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Saturday Nov 7 19:40 AEDT

Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season

38 mins ago

A jet will help douse bushfires in Victoria this summer but the government announcement did little to ease an inferno of frustration burning among rural voters.

Saturday Nov 7 18:54 AEDT

Turnbull slams 'vain' Rudd government

By Steve Lillebuen | 1 hours 24 mins ago

Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says Kevin Rudd is running a "vain" government that is handing over the immigration program to people smugglers.

Saturday Nov 7 18:26 AEDT

Baillieau promises Red Bull air race bid

1 hours 52 mins ago

The sky's the limit for Victorian Opposition leader Ted Baillieu who says a coalition government would bid for the Red Bull Air Race and hold it in Geelong.

Saturday Nov 7 18:18 AEDT

Rudd too sensitive to criticism: Murdoch

2 hours 60 mins ago

Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.

Saturday Nov 7 17:58 AEDT

Fewer people caught DUI in NSW: police

2 hours 20 mins ago

NSW police have caught fewer drink-drivers in their latest crackdown compared with a year ago.

Saturday Nov 7 17:11 AEDT

Two fires are under investigation

3 hours 7 mins ago

Two fires, which have damaged separate non-related businesses in Brisbane overnight, are being treated as suspicious, say police.

Saturday Nov 7 16:48 AEDT

Rain isolates thousands in northern NSW

3 hours 29 mins ago

Floodwaters that have isolated up to 5,000 residents on the NSW mid north coast are expected to recede on Sunday, emergency services say.

Saturday Nov 7 16:36 AEDT

Nurses slam Labor over policy shift

By Julian Drape | 3 hours 42 mins ago

Nurses have accused the Rudd government of caving in to doctors' demands over a plan to give nurse practitioners and midwives greater power.

Saturday Nov 7 16:29 AEDT

James Hardie 'will repay asbestos loan'

By Vincent Morello | 3 hours 49 mins ago

A $320 million government bailout of James Hardie's fund for asbestos victims will be repaid, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Saturday Nov 7 16:21 AEDT

Teenager facing more charges over crash

3 hours 57 mins ago

A Perth teenager with no driver's licence faces further charges after a boy died following a car crash.

Saturday Nov 7 16:15 AEDT

Pollies flooded with Traveston Dam mail

By Darren Cartwright | 4 hours 3 mins ago

Opponents to the Bligh Government's Traveston Crossing Dam have delivered more than 30,000 letters to state and federal politicians.

Saturday Nov 7 14:52 AEDT

Learner 'clocked 100km/h over limit'

5 hours 26 mins ago

A learner driver was allegedly caught speeding at more than 100km/h above the legal limit during a police chase in the Hunter Valley.

Saturday Nov 7 14:33 AEDT

Rudd not revealing Oceanic Viking plan

5 hours 45 mins ago

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will not reveal how the government will end the Oceanic Viking asylum-seeker stand-off but is confident a solution is inevitable.

Saturday Nov 7 14:01 AEDT

Sri Lankan accusations 'a joke' - Alex

By Adam Gartrell and Julian Drape | 6 hours 16 mins ago

The spokesman for Tamil asylum seekers refusing to leave their boat in Indonesia says Sri Lankan govt allegations that he is a people smuggler are "a joke".

Sea level fear overstated: meteorologist:The impact of predicted sea level rises on coastal development on Australia's eastern seaboard has been exaggerated, a meteorologist says.

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Mum allegedly steals own baby from careA NSW woman has been charged after allegedly taking her new-born baby from a hospital in the state's central west where it had been placed into care.

Learner 'clocked 100km/h over limit'A learner driver was allegedly caught speeding at more than 100km/h above the legal limit during a police chase in the Hunter Valley.

Rain isolates thousands in northern NSWFloodwaters that have isolated up to 5,000 residents on the NSW mid north coast are expected to recede on Sunday, emergency services say.

Sex-crazed couple 'bashed cabbie with stilettos'A couple allegedly hijacked a taxi in Adelaide and bashed the driver with a pair of stilettos, demanding they be allowed "privacy" in the back seat.

Teenager facing more charges over crashA Perth teenager with no driver's licence faces further charges after a boy died following a car crash.

Rudd too sensitive to criticism: MurdochRupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.

Nurses slam Labor over policy shiftNurses have accused the Rudd government of caving in to doctors' demands over a plan to give nurse practitioners and midwives greater power.

Turnbull slams 'vain' Rudd governmentOpposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says Kevin Rudd is running a "vain" government that is handing over the immigration program to people smugglers.

Two fires are under investigationTwo fires, which have damaged separate non-related businesses in Brisbane overnight, are being treated as suspicious, say police.

James Hardie 'will repay asbestos loan'A $320 million government bailout of James Hardie's fund for asbestos victims will be repaid, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

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