Bingle and Clarke end engagement

GLAMOUR couple Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have officially terminated their engagement, ending days of speculation about their anticipated break-up.

13 March 2010 National

PM rejects hospital job loss claims

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected claims that up to 20,000 people will lose their jobs under the Federal Government's planned health reforms.

12 March 2010 National

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Rudd quiet on Denticare scheme

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd won't say whether his government will introduce a Medicare-style dental scheme as recommended by a major health review.

12 March 2010 National

Dad locks baby in car to go shoplifting

A 13-MONTH-OLD boy was left in a locked car while police allege his father went on a shoplifting spree in Sydney's south.

12 March 2010 Crime

Contractors wary over insulation fix

ELECTRICAL contractors have warned the federal government that it cannot afford to bungle the relaunch of its household insulation rebate scheme.

12 March 2010 National

Mum 'devastated' at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is "devastated".

11 March 2010 National

Man to be deported after 27 years in Oz

AUTHORITIES are seeking to deport a Cambodian-born man, raised and educated in Australia since arriving as a nine-year-old some 27 years ago.

10 March 2010 National

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Mourners say goodbye to Trinity

MORE than 500 mourners gathered to say goodbye to Trinity Leigh Bates at City Coast Church in Bundaberg this morning.

10 March 2010 National

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'Stillborn' Sydney elephant calf alive

THE live birth of an elephant calf just days after it was believed to have died in the womb is being hailed as a miracle by Taronga Zoo staff.

10 March 2010 National

Dams save border towns from floods

FLOODWATERS are being channelled into vast storage dams on the NSW-Queensland border, saving towns there from major flooding.

10 March 2010 National

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Qld floodwaters moving to NSW

QUEENSLAND'S massive floodwaters are set to make waves in NSW this week.

9 March 2010 National

Fourth Aussie passport used in murder

A FOURTH Australian passport is believed to have been used fraudulently in connection with the murder of senior Hamas operator Mahmud al-Mabhuh in a Dubai.

9 March 2010 National

Abbott defends parental leave plan

TONY Abbott is staunchly defending the coalition's new paid parental leave plan against business criticism that it is bad policy.

9 March 2010 National

Trans-Tasman rower off course

TRANS-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is likely to reach New Zealand next week after being pushed off course by a tropical cyclone.

9 March 2010 National

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Aussie Muslims support Sharia law: Trad

THERE'S broad Muslim community support for aspects of Sharia law being adopted in Australia, a leading spokesman for the religion says.

8 March 2010 National

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Rudd down as preferred PM: poll

KEVIN Rudd's rating as preferred prime minister has hit a new low, but his government's public hospitals reform package is a hit with voters, a poll has found.

8 March 2010 National

Vic cops praised over Indian boy probe

THE Indian community has praised Victoria Police for their efforts in investigating the death of three-year-old Indian toddler Gurshan Singh.

8 March 2010 Crime

Victorians brace for more storms

VICTORIANS have been warned to brace for more violent storms on Sunday, with torrential rain expected across the state.

7 March 2010 National

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PM firm on hospitals message

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says any premier who thinks the public is happy with the current health system is "kidding themselves".

6 March 2010 National

AFP board anti-whaling ship

THE Australian Federal Police have boarded the anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin in Hobart, following a request from Japan.

6 March 2010 National

Australian aid plane leaves for Chile

EMERGENCY supplies including portable generators and large tents have left Sydney as part of Australia's response to the massive earthquake that struck Chile.

6 March 2010 National

Mum's joy over 'monster' appeal

A SUNSHINE Coast mother feels safer knowing the man who bashed and raped her toddler in a Maroochydore alleyway is behind bars until at least 2018.

6 March 2010 National

Dodson appointed to Harvard chair

FORMER Australian of the Year Mick Dodson has been appointed to a key role at Harvard University.

5 March 2010 National

'I'm not sex mad' says ex-cop

[EXCLUSIVE]: JESSICA Parfrey, the woman labelled a "sex-mad cop" after a national police sexual harassment scandal, says she wants peace and quiet in Gladstone.

5 March 2010 National

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Obama to address parliament on Mar 23

US President Barack Obama will address a joint sitting of federal parliament on March 23 when he makes his first presidential visit to Australia.

4 March 2010 National