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Saturday Nov 21 18:42 AEDT

Further charges over WA funeral shooting

30 mins ago

Police have laid further charges after two people shot into a crowd that had gathered for a funeral in a West Australian town.

Saturday Nov 21 17:48 AEDT

CHOGM to address Sri Lanka refugee issue

By Warwick Stanley | 1 hours 25 mins ago

Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will sound out his Commonwealth counterparts on ways to help stem the flow of refugees from Sri Lanka.

Saturday Nov 21 17:39 AEDT

NSW govt denies axing firefighting jobs

1 hours 33 mins ago

The NSW government denies it is axing more than 200 National Parks and Wildlife firefighting jobs, insisting it only plans to shed 30 administrative positions.

Saturday Nov 21 17:29 AEDT

Qld kids potentially exposed to asbestos

1 hours 43 mins ago

Almost 80,000 confirmed or presumed asbestos sites at Queensland state schools have been listed on a government online register made available on Saturday.

Saturday Nov 21 17:04 AEDT

Rann denies relationship with barmaid

2 hours 9 mins ago

South Australian Premier Mike Rann says claims by a former parliament house barmaid that they had a sexual relationship are "wildly sensational".

Saturday Nov 21 16:42 AEDT

Senior Liberals back Bradfield candidate

2 hours 31 mins ago

Political aspirant Paul Fletcher has something to look forward to if he wins the northern Sydney seat of Bradfield - sleeping in Joe Hockey's shed.

Saturday Nov 21 16:40 AEDT

Iraq troops are 'ANZACs of today:' Rudd

2 hours 33 mins ago

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the efforts of the men and women who served in Operation Catalyst during the Iraq war, calling them the "ANZACs of today".

Saturday Nov 21 16:03 AEDT

Govt to install new diplomat in Kabul

3 hours 10 mins ago

The federal government is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe the Karzai government's promised crackdown on corruption.

Fiji military seizes TV, radio licences

3 hours 10 mins ago

The Fiji military regime's seizure of broadcast licences is a "very bad signal" for investment in the Pacific nation, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says.

Saturday Nov 21 15:01 AEDT

Probe clears Vic ALP of branch stacking

4 hours 11 mins ago

The Victorian ALP has been accused by its own members of failing to properly investigate allegations of branch stacking.

Saturday Nov 21 14:54 AEDT

Talks on Qld Northern Busway extension

4 hours 19 mins ago

The Bligh government will open talks about possible routes for extending the Northern Busway from the northside suburbs Kedron to Bracken Ridge.

Saturday Nov 21 13:30 AEDT

Fire threat eases in the southern states

5 hours 43 mins ago

The bushfire threat in the southern states has eased as rain and cooler weather sweep through the fire-affected areas.

Saturday Nov 21 13:28 AEDT

Turnbull quiet on ETS leadership threat

5 hours 45 mins ago

Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has refused to comment on reports that his leadership is under threat over climate change negotiations.

Saturday Nov 21 12:44 AEDT

Churches, govts have failed children: PM

6 hours 29 mins ago

Governments and churches have at times failed to live up to the values of compassion, tolerance and the equal dignity of every human being,Kevin Rudd says.

NSW Premier urges vigilance on fires:There is no immediate threat to lives or property from 66 fires burning in NSW, however "unprecedented conditions" call for extreme vigilance, the premier says.

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