Tuesday, 16 August 2011

latest National News

latest National News

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Put brakes on CSG, Windsor urges

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT

INDEPENDENT MP Tony Windsor says the federal government should be given greater powers to veto coal seam gas projects that could damage water resources.

Qantas Asia a push to support jobs

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:29 PM PDT

QANTAS boss Alan Joyce insists an Asian expansion will help support the airline's 35,000 jobs in Australia.

Corby to await sentence cut news

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 02:35 PM PDT

SCHAPELLE Corby will learn on Wednesday if she will have her 20-year sentence reduced further as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations.

Families united in grief

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT

BEING separated by 17,000km has not stopped the Morcombe and McCann families from being close.

Daniel's accused killer named

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:13 AM PDT

A SUPPRESSION order prohibiting the name of Daniel Morcombe's accused killer has been lifted.

Plain packaging consensus up in smoke

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:02 AM PDT

NICOLA Roxon says the coalition is walking away from its pledge to support Labor's move to force all cigarettes to be sold in plain packages from mid-2012.

Gillard gets carbon pledge gift

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:30 AM PDT

PROTESTERS and the opposition have delivered Prime Minister Julia Gillard a raucous reminder on the anniversary of her promise not to introduce a carbon tax.

Gay marriage ridicule 'damages youths'

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 12:16 AM PDT

MARRIAGE equality advocates have condemned comments that same-sex marriage would allow unions between pedophiles and children made at a rally in Canberra.

Abbott stars at anti-carbon tax rally

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 08:34 PM PDT

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has joined around 2000 protesters outside Parliament House in Canberra calling for a fresh election and an end to the carbon tax.

Daniel accused named

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Queensland media can now publish the name of 41-year-old Perth man, Brett Peter Cowan, who was on Saturday charged with the murder of Daniel Morcombe.

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