Rudd pledges more cash for hospitals PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to stump up extra cash to hospitals that outperform national benchmarks as part of his health reform proposals. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:48 GMT
Green Loans subject to Senate inquiry THE federal government will throw additional resources into addressing its botched Green Loans scheme, which will be subject to yet another probe, this time by the Senate. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:37 GMT
Chartwell employee regrets keeping quiet A FORMER employee of an investment company that collapsed owing millions of dollars to clients says he will forever regret not alerting authorities earlier that the company was failing. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:27:41 GMT
Accredited fire bunkers to be unveiled THE first bushfire bunker to meet new Victorian Government regulations has been accredited in the state. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:45 GMT
Bid to close 24-hour bottle-o THE Victorian Government may legislate to stop a central Melbourne pub operating its bottle shop 24 hours a day after the outlet won a legal bid to trade through the night. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:52:31 GMT
Clarke and Bingle over - report AUSTRALIAN cricketer Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have separated, A Current Affair reports. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:42:30 GMT
50,000 homes to have insulation stripped GREG Combet vowed today to track down dodgy operators who committed fraud under the government's home insulation program and announced foil insulation will be removed from thousands of homes. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:36:45 GMT
Union 'told police to stay quiet over death' QUEENSLAND police union lawyers instructed witnesses to the death in custody of an Aboriginal man not to cooperate with prosecutors, an inquest has heard. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:31:35 GMT
Dams save towns from major flooding FLOODWATERS are being channelled into vast storage dams on the NSW-Queensland border, saving towns there from major flooding. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:20:23 GMT
Government 'killing the River Murray' THE South Australian Government has been accused of slowly killing the River Murray, despite announcing a deal for an extra 70 billion litres of floodwater. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:15:52 GMT
