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  • Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:54
    David Jones sales drop, shares jump - Just In

    David 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 In

    A 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 In

    A 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 In

    Transport 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 In

    A 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 In

    Australian 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 In

    A 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 In

    A 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 In

    Virgin 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 In

    Kevin 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 In

    The 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 In

    A 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 In

    A 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 In

    Amnesty 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 In

    Fairfax 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 In

    The 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 In

    The 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 In

    The 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 In

    Authorities 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 In

    Wall 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 In

    Julia 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 In

    A 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 In

    A 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 In

    Simon 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 In

    Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has welcomed the federal Labor leadership ballot as the issue overshadows her re-election campaign.


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