The Latest ABC News (Timestamp = EST*)
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:54
David Jones sales drop, shares jump - Just InDavid Jones says conservative consumer behaviour continues to hurt sales and it does not know when they will return to growth.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:30
Carr accuses Gillard camp of threats, dirty tricks - Just InA key Kevin Rudd ally, federal minister Kim Carr, has accused Julia Gillard's camp of dirty tricks as lobbying for caucus votes heats up ahead of Monday's Labor leadership ballot.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:14
Scores evacuated in Sydney sex shop fire - Just InA fire at an inner-Sydney sex shop has forced the evacuation of 50 people.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:57
Airworthiness questioned after balloon disaster - Just InTransport investigators in New Zealand have questioned the airworthiness of a hot-air balloon which crashed last month killing 11 people.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:09
Driver takes to drink after low-speed pursuit - Just InA 33-year-old man has been arrested for high-range drink driving, after leading police on a low-speed pursuit in Darwin before jumping into the harbour in an effort to avoid being caught.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:08
Crocs trained to run on treadmill, researchers say - Just InAustralian and American researchers have trained crocodiles to run on a treadmill to better understand how they breathe.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:49
Man jailed for exposing woman to HIV - Just InA 52-year-old man has been jailed for two years for exposing a woman to the risk of HIV.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:43
L-plater caught drunk during driving debut - Just InA novice Sydney driver has been charged with high-range drink driving, less than a day after getting her L-plates.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:42
Virgin moves to boost foreign investment - Just InVirgin Australia has announced plans to restructure its business to attract more foreign investment.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:26
Therese Rein mobilises 'ordinary people' for Rudd - Just InKevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein joined the Labor leadership war today, urging "ordinary people" to back her husband in the campaign against Julia Gillard.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:06
Profit results boost shares as market dips - Just InThe Australian share market has dipped after weak economic data from China, Europe and the United States dampened trade on markets in Europe and the US overnight.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:53
Letters threaten bio attack on US senators - Just InA US law enforcement official says officials are probing letters sent to television personalities Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, which threaten biological attacks on US senators.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:52
Loose cable possibly behind faster-than-light result - Just InA controversial finding that brought doubt on Einstein's belief that nothing can travel faster than light could have been caused by a loose cable, the lab behind the result said.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:26
Amnesty report slams remote detention centres - Just InAmnesty International says the Northern Immigration Detention Centre in Darwin is totally inappropriate for the long-term detention of asylum seekers.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:06
Fairfax announces restructure, profit slide - Just InFairfax Media has reported a 41 per cent fall in first-half net profit to $96.7 million as it moves to restructure its operations.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:47
UN approves boost to Somalia peacekeeping force - Just InThe UN Security Council has boosted by nearly one half an African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in a bid to intensify a military offensive against Islamist rebels.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:44
Cherie Blair sues over phone hacking - Just InThe wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair has begun legal action over alleged phone hacking, making her the latest public figure to be drawn into a scandal that has shaken the country's media.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15
Policies 'confuse' insurance salespeople - Just InThe General Insurance Ombudsman has expressed concern that workers in the industry do not always understand the policies they sell.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:43
Truckies abandon rigs as probe continues - Just InAuthorities have seized more Lennons trucks, with evidence at least one driver was instructed to abandon his vehicle by the side of the road.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:26
Eurozone recession fears spook investors - Just InWall Street and European markets have retreated after weak economic data sparked concerns the eurozone could be heading towards a recession.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:25
Gillard, Rudd on course for leadership showdown - Just InJulia Gillard and Kevin Rudd attacked each other's leadership credentials as the Prime Minister announced a Monday morning spill to settle the ALP's bitter civil war "for all time".
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:20
Scientists capture footage of rare whale - Just InA stroke of good luck has given a team of Tasmanian scientists an encounter with a pod of extremely rare whales.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:38
Man charged after motorist spots gun - Just InA man has been charged after he allegedly pointed a gun out of a car window in Sydney's inner west earlier this week.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:13
Labor's big guns trained on Rudd ahead of spill - Just InSimon Crean and Wayne Swan led the attacks on Kevin Rudd this morning as Labor's warlords upped the ante ahead of a leadership spill next week.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:02
Bligh welcomes federal leadership showdown - Just InQueensland Premier Anna Bligh has welcomed the federal Labor leadership ballot as the issue overshadows her re-election campaign.
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