http://www.sbs.com.au More than 15,000 were left without power in Melbourne yesterday, with many still experiencing outages this morning. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1137087/Melbourne-thrashed-by-wild-storms http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1137087/Melbourne-thrashed-by-wild-storms Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:37:33 +1100 A report has found that policing in Queensland's indigenous communities focuses too strongly on dealing with crime in a reactive manner, with 'piecemeal' crime prevention. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136717/Indigenous-policing-slammed http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136717/Indigenous-policing-slammed Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:56 +1100 A Tasmanian home has been burnt down, as firies battled blazes in NSW and Victoria and cooler weather brought SA relief. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136547/Fires-strike-Tasmania http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136547/Fires-strike-Tasmania Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:04 +1100 Bangladeshi twin Krishna has begun returning to consciousness, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister Trishna. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136577/Second-twin-Krishna-slowly-awakes http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136577/Second-twin-Krishna-slowly-awakes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:18 +1100 Nick Waterlow has been eulogised as a humble man who loved his children including the son wanted for questioning over his murder. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136482/Mourners-honour-murdered-art-curator http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136482/Mourners-honour-murdered-art-curator Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:39:55 +1100 Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull refused to comment on speculation over Tony Abbott's turnaround on the ETS. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136552/Turnbull-No-comment-on-Abbott-abandonment http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136552/Turnbull-No-comment-on-Abbott-abandonment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:37 +1100 The opposition is standing by claims the PM misled parliament over the deal used to persuade asylum seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking to disembark in Indonesia. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135817/Opposition-adamant-over-boat-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135817/Opposition-adamant-over-boat-deal Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:25:09 +1100 When people think of solar power, photovoltaics come to mind. But experts say Australia's future lies in solar thermal. SBS' reporter PJ Madam reports. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135832/Australia-s-future-lies-in-solar-power http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135832/Australia-s-future-lies-in-solar-power Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:38 +1100 The ACT has passed a bill allowing civil partnership ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples from today. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135617/ACT-offers-same-sex-partnership-ceremonies http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135617/ACT-offers-same-sex-partnership-ceremonies Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:19:02 +1100 Liberal powerbroker Nick Minchin is hardening his opposition to the proposed ETS and won't rule out flouting the decision of shadow cabinet. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135452/Minchin-may-flout-shadow-cabinet-on-ETS http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135452/Minchin-may-flout-shadow-cabinet-on-ETS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:18 +1100 The birth mother of twins Krishna and Trishna who gave them up due to poverty says she wants them to remain in Australia to be educated. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136932/Twins-birth-mum-wants-daughters-to-stay http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136932/Twins-birth-mum-wants-daughters-to-stay Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:45:18 +1100 Firefighters continue to battle up to 100 fires burning across NSW as a large swath of the state wakes to a day of total fire bans. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136622/Up-to-100-fires-burning-across-NSW http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136622/Up-to-100-fires-burning-across-NSW Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:47 +1100 NSW Labor MPs and govt officials have been cleared by an inquiry of any wrongdoing surrounding the sale and planning decisions involving land in western Sydney. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136467/No-corrupt-activity-on-land-deals-probe http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136467/No-corrupt-activity-on-land-deals-probe Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:39 +1100 Nick Waterlow was defeated by his son's mental illness, an "enemy" that gripped the family for decades, a funeral service for the Sydney art curator has heard. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136557/Son-s-illness-defeated-art-curator http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136557/Son-s-illness-defeated-art-curator Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:16 +1100 Victims of bullying at school are negatively affected for many years afterwards, a new survey shows. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136537/Impact-of-bullying-lasts-for-years http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136537/Impact-of-bullying-lasts-for-years Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:26 +1100 A Victorian rally driver made a miscalculation before his high speed Porsche crashed into a tree, killing him and his navigator, race officials believe. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136127/Rally-driver-miscalculated-corner http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136127/Rally-driver-miscalculated-corner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:43 +1100 Bushfires in South Australia continue to rage out of control, as blazes threaten homes in rural New South Wales and rip through Victoria's pine forests. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136382/Fires-blaze-in-three-states http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136382/Fires-blaze-in-three-states Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36:59 +1100 The latest OECD Economic Outlook provides further evidence that Australia is outperforming the rest of the advanced world, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135947/Australia-outperforming-the-world-Swan http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135947/Australia-outperforming-the-world-Swan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:24:39 +1100 Hours after waking from a medically induced coma after ground-breaking brain surgery to separate her from her twin sister, Trishna was talking to her guardian. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135707/Twin-awake-talking-after-epic-surgery http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135707/Twin-awake-talking-after-epic-surgery Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:11 +1100 The neurosurgeon who led the team that separated conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna did the 'chicken dance' when she saw their brain scans. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135812/Surgeon-did-chicken-dance-with-joy http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1135812/Surgeon-did-chicken-dance-with-joy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:39 +1100