Vic MPs' pay rise up in the air
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 11 - Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says he is yet to decide whether MPs deserve a bigger pay rise than police, teachers and nurses.
RSPCA hits back at senator's claims
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 11 - The RSPCA has denounced as baseless a Liberal senator's claim that Indonesian abattoir workers were paid to abuse cattle for television cameras.
NSW residents exposed to dangerous fumes
SYDNEY (AAP) - Residents in Newcastle in NSW were not told about their exposure to a carcinogenic chemical until days after its escape from a nearby Orica plant.
Vic MPs' pay rise up in the air
SYDNEY (AAP) - Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says he is yet to decide whether MPs deserve a bigger pay rise than police, teachers and nurses.
RSPCA hits back at senator's claims
SYDNEY (AAP) - The RSPCA has denounced as baseless a Liberal senator's claim that Indonesian abattoir workers were paid to abuse cattle for television cameras.
Coalition face big bill to dump carbon tax
SYDNEY (AAP) - The coalition's plan to dump Labor's carbon tax will cost $27 billion, leaked party documents say.
Another boat arrives as PNG deal approved
SYDNEY (AAP) - A boat carrying 102 asylum seekers has arrived on Christmas Island, almost doubling the numbers awaiting deportation to Malaysia under the federal government's controversial people
Jobless rate rises in Australia
SYDNEY (AAP) - The federal government has played down an unexpected spike in the jobless rate above five per cent, saying Australia's labour market is still the envy of the world.
Fabian Francis denies abuse against wife
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 10 - Former AFL footballer Fabian Francis' wife bashed him with a golf club after suspecting him of having affairs, a court has heard.
Cronulla's Gallen cleared by NRL judiciary
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 10 - Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has been cleared to face South Sydney on Sunday after successfully contesting his dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary.
