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Saturday Jul 4 09:16 AEST

Man charged with kidnapping tourist

19 mins ago

A 25-year-old Sydney man has been charged with kidnapping a German tourist, who was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of his credit cards.

Saturday Jul 4 08:02 AEST

First elephant calf born in Australia

1 hours 33 mins ago

Sydney's Taronga Zoo has welcomed the first elephant calf to be born in Australia.

Saturday Jul 4 05:50 AEST

Intervention promised houses not built

3 hours 45 mins ago

None of the houses promised for remote indigenous communities in 2007 as part of the Northern Territory Intervention has been built.

Child care costs set to increase

3 hours 46 mins ago

The cost of child care is expected to increase if recommendations being considered by the federal government are adopted.

Friday Jul 3 22:14 AEST

Rudd promises to match earthquake funds

3 Jul 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to match funds raised by Australia's Italian community to help victims of the earthquake that devastated Italy in April.

Friday Jul 3 19:31 AEST

Migaloo to cruise Sunshine Coast

3 Jul 2009

Migaloo, the celebrity white whale, is expected to be cruising off the Sunshine Coast over the weekend.

Friday Jul 3 19:29 AEST

Fairy penguins mauled on Sydney beaches

3 Jul 2009

Four fairy penguins have been fatally mauled by a dog on Sydney's northern beaches, devastating local volunteers who work to protect them.

Friday Jul 3 19:20 AEST

Man robbed poker player 'over ice debt'

By Melissa Iaria | 3 Jul 2009

A Melbourne man who robbed an American poker player of $31,000 in winnings owed his co-offender money for the drug ice, a court has heard.

Three girls assaulted in Sydney's north

3 Jul 2009

Three girls, one aged just 11, have been indecently assaulted in the same Sydney suburb in the past week, police say.

Friday Jul 3 18:37 AEST

Insomniac driver jailed over crash death

3 Jul 2009

A insomniac driver who fell asleep and veered onto the wrong side of the road, killing another driver, has been jailed for two years.

Friday Jul 3 18:09 AEST

Dead chopper pilot 'was thrillseeker'

By Jessica Marszalek and Tony Bartlett | 3 Jul 2009

A helicopter pilot who died when his solo flight crashed in Queensland had earned his living as a volcano tour guide and race car driver, a colleague says.

Friday Jul 3 18:06 AEST

War hero's medal on display in Canberra

3 Jul 2009

The George Cross medal, awarded posthumously to Australian prisoner-of-War Private Horace "Slim" Madden, has gone on display at the Australian War Memorial.

Two bikies charged over airport brawl

3 Jul 2009

Two more alleged members of the Comancheros bikie gang have been charged over a fatal brawl at Sydney airport, police say.

Friday Jul 3 18:04 AEST

Historic ship to become diver's wreck

By Stephanie Gardiner | 3 Jul 2009

HMAS Adelaide, the ship that came to the rescue of stranded yachtsmen and terrified asylum seekers, will be sunk to create a dive wreck off Terrigal in NSW.

Rudd jets off for climate talks in Italy:Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will have an audience with the Pope next week when he travels to Europe to take part in crucial talks on climate change.

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 Fairy penguins mauled on Sydney beachesFour fairy penguins have been fatally mauled by a dog on Sydney's northern beaches, devastating local volunteers who work to protect them.
 Three girls assaulted in Sydney's northThree girls, one aged just 11, have been indecently assaulted in the same Sydney suburb in the past week, police say.
 Rudd jets off for climate talks in ItalyPrime Minister Kevin Rudd will have an audience with the Pope next week when he travels to Europe to take part in crucial talks on climate change.
 Dead chopper pilot 'was thrillseeker'A helicopter pilot who died when his solo flight crashed in Queensland had earned his living as a volcano tour guide and race car driver, a colleague says.
 Man robbed poker player 'over ice debt'A Melbourne man who robbed an American poker player of $31,000 in winnings owed his co-offender money for the drug ice, a court has heard.
 Some Disney charges lack evidence: judgeThe jury in the trial of TV identity Gavan Disney has been ordered to return verdicts of not guilty on three indecent assault charges due to a lack of evidence.
 Intervention promised houses not builtNone of the houses promised for remote indigenous communities in 2007 as part of the Northern Territory Intervention has been built.
 Mum jailed for shaking baby son to deathA mother who violently shook her crying baby son while saying "I should buy you a skirt" has been jailed for at least four years for manslaughter.
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