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Case against Judy Moran 'overwhelming'
MURDER case against gangland widow Judy Moran for the execution of her brother-in-law was overwhelming, a jury hears.
AFL sex scandal - police call for answers
OFFICERS set to question AFL manager Ricky Nixon over drug allegations as damning new video footage emerges.
Australia a land of racists, says survey
HALF of Australians harbour anti-Muslim sentiments and a quarter are anti-Semitic, finds country's biggest survey on racism.
Emails, mobiles to hurt Aust Post
EMAILS and mobile phone text messages are expected to turn even more consumers off old-fashioned letters during the next decade.
Good Samaritan comforts dying Aussie
A GOOD Samaritan tried to help an Australian resident who died in New Zealand after he became trapped in rubble.
Australian Anne rescued from rubble
AFTER an agonising wait and frantic phone calls, the family of Geelong-born Anne Vos have finally received the best of news.
Search for NT croc victim, 14, called off
THE search for a boy who was attacked by a crocodile on a remote Northern Territory island has been called off.
The nation today - live with Malcolm Farr
TRAGEDY in Christchurch hangs over proceedings as Parliament begins with bipartisan support. Live updates with Malcolm Farr.
Kiesha case inspires doco
A FILMMAKER plans to make a documentary about six-year-old Mt Druitt girl Kiesha Abrahams, who has been missing since July.
'Thrill-seeker' molested girls for 10 years
A MAN who sexually abused four children, including a four-year-old girl, and said he had a "fatal attraction" to them has been jailed.
Body mystery in Adelaide Park
UPDATE: POLICE are continuing to investigate the discovery of a man's body at a creek bed in Salisbury Park overnight.
Teen stabbed in playground
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed at a school in western Sydney, after allegedly arguing with other students.
Coalition MPs tell Rob Oakeshott to harden up
FEDERAL Coalition MPs have rounded on Independent Rob Oakeshott telling him to accept criticism of his policy positions.
Removing patient's clitoris 'did not matter'
DOCTOR said a patient's husband was dead so it did not matter that he removed her clitoris during an operation, jury was told.
Woman was 'thrown from pier', court told
A WOMAN whose dismembered body was allegedly thrown from a pier was told she was going on a "fishing trip", a court was told.
Zahra's mother relieved at murder charge
ZAHRA Baker's biological mum has revealed her relief that the child's stepmother will stand trial for her daughter's death.
Plane-crash pilot swims croc river
A HUSBAND rescued his pilot wife after she crash-landed her plane and swam through a river full of crocodiles.
Exit fee ban 'won't impact rates'
HOME loan customers will not face higher interest rates because of a plan to ban exit fees, Wayne Swan says.
Breastmilk bank for vulnerable babies
VICTORIAN mothers unable to breastfeed their premature or sick babies can now pay a visit to the bank.
Australia to double NZ quake help
AS the scale of New Zealand's earthquake becomes more apparent, Australia is doubling the number of rescue experts sent to help.
Sailors' reputations 'dragged through mud'
FOUR senior sailors had their reputations dragged through the mud in an inquiry that cost $5 million but revealed nothing, the opposition says.
RAAF aircraft leaves for Christchurch
THE first of two Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft is on its way to New Zealand following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that has hit Christchurch.
HMAS Success sailors 'predators': report
A group of senior sailors aboard HMAS Success engaged in predatory sexual and drunken misconduct in a tribal culture of silence and intimidation.
Karratha residents sit out cyclone
RESIDENTS of Karratha battened down as tropical cyclone Carlos passed by, only to weaken and spare the town major damage.
Karratha residents sit out cyclone
RESIDENTS of Karratha battened down as tropical cyclone Carlos passed by, only to weaken and spare the town major damage.
National Breaking News
Police seek Nixon over teen claims
DISGRACED AFL player manager Ricky Nixon's abrupt departure from Australia has thrown Victoria Police's plans to interview him into disarray.
Sex scandal Nixon 'flees to Ireland'
EMBATTLED manager believed to have flown the coop as video recorded by teen at centre of AFL scandal threatens his career.
Rescue after plane crash, swim with crocs
DAUGHTER of author Sara Henderson rescued after swimming through a croc-infested river after emergency landing.
'Protected' sailors preyed upon women
INQUIRY into HMAS Success scandal finds there was a culture of silence, mutual protection and intimidation aboard ship.
Woman doused in petrol, house set alight
A WOMAN was doused in petrol by her partner moments before she fled the house which he then set on fire.
Tornado just a taste of things to come
RED alert issued for Cyclone Carlos, as alarming footage shows yesterday's cyclone-fuelled tornado ripping through Karratha.
Christchurch's timeline of terror
A LOOK at the aftershock events in Christchurch, from the major earthquake on September 4 to today's unfolding disaster.
Libyan embassy cuts ties with Gaddafi
EMBASSY in Canberra severs ties with Gaddafi regime after ambassador's meeting with Australian government officials.
The nation today - live with Malcolm Farr
DAY in Parliament begins with Prime Minister Gillard polling well against the Opposition. Live updates with Malcolm Farr.
Twin thunderstorms kick off flash flooding
MORE than 50,000 homes across southeast Queensland are without power after two violent storms lashed the region.
Woman 'stabbed by house guest'
A woman has been stabbed several times in the back at her home in southern Sydney.
Parties 50/50 but 'Labor is in trouble' says Lib
A line-ball opinion poll has not stopped the federal opposition from claiming the Gillard government is in all sorts of electoral trouble.
Festival goers hit by shrapnel from explosives
EXPLOSIVES thrown into a crowd during the St Kilda Festival have proved to be more than just firecrackers.
Soaring power bills have shocked schools
SCHOOLS are cutting into vital resources in a bid to raise funds to cover the cost of soaring electricity and other utilities bills.
Macquarie Bank's new speed deal
MACQUARIE Bank will install and operate hundreds of new speed cameras across the state after winning a $300m takeover battle.
Fire crews to spend night battling bushfire
A BLAZE which tore through more than 20 hectares and threatened a dozen homes is believed to have been deliberately lit.
Professional boxer shot in carpark attack
THE son of veteran professional boxer Peter Mitrevski was shot in the leg during an altercation in a car repair workshop last night.
Murder victim feared she would be killed
BEFORE she was found dismembered, Raechel Betts told disbelieving friends Sopranos-like tales and lived in constant fear.
Gillard, Labor support up - Newspoll
SUPPORT for Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hit its highest level since her elevation to the job, the latest Newspoll says.
Soldiers too fat for active duty
MORE than 5600 Australian military personnel have been declared unfit for active duty and obesity.
Getaway car was planted: Moran
GANGLAND widow Judy Moran yesterday told a jury "bad people" planted a getaway car used in the murder of her brother-in-law in her garage after the killing.
Carlos mini-tornado hits WA's Karratha
A MINI tornado has damaged buildings and cars in the Pilbara town of Karratha as residents there brace for more heavy weather bearing down with tropical cyclone Carlos.
Foreign uni students happy in Aust
A SURVEY of international students at Australian universities has found the vast majority were happy with their experiences.
Monkey business finally over
SHE was kidnapped, witnessed the murder of her partner, and lost her babies but after four months Conchetta has been found.
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400 feared dead in quake
RESCUERS are working frantically into the night in Christchurch to reach trapped survivors, with fears the death toll from its earthquake could reach almost 400.
Sport
All's well among Reds despite walkout
COACH Rini Coolen and captain Travis Dodd have both downplayed Cassio's training walkout yesterday and declared all is well in the Adelaide United.
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