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Abbott says no plans for new taxes Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 09:16:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:27:00

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he does not intend to promise any more new taxes before the election.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, tax, australia

General strike sparks violence in Athens

Posted March 12, 2010 09:00:00

Police in Greece have clashed with demonstrators protesting against government plans to solve the country's debt crisis with tax increases and spending cuts.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, greece

US sushi chef charged with serving whale

Posted March 12, 2010 09:00:00

A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered sei whale, the US Justice Department said.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, science-and-technology, animals, mammals-whales, united-states

Neo-Nazi to be extradited over Auschwitz heist

Posted March 12, 2010 09:00:00

A court in Sweden has ruled that one of its citizens can be extradited to Poland in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the former Auschwitz concentration camp.

Tags: community-and-society, history, law-crime-and-justice, world-war-2, poland, sweden

World's oldest dram unveiled in Scotland Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 09:00:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:06:00

A Scottish whisky firm has unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world.

Tags: human-interest, lifestyle-and-leisure, beverages, united-kingdom, scotland

Two dead, four injured in Pacific Highway crash

Posted March 12, 2010 08:48:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:50:00

Two people are dead and four others have been injured in a crash on the New South Wales north coast.

Tags: road-accidents, nsw, woodburn-2472

Opposition slams 'objectionable' land acquisition plan

Posted March 12, 2010 08:42:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:23:00

Sweeping powers to acquire land are being considered for a new authority to drive urban renewal in Sydney.

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Security guards allowed high-powered guns Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:24:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:26:00

The Greens have criticised new regulations which mean security guards can now carry high-powered firearms.

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, greens, states-and-territories, minor-parties, australia, nsw

Rainy season brings new threat to Haiti

Posted March 12, 2010 08:17:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:16:00

The International Red Cross is warning of a new humanitarian crisis in Haiti, with the approaching rainy season set to wreak havoc in overcrowded 'tent cities'.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, weather, rainfall, haiti

Sri Lanka's former army chief to face trial

Posted March 12, 2010 08:17:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:16:00

The Sri Lankan military has announced it will put defeated presidential candidate and former army chief General Sarath Fonseka on trial next week.

Tags: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sri-lanka

Sydney airport ranked country's worst again Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:02:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:38:00

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed Sydney Airport for raising prices despite ranking as the worst-performing airport in the country.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, air-transport, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Biden moves to salvage Middle East peace talks Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:01:00

Joe Biden scrambles to salvage peace talks between Israel and Palestinian leaders, despite an ongoing row over new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem.

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territories, united-states

Golf ball fractures taxi passenger's skull Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:01:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:54:00

Police call for witnesses after woman suffers fractured skull when she is hit by a golf ball which came through the open window of a taxi.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, nsw, vic, werribee-3030

Insulation fault suspected in latest house fire Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:00:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:07:00

Fire investigators will sift through the ruins of a family home in western Sydney this morning, amid suspicions faulty insulation could have set it on fire.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, residential-fires, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Baby left in car while dad went shoplifting

Posted March 12, 2010 08:00:00

A man will face court next month accused of leaving his 13-month-old son in his car while he shoplifted in Sydney's east.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, pagewood-2035

Fighter jet program faces budget blowout Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:00:00

There has been more criticism of the Joint Strike Fighter program, with concerns raised about budget blowouts and delays.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, world-politics, united-states

Shias favour Maliki in early election count

Posted March 12, 2010 07:16:00

Preliminary results from the Iraqi parliamentary election show that the party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is leading in predominantly Shia provinces.

Tags: world-politics, iraq

Kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti

Posted March 12, 2010 07:06:00

Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the international medical charity said.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, haiti

Man jailed for secretly filming naked wife

Posted March 12, 2010 07:06:00

An appeals court in the US state of Minnesota has upheld a one-year prison sentence for a man who drilled a hole in his bathroom wall and filmed his wife naked without her consent.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, united-states

New law says Berlusconi too busy to face court Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 07:05:00

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will again evade prosecution over corruption charges after Italy's parliament passed a new law allowing him to claim that he is too busy to attend court.

Tags: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, italy

Contador takes control of Paris-Nice Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 07:05:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 07:21:00

Spain's Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy this morning (AEDT) by winning the race's fourth stage in Mende, becoming the overall leader in the process.

Tags: sport, cycling, france, spain

Pink Floyd beats EMI in song download case

Posted March 12, 2010 07:04:00

The English rock band Pink Floyd has won a court case preventing its record company from selling downloads of the group's songs.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, rock, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, united-kingdom

Kookaburras reach World Cup final Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 07:03:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 07:16:00

Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 overnight to qualify for a third successive final against defending champion Germany in the men's field hockey World Cup.

Tags: sport, hockey, australia, germany, india, netherlands

Bangkok braces for mass protest

Posted March 12, 2010 06:26:00

More than 50,000 security personnel are fanning out across Bangkok as authorities brace for a three-day protest that starts later today.

Tags: world-politics, thailand

Quake wakes NSW mid-north coast Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 06:26:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:24:00

An earthquake shook residents on the mid-north coast of New South Wales from their sleep this morning.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, australia, nsw, forster-2428