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Aussie resident arrested over people smuggling allegations

Aussie resident arrested over people smuggling allegations

21 May 2013, 7:01 AM

Asia-Pacific | An Australian resident has been arrested in Indonesia over allegations of people smuggling. Read more

Dubai case length is indefensible: Carr

Dubai case length is indefensible: Carr

21 May 2013, 6:15 AM

Middle East | Foreign Minister Bob Carr says a four-year court case involving two Australian businessmen in Dubai has taken an 'indefensible amount of time'. Read more

Rudd comes out in support of gay marriage

Rudd comes out in support of gay marriage

21 May 2013, 6:18 AM

Australia | Kevin Rudd says a conversation with a former staffer prompted him to re-evaluate his position on same-sex marriage and decide to support it. Read more

NSW council functions 'may be privatised'

21 May 2013, 0:08 AM

A bill before the NSW upper house could be used to allow core council functions to be privatised, a union says. Read more

Extend P-plates to 25-year-olds: top cop

21 May 2013, 0:08 AM

A leading road traffic policeman in Victoria says P-plate licences should last until drivers are 25-years-old in order to save lives. Read more

Liberals derail reform at every turn: Swan

21 May 2013, 0:06 AM

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Liberals' objection to an increase in the super guarantee and new school funding is typical of a party that opposes reform. Read more

Melbourne's Hart apologises for abuse

Melbourne's Hart apologises for abuse

20 May 2013, 22:40 PM

Melbourne's Catholic archbishop has apologised to abuse victims over what he says is one of the darkest periods in the church's history. Read more

`I've a lot of money': accused NSW rapist

`I've a lot of money': accused NSW rapist

20 May 2013, 22:17 PM

Gregory Charles Cox told his alleged victim "over and over again" he had a lot of money after he forced her to give him oral sex, a Sydney court has heard. Read more

Joyce to get consular support in UAE

Joyce to get consular support in UAE

20 May 2013, 21:22 PM

Middle East | Australia's embassy in Dubai will continue to support businessman Matthew Joyce and his family as they battle against his 10-year jail sentence. Read more

Chief vets to discuss lyssavirus death

20 May 2013, 21:00 PM

Chief vets from all states will hold a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the death of a horse in Queensland from the deadly lyssavirus. Read more

World's biggest croc turns 110 in Qld

20 May 2013, 21:00 PM

The keepers of the largest crocodile in captivity have celebrated the reptile's first birthday party - his 110th - in far north Queensland. Read more

Focus on community, not markets: Sheldon

20 May 2013, 21:00 PM

A senior member of the Australian Labor Party says the ALP should focus more on communities and less on promoting market power ahead of the September poll. Read more

Church 'better late than never': Hart

Church 'better late than never': Hart

20 May 2013, 21:00 PM

Australia | Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has defended the delay in petitioning for a convicted sex offender priest to be laicised, saying "better late than never". Read more

SA remains belong to 1984 murder victim

20 May 2013, 20:33 PM

Police have identified remains found in a South Australian shallow grave as those of a murder victim who went missing in December 1984. Read more

Digital gambling 'a risk for young people'

20 May 2013, 20:33 PM

Many young people who play simulated gambling games are accessing games through social media and smartphone apps, researchers say. Read more

Preview of 'Wed-locked': fake marriages in Australia

Preview of "Wed-locked": fake marriages in Australia

20 May 2013, 20:22 PM

Australia | "I do" are the magic words that bond a couple together. But for some Australians those vows are lies and "I do" is code for "set me free". The Feed's Patrick Abboud reports. Read more

Abuse was covered up: Melbourne archbishop

Abuse was covered up: Melbourne archbishop

20 May 2013, 19:52 PM

Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has admitted the church covered up child sexual abuse and was slow to act against offenders. Read more

Government backs 'appropriate' minimum wage rise

Government backs 'appropriate' minimum wage rise

20 May 2013, 19:25 PM

Australia | The Labor government has called on Fair Work to take note of the cost of living and economic conditions in setting the new minimum wage. Read more

Inquest probes NSW boarding house deaths

20 May 2013, 19:21 PM

An inquest looking into the deaths of three people at a NSW boarding house has heard that it had inadequate food and poor staffing. Read more

WA's Gonski stance disappoints Swan

20 May 2013, 19:21 PM

West Australians are set to miss out if the state government doesn't sign up for the Gonski and DisabilityCare plans, the federal government says. Read more

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