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Prof pushing for Federal Govt to raise legal drinking age

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +1000

THE academic who called for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21, has expressed concerns about the increasing availability of alcohol in regional areas.

Parliament returns to secrecy with exclusion of FOI requests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 +1000

THE Parliament of Australia is again excluded from FOI requests, after a bill to restore the exclusion passed the Senate quietly on Tuesday night.

Grants delivered for 'shovel-ready' council projects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:47 +1000

LOCAL councils across the country will share in $150 million for community infrastructure projects, including more than $100 million for regional areas.

Byron teen's 1 Day in Paradise film wins $75,000

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:56 +1000

WHEN Pascal Dattler discovered the film he starred in had just won a $75,000 competition, he celebrated by buying a new surfboard.

Aus water resources now deemed key environmental assets

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +1000

UPDATE: Water resources that could be affected by CSG and coal mining projects will now form part of environmental impact assessments.

"I know my sharks mate: that's a great white'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:32:47 +1000

A MASSIVE great white shark that menaced fishermen in two small boats on the weekend has done it before, a veteran off-shore fisherman says.

Jill Meagher's killer to stay in jail until at least 76

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:26:45 +1000

ADRIAN Bayley will be kept in jail until he is at least 76 after he was sentenced to life for the murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.

'No evidence to support government's 457 visa rorting claims'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:08:09 +1000

THE Australian Industry Group has described the government’s crackdown on temporary overseas work visas as a “redneck campaign run by some people in the union”.

Surprise witness expected at last day of murder inquest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:12 +1000

THE brother of slain nurse Lorraine Wilson has travelled from NSW to attend the last day of the inquest into the 1974 murders of his sister and another nurse.

Revealed: the Guantanamo inmates too dangerous to release

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:52:46 +1000

A FREEDOM of Information request has forced US authorities to name the terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for the last 12 years.

School opens another door for girl who was born as a boy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:32:16 +1000

EMMA Hayes was born as Ronan, but never felt comfortable living as a boy.

Feds keep control of “water trigger” to stop CSG projects

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:43:51 +1000

A COALITION bid to let future federal governments hand “water trigger” powers for coal seam gas projects back to states has been thwarted in the Senate.

UNESCO voices concern about mining projects near GB Reef

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +1000

AUSTRALIA has narrowly avoided having the Great Barrier Reef labelled "in danger" by UNESCO.

NSW facing budget deficit of about $374m

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +1000

THE NSW government is selling the Port of Newcastle to raise more than $700 million - some of which will be used to build a light rail through the city.

Ads warn Aussies about consequences of uni funding cuts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +1000

UNIVERSITIES Australia has launched an advertising blitz in regional Australia railing against $2.8 billion in cuts to tertiary education and support measures.

Peter Slipper second to last on 'trustworthy' Aussies list

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:10:33 +1000

FORMER parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper has ranked second last in a Reader’s Digest survey rating the trustworthiness of 100 prominent Australians.

St Kilda star Stephen Milne charged over 2004 rape claims

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:20 +1000

POLICE today charged St Kilda star Stephen Milne with four counts of rape following an alleged attack on a woman in 2004.

Labor party urged to focus on 'purpose', not 'self-interest'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:56 +1000

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has moved to put an end to leadership speculation by urging Labor MPs to “put purpose before self-interest”.

ALGA pushes for federal funding to combat climate change

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:50:00 +1000

FEDERAL assistance to help deal with the effects of climate change is among requests on a election wish-list unveiled by Australia's body for local government.

New website maps Medicare Local services

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:26:20 +1000

PEOPLE looking for information about Medicare Local health services available in their communities can now find all they need to know online.