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Isolation ends for thousands in NSW

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Floodwaters have mostly receded on the NSW mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.

Sunday Nov 8 05:43 AEDT

Rudd 'comes up very short', says Howard

33 mins ago

The Labor federal government is a do-nothing regime that has squandered the surplus built up over 12 years, says former prime minister John Howard.

Saturday Nov 7 22:47 AEDT

Floodwaters recede on NSW north coast

7 Nov 2009

Floodwaters have mostly receded on the NSW mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.

Saturday Nov 7 21:35 AEDT

James Hardie vows to pay compensation

By Vincent Morello | 7 Nov 2009

James Hardie says it is committed to compensating asbestos victims despite failing to contribute to a fund set up for them for two of the past three years.

Saturday Nov 7 19:40 AEDT

Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season

7 Nov 2009

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 | 7 Nov 2009

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

7 Nov 2009

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

7 Nov 2009

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

7 Nov 2009

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

7 Nov 2009

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

Saturday Nov 7 16:36 AEDT

Nurses slam Labor over policy shift

By Julian Drape | 7 Nov 2009

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 16:21 AEDT

Teenager facing more charges over crash

7 Nov 2009

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 | 7 Nov 2009

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'

7 Nov 2009

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

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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Floodwaters recede on NSW north coastFloodwaters have mostly receded on the NSW mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.

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.

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.

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.

Betts was strangled, dismembered: courtA man throttled a childcare worker and invited his lover to watch him dismember the body in a bathtub at the lover's Phillip Island home, a court has been told.

James Hardie vows to pay compensationJames Hardie says it is committed to compensating asbestos victims despite failing to contribute to a fund set up for them for two of the past three years.

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.

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.

Aussie military hero to meet the QueenAustralia's first Victoria Cross recipient in 40 years will meet the Queen next week in London as part of official Remembrance Day commemorations.

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