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Thursday Feb 23 23:44 AEDT

Smith coy on agenda behind Gillard backers

23 Feb 2012

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has sidestepped claims senior Labor figures would rather lose the next election than bring back Kevin Rudd.

Thursday Feb 23 22:32 AEDT

Protest anger over Perth tent camp removal

23 Feb 2012

Protesters have angrily confronted dozens of police and rangers who moved in to remove an Aboriginal "tent embassy" in Perth.

Thursday Feb 23 22:09 AEDT

Rudd a top foreign minister: Canada

23 Feb 2012

Kevin Rudd was one of the best foreign ministers, his Canadian counterpart John Baird says.

Thursday Feb 23 22:06 AEDT

Bollywood crew to shoot in Melbourne

23 Feb 2012

A new Bollywood film which will shoot key scenes in Melbourne will showcase Victoria as a great tourist destination, Premier Ted Baillieu says.

Thursday Feb 23 21:25 AEDT

Boy falls three metres down Sydney drain

23 Feb 2012

A boy has incurred minor head injuries after falling more than three metres down a drain in southern Sydney.

Thursday Feb 23 21:09 AEDT

Gillard backer dismisses Keating history

23 Feb 2012

Environment Minister Tony Burke says Kevin Rudd's looming challenge should not be compared to Paul Keating's double spill to secure the top job.

Thursday Feb 23 20:59 AEDT

Teen charged after fatal police pursuit

23 Feb 2012

A Sydney teenager is set to face court after a police pursuit in Sydney's west ended in the death of a young man.

Thursday Feb 23 20:38 AEDT

Catastrophic fire warning for WA areas

23 Feb 2012

A catastrophic fire danger advice has been issued for Western Australia's southeast for Friday.

Thursday Feb 23 20:34 AEDT

Public blood-letting must end: Plibersek

23 Feb 2012

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says public blood-letting within the Labor Party is overshadowing the government's top record,

Thursday Feb 23 20:31 AEDT

GG heads to NZ on spill day

23 Feb 2012

Governor General Quentin Bryce will be in New Zealand on the day of the looming Labor leadership showdown.

WA bushfire and response botched: inquiry

By Cortlan Bennett | 23 Feb 2012

WA's overstretched Department of Environment and Conservation not only started the Margaret River bushfire, it botched the response, an inquiry has found.

Thursday Feb 23 20:22 AEDT

Woman killed in Perth domestic dispute

23 Feb 2012

A woman has been killed in a violent domestic dispute in Perth's south, police say.

Thursday Feb 23 20:06 AEDT

Rogue truck probe deepens

By Vincent Morello, Police Reporter | 23 Feb 2012

A truck operator linked to a triple road fatality faces more allegations as the industry is scrutinised for dodgy practices.

Thursday Feb 23 20:00 AEDT

Rudd backer McClelland coy on future

23 Feb 2012

Government frontbencher Robert McClelland has declined to say whether he will resign from his ministerial post if Julia Gillard wins the Labor leadership vote.

Nine cameraman hit by Gillard's convoy car:A Nine News cameraman has filmed the moment a car in Julia Gillard's convoy struck him and ran over his foot last night.

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 Sydney shark discovery 'kept secret'NSW Fisheries staff were ordered not to tell the public a two-metre bull shark was caught in Sydney's south, despite public safety concerns.
 Rudd daughter flies home for family chatKevin Rudd's daughter Jessica is flying home from Beijing for a family meeting about whether her father should have another crack at the PM gig.
 Gillard, Rudd begin policy auctionKevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are duelling for the hearts and minds of Labor MPs ahead of a leadership vote.
 Sydney adult shop destroyed by fireA lunchtime fire has gutted an adult shop in Sydney's Darlinghurst and led to the evacuation of 50 people from the premises and adjacent buildings.
 'Rude' reporter apologises to GillardA reporter from The Australian newspaper who was sharply rebuked by Prime Minister Julia Gillard for being "rude" at a press conference this morning has apologised for his behaviour.
 Woman killed in Perth domestic disputeA woman has been killed in a violent domestic dispute in Perth's south, police say.
 Recovering Meldrum says thanksMolly Meldrum has thanked his friends, family and fans for their well wishes during his recovery following a near-fatal fall last year.
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 Nine reporter sits next to Rudd on planeNine News US correspondent Denham Hitchcock, who has been chasing Kevin Rudd for days, got a lucky break when he was seated next to him on a flight.
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 Sydney shark discovery 'kept secret'NSW Fisheries staff were ordered not to tell the public a two-metre bull shark was caught in Sydney's south, despite public safety concerns.
 Rudd daughter flies home for family chatKevin Rudd's daughter Jessica is flying home from Beijing for a family meeting about whether her father should have another crack at the PM gig.
 Gillard, Rudd begin policy auctionKevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are duelling for the hearts and minds of Labor MPs ahead of a leadership vote.
 Sydney adult shop destroyed by fireA lunchtime fire has gutted an adult shop in Sydney's Darlinghurst and led to the evacuation of 50 people from the premises and adjacent buildings.
 'Rude' reporter apologises to GillardA reporter from The Australian newspaper who was sharply rebuked by Prime Minister Julia Gillard for being "rude" at a press conference this morning has apologised for his behaviour.
 Woman killed in Perth domestic disputeA woman has been killed in a violent domestic dispute in Perth's south, police say.
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