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Thursday May 17 12:51 AEST

BHP to blame for work disputes: Shorten

4 mins ago

Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten says he's happy to speak to the chairman of mining giant BHP Billiton about reforming workplace laws.

Vic starts on unfunded freeway

5 mins ago

The Victorian government has begun a $15 million preliminary study for Melbourne's East-West freeway link, even though the Commonwealth refused to fund it.

Thursday May 17 12:48 AEST

Wife of accused murderer may testify

7 mins ago

The wife of Robert Xie, who is accused of murdering five members of the Lin family in Sydney, may be a witness at his committal hearing.

Thursday May 17 12:46 AEST

NSW Labor to disclose Thomson legal bill

9 mins ago

Federal minister Gary Gray agrees NSW Labor should disclose the sum it has paid for MP Craig Thomson's legal fees.

Thursday May 17 12:44 AEST

Hectorville killer detained for life in SA

12 mins ago

The man who killed three members of a family in Adelaide has been found not guilty, but will spend the rest of his life in a mental institution.

Thursday May 17 12:39 AEST

Aust medical team to help out at Kandahar

17 mins ago

A group of eight Australian doctors and nurses has deployed to Kandahar following a US request for assistance at their medical facility.

Thursday May 17 12:26 AEST

Sydney bus driver filmed hundreds of teens

30 mins ago

A bus driver who has pleaded guilty to three counts of secretly filming people's private parts to obtain sexual arousal will be sentenced this month.

Thursday May 17 12:23 AEST

Research funding based on popularity

32 mins ago

Chief scientist Ian Chubb says governments need to change research funding distribution so it goes to areas of need - not the most popular courses.

Govt will 'blow the dough': Abbot claim

32 mins ago

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the government will only waste the money if the nation's debt ceiling is raised again.

Thursday May 17 12:21 AEST

Hoddle St murderer's parole hopes dashed

Belinda Merhab | 35 mins ago

Hoddle Street mass murderer Julian Knight has failed in his bid to be considered for a security rating downgrade in order to secure parole in 2014.

Thursday May 17 12:14 AEST

Shorten welcomes pledge on Thomson

42 mins ago

Bill Shorten has given the NSW branch of the Labor Party a pat on the back for agreeing to come clean about legal support for Craig Thomson.

Thursday May 17 12:11 AEST

Abbott says Ashby contact all out in open

44 mins ago

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has offered an assurance all contact between the coalition and Peter Slipper staffer James Ashby has been revealed.

Thursday May 17 12:09 AEST

Mum severed daughter's head: inquest

Isabel Hayes | 46 mins ago

A Sydney inquest has heard that a woman killed her young daughter and herself while suffering a mental illness, but she cannot be named for legal reasons.

Thursday May 17 12:05 AEST

Greens call for more oversight of MPs

By Ehssan Veiszadeh | 50 mins ago

The Greens want a new body established to advise MPs on their work expenses and investigate claims of improper use of entitlements.

Daughter slams Korp killing opera:The daughter of a Melbourne man who committed suicide after being suspected of conspiring to kill his wife has described an opera based on the 2005 events as "sick" and "disgusting".

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NSW teachers strike to go aheadThe NSW Teachers Federation says their planned stop work meeting will go ahead on Friday.