civilians and wounding 18 others by gunfire and grenades at a busy Baghdad intersection in 2007.

Tags: courts-and-trials, unrest-conflict-and-war, murder-and-manslaughter, iraq, united-states

Resource stocks, Wall Street gains push local markets higher

Posted January 7, 2009 11:12:00

The Australian share market is higher this morning, led by a rally in resources stocks and gains on Wall Street overnight.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, finance-markets, stockmarket, currency-markets, australia

Obama picks TV doctor as surgeon general: reports

Posted January 7, 2009 11:00:00

US television network CNN says President-elect Barack Obama wants its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be his surgeon general and serve as chief overseer of Americans' health.

Tags: television, world-politics, united-states

Vic coroner investigates ectopic pregnancy death Photo

Posted January 7, 2009 11:00:00 | Updated January 7, 2009 11:40:00

The Victorian coroner is investigating the death of a 38-year-old woman near Cobram from an ectopic pregnancy.

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, australia, cobram-3644, melbourne-3000