Rudd pledges more cash for hospitals
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:48 GMT
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to stump up extra cash to hospitals that outperform national benchmarks as part of his health reform proposals.... read more
Green Loans subject to Senate inquiry
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:37 GMT
THE federal government will throw additional resources into addressing its botched Green Loans scheme, which will be subject to yet another probe, this time by the Senate.... read more
Chartwell employee regrets keeping quiet
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:27:41 GMT
A FORMER employee of an investment company that collapsed owing millions of dollars to clients says he will forever regret not alerting authorities earlier that the company was failing.... read more
Accredited fire bunkers to be unveiled
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:45 GMT
THE first bushfire bunker to meet new Victorian Government regulations has been accredited in the state.... read more
Bid to close 24-hour bottle-o
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:52:31 GMT
THE Victorian Government may legislate to stop a central Melbourne pub operating its bottle shop 24 hours a day after the outlet won a legal bid to trade through the night.... read more
Malaysian turtles face extinction - WWF
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:47:28 GMT
CONSERVATIONISTS warned today that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.... read more
Clarke and Bingle over - report
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:42:30 GMT
AUSTRALIAN cricketer Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have separated, A Current Affair reports.... read more
50,000 homes to have insulation stripped
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:36:45 GMT
GREG Combet vowed today to track down dodgy operators who committed fraud under the government's home insulation program and announced foil insulation will be removed from thousands of homes.... read more
Union 'told police to stay quiet over death'
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:31:35 GMT
QUEENSLAND police union lawyers instructed witnesses to the death in custody of an Aboriginal man not to cooperate with prosecutors, an inquest has heard.... read more
Militants kill charity worker
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:25:33 GMT
MILITANTS armed with guns and grenades stormed offices of US-based charity World Vision in Pakistan today (local time), killing up to five people and sparking clashes with police.... read more