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   Friday, 4 July 2008    
NATIONAL
Nelson demands PM excludes Neal
24-Jun-2008 - 9:52AM | General

CANBERRA: Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson is demanding the prime minister exclude Belinda Neal from the Labor caucus until police inquiries are completed. [more]  [0 Credits]
Rare triplet birth for Qld granny
24-Jun-2008 - 9:28AM | General

BRISBANE: A 46-year-old grandmother says she was "dumbfounded" when she was told she had naturally conceived identical triplets in a "one-in-10-million" event. [more]  [0 Credits]
Blues gamble on teenage halfback
24-Jun-2008 - 9:21AM | Sport

SYDNEY: NSW coach Craig Bellamy says teenager Mitchell Pearce's elevation to State of Origin halfback has come sooner than expected but he has full faith in him. [more]  [0 Credits]
Woman charged over malnourished children
24-Jun-2008 - 8:36AM | General

MELBOURNE: Police have charged a mother of six with criminal neglect after 20 children from two families were removed from two houses in Adelaide. [more]  [0 Credits]
Alfred Hospital faces negligence lawsuit
24-Jun-2008 - 5:31AM | General

MELBOURNE: The Alfred hospital in Melbourne and its former trauma chief are facing legal action following allegations of negligent surgery. [more]  [0 Credits]
Flukey Luke grabs Souths victory
23-Jun-2008 - 10:21PM | Sport

SYDNEY: South Sydney hooker Issac Luke kicked a pressure penalty goal with two minutes left to hand the Rabbitohs a heart stopping 24-23 win over the Gold Coast. [more]  [0 Credits]
Rudd is hard-working: poll
23-Jun-2008 - 8:03PM | General

CANBERRA: Two polls show Australians think Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is hard-working but that he is trying to do too much. [more]  [0 Credits]
Too many Sydney NRL clubs: Broncos boss
23-Jun-2008 - 7:42PM | Sport

SYDNEY: Brisbane boss Bruno Cullen says four NRL clubs in Sydney would be "close to the right number" as the competition's chief executives prepare to meet on Tuesday. [more]  [0 Credits]
Sparks fly as Hinch clashes with Gatto
23-Jun-2008 - 7:35PM | General

MELBOURNE: Underworld identity Mick Gatto has traded verbal blows on radio with broadcaster Derryn Hinch, wishing the so-called Human Headline dead. [more]  [0 Credits]
New wheat laws passed as farmers revolt
23-Jun-2008 - 7:14PM | General

CANBERRA: Despite angry farmer protests and a raft of Senate amendments, Australia's 60-year-old monopoly system of selling bulk wheat overseas has ended. [more]  [0 Credits]
Oil summit step in right direction: Rudd
23-Jun-2008 - 7:01PM | General

CANBERRA: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hailed an oil summit as a step in the right direction. [more]  [0 Credits]
Goodes faces one-match AFL suspension
23-Jun-2008 - 7:00PM | Sport

MELBOURNE: Two-time AFL Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes faces a one-match suspension after he was booked for the third time this season. [more]  [0 Credits]
Resolution of Qantas dispute no closer
23-Jun-2008 - 6:33PM | General

SYDNEY: Qantas managers put passengers at risk when they did the work of striking engineers in Melbourne on Monday, unions claim. [more]  [0 Credits]
Bird set to miss Origin III
23-Jun-2008 - 5:21PM | Sport

SYDNEY: Greg Bird is almost certain to miss State of Origin III with scans confirming the Cronulla utility had suffered a ruptured posterior capsule in his left knee. [more]  [0 Credits]
Humpbacks may be safe for a year: IWC
23-Jun-2008 - 4:43PM | General

CANBERRA: Japan is expected to agree to suspend hunting humpback whales for at least another year, the head of the International Whaling Commission says. [more]  [0 Credits]
Wallabies wary of French: Dunning
23-Jun-2008 - 4:21PM | Sport

SYDNEY: Veteran prop Matt Dunning has warned his Wallabies teammates not to underestimate the second-string French tourists in Saturday night's Test. [more]  [0 Credits]
Telstra 'best for high-speed broadband'
23-Jun-2008 - 3:27PM | Finance

PERTH: Telstra is the best prepared telecommunications operator to build and operate a national high-speed broadband network, one of its top executives said Monday. [more]  [0 Credits]
Qld greats remember Origin 'Godfather'
23-Jun-2008 - 12:52PM | Sport

BRISBANE: Queensland rugby league greats have joined hundreds of people at Suncorp Stadium to publicly farewell Dick "Tosser" Turner. [more]  [0 Credits]
Aussies 'to finish fifth on medal table'
23-Jun-2008 - 12:18PM | Sport

SYDNEY: Australia is tipped to slip one place to fifth in the overall medal tally at the Beijing Olympics. [more]  [0 Credits]
Australian commodity exports to boom
23-Jun-2008 - 11:38AM | Finance

CANBERRA: Australian commodity exports are tipped to surge 40 per cent during the coming financial year, led by massive growth in the minerals and energy sectors. [more]  [0 Credits]
Rates to rise again, economic group says
23-Jun-2008 - 6:30AM | Finance

ADELAIDE: Further interest rates hikes are likely in the coming months, the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies says. [more]  [0 Credits]
Wounded Magpies want more on the bench
22-Jun-2008 - 9:23PM | Sport

MELBOURNE: Magpies coach Mick Malthouse wants the AFL to allow more interchange players after injuries dried his side's run in their 10-point defeat to the Bulldogs. [more]  [0 Credits]
Wayne Carey admits violence, cocaine use
22-Jun-2008 - 9:00PM | Sport

MELBOURNE: The girlfriend of disgraced former AFL great Wayne Carey has admitted the Aussie rules star has pushed her but never punched her during their relationship. [more]  [0 Credits]
Professional employers showing optimism
22-Jun-2008 - 4:09PM | Finance

SYDNEY: White collar employers are cautiously optimistic about employment growth, with over 60 per cent planning to increase their head count, a report finds. [more]  [0 Credits]
Oil prices drop after China ends subsidy
20-Jun-2008 - 6:06AM | Finance

NEW YORK: Oil prices dropped sharply after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen the booming Asian nation's oil consumption. [more]  [0 Credits]
Card spending slowed in April: RBA
19-Jun-2008 - 5:11PM | Finance

SYDNEY: Credit card spending grew at its slowest pace in more than a decade in April, latest statistics show, as consumers grappled with high interest rates. [more]  [0 Credits]
Household budgets in tough shape
19-Jun-2008 - 4:47PM | Finance