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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

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

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

Psychiatric treatment angers PM's advisers

20 May 2013, 19:21 PM

Far too many psychiatric patients are being restrained and put into seclusion, according to the National Mental Health Commission. 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

Fast food to remain tax free: Plibersek

Fast food to remain tax free: Plibersek

20 May 2013, 19:21 PM

The federal government says it will not impose a fat tax, while the opposition has called for a study investigating the idea to be scrapped. 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

Robot reduces GPS to millimetres

20 May 2013, 19:03 PM

A new robot will aid smartphones and other devices using global positioning system (GPS) to calculate their location to millimetres. Read more

MPs have denied state switch: Gillard

MPs have denied state switch: Gillard

20 May 2013, 18:47 PM

Federal Labor MPs have denied reports of a move to NSW politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Read more

Elder slams NT forced adoption plan

Elder slams NT forced adoption plan

20 May 2013, 18:26 PM

Australia | An indigenous elder wants Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles to rethink a plan to reintroduce forced adoptions of neglected indigenous kids. Read more

Qld boy remains critical after ride fall

Qld boy remains critical after ride fall

20 May 2013, 18:26 PM

Five-year-old Patrick O'Sullivan remains in a coma after he was flung from a show ride at a school fete on Sunday afternoon. Read more

Now the wait - ICAC reports due by August

20 May 2013, 18:14 PM

After four inquiries and more than 150 witnesses, three NSW Labor politicians will wait up to three months to find out if the ICAC finds them corrupt. Read more

Actress Hackforth-Jones loved by all

Actress Hackforth-Jones loved by all

20 May 2013, 18:06 PM

Penne Hackforth-Jones first appeared in Riptide and acted in many well known Aussie shows including All Saints, A Country Practice and Tandarra. Read more

Super-rich in a class war, says ALP VP

Super-rich in a class war, says ALP VP

20 May 2013, 17:51 PM

A win for Tony Abbott in the federal election would be a huge boost for the rich, says the vice president of the Labor party Tony Sheldon. Read more

NSW ponders ban on unvaccinated kids

NSW ponders ban on unvaccinated kids

20 May 2013, 17:48 PM

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has stopped short of endorsing a blanket ban at early childhood centres on unvaccinated kids. Read more

New front opens in Australian war on drugs

New front opens in Australian war on drugs

20 May 2013, 17:00 PM

Australia | Crime fighters revealed concerns about synthetic drugs as it emerged 23.8 tonnes of illicit sports and recreational substances were seized last year. Read more

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