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Hundreds rally for equal pay
June 10, 2010 at 2:31 PM


Thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of Sydney's CBD, waving colourful banners and chanting demands for equal pay for women.
 

Tax talks 'constructive, genuine' - govt
June 10, 2010 at 1:46 PM


The federal government insists it's involved in 'constructive and genuine' dialogue with the mining industry over the resources super profits tax.
 

US announce Palestinian aid package
June 10, 2010 at 1:36 PM


President Barack Obama says he believes 'significant progress' is possible in the Middle East peace process this year, adding the US is to unveil a huge aid package for the Palestinians.
 

Dentists examined over Medicare rort
June 10, 2010 at 1:35 PM


Hundreds of dentists around Australia are under examination over claims of extensive Medicare rorting.
 

O'Farrell pledges $5 billion fund
June 10, 2010 at 1:34 PM


A NSW Coalition government will set up $5-billion infrastructure fund to pay for big transport projects and extend stamp duty exemptions for older people, opposition leader Barry O'Farrell says.
 

Unemployment levels drop to 5.2 per cent
June 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM


Employment growth in May was nearly double what economists had expected and an equally surprising fall in the unemployment rate suggests the economy is more resilient than some other recent indicators suggest.
 

Cop flips car to avoid smash
June 10, 2010 at 11:29 AM


A country cop flipped his patrol car in the NSW Southern Tablelands, avoiding a collision with another car travelling on the wrong side of the road.
 

Protesters rally on better pay
June 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM


Thousands of protesters have rallied at various spots around the country on Thursday to demand better pay for women.
 

Bodies of Aust soldiers coming home
June 10, 2010 at 11:04 AM


The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Monday have been met by Defence Minister John Faulkner and defence force chief Angus Houston in the United Arab Emirates.
 

Macdonald report to be released
June 10, 2010 at 10:54 AM


A review of the travel expenses of former Labor MP Ian Macdonald will be made public on Thursday afternoon, Premier Kristina Keneally says.
 

Woman driver eight times over limit
June 10, 2010 at 9:24 AM


A woman allegedly caught driving while eight times over the legal alcohol limit has left police stunned.
 

No plan to lease desal plant - Keneally
June 10, 2010 at 9:08 AM


The NSW government has no plans to lease out the Sydney desalination plant, Premier Kristina Keneally says.
 

More than 70 people sick from oil spill
June 10, 2010 at 8:14 AM


Seventy-one people in Louisiana have suffered health problems that officials believe are linked to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the state's department of health and hospitals said on Wednesday.
 

Lethal wedding blast in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010 at 8:12 AM


At least 39 people were killed and 73 wounded by a massive explosion at a wedding in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Wednesday, a senior official said.
 

Turkey 'worried' about UN sanctions
June 10, 2010 at 8:12 AM


Turkey has expressed concern that the latest UN sanctions against Iran would impair diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff over Tehran's suspect nuclear program.
 

Cabbies salute victims of UK gunman
June 10, 2010 at 8:10 AM


Cabbies blew their horns on Wednesday to salute a victim of Lakes gunman Derrick Bird.
 

NSW tourism increased in first quarter
June 10, 2010 at 7:48 AM


International tourism in NSW increased by 6 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
 

Boy burned after boiling water spill
June 10, 2010 at 7:48 AM


A two-year-old boy is in hospital with burns to 20 per cent of his body after spilling boiling water on himself at his Broadmeadows home.
 

New UN sanctions welcomed
June 10, 2010 at 7:07 AM


The United States and its European allies welcomed new UN sanctions on Iran, but reminded Tehran that the door is still open to a diplomatic solution to the dispute over its nuclear ambitions.
 

Bowl cancer biggest killer in rural NSW
June 10, 2010 at 6:15 AM


Bowel cancer is killing more people in rural NSW than anywhere else in the country, new data shows.
 

Flu jabs don't give people the flu
June 10, 2010 at 6:01 AM


Having a flu jab won't give you the flu, but that doesn't stop one in five Australians believing this is the case.
 

Police pursuit ends in crash
June 10, 2010 at 5:52 AM


A car full of stolen goods collided with a police vehicle after a man and woman led police on a pursuit through Sydney's northern suburbs.
 

Bligh accused of blame game
June 10, 2010 at 5:16 AM


Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has accused Queensland Premier Anna Bligh of playing the blame game over a South Brisbane waste incinerator, which is emitting chemicals linked to cancer.
 

Nine killed in series of Iraq attacks
June 10, 2010 at 4:50 AM


Nine people have been killed, including three jewellers and two members of an anti-Qaeda militia, in violence across Iraq, security officials say.
 

Protester disrupts oil spill Senate
June 10, 2010 at 4:45 AM


A Senate hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was disrupted on Wednesday as a protester poured an oily-looking liquid on herself before being arrested.
 

Brothers on trial for raping sister
June 10, 2010 at 4:34 AM


Two brothers aged 15 and 13 have gone on trial in the UK accused of raping their six-year-old sister.