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Wednesday Feb 10 20:06 AEDT

Ex-top cop slams OPI after acquittal

By Greg Roberts | 30 mins ago

Former Victorian assistant police commissioner Noel Ashby has criticised the OPI following his acquittal on perjury charges.

Wednesday Feb 10 20:04 AEDT

Crash survivor 'saw brother's fear'

32 mins ago

The sole survivor of a road crash in Melbourne that killed five teenage boys saw "the eyes of death" as she looked at her brother just before the fatal impact.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:40 AEDT

Rockhampton mourns elderly bash victim

56 mins ago

An 82-year-old Rockhampton woman who died after being attacked on Australia Day has been described as an "old-school lady" at a public memorial.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:25 AEDT

MP referred to ICAC over spending claims

1 hours 11 mins ago

Allegations about the misuse of public money by NSW Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano are being referred to the NSW corruption watchdog, according to leaked documents.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:21 AEDT

Garrett fighting for political life

By Sandra O'Malley | 1 hours 15 mins ago

Environment Minister Peter Garrett is fighting for his political life after the government was forced to take quick action over its deadly insulation program.

DNA backlog lets crims roam free: report

By Adam Bennett and Britt Smith | 1 hours 16 mins ago

Criminals remain on the loose because the NSW Police backlog for DNA analysis has blown out to 6,400 cases, says the state's auditor-general.

Govt orders metal insulation inspections

By Cathy Alexander | 1 hours 16 mins ago

An urgent safety inspection is to be carried out on nearly 50,000 homes which may have been fitted with deadly roof insulation.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:16 AEDT

Wong won't accept blame for failed ETS

By Cathy Alexander | 1 hours 20 mins ago

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong is unwilling to take the blame for the failure of the government's emissions trading scheme.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:08 AEDT

Houston defends NRL trophy delivery

By Peter Veness | 1 hours 28 mins ago

Papers show it cost almost $40,000 to deliver the NRL grand final trophy by Black Hawk helicopter to ANZ Stadium last year.

Wednesday Feb 10 19:07 AEDT

Hackers target PM's website in protest

By Peter Veness | 1 hours 29 mins ago

Websites were shut down and pornography was plastered across Kevin Rudd's home page in a major cyber protest against government plans to filter the internet.

Wednesday Feb 10 18:48 AEDT

Wheatley 'feels shame' over tax fraud

By Melissa Iaria | 1 hours 48 mins ago

Entertainment promoter Glenn Wheatley has told a jury he is still ashamed about cheating the tax system, but he is not a dobber.

Wednesday Feb 10 18:44 AEDT

Ex-wife gassed kids for revenge: court

By Christine Flatley | 1 hours 52 mins ago

A woman gassed her children to death in the family car so her ex-husband couldn't have custody of them on Christmas Day, a court has been told.

Wednesday Feb 10 18:41 AEDT

Nurse injured at decaying hospital: Libs

1 hours 55 mins ago

A patient may have to die before the NSW government addresses the issues with Hornsby Hospital, the opposition says.

Wednesday Feb 10 18:33 AEDT

TAFE teachers to strike in NSW

2 hours 3 mins ago

Thousands of TAFE teachers in NSW will walk off the job for 24 hours, despite the state government warning that Thursday's strike action is illegal.

Afghanistan is turning around: Houston:Thousands of extra troops and the right strategy are "turning the tide" in the nearly decade-long Afghanistan war, Australia's defence force chief says.

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 Kerr rules winter collection catwalkMiranda Kerr ruled the runway at David Jones' launch of the Autumn/Winter 2010 Australian designers' collections - even directing the snappers in the media pit.
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