NSW & ACT
New laws to veto mine licences
PREMIER Barry O'Farrell has announced new legislation which would give him the power to cancel mining licences which were the subject of recent ICAC inquiries.
Court asked for manslaughter guidance
NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith will seek a guideline judgment on manslaughter sentences following the one-punch killing of Thomas Kelly.
Albo's attack on airport's big Max
FORMER deputy PM Anthony Albanese has launched a scathing attack on the head of Sydney Airport, Max Moore-Wilton.
Sandy Hook, the game. Shame!
A SYDNEY man is under fire for after developing a video game where players can recreate the Sandy Hook massacre in which 20 children were killed.
Street Watch: Potts Point sexual assault
POLICE are searching for a man in connection with a sexual assault in inner Sydney after a woman reported she was grabbed and dragged into a laneway.
'Tortured and beaten to death'
THE alleged murder of a seven-year-old boy by his mother and her boyfriend was harrowing, senior NSW police said.
Virgin-Qantas dogfight gets personal
VIRGIN Australia raised the stakes, declaring it was seeking legal advice about whether it has grounds to sue Qantas' Alan Joyce.
Years of abuse is 'tip of iceberg'
SOLICITOR representing victims says Anglican Church was arrogant as fresh evidence of a gang rape is heard.
Sydney's secret treasure to shine
YOU'VE seen glimpses on the silver screen but now Sydney's most under-utilised view is almost ready to show off.
Gorilla love story leaves Johari cold
TO some, love at first sight is a myth - something that only ever occurs in fairytales. To others, like Taronga Zoo's new gorillas Kibali and Mbeli, it is very real.
Packer casino one step closer
JAMES Packer's new Sydney casino is one step closer after legislation for the project's licence passed the NSW upper house.
Cutting loose at Schoolies
NSW's teen girls have become the designated alcohol-buyers of 2013 Schoolies, with most Queensland graduates underage.
A seat next to Ryan? No thanks
MOVE over Ryan Gosling, the majority of Aussies would prefer to sit next to Pink.
Sack call for racist talent show judge
THERE are calls for a Holland's Got Talent judge to be sacked after he cracked racist jokes about an Asian contestant last week.
Schoolies foolies just so stupid
SCHOOLIES who posted pic of themselves clinging to a 23rd storey balcony say "we were just having fun".
Senator caught short in Rees attack
NSW Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has been caught on film criticising Nathan Rees for not keeping his "d*** in his pants''.
Neighbours rally to stop attack
A BRICK was used to threaten a meat cleaver-wielding man as locals tried to subdue him in Auburn yesterday.
It's the ABC of inequity
EMBARRASSED ABC boss Mark Scott yesterday launched an investigation after revelations of highly-paid ABC staffers’ salaries.
Crisis as Indonesia cuts Oz ties
INDONESIA'S relationship with Australia in crisis with the country suspending military cooperation and anti-people smuggling efforts.
World's kids say mum's a hero
CELEBRITIES, sports stars and superheroes put in their place, with children globally nominating their mother as their hero.
Thursday, 21 November
Newman like Putin: Qld lawyer
1:18PM A BARRISTER has likened Queensland's premier to Russian President Vladimir Putin, 1950s US anti-communist senator Joseph McCarthy and North Korea.
Man disappears at Victorian lake
1:18PM A POLICE helicopter is leading the search for a man who vanished at a Victorian lake.
We didn't seek CMC chief's praise: Newman
1:12PM THE Qld premier has failed to say if he knew about a meeting between his government's top media man and the head of the corruption watchdog.
Brisbane CBD precinct named Queen's Wharf
1:09PM QUEENSLAND Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney says many firms have expressed interest in a major redevelopment of Brisbane's CBD to be known as Queen's Wharf.
Church didn't discipline pedophile Rev
1:09PM THE Royal Commission has heard the regret of an Anglican Church standards officer for not taking church disciplinary action against a pedophile minister.
Protests in Indon as spy row heats up
1:09PM AS Prime Minister Tony Abbott awaits a letter regarding the spy scandal from Indonesia's president, protesters are burning Australian flags in Indonesia.
Vic killer's sentence 'unprecedented'
12:59PM SARAH Cafferkey's murderer was given an "unprecedented" sentence by being denied any chance at parole, a Victorian court has heard.
Patel avoids jail time over fraud
12:59PM FORMER Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel will walk free after being handed a suspended two-year prison sentence for fraud.
Pivot a top priority: former US diplomat
12:48PM A FORMER aide to President Barack Obama on East Asia policy says the so-called pivot to Asia is still a top foreign policy priority for the US.
Driscoll's lawyer defends contempt charges
12:46PM FORMER Queensland MP Scott Driscoll and his lawyer have arrived at parliament to answer 49 charges of contempt for deliberately misleading the House.
Vic premier says no tolls on Eastern Fwy
12:44PM VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine says there will be no tolls on the Eastern Freeway when the East West Link is built, only the tunnel.
NSW child protection to begin before birth
12:25PM THE NSW government will have the power to intervene in the lives of at-risk children before they are born, under proposed new laws.
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