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Man charged over police officer assault
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A Queensland man has been charged with assaulting an off-duty police officer on the state's central coast earlier this evening.
Turnbull flags Liberal-National merger
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Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull predicts the Liberals and Nationals will amalgamate at the national level in time.
Strike didn't affect train operations: Rio
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Rio Tinto says today's industrial action by train drivers in the Pilbara has not affected operations.
Man reverses car into fairy shop
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An elderly man has backed a car into a fairy shop at Prahran in Melbourne.
House, unit sales plummet in Qld
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There has been a 40 per cent slump in house and units sales in Queensland.
Body found in Derwent River
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Police have recovered a body found floating in Hobart's Derwent River in Tasmania.
Juries paid pittance, law forum hears
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An international criminal law conference in Sydney has heard that reforms are needed to make juries more representative of the community.
Vietnam allows ANZ to set up local bank
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Vietnam has given the go-ahead for ANZ to set up a wholly owned subsidiary based in Hanoi.
Rudd, advisers confer on financial crisis
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Kevin Rudd, Govt leaders meet to discuss response to global financial crisis.
Vic abortion bill 'betrays humanity'
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Catholic Church officials have described the passing of Vic's abortion law reform Bill as a betrayal of humanity.
Port Augusta inmates to remain in lockdown
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The Public Service Association says inmates at the Port Augusta prison will remain in lockdown until early next week.
Doctors flag legal action over abortion bill
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A group of doctors is considering challenging the decriminalisation of abortion in Victoria.
Rio Tinto train drivers strike
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The construction union says today's strike by train drivers on Rio Tinto's main line in the Pilbara in Western Australia say 90 per cent of members did not attend their shifts.
Man charged over illegal steroid importing
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Customs investigators have successfully prosecuted a man from Tasmania's north-west who attempted to import steroids into Australia through the post.
Lawyer wants murder accused monitored in custody
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The lawyer for a woman charged with the stabbing murder of her sister has asked that her client be monitored in custody.
Vic corruption fight will get harder, policing expert warns
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A policing expert is warning that efforts to root out corruption in Victoria could push bent police further underground.
NT police defend actions over Indigenous suicide
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The Northern Territory police force has defended the actions of officers surrounding a death in custody in Arnhem Land.
AMA praises Qld Health over faulty catheter handling
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The AMA says Queensland Health has taken appropriate steps in dealing with a dangerous fault with a medical device.
Australia lagging in preschool education
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The OECD has warned Australia is lagging behind the best-performed countries in preschool education.
Taskforce 'will cut Indigenous health gap'
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The Government's preventative health taskforce says tackling diseases will help to reduce the Indigenous health gap.
Port Augusta prison stand-off inmates relocated
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Inmates involved in the stand-off that ended yesterday at Port Augusta prison have been transported to Adelaide.
Vic Parliament passes abortion bill
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The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to decriminalise abortion.
Health groups welcome smoking, drinking, obesity fight
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Health groups have supported a government task force call to make Australia the healthiest country by 2020.
Sister charged over 18yo's stabbing death
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New South Wales Police have charged a 20-year-old woman from Sydney's inner-west with the murder of her sister.
Inquiry has given up on the Coorong, Greens say
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The Greens have accused members of a Senate inquiry into the Coorong and lower lakes of giving up.
