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Murdered Queensland woman was pregnant

2013-05-23T16:05:00+10:00

A murdered Queensland woman whose body was found 100m from the McDonald's where she worked was bashed and sexually assaulted, and is believed to have been pregnant.

Think tank seeks to launch drone debate

2013-05-23T16:00:41+10:00

Air power think tank the Williams Foundation is seeking to promote community debate on issues relating to use of civil and military drone aircraft.

Checks for Vic firies over toxic fish

2013-05-23T15:55:01+10:00

Victorian firefighters who ate fish caught from a contaminated lake at the training college will be given health checks.

Infrastructure NSW gets new look

2013-05-23T15:47:46+10:00

Jim Betts, the former Victorian Secretary of Transport, has been appointed interim CEO of Infrastructure NSW.

Plan hopes to cut indigenous suicide rate

2013-05-23T15:46:42+10:00

Indigenous communities will have a say in how money will be spent on local suicide prevention programs. a suicide rate of one a month.

Car making will stay in Aust: Bradbury

2013-05-23T15:44:48+10:00

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury believes car making will continue to have a strong presence in Australia.

Qld fisherman shares bunk bed with croc

2013-05-23T15:41:08+10:00

A crocodile has spent the night in a bunk bed in far north Queensland after being captured by a local fisherman who is fed up with being stalked by crocs.

Ford jobs could not be saved: Vic Premier

2013-05-23T15:34:41+10:00

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says he was told there was nothing he could do to save the jobs of Ford workers.

Ford to cease Australian manufacturing

2013-05-23T15:26:12+10:00

Car maker Ford will end its Australian manufacturing operations by 2016, with 1200 jobs to be lost at its Broadmeadows and Geelong plants.

Man charged with $100,000 payroll theft

2013-05-23T15:22:23+10:00

A WA man has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the payroll accounts of a popular Perth theme park.

Geelong loses 'icon' with Ford shut down

2013-05-23T15:20:29+10:00

The announced shutdown of Ford's manufacturing operations in Geelong, with 510 job losses, has hit the community hard.

Ford closure a manufacturing watershed: Ai

2013-05-23T15:18:59+10:00

Ford's plant closures have been described as a watershed for Australia's troubled manufacturing sector.

Injured Qld boy's health improves

2013-05-23T15:13:29+10:00

Queensland carnival ride accident victim Patrick O'Sullivan is to be moved from his hospital's intensive care unit to a normal ward.

Qld opposition to introduce vaccine bill

2013-05-23T15:11:59+10:00

Queensland's opposition will introduce a bill calling for child care centres to be able to ban unvaccinated children, saying it's similar to a NSW plan.

NSW mum unfit for toddler death trial

2013-05-23T15:10:14+10:00

A woman whose daughter died in a hot car in 2011 is unfit to stand trial, a judge says.

Qld dams complied with manual in 2013

2013-05-23T15:10:13+10:00

Four reports published into the 2013 floods shows operators of southeast Queensland's dams were operated in compliance with their manuals.