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• Heavy rains drench Vic, SA

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm

  The weather bureau says there is a risk of flash flooding in Melbourne this morning, with more heavy rain expected.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pm

  Police are praising the behaviour of school leavers on the Gold Coast with the number of arrests on the first night of Schoolies Week down on last year.

• Simpsons' Sarkozy lampoon an internet hit

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:53 pm

  Thousands of French internet users have flooded video sharing websites to enjoy a lampoon of their glamorous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show, The Simpsons.

• Democrats secure votes for US health bill

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm

  Democrats in the United States Senate say they have now secured the votes needed to begin a full debate on a landmark health bill.

• Bouncer injured in machete attack

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  A security guard suffered leg injuries and a broken arm when he was attacked by men armed with machetes at a Melbourne nightclub this morning.

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• Scientologists 'targeting' schoolchildren

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pm

  The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting year-six students using "marketing" material that claims to promote human rights.

• Ellis nowhere on sports funding, says Coates

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm

  Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief John Coates has taken a swipe at Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis, saying she has gone missing on the issue of sports funding.

• Heavy rains drench Vic, SA

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm

  The weather bureau says there is a risk of flash flooding in Melbourne this morning, with more heavy rain expected.

• Authorities to investigate child's solo trip

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that a child not yet in her teens was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pm

  Police are praising the behaviour of school leavers on the Gold Coast with the number of arrests on the first night of Schoolies Week down on last year.

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• Biff and beauty

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Ice hockey can be likened to ballet on ice with random acts of violence. Read - The Sports DeskMore - ABC Grandstand Sport

• Tunnel vision

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  This device means you can snowboard or ski all year round on real snow. Watch (4.9 MB)Download - The New InventorsAlso on iView

• Mumbling away

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Sydney band The Mess Hall leave songs unfinished until they get into the studio. Listen (3'58")Download - 2009 with Richard Kingsmill

• Out of the Airlock

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Paul Dempsey sings a cheery tune about horror, violence and death. Watch (9.5 MB)More - triple j tvAlso on iView

• Part of the solution

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy believes it is inevitable that Hamas will begin talks with Israel. Listen (5'44")Download - PM

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• Is this how girls take control of their lives?

  Melinda Tankard Reist

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  The November issue of the breast gallery magazine Ralph has attracted a truckload of praise for supposedly going where no lads' mag has gone before: the body of an "average" woman. The issue features singer and Australian Idol host Rikki-Lee Coulter, who is a size 14. She is pictured as voluptuous and haughty in the uniform of the dominatrix, with tight zippered corsets, bustiers, black gloves, killer heels and a long leather whip. Ralph's choice of a "larger" woman for its cover has been hailed as enlightened and bold. Bravo Ralph! Congratulations! Average women everywhere rejoice and be…

• OneTel...one big debacle

  Tom Elliott

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Ten years ago the upstart telco OneTel was the darling of the local stockmarket. The company was run by entrepreneurs Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling, it had powerful backers like heirs apparent Jamie (as he was then known) Packer and Lachlan Murdoch, and yet-to-be-disgraced-trader Rodney Adler bought in and out of the company's shares on a regular basis. Most of these men knew each other from their years at Sydney's elite Cranbrook School for boys. Yet today, very few of them would give each other the time of day. So how did the OneTel dream go so wrong? How is it that 10 years later Rich and…

• In isolation we live

  Gerard Oosterman

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Recently, SBS' Insight had an episode on 'Coping with Baby', a discussion on how having a baby can push some couples to the brink.One particularly poignant moment in the program was when a man talked about his partner succumbing to postnatal depression (PND) to such a degree that she, after the birth of their second child, committed suicide.The program always includes the possibility of feedback by way of posting comments online. I hazarded a comment whereby I linked the incidence of PND to our isolated suburban way of living. Here was my comment: Isolation in Suburbia: The obsession with…

• The arts aren't dangerous

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  The arts have run out of dangerous ideas - all the taboos have been broken, and there is nothing shocking left to say. Nothing visionary, or even important. Does anyone still think you can change society with better architecture?The ABC's Stephen Crittenden hosts a discussion between sociology professor and author of Humanism: the Wreck of Western Culture, John Carroll; The Chaser's Julian Morrow; and The Age columnist Catherine Deveny.The arts are sometimes described as a safe place to raise dangerous issues, but are they really nothing more than a harmless consolation for the middle class?

• The lottery of latitude

  Martin Thomas

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Australia, like many other industrialised countries, is facing a major economic and social challenge brought on by the aging of the population.Our challenge has been well publicised. But what is much less known is that many of the poorest countries in our region are facing an opposite challenge and experiencing a population explosion.This reflects a global demographic phenomenon where it is estimated that by 2030, one quarter of the world's children aged under-five will live in the world's 49 least developed countries. Many of these countries are in our region such as Cambodia, Timor-Leste,…

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  ABC News: Health

• Democrats secure votes for US health bill

  Democrats in the United States Senate say they have now secured the votes needed to begin a full debate on a landmark health bill.

• New purpose-built accommodation for brain-injured

  A new housing project in southern Tasmania is being built for people with acquired brain injuries.

• Twins' birth mum told of successful separation

  The guardian of twin Bangladeshi girls separated during surgery in Melbourne last week says she is glad the birth parents know they are alive and well.

• Learning disability ban overturned for London Olympics

  Olympic officials meeting in Malaysia have voted to readmit athletes with learning disabilities to the Paralympics.

• Twin Krishna wakes from coma

  Twin Krishna has woken from her medically induced coma and blown her guardian a long-awaited raspberry.

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• Experts convene to save freshwater fish

  A plan to save Australia's freshwater fish from becoming extinct is being worked out at a meeting of experts from around the world at the Adelaide Zoo which begins today.The 25 delegates will discuss a series of freshwater fish management strategies to tackle the issue.The head of Zoos SA, Chris West, says the drought, over-extraction and the drainage of wetlands have all led to diminished native fish numbers in Australia."In Australia, about 95 per cent of our wetlands have either been destroyed or very severely compromised by urban and rural developments," he said."So the freshwater fish,…

• Whale carcass warning to abalone fishers

  Abalone fishers are being warned to stay away from one of Perth's northern beaches which has been closed because of a shark hazard.A rotting whale carcass is lodged on a reef 50 metres offshore from Iluka, south of Burns Beach.The carcass is believed to be that of a humpback whale.The Fisheries Department plans to leave the carcass where it is, in the hope it will be dragged out to sea by the swell.

• 200 jobs go at McCain vegetable factory at Smithton

  Almost 200 permanent and casual jobs will be lost at Smithton in Tasmania's north-west next year, when McCain Foods closes its vegetable processing plant.The company says ageing infrastructure and rising costs mean the 60-year-old frozen vegetable factory is no longer financially viable.About 115 permanent employees will be offered redundancy packages and given between six and 12 months' notice before they are sacked.About 75 casuals are also affected.Vegetable processing will end in April next year, but packaging will continue until November.McCain's Managing Director, Steve Yung, says the…

• Cattle producers to maintain meat levy

  Despite the long term effect of drought, fires and flooding the nations cattle producers have decided to continue paying a levy worth $60 million annually.For the past three years, cattlemen have been paying a $5 levy on every beast sold.The majority of the levy is spent promoting red meat to consumers in Australia and overseas.The Meat and Livestock Australia chairman, Don Heatley, says the funding is raised from the sale and slaughter of 13 million cattle across the country each year."From an MLA point of view, we are extremely pleased with the result," he said."Better than 70 per cent of…

• Issues identified in Mary Valley rebuilding

  The Mary Valley community has met to begin the task of rebuilding the region after the demise of the Traveston Crossing dam.A meeting of about 20 key stakeholders was held last night in Kandanga to identify issues that need to be resolved to help the region get back on its feet after three-and-a-half years of uncertainty about the project.Glenda Picksersgill, from the Save the Mary River Coordinating Group, says residents want to be actively involved in planning the region's future."Common themes there were the community needs to be involved in looking at water resource planning, getting…

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• Whale carcass warning to abalone fishers

  Abalone fishers are being warned to stay away from one of Perth's northern beaches which has been closed because of a shark hazard.

• Galileo's lost tooth, fingers found

  An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said.

• Atom-smasher back in business

  The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, has restarted, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said.

• Mammoths not killed by human spears

  They were some of the biggest mammals to walk the earth but it seems woolly mammoths were not killed off by humans with sophisticated weapons.

• US navy braces for Arctic resources fight

  The US navy has issued its Arctic roadmap, outlining the potential for competition, conflict and climate change in the waters of the icy north.

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  ABC News : Australian Capital Territory

• Thunder, Rangers nab WNBL victories

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am

  Logan has come away from its Canberra trip with the ledger at 1-1, following a 93-53 flogging of the lowly AIS in their WNBL match at the Training Hall.

• Ton-up Blackwell punishes Meteors

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm

  Alex Blackwell hammered a sublime unbeaten 121 as New South Wales thrashed the Australian Capital Territory by eight wickets in their Women's National Cricket League match in Canberra.

• Parade honours Australians for Iraq service

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm

  A national march has taken place at the Australian War Memorial to mark the end of Australia's military operations in Iraq.

• Cambage fronts Boomers romp

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am

  Women's National Basketball League leader Bulleen has rebounded from its maiden defeat of the season to hammer lowly Perth 92-58 at the Veneto Club.

• Fyshwick fire under control

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:21 pm

  Fire fighters say a blaze in an industrial area of Canberra's south is now under control.

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  ABC News: Adelaide

• Experts convene to save freshwater fish

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  A plan to save Australia's freshwater fish from becoming extinct is being worked out at a meeting of experts from around the world at the Adelaide Zoo which begins today.

• Vidmar suspended over Saudi slur

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm

  Adelaide United has imposed a two-match ban on coach Aurelio Vidmar and fined him $10,000 for his slur on Saudi Arabia during a press conference earlier this week.

• NSW braces for catastrophic danger

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:32 am

  Temperatures are set to soar in New South Wales today with a catastrophic fire danger and total fire bans across the state.

• Cambage fronts Boomers romp

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am

  Women's National Basketball League leader Bulleen has rebounded from its maiden defeat of the season to hammer lowly Perth 92-58 at the Veneto Club.

• Leckie salvages dramatic draw for Adelaide

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am

  Striker Mathew Leckie has broken a near five-hour scoring drought for Adelaide in the most dramatic of circumstances, snatching an injury time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Gold Coast United.

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  ABC News: South Coast WA

• Hope remains for plantation projects

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm

  The administrator of Great Southern Limited says there is still hope for its plantation projects, despite creditors voting to wind up most of the group's companies.

• Bus driver fronts court over fatal crash

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm

  A 63-year-old Dianella man has fronted the Manjimup Magistrates Court over a bus crash which left an 82-year-old woman dead.

• Plane crash witnesses emerge

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm

  Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau say a number of witnesses to a light plane crash in Kojonup have come forward.

• Pastoral rent rates bill amended

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Sharp increases in pastoral rent rates which were to be introduced this year will now be phased in over three years.

• Police partner up with child protection staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Child protection staff will join police on call-outs across regional Western Australia to offer support to children caught up in domestic violence.

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  ABC News : Australia

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Authorities to investigate child's solo trip

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that 12 year-old child was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Police say they are generally happy with the behaviour of young people celebrating schoolies week on the Gold Coast.

• Experts convene to save freshwater fish

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  A plan to save Australia's freshwater fish from becoming extinct is being worked out at a meeting of experts from around the world at the Adelaide Zoo which begins today.

• Bouncer injured in machete attack

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  A security guard suffered leg injuries and a broken arm when he was attacked by men armed with machetes at a Melbourne nightclub this morning.

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  ABC News: Ballarat

• Club defends fireworks decision

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pm

  The Ballarat Golf Club has defended its decision to stage a fireworks display on a day of total fire ban.

• Blaze ravages pine plantation

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:44 pm

  A 40 hectare fire is burning in a pine plantation at Dorodong, north-west of Casterton in Victoria's far south-west.

• Teacher jailed for sex with students

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm

  A former Ballarat school teacher has been sentenced to more than four years' jail for having sex with two students.

• Hundreds of sheep dead after truck crash

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm

  More than 500 sheep have been killed in the crash of a livestock truck at Colac in Victoria's south-west.

• Employers urged to go easy on firefighting staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) is urging employers not to penalise staff who are called out to help fight fires or who have to protect their homes.

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  ABC News: South West WA

• Calls for dolphin deaths probe

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm

  The Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre is pushing for further research into the cause of the deaths of a number of dolphins in the south-west.

• Bus driver fronts court over fatal crash

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm

  A 63-year-old Dianella man has fronted the Manjimup Magistrates Court over a bus crash which left an 82-year-old woman dead.

• Plane crash witnesses emerge

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm

  Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau say a number of witnesses to a light plane crash in Kojonup have come forward.

• Scientists investigate Bunbury dolphin deaths

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm

  A new report shows a link between the deaths of dolphins in Bunbury and the Swan River.

• Police partner up with child protection staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Child protection staff will join police on call-outs across regional Western Australia to offer support to children caught up in domestic violence.

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  ABC News : New South Wales

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Scientologists 'targeting' schoolchildren

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pm

  The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting year-six students using "marketing" material that claims to promote human rights.

• Jones declares Green won't go distance

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Roy Jones has shown speed of mind and mouth, predicting his fast hands and feet will dethrone Australia's IBO cruiserweight boxing champion Danny Green inside the distance in their December 2 clash at Acer Arena.

• Properties under threat as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Rural properties in northern New South Wales are under threat from a new bushfire.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

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  ABC News: Far North Qld

• Taipans snap Melbourne hoodoo

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am

  Cairns continued the Tigers' 2009/10 NBL woes with a narrow 86-83 in the battle of the wooden-spooners in Melbourne on Saturday night.

• Wetlands flooding may be vital to fishery

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm

  Researchers believe the flooding of wetlands may be as important as nutrients in sustaining the Gulf of Carpentaria fishery.

• New ideas urged for Indigenous justice agreement

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:24 pm

  The Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships says the next 12 months will be vital to forming a new justice agreement to keep Indigenous people out of jail.

• Businesses show interest in jobs expo

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm

  More than 50 employers have already signed up for a jobs expo to be held in Cairns on December 9.

• Building industry eyes housing grant benefits

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  A building industry group says Premier Anna Bligh's proposed boost for regional first home buyers could help create construction jobs in far north Queensland.

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  ABC News : Northern Territory

• Racial Discrimination Act will change intervention: Dodson

  21 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  Indigenous leader Mick Dodson says a plan to re-instate the racial discrimination act in the Northern Territory is at odds with the intervention in Indigenous communities.

• Firm sets trend for cheap remote housing

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm

  A company that has been able to build a house in a remote Indigenous community in Queensland, at a third of the usual cost, says it has been inundated with calls - including from the Northern Territory Government.

• Errol the croc finds new home in Texas

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm

  It has taken several planes, a crane and good dose of valium, but a giant Northern Territory crocodile named Errol has made it all the way to Texas Zoo.

• Exempt NT from emissions scheme, demands CLP

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Local industries should be exempt from the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme, the Northern Territory Opposition's spokesman on business affairs says.

• Canine trained to sniff out cane toads

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm

  A dog has been trained to prevent cane toads entering Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpenteria.

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  ABC News: Canberra

• Thunder, Rangers nab WNBL victories

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am

  Logan has come away from its Canberra trip with the ledger at 1-1, following a 93-53 flogging of the lowly AIS in their WNBL match at the Training Hall.

• Ton-up Blackwell punishes Meteors

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm

  Alex Blackwell hammered a sublime unbeaten 121 as New South Wales thrashed the Australian Capital Territory by eight wickets in their Women's National Cricket League match in Canberra.

• Parade honours Australians for Iraq service

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm

  A national march has taken place at the Australian War Memorial to mark the end of Australia's military operations in Iraq.

• Cambage fronts Boomers romp

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am

  Women's National Basketball League leader Bulleen has rebounded from its maiden defeat of the season to hammer lowly Perth 92-58 at the Veneto Club.

• Fyshwick fire under control

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:21 pm

  Fire fighters say a blaze in an industrial area of Canberra's south is now under control.

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  ABC News: Central Coast NSW

• Mariners show Fury no mercy

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  Central Coast ended its five-game away stretch by sending North Queensland fans home disappointed, crushing the Fury 5-1 in Townsville on Saturday night.

• Mariners top W-League standings

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:39 am

  The Central Coast has skipped to the top of the W-League ladder and secured a finals berth with an easy 2-0 win over Melbourne at Leichhart Oval in Sydney.

• Adelaide given W-League thrashing

  14 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am

  Central Coast Mariners stormed Hindmarsh Stadium, stealing six goals and three points in their 6-0 W-League rout of Adelaide United on Saturday.

• Mariners move quickly to re-sign Lewis

  10 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Central Coast has re-signed teenage midfielder Matthew Lewis for next season after his impressive A-League debut.

• Roar keep W-League top spot

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Brisbane's reign at the peak of the W-League continued with a 2-1 victory over grand final rivals Canberra United at McKellar Park on Saturday.

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  ABC News: Perth

• Blaze send Cats home winless

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Gold Coast upset the league-leading Perth Wildcats 84-79 to leap into a tie for third place in the NBL standings on Saturday night.

• Thunder, Rangers nab WNBL victories

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am

  Logan has come away from its Canberra trip with the ledger at 1-1, following a 93-53 flogging of the lowly AIS in their WNBL match at the Training Hall.

• Mariners top W-League standings

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:39 am

  The Central Coast has skipped to the top of the W-League ladder and secured a finals berth with an easy 2-0 win over Melbourne at Leichhart Oval in Sydney.

• Kookas run rampant against Spain

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am

  A Jamie Dwyer hat-trick helped Australia hand Spain an 8-2 hiding in the first game of their two-Test hockey series in Perth on Saturday.

• Sniper's Bullet breaks Group One drought

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am

  Six-year-old Sniper's Bullet has won his first race since the Stradbroke Handicap in 2007, taking out the Group One $1 million Railway Stakes at Ascot in Western Australia.

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  ABC News: Central Australia

• Racial Discrimination Act will change intervention: Dodson

  21 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  Indigenous leader Mick Dodson says a plan to re-instate the racial discrimination act in the Northern Territory is at odds with the intervention in Indigenous communities.

• Firm sets trend for cheap remote housing

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm

  A company that has been able to build a house in a remote Indigenous community in Queensland, at a third of the usual cost, says it has been inundated with calls - including from the Northern Territory Government.

• Doctors threaten to leave over uranium mine

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  A group of Alice Springs doctors say they will leave the town if a uranium mine goes ahead in the area.

• Child's death blamed on policy failures

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:43 pm

  The death of a young boy at a remote community highlights the failure of the Northern Territory Emergency Response to protect children, the president of the Barkly Shire Council says.

• Super shire software stuff-up sparks apology

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

  The Local Government Minister, Rob Knight, has apologised to the super shires for forcing on them a financial system riddled with problems.

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  ABC News: Newcastle

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Properties under threat as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Rural properties in northern New South Wales are under threat from a new bushfire.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

• Stud farms urge coal mines rethink

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pm

  Hunter Valley thoroughbred studs have warned they will seek intervention from the Prime Minister if the New South Wales Government does not rethink new coal mine approvals.

• Chamber says IR change offers better worker protection

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  The Hunter Business Chamber says moving state employees to the national industrial relations system will help to prevent the exploitation of local workers.

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  ABC News: Central Victoria

• High winds as cool change sweeps across Vic

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:40 pm

  A cool change has swept across Victoria, causing some storm damage.

• Defence contract promises jobs boost

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:26 pm

  Thales Australia says 500 jobs would be created in Bendigo if it wins an Australian Defence Force (ADF) contract.

• Fire danger remains severe

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm

  Fire authorities are urging Victorians to be on alert again today, with a total fire ban in place for the north-eastern district, including Echuca.

• Dry wetland to get water boost

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:19 pm

  An important wetland that has been dry for several years will get a significant allocation of environmental water.

• Police to crack down on alcohol-related violence

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm

  Bendigo police have begun planning for a two-day operation to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence next month.

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  ABC News: North Coast NSW

• Uncertainty still surrounds Stace death

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:44 pm

  A two-week coronial inquest into the death of Lee Ellen Stace, 16, wrapped up in Grafton, in northern New South Wales, yesterday.

• Ex-principal jailed for sex with student

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:24 pm

  A former northern New South Wales school principal has been jailed for having sex with a student.

• Safety first for Byron schoolies

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Byron Bay will be adopting a safety-first strategy when schoolies celebrations get into full swing this weekend.

• Tweed council accused of bin waste

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  The Greens councillor Katie Milne says the Tweed Shire needs to reassess it's environmental priorities.

• Three-cornered contest for Richmond

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:35 pm

  The Liberal Party has confirmed it field a candidate in the seat of Richmond at the next federal election.

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  ABC News: Central West NSW

• Threatened poppet head to stay

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm

  A mining structure in West Wyalong has been saved from demolition.

• Calm urged amid catastrophic fire warning

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm

  The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging people not to panic, despite issuing the highest possible fire danger warning in New South Wales for the first time today.

• Evidence given for Newell speed cut

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm

  The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) says it has compelling evidence to support its decision to reduce the Newell Highway speed limit.

• Fears mine expansion could strain medical services

  18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  A proposal to expand a mine near Gulgong has raised concerns about the potential strain it could place on local medical services.

• Study reveals regions' higher Parkinson's rate

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm

  A central west New South Wales cluster of people with Parkinson's disease is being attributed to the environment and genetic factors.

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  ABC News: North Queensland

• Mariners show Fury no mercy

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  Central Coast ended its five-game away stretch by sending North Queensland fans home disappointed, crushing the Fury 5-1 in Townsville on Saturday night.

• Breakers pull clear of Crocs

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:22 am

  New Zealand has leapt above Townsville into fourth spot on the National Basketball League ladder with an 85-73 victory at The Swamp.

• Report scathing of police in Indigenous communities

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:11 am

  An investigation has found policing strategies in remote communities in Queensland are "poorly developed and piecemeal".

• Regatta to raises domestic violence awareness

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm

  North Queensland residents are being asked to make a clear statement that violence against women is unacceptable.

• Heat threatens schoolies' health

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) says the forecast of hot conditions this weekend could pose problems for thousands of schoolies heading to Airlie Beach.

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  ABC News: Darwin

• Cranky croc finds new home in Texas

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm

  It has taken several planes, a crane and good dose of valium, but a giant Northern Territory crocodile named Errol has made it all the way to Texas Zoo.

• Exempt NT from emissions scheme, demands CLP

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Local industries should be exempt from the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme, the Northern Territory Opposition's spokesman on business affairs says.

• Canine trained to sniff out cane toads

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm

  A dog has been trained to prevent cane toads entering Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpenteria.

• Cattle producers to maintain meat levy

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Despite the long term effect of drought, fires and flooding the nations cattle producers have decided to continue paying a levy worth $60 million annually.

• Multiple child sex arrests in NT community

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm

  Five men in the same remote Northern Territory community have been charged with child sex offences, NT Police say.

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  ABC News: North West WA

• Teen arson accused fronts court

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm

  A 14-year-old girl has appeared in the Children's Court in Exmouth charged in relation to a spate of fires.

• Crossbow murder accused to face trial

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm

  A 28-year-old man accused of murdering another man with a crossbow in Karratha, in north-west Western Australia, is expected to stand trial next year.

• No charges over artworks stoush

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Perth police say they will not lay charges after hundreds of thousands of dollars of Roebourne art was taken from a Perth warehouse.

• Govt yet to make GM crops decision

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says he will decide next year whether to permanently lift Western Australia's moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops.

• Miners plan to share infrastructure

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:11 pm

  A proposed infrastructure deal has been formulated that could ensure the development of two major resources projects in the north-eastern Goldfields.

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• Simpsons' Sarkozy lampoon an internet hit

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm

  Thousands of French internet users have flooded video sharing websites to enjoy a Simpsons lampoon of their glamorous first couple.

• Britney Spears's ex-boyfriend jailed

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm

  A celebrity photographer who briefly dated Britney Spears at the height of her career meltdown has been sentenced to 45 days in jail after clashing with an official trying to serve him a restraining order.

• Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus crash

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm

  The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not onboard.

• Chanel model found dead in Paris

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

  South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said.

• New Moon smashes midnight box office record

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

  New Moon raked in $28.76 million at US box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by Harry Potter.

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  ABC News: North West Qld

• Wetlands flooding may be vital to fishery

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm

  Researchers believe the flooding of wetlands may be as important as nutrients in sustaining the Gulf of Carpentaria fishery.

• Tree of Knowledge memorial wins award

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  The controversial monument to the historic Tree of Knowledge in western Queensland has won national recognition.

• $1 land sale 'success' despite no new homes

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  A western Queensland town that sold $1 blocks of land says its initiative has been a success, even though a year on no new homes have been built from the sale.

• Solar farm thrives in heat

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm

  The extreme heat in outback Queensland is proving ideal for the state's first solar power station.

• Unionist Pat Mackie dies

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  Celebrated Mount Isa trade unionist Pat Mackie has died at the age of 95.

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  ABC News: Eyre Peninsula and West Coast SA

• NSW braces for catastrophic danger

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:32 am

  Temperatures are set to soar in New South Wales today with a catastrophic fire danger and total fire bans across the state.

• Lightning sparks new blazes

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:29 am

  Lightning, fires and wild storms continue to wreak havoc across parts of Australia.

• Fire-weary residents too terrified to sleep

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Some residents say they are too afraid to let down their guard as bushfires burn across three states.

• Crews battle blazes as temperatures soar

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm

  Bushfires continue to burn across three states as temperatures soar past 40 degrees in bushfire-prone areas where catastrophic fire warnings are in place.

• Fire worries start easing across SA

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  Country Fire Service crews are gaining an upper hand over blazes sparked by lightning across South Australia.

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  ABC News: Broken Hill

• Calls for calm amid fire threat

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging people not to panic, despite issuing the highest possible fire danger warning in New South Wales for the first time today.

• Council seeks film studio funds

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:27 pm

  The Broken Hill City Council has submitted an expression of interest to the New South Wales Government, to receive funding to build a film studio in the city.

• Living Desert Reserve becomes state park

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm

  The Living Desert Reserve, just north of Broken Hill, has been named the 18th state park in New South Wales.

• Fire plans activated as locals swelter

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Residents are activating their fire plans as soaring temperatures and strong winds combine across three states to form perfect conditions for a catastrophic bushfire.

• Pilot survives crashlanding

  18 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm

  A pilot has walked away from an ultralight crash near Wentworth in south-west New South Wales.

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  ABC News: Illawarra NSW

• Driver dies in Princes Hwy crash

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pm

  A 76-year-old Mollymook woman has died in an accident on the south coast section of the Princes Highway.

• Praise for retiring Throsby MP

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm

  The decision by Throsby MP Jennie George not to contest the next election has drawn a warm response from her colleagues.

• Marine parks spark overfishing fears

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:02 pm

  The New South Wales Opposition says marine parks are damaging the environment rather than protecting fish stocks.

• Green light for pavilion plans

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  The Southern Region Joint Planning Panel has approved amended plans for the North Beach Bathers Pavilion.

• Housing shortage set to continue

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The latest outlook from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has predicted a continuing shortage of homes across New South Wales, including the Illawarra.

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  ABC News: WA Midwest and Wheatbelt

• SES worker gets top gong

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm

  A emergency services worker in the Western Australian wheatbelt has won the top State Emergency Services (SES) award for excellence.

• Woman fronts court accused of animal cruelty

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pm

  A Greenough woman accused of animal cruelty has made a brief appearance in court.

• Police crack down on alcohol violence

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm

  Goldfields police have welcomed a national campaign aimed at reducing rates of alcohol-fuelled violence.

• Pastoral rent rates bill amended

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Sharp increases in pastoral rent rates which were to be introduced this year will now be phased in over three years.

• Union defends police over Freddo case

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm

  The WA Police Union says critics of officers charging young children need to help find solutions.

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  ABC News: Gold Coast

• Authorities to investigate child's solo trip

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that 12 year-old child was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Police say they are generally happy with the behaviour of young people celebrating schoolies week on the Gold Coast.

• Man missing after evening swim

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am

  A swimmer has gone missing off a beach on Queenslands Gold Coast.

• Blaze send Cats home winless

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Gold Coast upset the league-leading Perth Wildcats 84-79 to leap into a tie for third place in the NBL standings on Saturday night.

• Leckie salvages dramatic draw for Adelaide

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am

  Striker Mathew Leckie has broken a near five-hour scoring drought for Adelaide in the most dramatic of circumstances, snatching an injury time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Gold Coast United.

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  ABC News: Goulburn Murray

• Fire risk sparks emergency centres

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Emergency operation centres have been set up in Albury and Deniliquin as a precaution for the catastrophic fire danger in the southern Riverina.

• Food bank gets help to stay open

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:48 pm

  Vic Relief Foodbank is offering to help an Albury food service pay for accreditation so it does not have to close.

• Premier flips switch on new hydro station

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pm

  Victorian Premier John Brumby has officially switched on the Bogong power station today.

• Fire danger remains severe

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm

  Fire authorities are urging Victorians to be on alert again today, with a total fire ban in place for the north-eastern district, including Echuca.

• Woman fronts court after man set on fire

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am

  A court in north-east Victoria has been told a Wangaratta woman who allegedly set a man on fire had planned to kill him.

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  ABC News: Great Southern WA

• Narrogin shooting charges

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:13 pm

  Police have laid further charges against a man allegedly involved in a shooting in Narrogin last weekend.

• Plane crash witnesses emerge

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm

  Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau say a number of witnesses to a light plane crash in Kojonup have come forward.

• Narrogin funeral sparks police boost

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm

  Extra police will be on duty in Narrogin today as another funeral takes place in the town.

• Narrogin police brace for more violence

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Police in Narrogin are preparing for the possibility of further violence with another funeral due to be held in the town tomorrow.

• Crash investigation begins

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:09 pm

  The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will today begin its inquiry into yesterday's fatal plane crash near Kojonup.

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  ABC News: Hobart

• Hobart runners win Point to Pinnacle race

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm

  Hobart's Damon Court has won the annual Point to Pinnacle Race, from the Hobart shoreline to the summit of Mt Wellington.

• Specialist training for children's lawyers

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm

  It is hoped that specialist training for Tasmanian lawyers representing children will speed up child protection cases.

• New purpose-built accommodation for brain-injured

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  A new housing project in southern Tasmania is being built for people with acquired brain injuries.

• NSW towns on alert as bushfire approaches

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  Homes in regional NSW are under threat from a bushfire being fuelled by extreme weather conditions.

• Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

  Concerns have been raised about a dramatic decrease in endangered bird numbers in Tasmania.

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  ABC News : Just In

• Authorities to investigate child's solo trip

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that 12 year-old child was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Police say they are generally happy with the behaviour of young people celebrating schoolies week on the Gold Coast.

• Experts convene to save freshwater fish

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  A plan to save Australia's freshwater fish from becoming extinct is being worked out at a meeting of experts from around the world at the Adelaide Zoo which begins today.

• Democrats secure votes for US health bill

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm

  Democrats in the US Senate say they have now secured the votes needed to begin a full debate on a landmark health bill.

• Bouncer injured in machete attack

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  A security guard suffered leg injuries and a broken arm when he was attacked by men armed with machetes at a Melbourne nightclub this morning.

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  ABC News: Goldfields-Esperance

• Family's fatal fire compensation bid

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  The daughter of a truck driver who perished in a Goldfields fire has asked the government for more money, in the wake of a scathing coroner's report.

• Fire controller pay-out

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  The incident controller blamed for the deaths of three truck drivers in a Goldfields fire has received a $73,000 redundancy payment.

• Foolhardy decision led to truckies' deaths

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am

  Coroner says the decision to allow a group of vehicles onto the highway ahead of a firestorm forecast was "foolhardy in the extreme".

• Klein bundled out in Esperance

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:25 pm

  Brydan Klein's comeback has hit a snag, with the top seed and local hope bundled out of the Pro Tour Cliffs Esperance International in Western Australia.

• Damning finding in bushfire inquest

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pm

  The State Coroner has handed down damning findings in an inquest into the deaths of three truck drivers in a fire in Western Australia's Goldfields.

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  abc.net.au

• Christmas Is buckling under population boom

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  Christmas Island officials say there is not enough housing to cope with an influx of people working at the immigration detention centre.

• Pastoral rent rates bill amended

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Sharp increases in pastoral rent rates which were to be introduced this year will now be phased in over three years.

• Police seek help finding stolen guns

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm

  Police are searching for four high-powered rifles stolen from Derby Airport last week.

• 'Mango madness' blamed for stabbings

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm

  WA police are investigating the stabbing of five people at a house in Broome over a 24-hour period.

• Govt yet to make GM crops decision

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says he will decide next year whether to permanently lift Western Australia's moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops.

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  ABC News: Northern Tasmania

• Hobart runners win Point to Pinnacle race

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm

  Hobart's Damon Court has won the annual Point to Pinnacle Race, from the Hobart shoreline to the summit of Mt Wellington.

• Specialist training for children's lawyers

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm

  It is hoped that specialist training for Tasmanian lawyers representing children will speed up child protection cases.

• New purpose-built accommodation for brain-injured

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  A new housing project in southern Tasmania is being built for people with acquired brain injuries.

• Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

  Concerns have been raised about a dramatic decrease in endangered bird numbers in Tasmania.

• Minister rejects Newnham public housing criticism

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm

  The Human Services Minister insists the State Government has listened to concerns about planned public housing in Launceston.

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  ABC News: Tropical North Qld

• Cabbies protest violent attacks

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Mackay police say they will not be increasing patrols in the city heart during a taxi drivers' strike tonight.

• Figures show Mackay jobs strength

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  The Mackay Chamber of Commerce says latest employment data shows the region is one of the most buoyant in Queensland.

• Regatta to raises domestic violence awareness

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm

  North Queensland residents are being asked to make a clear statement that violence against women is unacceptable.

• Heat threatens schoolies' health

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) says the forecast of hot conditions this weekend could pose problems for thousands of schoolies heading to Airlie Beach.

• Mayor says infrastructure funds must follow regional grant

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  The Mackay Regional Council says a grant to encourage people to live outside Queensland's south-east corner would require the Government to supply more money for infrastructure.

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  ABC News: Melbourne

• Bouncer injured in machete attack

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  A security guard suffered leg injuries and a broken arm when he was attacked by men armed with machetes at a Melbourne nightclub this morning.

• Muscat refuses to shake McKay's hand

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  Volatile Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat refused to shake hands with Brisbane rival Matt McKay after the Victory's 1-0 A-League win at Lang Park.

• Twins' birth mum told of successful separation

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm

  The guardian of twin girls separated during surgery in Melbourne says she is glad their mother knows they will recover.

• Heavy rains drench Vic, SA

  21 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  The weather bureau says there is a risk of flash flooding in Melbourne, with more heavy rain expected.

• Body found after police called to brawl

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

  Homicide detectives in Victoria are investigating the death of a man at Heidelberg West in North Melbourne overnight.

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  ABC News: Mid-North Coast NSW

• Uncertainty still surrounds Stace death

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:44 pm

  A two-week coronial inquest into the death of Lee Ellen Stace, 16, wrapped up in Grafton, in northern New South Wales, yesterday.

• Residents slam flood relief payments

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pm

  Victims of floods on the NSW mid-north coast are angry at a lack of government compensation payments.

• Teens killed in power pole smash

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Two teenagers are dead and another two are fighting for their lives after a car crash on the NSW mid-north coast.

• Rising road toll sparks police warning

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm

  The head of the Coffs-Clarence police command says his command has the worst road toll in New South Wales.

• Councils unite for health funding boost

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pm

  Councils across the New South Wales mid-north coast region are uniting to push for a better deal for local health funding.

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  ABC News: Mildura-Swan Hill

• Death knell looms for analogue TV

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm

  Mildura's analogue television network will be switched off in seven months.

• Catastrophic fire risk declared

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:46 pm

  The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) is warning of a catastrophic fire danger in southern and western areas of the state today.

• Red gum forests get water boost

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  About eight billion litres in environmental flows will be released to river red gum forests along the Murray River over the next few months.

• Fires crews battle house blaze

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm

  Eight fire trucks attended a house fire at Red Cliffs yesterday.

• Fire plans activated as locals swelter

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Residents across three states are seeking out rivers, beaches and air conditioning as temperatures soar above 40 degrees.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Science News

• Hyperlens sharpens sight with sound

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm

  Scientists have developed a new hyperlens that could soon give expecting parents high-definition baby pictures as well as provide ship captains incredibly accurate maps of the sea floor.

• Gecko's tail an energy powerhouse

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  It may help them escape, but when geckos drop their tail to flee a predator it appears they are also dumping the fuel that gives them energy to run away.

• Scientists decode corn genome

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  A team of US scientists has uncovered the complete genetic code of corn, a discovery that promises to speed development of higher yielding varieties of one of the world's most important food crops.

• Neurotransmitter could reverse Down syndrome: study

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Boosting a neurotransmitter called noradrenalin in people with Down syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children, a new study shows.

• Why isn't stainless steel magnetic?

  18 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  ASK AN EXPERT: I work in the marine industry with boating, and we deal with stainless steel 316 and 308 stainless a lot. Why isn't stainless steel magnetic?

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Ancient News

• New species of dinosaur discovered

  11 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

  An Australian palaeontologist has unearthed the fossilised remains of a new species of dinosaur, which has prompted a re-think about dinosaur evolution.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Energy News

• Hidden fibres capture solar power

  9 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm

  Using what they call the world's first 3-D solar panel system, scientists in the US have created photovoltaic cells that work underground.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Enviro News

• Hyperlens sharpens sight with sound

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm

  Scientists have developed a new hyperlens that could soon give expecting parents high-definition baby pictures as well as provide ship captains incredibly accurate maps of the sea floor.

• Gecko's tail an energy powerhouse

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  It may help them escape, but when geckos drop their tail to flee a predator it appears they are also dumping the fuel that gives them energy to run away.

• Genes reveal grey nurse sharks at risk

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  A genetic study has shown the endangered population of grey nurse sharks off the east coast of Australia cannot rely on its cousins for help.

• Consumer campaigns 'don't save fish'

  17 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm

  Consumer campaigns to protect threatened fish species have failed and alternative ways are needed to save threatened marine species, according to a new Canadian report.

• GFC does little to stem global emissions

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pm

  Despite the global financial crisis, carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose 2% last year, leaving the Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, according to a new report.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Health News

• Scientists decode corn genome

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  A team of US scientists has uncovered the complete genetic code of corn, a discovery that promises to speed development of higher yielding varieties of one of the world's most important food crops.

• Neurotransmitter could reverse Down syndrome: study

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Boosting a neurotransmitter called noradrenalin in people with Down syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children, a new study shows.

• Not just fast food: mummies had heart disease

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm

  The hardening of arteries, which is often linked to heart attacks and strokes, is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egyptian pharaohs had heart disease too.

• Study finds secret to retirees' happiness

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm

  Older people should give up seeking success and status if they want to be happy after they retire, suggests a new study.

• Brain power: 'size isn't everything'

  16 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm

  When it comes to brain power, it's the complexity of neuronal connections, rather than the size of the brain itself, that is most important, say scientists.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Human News

• Not just fast food: mummies had heart disease

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm

  The hardening of arteries, which is often linked to heart attacks and strokes, is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egyptian pharaohs had heart disease too.

• Study finds secret to retirees' happiness

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm

  Older people should give up seeking success and status if they want to be happy after they retire, suggests a new study.

• Brain power: 'size isn't everything'

  16 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm

  When it comes to brain power, it's the complexity of neuronal connections, rather than the size of the brain itself, that is most important, say scientists.

• Five genes linked to Parkinson's disease

  15 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pm

  People of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, two large teams of researchers have found.

• Study finds who is afraid of the bogeyman

  12 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  A new study suggests the way children cope with imaginary monsters differs with age and gender.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Space News

• Atlantis takes off to supply space station

  16 Nov 2009 | 8:49 pm

  Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts have blasted off on one of the last supply runs to the International Space Station before the shuttle fleet is retired next year.

• Lithium provides clue to planet presence

  12 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pm

  Scientists in Spain believe they've found a link between the amount of lithium in Sun-like stars and whether they have planets orbiting them.

• Saturn probe samples moon's ice plumes

  11 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft has flown through an icy plume shooting off the moon Enceladus, a mysterious world that is suspected of harbouring liquid water beneath its frozen surface.

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  Australian Broadcasting Company: Latest Tech News

• Scientists decode corn genome

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  A team of US scientists has uncovered the complete genetic code of corn, a discovery that promises to speed development of higher yielding varieties of one of the world's most important food crops.

• Neurotransmitter could reverse Down syndrome: study

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Boosting a neurotransmitter called noradrenalin in people with Down syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children, a new study shows.

• Why isn't stainless steel magnetic?

  18 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  ASK AN EXPERT: I work in the marine industry with boating, and we deal with stainless steel 316 and 308 stainless a lot. Why isn't stainless steel magnetic?

• Genes reveal grey nurse sharks at risk

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  A genetic study has shown the endangered population of grey nurse sharks off the east coast of Australia cannot rely on its cousins for help.

• Five genes linked to Parkinson's disease

  15 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pm

  People of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, two large teams of researchers have found.

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  ABC NewsRadio Arts News Links

• Edward Woodward IMDB page ... (link)

  16 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Internet Movie Database biography and credits for the actor who died overnight

• 10:55 The new head of Opera Australia, Lyndon Terracini, launches a scathing attack on Australia's art and culture... (audio)

  9 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm

  Lyndon Terracini talks to Anna Hipsley

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  ABC NewsRadio Computers News Links

• 08:50 - It was as big as a room, and your mobile phone has more power - but Australia's oldest computer's having a happy 60th birthday ... (audio)

  12 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  Glen Bartholomew gets the details on CSIRAC from Museum curator David Demant

• 14:20 - The internet turns 40... (audio)

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:20 pm

  To take us back to where it all began, Shon Walker is speaking with Alex Zaharov-Reutt , the Technical Editor at ITwire.com.au

• Thursday 18:50 - Internet community takes control of domain names on the world wide web.... (audio)

  1 Oct 2009 | 12:50 am

  John Barron is speaking with Paul Levins from ICANN, the Corporation which administers the domain names.

• 10:25 - Where do people get spam? Are some cities, or suburbs, worse hit than others?... (audio)

  28 Sep 2009 | 4:25 pm

  Ben McLean is speaking with Andrew Antel, from Message Labs

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  ABC NewsRadio Crime Law and Justice News Links

• 14:45 - Police given powers to breath test and arrest people up to 4 hours after they've been seen driving..(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm

  John Lawrence from the Northern Territory Criminal Lawyers Association tells Shon Walker motorists will be unfairly convicted.

• 17:15 - Police in Australia and New Zealand announce joint blitz on alcohol-related street violence.(audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

  Western Australia's Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan is speaking with Steve Chase about the operation.

• 14:25 - Two in Three students 'the victim of racism' says new study ...(audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:25 pm

  Foundation for Young Australians Director of Research Dr Lucas Walsh with Shon Walker

• The Impact of Racism upon the Health and Wellbeing of Young Australians report ... (link)

  18 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  Report by Foundation for Young Australians

• 16:15 - ASIC loses court battle against OneTel boss Jodee Rich...(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 9:15 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with OneTel shareholder activist Stephen Mayne.

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  ABC NewsRadio Disasters and Accidents News Links

• 16:20 - Dry lightning strikes and extreme temperatures worsen bushfire threat in NSW..(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons about the latest developments.

• 10:45 -A bushfire emergency declared in New South Wales, with several blazes causing concern... (audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm

  Assistant Commissioner of Operations at the Rural Fire Service Rob Rogers is speaking with Anna Hipsley.

• 16:45 - Temperatures continue to soar in South Australia with fire warnings still listed as catastrophic...(audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:45 pm

  Steve Errock, Principal of one of the school's affected -- Lincoln South Primary is speaking with Steve Chase.

• 16:45 - Claims school closures in South Australia were overkill to catastrophic fire rating....(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 9:45 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Jim Heaslip whose children attend the Booleroo Centre District School.

• 14:45 - South Australia's heatwave conditions bring temperatures of over 45 degrees....(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm

  Brenton Eden from the South Australian Country Fire Service is speaking with Ben Mclean.

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  ABC NewsRadio Economy Business and Finance News Links

• Morning Finance Summary for Friday November 20th ... (audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  Glen Bartholomew with NAB's Rob Henderson

• 15:25 - What company do most CEOs say is Australia's 'most respected'? ...(audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:25 pm

  Shon Walker asked Sean Aylmer the Editor-in-Chief of BRW

• Morning Finance Summary for Thursday November 19th ... (audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  Glen Bartholomew withJames Shugg, Senior Economist with the Westpac Bank

• Morning Finance Summary for Wednesday November 18th ... (audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  Glen Bartholomew withJames Shugg, Senior Economist with the Westpac Bank

• 09:50 - Our population's growing, but Australia's still facing a chronic skills shortage, says a new report... (audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm

  Anna Hipsley is speaking with report author Andrew Rimington

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  ABC NewsRadio Education News Links

• 09:50 - An Australian education expert agrees with a new study saying five is too young for some kids to start school ... (audio)

  8 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm

  Kathy Walker is a Child development consultant in Education and is speaking to Anna Hipsley

• 11:45 - Primary school students to be taught Asian languages from next year.... (audio)

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Dr Elizabeth Ellis - a senior lecturer from the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at University of New England is speaking to Anna Hipsley about the move.

• 09:20 - A survey of public schools across the country shows more than half of them are unable to get enough teachers ... (audio)

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:20 pm

  Education Union President, Angelo Gavrielatos, tells Cathy Bell why

• 14:15 - Growing concerns following drop in university enrolments from the bush and poor areas....(audio)

  22 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Richard Torbay from the University of New England is speaking with Shon Walker about the problem.

• 11:15 - Despite reports of violence against Indians, overseas students say Australia is a safe study destination: survey ... (audio)

  12 Oct 2009 | 5:15 pm

  Fiona Ellis Jones gets the details from Tony Pollock, head of IDP Education.

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  ABC NewsRadio Environment News Links

• 13:45 - New study finds Americans are more skeptical about climate change than Australians....(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  To find out why, Shon Walker is speaking with Simon Jackman, a visting Professor at the US Studies Centre in Sydney

• 17:45 - Marine scientists warn: cut carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent by 2050 - or risk losing The Great Barrier Reef ...(audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm

  Steve Chase speaks to Terry Hughes from James Cook University

• 13:50 - There's growing concern at the packs of marauding dogs in the more remote parts of the Northern Territory ... (audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  Julia Hardaker is from Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities and she's speaking with Ben McLean

• 13:20 - Australia's leading marine and environmental scientists have made another impassioned plea to our politicians for urgent action ... (audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm

  Professor Terry Hughes is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland and he's speaking with Ben McLean

• 08:55 - The Gold Coast says "no more" as the Qld Government considers expanding the Tugun desalination plant ... (audio)

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm

  Marius Benson has been speaking to local Councillor Chris Robbins

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  ABC NewsRadio Government - State News Links

• 11:25 The NSW Govt addresses a shortage of burial plots with a plan to bury two people in one grave... (audio)

  9 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm

  Cemeteries and Crematoria Association President Brendan O'Connor talks to Anna Hipsley

• 16:50 - Which state leader of the opposition carried around a teddy...to uni? ... (audio)

  16 Sep 2009 | 10:50 pm

  John Barron speaks with the ABC's Chris O'Brien about news out of Queensland.

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  ABC NewsRadio Health News Links

• 15:15 - Euthanasia supporters in Western Australia launch a private members bill....(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  The President of W-A's Voluntary Euthanasia Society Ranjan Ray tells Shon Walker what's in the bill now before the states Upper House.

• 09:45 -New report shows bullying at school causes suffering and pain in adult life... (audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  The study titled - "Give Kids a Chance: No One Deserves to Be Left Out" was conducted by the Wesley Mission whose CEO Reverend Keith Garner is speaking to Anna Hipsley.

• Wednesday 17:20 - Claims better family planning would have an impact on worsening global warming....(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 10:20 pm

  Eileen Kelly, Head of Advocacy for Marie Stopes International Australia is speaking with Steve Chase.

• 11:45 - Study finds half of all people from non-English speaking backgrounds experience racial discrimination...(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Dr Yin Paradies from the University of Melbourne talks to Anna Hipsley about the report.

• Drinkwise webpage ... (link)

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Campaign to 'build a safer drinking culture'

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  ABC NewsRadio History News Links

• 16:20 - Organisations that took in child migrants also welcome a formal apology for mistreatment ...(audio)

  15 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  Steve Chase hears why, from Benevolent Society boss Richard Spencer

• 11:15 - National Apology to the "Forgotten Australians" PM Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull ... (audio)

  15 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

  From the Great Hall, Parliament House, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull with a national apology to children subjected to harm in institutions and foster care

• ‘Forgotten Australians’ and ‘Lost Innocents’: child migrants and children in institutional care ... (link)

  15 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's "background notes" on the issue...

• 09:15 - The Prime Minister will today deliver a formal apology to about half a million Australians who suffered abuse ... (audio)

  15 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  Anna Hipsley speaks with ANNE HOLLAND...CEO of Relationships Australia ...

• 08:20 - Former child migrant David Hill welcomes Britain's decision to join Australia's apology to those abused in institutions ... (audio)

  15 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  Marius Benson is speaking with the author and former ABC boss ...

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  ABC NewsRadio House of Representatives Question Time updates

• House of Representatives Question Time

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

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• House of Representatives Question Time

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the House of Representatives is sitting.

• House of Representatives Question Time

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

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  15 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the House of Representatives is sitting.

• House of Representatives Question Time

  28 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

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  ABC NewsRadio Human Interest News Links

• 15:15 - Amnesty International boss, Irene Khan says aboriginal human rights being violated...(audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  She's told Ben Mclean the key to reducing poverty is greater respect for human rights.

• 13:45 A Queensland-based charity that helps drought-affected farming families, is now hoping to assist homeless people ... (audio)

  9 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  Aussie Helpers' Founder, Brian Egan speaks with Shon Walker

• Friday 18:15 - Paul Newman charity gives hundreds of thousands of dollars to Australian charities...(audio)

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:15 am

  John Barron is speaking with Bob Forester, the head of the Newman's own Foundation, who is here to write some cheques.

• 11:25 - Australia's population to hit 22 million today... (audio)

  30 Sep 2009 | 5:25 pm

  Phil Browning, the assistant director of demography at the Australian Bureau of Statistics is speaking with Ben Mclean.

• 10:55 - Ernie Awards for sexist behaviour to be given out this evening.... (audio)

  29 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm

  Organiser Dr Meredith Burgmann tells Ben Mclean, over 80 nominations means it's been a "bumper year" for sexist statements.

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  ABC NewsRadio International Relations News Links

• 11:15 - The European Union selects Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy as its first president...(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

  To find out how much power and influence he'll have, Anna Hipsley is speaking to Dr Matt Harvey from Victoria University.

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  14 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

• 09:50 - Airline passengers face huge disruptions as Qantas engineers take industrial action... (audio)

  12 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm

  The unions Catherine Bolger and David Epstein from Qantas are telling Anna Hipsley their views over the issues.

• 08:20 - PM Rudd is in India for high-level talks - how is his visit being seen by Indians?... (audio)

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  Marius Benson is speaking to freelance journalist Neena Bhandari, who reports for the Indo-Asian News Service

• 14:15 - The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum APEC gets underway in Singapore....(audio)

  10 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pm

  Shon Walker is speaking with Radio Australia's Canberra correspondent Linda Mottram about the up coming meeting.

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  ABC NewsRadio Language News Links

• 14:15 - Market Mavens, Statement Eyelashes ... what's new in the world of words? We ask lexicographer Susan Butler .. (audio)

  25 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Ben McLean is speaking with the editor of the latest Macquarie dictionary

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  ABC NewsRadio Lifestyle and Leisure News Links

• 10:20 - Potentialists: people who have made the decision to work as hard as they have to - but not one bit harder .. (audio)

  25 Oct 2009 | 4:20 pm

  Cathy Bell asks researcher Mark McCrindle who these people are ...

• 16:45 - Calls for governments to limit the amount of money problem gamblers put in poker machines....(audio)

  20 Oct 2009 | 10:45 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Clubs NSW, acting CEO Anthony Ball.

• 13:45 - Productivity Commission releases its new recommendations on problem gamblers...(audio)

  20 Oct 2009 | 7:45 pm

  Shon Walker is speaking with the Chairman of the Productivity Commission, Gary Banks.

• 15:55 - The Australian 'Dunny Derby' underway in the outback - with 20 racing 'outback dunnies' taking part ... (audio)

  24 Sep 2009 | 9:55 pm

  Shon Walker gets the details from Festival co-ordinator Robyn Stevens

• 16:20 - Challenges facing Australia in light of Treasurer Wayne Swan's population projections earlier today ... (audio)

  17 Sep 2009 | 10:20 pm

  John Barron spoke with Social Demographer Mark McCrindle

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  ABC NewsRadio Media News Links

• Brekkie Crumbs (Notes from the NewsRadio Breakfast team) for Friday November 20th ... (link)

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Friday's Brekkie Crumbs now online ...

• Brekkie Crumbs (Notes from the NewsRadio Breakfast team) for Thursday November 19th ... (link)

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Thursday's Brekkie Crumbs now online ...

• Brekkie Crumbs (Notes from the NewsRadio Breakfast team) for Wednesday November 18th ... (link)

  17 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Wednesday's Brekkie Crumbs now online ...

• Brekkie Crumbs (Notes from the NewsRadio Breakfast team) for Tuesday November 17th ... (link)

  16 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Tuesday's Brekkie Crumbs now online ...

• Brekkie Crumbs (Notes from the NewsRadio Breakfast team) for Monday November 16th ... (link)

  15 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Monday's Brekkie Crumbs now online ...

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  ABC NewsRadio: Health Minutes

• Weight loss and knee pain

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Recent research into causes of knee pain in middle age show the importance of muscle strengthening.

• Marriage and brain health

  11 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Having a partner can be good for you in many ways, including helping to maintain a healthy brain.

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  ABC NewsRadio News Links

• Friday 17:15 - Tough times ahead for Malcolm Turnbull over ETS...(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Peter van Onselen, a contributing editor at the Australian.

• 16:20 - Dry lightning strikes and extreme temperatures worsen bushfire threat in NSW..(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons about the latest developments.

• 16:15 - New Bureau of Statistics figures show growing public transport use because of road congestion...(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:15 pm

  Daniel Bowen is the President of Victoria's Public Transport Users Association is speaking with Steve Chase.

• 15:15 - Euthanasia supporters in Western Australia launch a private members bill....(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  The President of W-A's Voluntary Euthanasia Society Ranjan Ray tells Shon Walker what's in the bill now before the states Upper House.

• 14:45 - Police given powers to breath test and arrest people up to 4 hours after they've been seen driving..(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm

  John Lawrence from the Northern Territory Criminal Lawyers Association tells Shon Walker motorists will be unfairly convicted.

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  ABC NewsRadio News Links: Top Links

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  14 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  31 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  24 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

• 12:00 Sunday - Out of Africa with Fiona Ellis-Jones (audio)

  17 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm

  NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones presents the latest African news and current events with in-depth interviews

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  ABC News: New England North West NSW

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Properties under threat as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Rural properties in northern New South Wales are under threat from a new bushfire.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

• Wild winds whip fires towards NSW towns

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am

  A large fire fanned by strong winds is threatening two townships in central-west NSW.

• NSW towns on alert as bushfire approaches

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  Homes in regional NSW are under threat from a bushfire being fuelled by extreme weather conditions.

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  ABC News: North and West SA

• NSW braces for catastrophic danger

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:32 am

  Temperatures are set to soar in New South Wales today with a catastrophic fire danger and total fire bans across the state.

• Lightning sparks new blazes

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:29 am

  Lightning, fires and wild storms continue to wreak havoc across parts of Australia.

• Fire-weary residents too terrified to sleep

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Some residents say they are too afraid to let down their guard as bushfires burn across three states.

• Crews battle blazes as temperatures soar

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm

  Bushfires continue to burn across three states as temperatures soar past 40 degrees in bushfire-prone areas where catastrophic fire warnings are in place.

• Fire worries start easing across SA

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  Country Fire Service crews are gaining an upper hand over blazes sparked by lightning across South Australia.

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  ABC News : Queensland

• Authorities to investigate child's solo trip

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that 12 year-old child was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.

• Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Police say they are generally happy with the behaviour of young people celebrating schoolies week on the Gold Coast.

• Muscat refuses to shake McKay's hand

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  Volatile Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat refused to shake hands with Brisbane rival Matt McKay after the Victory's 1-0 A-League win at Lang Park.

• Man missing after evening swim

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am

  A swimmer has gone missing off a beach on Queenslands Gold Coast.

• Mariners show Fury no mercy

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  Central Coast ended its five-game away stretch by sending North Queensland fans home disappointed, crushing the Fury 5-1 in Townsville on Saturday night.

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  ABC News: Riverina

• Firefighters face horror day as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Firefighters in NSW are bracing for a difficult day as they battle 100 fires across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

• Wild winds whip fires towards NSW towns

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am

  A large fire fanned by strong winds is threatening two townships in central-west NSW.

• NSW towns on alert as bushfire approaches

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  Homes in regional NSW are under threat from a bushfire being fuelled by extreme weather conditions.

• 1,000 crew prepare for catastrophic NSW fires

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm

  About 1,000 firefighters are on the job as parts of New South Wales face another day of catastrophic fire danger.

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  ABC News: Riverland SA

• SAFF backs right to farm bill

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm

  The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) says it is vital that the ever-growing urban sprawl does not affect the right of farmers to work on their properties, day and night.

• Cooler weather respite forecast

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:10 pm

  The South Australian Riverland is expected to get some welcome relief this weekend from the blistering weather conditions of the past two weeks.

• Two road deaths in east of SA

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  There has been a road death from a collision between a car and a truck about 15 kilometres from Karoonda in South Australia.

• MP attacks water piping plan

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:20 pm

  The Opposition spokesman for the River Murray says the South Australian Government is showing its lack of foresight in having to pipe water from the river to Ceduna on the west coast.

• Riverland hosts stay or go info sessions

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:18 pm

  Free information sessions will be held around South Australia's Riverland region over the next week, aimed at helping people to decide whether to remain in the area.

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  ABC News: Capricornia

• Developer plans to submit new resort proposal

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

  The developer behind a failed resort proposal for Great Keppel Island on the central Queensland coast has announced plans to submit a revised application.

• Residents warned of total fire ban

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm

  Firefighters are urging central Queensland residents to take precautions with dangerous fire conditions expected in the region.

• Stood down doctor prompts shortfall fears

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas says he wants to ensure that no unnecessary pressure is placed on health workers at the Emerald Hospital in central Queensland after an overseas-trained doctor was stood down.

• Three charged after drug busts

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Three people are facing drugs charges after police raids in south-east and central Queensland.

• Doubt cast over call to reopen old resort

  18 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pm

  A Great Keppel Island business operator has criticised suggestions to reopen an old resort while the future of a new development is decided.

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  Tag: Rural - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Wetlands flooding may be vital to fishery

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm

  Researchers believe the flooding of wetlands may be as important as nutrients in sustaining the Gulf of Carpentaria fishery.

• Hope remains for plantation projects

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm

  The administrator of Great Southern Limited says there is still hope for its plantation projects, despite creditors voting to wind up most of the group's companies.

• Pastoral rent rates bill amended

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Sharp increases in pastoral rent rates which were to be introduced this year will now be phased in over three years.

• Strong dollar hurting dairy farmers

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:19 pm

  A South Australian dairy farmer says the dairy industry would be having a great year if it was not for the high Australian dollar.

• SAFF backs right to farm bill

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm

  The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) says it is vital that the ever-growing urban sprawl does not affect the right of farmers to work on their properties, day and night.

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  ABC News : South Australia

• Experts convene to save freshwater fish

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  A plan to save Australia's freshwater fish from becoming extinct is being worked out at a meeting of experts from around the world at the Adelaide Zoo which begins today.

• Waitress to detail Rann 'affair'

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm

  Former waitress at Parliament House will expand on claims of a sexual relationship with the SA Premier in a TV interview tonight.

• Heavy rains drench Vic, SA

  21 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  The weather bureau says there is a risk of flash flooding in Melbourne, with more heavy rain expected.

• MPs rally around scandal-hit Rann

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:46 am

  MPs are closing ranks behind Mike Rann over claims he had a sexual relationship with a former Parliament House waitress.

• Vidmar suspended over Saudi slur

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm

  Adelaide United has imposed a two-match ban on coach Aurelio Vidmar and fined him $10,000 for his slur on Saudi Arabia during a press conference earlier this week.

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  ABC News: Gippsland

• No relief for sweltering Gippsland

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:27 pm

  Another extremely hot day is in store for Gippsland residents in south-east Victoria today.

• Fire restrictions loom

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm

  All fires on private land will be banned from Monday, as fire restrictions come into force in south-east Victoria.

• Prison rejects drug claims

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pm

  The operator of Gippsland's Fulham prison is denying the facility has the worst reputation for hard drug abuse in Victoria.

• Employers urged to go easy on firefighting staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) is urging employers not to penalise staff who are called out to help fight fires or who have to protect their homes.

• Govt secures private funding for desal plant

  18 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm

  The Victorian Government has secured private investment for its desalination plant, to be built near Wonthaggi.

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  ABC News: South East NSW

• Support for banning Snowy Hydro from bidding war

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:23 pm

  There is further support for a decision to exclude Snowy Hydro from competing for assets in the privatisation of the State's electricity industry.

• Council: Sewerage plant not problem

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  The Snowy River Shire Council in the State's south east is denying that a troubled sewerage system will limit growth at its main tourist centre.

• Kooris to meet judicial officials

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pm

  Members of Aboriginal communities on the New South Wales far south coast will meet representatives from all levels of the judicial system at the weekend.

• Doubts over wharf safety recommendations

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm

  Emergency workers involved in trying to rescue a man and his sons who drowned do not believe fencing around a New South Wales Far South Coast wharf will improve safety.

• Monaro RFS moves quickly to quell blaze

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm

  Fire crews on the New South Wales Monaro have already attended one blaze this morning in the face of a total fire ban and a very high fire alert for the area.

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  ABC News: South East SA

• Fire worries start easing across SA

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  Country Fire Service crews are gaining an upper hand over blazes sparked by lightning across South Australia.

• Strong dollar hurting dairy farmers

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:19 pm

  A South Australian dairy farmer says the dairy industry would be having a great year if it was not for the high Australian dollar.

• Rain won't put dampener on pageant

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm

  Mount Gambier Christmas pageant organisers say the wet weather forecast for tomorrow will not stop the show going ahead.

• Cooler weather respite forecast

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:10 pm

  The South Australian Riverland is expected to get some welcome relief this weekend from the blistering weather conditions of the past two weeks.

• SA blazes hard to reach, lightning worries persist

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm

  Country Fire Service (CFS) crews are battling dozens of blazes across South Australia, some of them hard for the crews to reach.

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  ABC News: Southern Qld

• Mine study focuses on community engagement

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:41 pm

  Academics will study how a major coal seam gas producer meets its social responsibilities.

• Water restrictions in south-east Qld to stay

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:18 pm

  South-east Queensland's water restrictions for daily use will stay the same.

• Queenslanders vie for 'Australian of the Year'

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

  Queensland candidate for the Australian of the Year Award Dr Chris Sarra says he is honoured to represent the State at the national awards in January.

• Bauxite plans spark farmland fears

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  The State Opposition has raised concern about the impact of bauxite exploration in southern Queensland and the need to protect farmland.

• Comment sought on mine expansion plan

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:12 pm

  Public submissions have been called for the environment impact statement into the expansion of the New Acland Coal mine.

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  ABC News: Sunshine Coast

• Hospital turns away patients: McArdle

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:37 pm

  The Queensland Opposition says the Caboolture Hospital had to turn away critically ill patients earlier this week because no beds were available.

• Issues identified in Mary Valley rebuilding

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm

  The Mary Valley community has met to begin the task of rebuilding the region after the demise of the Traveston Crossing dam.

• Man guilty of nightclub manslaughter

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:32 pm

  A jury has found Lucas James Walsh guilty of the manslaughter of Caloundra man Josh Mill.

• Water restrictions in south-east Qld to stay

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:18 pm

  South-east Queensland's water restrictions for daily use will stay the same.

• Drink drivers ignoring safety pleas

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:27 pm

  Police say motorists are ignoring pleas to avoid becoming another statistic in the Sunshine Coast's increasing road toll.

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  ABC News: Sydney

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Jones declares Green won't go distance

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

  Roy Jones has shown speed of mind and mouth, predicting his fast hands and feet will dethrone Australia's IBO cruiserweight boxing champion Danny Green inside the distance in their December 2 clash at Acer Arena.

• Properties under threat as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Rural properties in northern New South Wales are under threat from a new bushfire.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

• Wild winds whip fires towards NSW towns

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am

  A large fire fanned by strong winds is threatening two townships in central-west NSW.

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  ABC News : Tasmania

• Hobart runners win Point to Pinnacle race

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm

  Hobart's Damon Court has won the annual Point to Pinnacle Race, from the Hobart shoreline to the summit of Mt Wellington.

• Specialist training for children's lawyers

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm

  It is hoped that specialist training for Tasmanian lawyers representing children will speed up child protection cases.

• New purpose-built accommodation for brain-injured

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  A new housing project in southern Tasmania is being built for people with acquired brain injuries.

• NSW towns on alert as bushfire approaches

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  Homes in regional NSW are under threat from a bushfire being fuelled by extreme weather conditions.

• Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

  Concerns have been raised about a dramatic decrease in endangered bird numbers in Tasmania.

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  ABC News : Victoria

• Bouncer injured in machete attack

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  A security guard suffered leg injuries and a broken arm when he was attacked by men armed with machetes at a Melbourne nightclub this morning.

• Muscat refuses to shake McKay's hand

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  Volatile Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat refused to shake hands with Brisbane rival Matt McKay after the Victory's 1-0 A-League win at Lang Park.

• Twins' birth mum told of successful separation

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm

  The guardian of twin girls separated during surgery in Melbourne says she is glad their mother knows they will recover.

• Heavy rains drench Vic, SA

  21 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  The weather bureau says there is a risk of flash flooding in Melbourne, with more heavy rain expected.

• Body found after police called to brawl

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

  Homicide detectives in Victoria are investigating the death of a man at Heidelberg West in North Melbourne overnight.

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  ABC News : Western Australia

• Family's fatal fire compensation bid

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  The daughter of a truck driver who perished in a Goldfields fire has asked the government for more money, in the wake of a scathing coroner's report.

• Blaze send Cats home winless

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Gold Coast upset the league-leading Perth Wildcats 84-79 to leap into a tie for third place in the NBL standings on Saturday night.

• Thunder, Rangers nab WNBL victories

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am

  Logan has come away from its Canberra trip with the ledger at 1-1, following a 93-53 flogging of the lowly AIS in their WNBL match at the Training Hall.

• Mariners top W-League standings

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:39 am

  The Central Coast has skipped to the top of the W-League ladder and secured a finals berth with an easy 2-0 win over Melbourne at Leichhart Oval in Sydney.

• Kookas run rampant against Spain

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am

  A Jamie Dwyer hat-trick helped Australia hand Spain an 8-2 hiding in the first game of their two-Test hockey series in Perth on Saturday.

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  ABC News: Western Plains NSW

• Fire threat forces hospital evacuation

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  A hospital in central-western NSW is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions.

• Properties under threat as mercury rises

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Rural properties in northern New South Wales are under threat from a new bushfire.

• NSW fire crews prepare for horror day

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  NSW firefighters have used easing weather conditions to attempt to bring a fire threatening the two central western townships under control.

• Wild winds whip fires towards NSW towns

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am

  A large fire fanned by strong winds is threatening two townships in central-west NSW.

• NSW towns on alert as bushfire approaches

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  Homes in regional NSW are under threat from a bushfire being fuelled by extreme weather conditions.

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• Wetlands flooding may be vital to fishery

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm

  Researchers believe the flooding of wetlands may be as important as nutrients in sustaining the Gulf of Carpentaria fishery.

• Tree of Knowledge memorial wins award

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  The controversial monument to the historic Tree of Knowledge in western Queensland has won national recognition.

• $1 land sale 'success' despite no new homes

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  A western Queensland town that sold $1 blocks of land says its initiative has been a success, even though a year on no new homes have been built from the sale.

• Solar farm thrives in heat

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm

  The extreme heat in outback Queensland is proving ideal for the state's first solar power station.

• Unionist Pat Mackie dies

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  Celebrated Mount Isa trade unionist Pat Mackie has died at the age of 95.

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  ABC News: Western Victoria

• Man hurt in tractor mishap

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  A Wimmera man has been flown to the Royal Melbourne hospital after a tractor accident.

• Water bombers sent to fires in western Victoria

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Country Fire Authority crews in Victoria are working to contain fires that have broken out at Dorodong, north west of Casterton and in the Cobbobonee National Park near Heywood.

• Hundreds of sheep dead after truck crash

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm

  More than 500 sheep have been killed in the crash of a livestock truck at Colac in Victoria's south-west.

• Employers urged to go easy on firefighting staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) is urging employers not to penalise staff who are called out to help fight fires or who have to protect their homes.

• Hospital's fate remains unclear

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:31 pm

  The Sea Lake Action Group says a meeting with the Health Minister yesterday provided no decision about the fate of the town's hospital.

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  ABC News: Wide Bay

• Issues identified in Mary Valley rebuilding

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm

  The Mary Valley community has met to begin the task of rebuilding the region after the demise of the Traveston Crossing dam.

• Queenslanders vie for 'Australian of the Year'

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

  Queensland candidate for the Australian of the Year Award Dr Chris Sarra says he is honoured to represent the State at the national awards in January.

• Bauxite plans spark farmland fears

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  The State Opposition has raised concern about the impact of bauxite exploration in southern Queensland and the need to protect farmland.

• Firefighters monitor blaze near Bundaberg

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm

  Crews have returned to monitor a fire at Mount Maria in the Wide Bay Burnett region of southern Queensland.

• Changes at the top after Bundaberg hospital scare

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  Queensland's chief dental officer has taken control of oral services in Bundaberg in the wake of the hospital's dental clinic sterilisation bungle.

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  ABC NewsRadio Weather News Links

• 08:50 - As South Australia heads back into a heatwave, ambulance officers prepare for extra calls ... (audio)

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  Glen Bartholomew gets the details from Neil Sutton, Executive Director of Country Patient Services with the SA Ambulance Service

• 13:50 - The Australian cyclone season is now officially underway - we examine the prospects with Climatologist Blair Trewin ... (audio)

  1 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  Shon Walker speaks with Mr Trewin

• 13:15 - The first full-scale test of the Indian Ocean tsnuami warning system held today...(audio)

  13 Oct 2009 | 7:15 pm

  To check on Austalia's role, Shon Walker is speaking with Dr Ray Canterford, head of Weather Services and Tsunami Warnings at the Bureau of Meterology.

• 10:45 - The dust storm that blanketed Sydney two weeks ago appears to have had some unexpected benefits .. for the city's harbour ... (audio)

  5 Oct 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Cathy Bell finds out why, from Ian Jones - head of the University of Sydney's ocean technology group.

• 16:15- New weather pattern will mean more frequent dries for southern Australia and more intense wets in the north: expert ... (audio)

  23 Sep 2009 | 10:15 pm

  Kathy Cogo gets the details from Professor Matthew England from the University of New South Wales

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  ABC NewsRadio WordWatch updates

• Word Watch Podcast

  8 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Word Watch segments for MP3 download or podcast.

• Word Watch Podcast

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Word Watch segments for MP3 download or podcast.

• Word Watch Podcast

  25 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

  Word Watch segments for MP3 download or podcast.

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  18 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

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  11 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

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  ABC NewsRadio Obituary News Links

• 18:25 - Paying tribute to Jack Sue, one of the members of Z-force, after his death in WA ...(audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 11:25 pm

  Steve Chase speaks to the Commanding Officer of HMAS Stirling Captain Brett Dowsing

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  ABC NewsRadio Politics News Links

• Friday 17:15 - Tough times ahead for Malcolm Turnbull over ETS...(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

  Steve Chase is speaking with Peter van Onselen, a contributing editor at the Australian.

• 08:20 - Liberals now openly divided over an ETS - with the sceptics like Cory Bernardi lining up behind Senate leader Nick Minchin ... (audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  Marius Benson is speaking with the SA Senator

• Friday 07:50 - Daily political analysis segment with Marius Benson... (audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm

  Today Marius is speaking to Andrew Probyn from the West Australian

• 08:50 - Senate committee wants the auditor general to investigate the way the grocery price watch system was run - and then abandoned ... (audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett is speaking to Marius Benson

• 07:50 - Daily political analysis segment with Marius Benson... (audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm

  Today Marius is speaking to Ten Network's Political Editor, Paul Bongiorno

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  ABC NewsRadio Religion News Links

• Wed 07:20 - Scientology angrily rejects claims by Senator Xenophon that its a criminal organisation "hiding behind religion"... (audio)

  17 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm

  Marius Benson is speaking to Cyrus Brooks who is the Vice President of the Church of Scientology in Australia

• 11:45 - Church leaders concerned a charter of rights could affect religious freedoms..(audio)

  22 Oct 2009 | 5:45 pm

  Cathy Bell is speaking with Rocky Mimmo the chairman of the Ambrose Centre for Religious Liberty.

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  ABC NewsRadio Science and Technology News Links

• 13:45 - Scientists make a breakthrough in the study of light..... (audio)

  12 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  Shon Walker is speaking with Professor Tanya Monroe from the Adelaide University Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing.

• Australian Age Of Dinosaurs website, as mentioned on air ... (link)

  8 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Australian Age of Dinosaurs Ltd is a western Queensland based, non-profit organisation to encourage, promote and facilitate the discovery, preservation and display of fossil material

• 10:55 - Dinosaur-led tourism brings the Central Queensland outback to life ... (audio)

  8 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm

  Anna Hipsley gets the lowdown from palaeontologist Scott Hucknall

• 10:55 - Dinosaur-led tourism brings the Central Queensland outback to life ... (audio)

  8 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm

  Anna Hipsley gets the lowdown from palaeontologist Scott Hucknall

• 13:55 - New discovery could change sciences understanding of the universe and how it will end.. (audio)

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:55 pm

  Astronomer Dr Stuart Ryder, from the Anglo-Australian observatory, is speaking with Shon Walker.

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  ABC NewsRadio Senate Question Time updates

• Senate Question Time

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the Senate is sitting.

• Senate Question Time

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the Senate is sitting.

• Senate Question Time

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the Senate is sitting.

• Senate Question Time

  15 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the Senate is sitting.

• Senate Question Time

  28 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Federal Parliament's Question Time, broadcast each day the Senate is sitting.

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  ABC NewsRadio Sport News Links

• Thursday 18:45 - Blatant handball robs Ireland of World Cup slot...(audio)

  18 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Fox Sport football commentator Andy Harper tells Steve Chase it's a hell of a way to get knocked out of the World Cup.

• 18:55 - Fewer gold medals likely after a decision to reallocate sports funding, claims Sports Economics expert ...(audio)

  16 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm

  Dr Mark Stewart is a sports economics expert at RMIT, and an international athletics coach - he's speaking to Cameron Green

• 17:40 - Nine players out of the Australian side for the tour of India.... (audio)

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  Cameron Green is speaking with Former Australian coach John Buchanan.

• 11:25 - Mathematicians say they have a 'sure thing' for the Cup ... but it's no get-rich-quick scheme .. (audio)

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:25 pm

  Cathy Bell gets the details from Professor Tony Dooley

• 13:15 - The golfcourse that gives a new meaning to the term "driving across the Nullabor"...(audio)

  21 Oct 2009 | 7:15 pm

  Shon Walker is speaking with Alf Caputo, project manager of the Nullabor Links Golf Course, the longest golf course in the world.

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  ABC NewsRadio Transport News Links

• 16:15 - New Bureau of Statistics figures show growing public transport use because of road congestion...(audio)

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:15 pm

  Daniel Bowen is the President of Victoria's Public Transport Users Association is speaking with Steve Chase.

• 08:50 - New road rules in Victoria affect locals and visitors alike: on phones, car seats and more ... (audio)

  8 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  Antonietta Cavallo from Vic Roads is speaking to Glen Bartholomew

• Friday 15:15 - New national standards to be imposed on all taxi drivers from next July.... (audio)

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Shon Walker is speaking with Howard Harrison from the NSW Taxi Council.

• 13:45 - Australian to lead the industry body which represents the world's major airports... (audio)

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm

  Sydney Airport Chairman Max Moore-Wilton, who is now also Chairman of the Airports Council International, is speaking to Ben McLean.

• 16:50 - Problems with the new Qantas A-380 airbus Superjumbos....(audio)

  14 Oct 2009 | 10:50 pm

  Steve Purvinas from the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association is speaking with John Barron.

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  ABC NewsRadio Weekend Halftime updates

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  14 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

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  31 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

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  ABC Local: All items - Australia Wide

• Rhylstone and Kandos bushfire

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm

  Firefighters are working to contain a large bush and grass fire which is burning to the west of the townships of Rylstone and Kandos.

• Australia All Over highlights available for podcast and download November 22

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm

  Today Macca chats to Kimberley and Trent about their new babies. Daniel's prospecting for gold. Tony chats about rain at the Mt Barry Station. Janet, Lesley and the kids drop by to talk about life on a Station and Alex and Pete join us again to talk about life on the high seas in a 10 meter boat!

• Emergency Coverage and Updates

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm

  ABC Central West emergency coverage information and updates.

• King Lake Krushers

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm

  King Lake Primary resilient

• Aquatic Sciences Centre

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm

  West Beach is the home of South Australia's top marine scientists carrying out research into sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

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  ABC Local: Book Reviews - Australia Wide

• The Skull: informants, hit men and Australia's toughest cop

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

  Brian Murphy, born into lower/middle class Melbourne in 1930s, was a watchmaker's apprentice before defying his father's wishes and becoming a policeman. His father, Reg, hated cops after being on the receiving end of their baton during the wharfie strikes of the '20s. Reg's only stipulation was that Brian was a good cop, and depending on your opinion of good, his wish may well have been granted.

• Mao's Last Dancer

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:56 pm

  Lee Cunxin wrote Mao's Last Dancer in 2003 and it's sold more than 400,000 copies in 25 countries.

• Books Alive Winner

  13 Oct 2009 | 2:02 pm

  Once again this year The Nightlife listeners have enthusiastically embraced our Books Alive competition and risen to the challenge of writing the first paragraph of the great Australian novel.

• What Came Between

  24 Aug 2009 | 10:57 pm

  Patrick Cullen is an emerging and promising Newcastle writer who has published many short stories. This is his first - and highly accomplished - novel.

• Cooking with Baz

  24 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm

  Melbourne author and television comedy writer Sean Dooley grew up in a quirky family and he writes about them here with a mixture of affection and exasperation.

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  ABC Local: ABC Local - RSS Feeds - Features - Australia Wide

• Rhylstone and Kandos bushfire

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm

  Firefighters are working to contain a large bush and grass fire which is burning to the west of the townships of Rylstone and Kandos.

• King Lake Krushers

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm

  King Lake Primary resilient

• Aquatic Sciences Centre

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm

  West Beach is the home of South Australia's top marine scientists carrying out research into sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

• Weather information

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm

  Learn more about what the weather is expected to do in the affected region.

• Fire threatening Rylstone and Kandos

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am

  A large fire is threatening the townships of Rylstone and Kandos in central-west NSW.

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  ABC Local: Film Reviews - Australia Wide

• A Serious Man

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:36 pm

  A dark film, some would say a comedy, A Serious Man is filled with quirky characters about a Jewish man whose life is falling apart.

• New Moon

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  Being a teenage girl in love can be hard enough without having to deal with the fact that both a vampire and a werewolf are vying for your affections.

• The Time Traveler's Wife

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm

  Audrey Niffenegger's novel The Time Traveler's Wife was made in Heaven for those reading groups that one hears of so often but luckily seldom visits.

• 2012

  15 Nov 2009 | 6:13 pm

  Roland Emmerich is a film maker who likes to destroy things.

• The Boys Are Back

  12 Nov 2009 | 8:45 pm

  A star vehicle for Clive Owen to really shine, The Boys are Back features family, love, delinquency and squalor.

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  ABC Local: Recipes - Australia Wide

• Zucchini spring rolls

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm

  These are a fun finger food for dinner parties or afternoon snacks hot or cold. My mum's recipe was without the meat filling but couldn't bring myself to make them, you can choose for yourself.

• Asparagus and almond easy pie

  18 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm

  Make a magic pie without rolling pastry

• Creme Caramel

  18 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm

  A recipe saved for special occasions and used by Mr Wynne only four times a year.

• Mulberry and peach muffins

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:52 pm

  The mulberries are out and just perfect in a muffin

• Chinese sesame noodles with eggplant

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pm

  A bowlful of these slippery-slidey noodles is really a meal in itself and lovely on a hot day. The flavour is terrific...sweet and sour and nutty all at once.

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  ABC Local: Reviews - Australia Wide

• A Serious Man

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:36 pm

  A dark film, some would say a comedy, A Serious Man is filled with quirky characters about a Jewish man whose life is falling apart.

• A Christmas Carol

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  So we once again reach that time of year - the silly season, a time when retailers rub their hands with glee to the sound of tinkling cash registers - the season of Christmas.

• New Moon

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  Being a teenage girl in love can be hard enough without having to deal with the fact that both a vampire and a werewolf are vying for your affections.

• The Skull: informants, hit men and Australia's toughest cop

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

  Brian Murphy, born into lower/middle class Melbourne in 1930s, was a watchmaker's apprentice before defying his father's wishes and becoming a policeman. His father, Reg, hated cops after being on the receiving end of their baton during the wharfie strikes of the '20s. Reg's only stipulation was that Brian was a good cop, and depending on your opinion of good, his wish may well have been granted.

• The Time Traveler's Wife

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm

  Audrey Niffenegger's novel The Time Traveler's Wife was made in Heaven for those reading groups that one hears of so often but luckily seldom visits.

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  ABC Local: Theatre Reviews - Australia Wide

• A Christmas Carol

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  So we once again reach that time of year - the silly season, a time when retailers rub their hands with glee to the sound of tinkling cash registers - the season of Christmas.

• Toy Symphony

  12 Nov 2009 | 5:21 pm

  Queensland Theatre Company have pulled out all the stops for the end of their 2009 season with the continued run on their highly successful production of The Crucible at the Playhouse and with the opening of Michael Gow's latest work Toy Symphony right next door at the Cremorne. A more artistically challenging finale to the end of the season would be hard to imagine.Toy Symphony is, ostensibly, a play about writers and writing. But it is also so much more than that. It is a delightfully clever, challenging and entertaining look at the world of the imagination. It is a theatrical outworking of…

• The Crucible

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:27 pm

  Apparently I am on record somewhere at the ABC as saying that I never want to see another production of The Crucible for as long as I continue to be a reviewer. Fortunately no-one has taken me seriously - if they had then I would have missed out on witnessing the Queensland Theatre Company's excellent production of this classic tale and would be all the poorer for it.The Crucible, Arthur Miller's play about the Salem witch trials and the hysteria that surrounded that shameful event, is of course, actually a play more about the nature of repressive regimes, of narrow mindedness, of the awful…

• The true story of Butterfish

  11 Oct 2009 | 9:27 pm

  The most appealing and enduring element of Nick Earl's novels is, from a purely Brisbane point of view, that they deal with people that we can all identify with and that they are set within an equally easily identifiable local setting. Who can forget the wonderful Zigzag Street or the equally quirky 48 Shades of Brown for example? Both dealt with young people living in Brisbane's inner west and examined aspects of what it is like to be young in this great city of ours.

• Henry V

  16 Sep 2009 | 9:37 pm

  After a brilliant success with the comedy Love's Labour's Lost in 2008, Tropic Sun brings the history Henry V to the leafy stage of Shakespeare Under the Stars 2009.

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  Asia Pacific

• Australian ministers criticised over Oceanic Viking detentions

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am

  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has repeatedly pledged his government won't imprison women and children asylum seekers, distancing himself from the approach of his predecessor, John Howard, but his ministers are having to defend their position, because the Sri Lankan Tamil women and children recently disembarked from an Australian customs vessel in Indonesia, are locked up.

• Report: Conflict and financial crisis 'drivers of corruption'

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am

  The latest edition of Transparency International's "Corruption Index" has found that instability and the global financial crisis are both driving factors in political corruption and how it's perceived by ordinary citizens.

• Twenty years of UN children's rights convention

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am

  Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

• Tonga Royal Commission in recess till December

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am

  The captain of the Tongan ferry that sank in August, killing 74 people, has told a Royal Commission into the disaster that the vessel was so corroded, its sides were like paper.

• Australian charity says more needs to be done to protect world's child

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am

  To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the children's charity ChildFund Australia has produced a short film on children's rights.

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  Connect Asia

• Twenty years of child rights convention

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pm

  Twenty years ago today, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first legally binding international treaty to affirm human rights for all children.

• Hamid Karzai sworn in for second presidential term

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pm

  The Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in today for a second five-year term, promising to fight corruption and put August's fraud-ridden elections behind him.

• China's low currency is a big cost for the US

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pm

  Members of the United States Congress have asked the Commerce department to investigate allegations that the government of China manipulated its currency, the renminbi.

• Asia leading world's economic recovery

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pm

  The latest global economic forecast from a leading regional research body says Asia is leading the recovery from the global recession.

• Vietnam to hold $US1 billion government bond sale

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pm

  With interest rates at record lows and stock markets around the world still looking shaky, governments all over the world are competing to attract big investment dollars, and Vietnam has entered the race, saying it will issue government bonds with a view to raising $US1 billion.

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  Pacific Beat

• Shooting rampage on Saipan leaves five dead

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  Five people are dead after a shooting rampage on the island of Saipan earlier today.

• New Caledonia's SLN nickel mine to cut workforce

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  New Caledonian nickel miner SLN has confirmed plans to cut its work force by 12 percent.

• Offer to re-open PNG asylum-seeker detention center

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  The governor of Papua New Guinea's Manus Province is backing the idea of an Australian government built detention centre in his province being re-opened.

• PNG cholera spreads to East Sepik

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  Five people have died from cholera in Papua New Guinea's East Sepik province.

• Tonga Royal Commission in recess till December

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  The Tongan Royal Commission into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika has gone into recess until next month.