The NSW government denies it is trying to cut nearly 1,000 staff from schools and
TAFEs.
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Department of Education and Training

Victorian Premier John Brumby has admitted to drug detection failures at a women's
prison, more than a year after the state ombudsman exposed major contraband
breaches.

Researchers are attempting to uncover the why behind Wagga Wagga - the NSW country
town that has produced a swag of sporting champions.

The medical team attempting to separate conjoined three-year-old twins Trishna and
Krishna is happy with how the surgery is progressing.

The rollercoaster season of superstar Greg Inglis has finished on a high with the
Kangaroos and Storm centre winning the Golden Boot award as the world's best league
player.

People who sold their properties to make way for the failed Traveston Crossing Dam
will be able to buy them back at the same price under a six-month buy-back scheme.

Christmas stockings may be a bit skinnier this year despite a high level of consumer
confidence, and an economy that is outperforming other advanced countries.

Federal Labor's emissions trading scheme has passed through the lower house of
parliament unaltered.

The chief of the company building the Brisbane airport toll road says negative
publicity about instalment payments by investors has taken the focus away from a

A total fire ban has been declared for much of NSW as the state prepares itself for
temperatures of up to 40C on Monday.