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Defence to get new jets, patrol boats

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:05:52 GMT

AUSTRALIA will purchase 12 new fighter planes to cover the delays in the Joint Strike Fighter project, Julia Gillard has announced.

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:46:28 GMT

AUSTRALIAN authorities have intercepted a vessel carrying 184 asylum seekers and two crew - the largest boatload to arrive this year.

Fri, 03 May 2013 03:21:50 GMT

BILLIONAIRE aspiring prime minister Clive Palmer will launch a television ad blitz, insisting he wants to keep his campaign positive.

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:41:28 GMT

SIGHTINGS of an aggressive crocodile and the disappearance of a fisherman have sparked fears of an attack in Queensland's far north-west.

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:51:29 GMT

TEACHER bashed in the back of the head with a baseball bat by a student at a bush school is latest in series of escalating attacks.

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:26:53 GMT

A ''GENUINENESS'' test for foreign workers on 457 visas is being considered by the government as it contemplates expanding a crackdown.

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:53:00 GMT

THE federal government's tax hike to help pay for a new national disability care scheme could pass parliament in two weeks.

Thu, 02 May 2013 05:40:06 GMT

JAMES Ashby's lawyers say his sexual harassment action against former Speaker Peter Slipper was denied procedural fairness.

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:31:37 GMT

TWO Scotland Yard detectives have interviewed a woman from NSW as part of their investigation into entertainer Rolf Harris.

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:02:40 GMT

FORMER fugitive Malcolm Naden has withdrawn his confession to three additional murders, telling a psychiatrist he was a liar.