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| Feb 8 2012 9:26pm | Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace |
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| Extra help has arrived in Queensland's flood-ravaged southern inland, where the massive clean up is getting into full swing.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 9:26pm | Dam operator drops dirty tricks complaint |
| The operator of Wivenhoe Dam has withdrawn explosive allegations that a private investigator was hired to pose as a representative of the floods commission to gather information from two of its staff.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 8:50pm | Pomp-seeker Slipper told to get on with job |
| A former clerk of the Senate says new Speaker Peter Slipper should focus more on his job than on rekindling former parliamentary traditions.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 7:38pm | Oil spills from Sydney refinery |
| Fire crews are trying to contain a spill from Shell's Clyde refinery in Sydney's west.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 6:59pm | Academic sets sights on eco-label loopholes |
| There are calls for Australia to toughen up its regulation of environmental labelling to ensure consumers are getting clear information about the products they buy.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:54pm | Victorian man dies in Laos |
| A Victorian man has become the third Australian to die on holiday in Laos in the past month.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:48pm | Rudd summons Syrian diplomat to his office |
| Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd has told Syria's top diplomat in Australia that the Syrian regime lost its legitimacy when it started to attack its own people.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:36pm | Greek drama sees shares close higher |
| The Australian dollar is trading around a seven-month high, supported by hopes that a deal to secure another Greek bailout is close. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 4:22pm | Xstrata investors may torpedo merger |
| Commodities trading house Glencore has agreed to buy the remaining 66 per cent of Swiss mining giant Xstrata in a deal worth around $US90 billion ($83 billion), in what the company is calling a "merger of equals". ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 4:14pm | Facebook faces uphill battle to crack China |
| Entering China is high on Facebook's agenda as it heads toward a stock market listing, but the social networking giant faces an uphill battle.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 4:04pm | Court maps out path to PNG solution |
| Papua New Guinea's supreme court has set out a way to deal with the quagmire of cases stemming from the country's ongoing political conflict.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:30pm | Musicians drum up attendance in NT schools |
| A Northern Territory drumming group is doing more than just teaching rhythm - it's boosting the school attendance rates of disadvantaged Indigenous youth.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:12pm | Commission hears of likely Pike River blast cause |
| The Pike River Royal Commission has heard for the first time the likely cause of the blasts that killed 29 men in a New Zealand coal mine.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:57pm | Ex-boyfriend faces court over lawyer's murder |
| The former partner of Wollongong lawyer Katie Foreman has appeared in court charged with her murder.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:55pm | Santorum trifecta rattles White House race |
| Rick Santorum reignites his White House bid, claiming an unexpected trio of wins in three state races for the Republican nomination.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:55pm | Santorum records dual primary wins |
| Former US senator Rick Santorum has rejuvenated his presidential hopes with overwhelming victories over frontrunner Mitt Romney in Republican nominating contests in Missouri and Minnesota.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:35pm | PM seeks advice over Optus copyright ruling |
| Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Federal Government is getting urgent legal advice on whether it needs to make changes to copyright laws.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:27pm | Last veteran of WWI dies in England |
| The woman believed to be the last surviving veteran from World War I has died in England.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:17pm | Gillard turns up heat in debate over economy |
| Julia Gillard raises the pitch of her attack on Tony Abbott, accusing him of using "disgusting" tactics by linking possible job losses with the carbon tax.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:13pm | Student hospitalised after alleged chisel stabbing |
| A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after another student allegedly stabbed him in the back with a chisel at a North Canberra school.... more |


