Justice Kirby pushes religious freedom
11:29pm | A High Court judge has used a university speech to encourage Australians to embrace religious freedom as a basic human right. more
Howard blasted in businessman's ad
10:39pm | Melbourne businessman Bill McHarg has launched a new election advertising campaign attack on Prime Minister John Howard for failing to act on climate change. more
Police order closure of Sydney hotel
7:59pm | NSW police have ordered a hotel in Sydney's CBD to stay shut this weekend, labelling it a threat to public safety. more
Signal box fire stops Vic trains
7:49pm | Trains have stopped running on a key Melbourne railway line after a signal box fire cut power to train services in Melbourne's east. more
Bendigo independent reveals drug past
7:34pm | An independent candidate running for the federal seat of Bendigo has admitted to drug and theft convictions. more
Iemma to embark on China/India 'mission'
7:14pm | NSW Premier Morris Iemma will leave with a delegation of NSW business and university representatives on a five-day trade mission to China and India on Sunday. more
Victoria rejects pipeline pressure
7:04pm | The Victorian government is maintaining its opposition to the Murray-Darling Basin plan, despite an independent Senate candidate urging a forced takeover. more
Locations for Qld speed cameras revealed
6:49pm | Queensland Police Minister Judy Spence has announced the locations for the state's first fixed speed cameras, to be installed from next month. more
Tourist dragged along road in Melbourne
6:39pm | An Italian tourist who had just arrived in Melbourne was dragged by a car for 200 metres while chasing thieves who stole her friend's handbag. more
Stem cell research was negligent: uni
6:39pm | A Monash University investigation into an abandoned stem cell research project has found data and reports were handled negligently. more
Labor has had few policies costed: PM
6:29pm | Prime Minister John Howard says Labor has not submitted some $10 billion of election promises for costing. more
Bligh blocks access to briefings
5:30pm | Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has refused to make public dozens of briefing notes she received after succeeding Peter Beattie. more
'Cocaine' found in bath products
5:30pm | A 52-year-old man has been arrested in western Sydney after allegedly attempting to import almost four kilos of cocaine concealed in bath products. more
Bligh firm on decision on Patel ex-boss
5:15pm | Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has stood by a decision not to prosecute the ex-boss of disgraced surgeon Jayant Patel. more
Labor plans health checks for children
5:00pm | All four-year-olds would get a Medicare-funded health check, including eyesight, hearing, height and weight checks, under a $35 million plan promised by Labor. more
Bulldozers move in on Qld dam site
5:00pm | Opponents of a controversial south-east Queensland dam are angry that bulldozers have moved in before the end of consultation over environmental measures. more
Shellay's parents wanted for her murder
4:50pm | The parents of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death are wanted for her murder, NSW police say. more
War crimes probe sought over Balibo Five
4:42pm | The Australian government will be asked to probe possible war crimes after a NSW coroner found five newsmen were deliberately killed by the Indonesian military. more
Woman falls to death from Sydney cliff
4:25pm | A young woman has plunged 15 metres to her death near a popular Sydney beach, police say. more
Man jailed over hunting trip deaths
4:05pm | A driver who took his mates on a drunken late night rabbit shoot that ended in two of them being killed has been jailed for at least two years. more
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- 3:38pm | Farmer ordered to stop flying fox cull
- 3:38pm | Shark mesh nets a whale of a victim
- 3:20pm | Haneef lawyer to address rally
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- 3:20pm | Night-vision cameras to help EI battle
- 3:20pm | Bathtub killer to launch new appeal
- 2:50pm | Woolies 'promoting cigarettes to kids'
- 2:50pm | Cliff killer gets 22-year jail term
- 2:50pm | Delays at Sydney International Airport
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- 2:19pm | Chaser liven up dreary defence debate
- 1:49pm | Govt plans new regional veterans offices
- 1:45pm | Terrorist trial of nine men 'difficult'
- 1:24pm | Teenager jailed over party death in Qld
- 12:39pm | Ozone layer 'on track for recovery'
- 12:39pm | Woolworths welcome price monitoring
- 12:14pm | Fat becoming the social norm for Aussies
- 12:14pm | McDonald abandons battle with ALP
- 12:05pm | Black box warnings for Avandia
- 12:05pm | Fish oil benefits tested on ADHD kids
- 12:01pm | Find your local pollie, booth online
- 12:01pm | Balibo Five families relieved by verdict
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- 11:55am | Melanoma trend one for lefties
- 11:29am | Two motorists die in car-train crash
- 11:24am | Relax immigration laws, says Woodside
