Daily Telegraph | National Newshttp://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/national/Latest National NewsThu, 17 May 2012 08:05:21 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:21 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.dtele_national_news_2025Australian overdoses in Colombiahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/AxfApf1hPow/story-e6freuzr-1226358233521http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/australian-martin-trent-alexander-overdoses-in-colombia/story-e6freuzr-1226358233521AN Australian man has been found dead in a hotel room in Colombia. Martin Trent Alexander, 36, was found dead in downtown Santa Marta. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CovwObFSlqNG669CQaumX3E_9WE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CovwObFSlqNG669CQaumX3E_9WE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CovwObFSlqNG669CQaumX3E_9WE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CovwObFSlqNG669CQaumX3E_9WE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/AxfApf1hPow" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTThe Daily Telegraphhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/australian-martin-trent-alexander-overdoses-in-colombia/story-e6freuzr-1226358233521Ex-judge to rewrite unions' own lawshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/CH65HB-CQx8/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358197804http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/ex-judge-to-rewrite-unions-own-laws-in-the-wake-of-the-health-services-union-scandal/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358197804A FORMER Federal Court judge will investigate new rules to cover the entire union movement to prevent a repeat of the HSU scandal. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ieWBo7Pj3uazA-ldHmw33iHZozs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ieWBo7Pj3uazA-ldHmw33iHZozs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ieWBo7Pj3uazA-ldHmw33iHZozs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ieWBo7Pj3uazA-ldHmw33iHZozs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/CH65HB-CQx8" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSimon Bensonhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/ex-judge-to-rewrite-unions-own-laws-in-the-wake-of-the-health-services-union-scandal/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358197804Italian fairytale became nightmarehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/ltK53k-ytKw/story-e6freuzr-1226358195233http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/how-an-italian-fairytale-became-a-tug-of-love-nightmare/story-e6freuzr-1226358195233THREE sisters and mum at centre of a tug-of-love case gripping the nation as they beg court not to send them back to their father in Italy. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6NVMZPLtf8AliPtSRMSA6R-1P30/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6NVMZPLtf8AliPtSRMSA6R-1P30/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6NVMZPLtf8AliPtSRMSA6R-1P30/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6NVMZPLtf8AliPtSRMSA6R-1P30/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/ltK53k-ytKw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJanet Fife-Yeomanshttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/how-an-italian-fairytale-became-a-tug-of-love-nightmare/story-e6freuzr-1226358195233We're no burden, say mature mumshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/p3aH7tRuY30/story-e6freuzr-1226358191513http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/were-no-burden-say-mature-mums/story-e6freuzr-1226358191513ONE of Australia's largest studies of mothers found those who give birth over 35 put themselves and their babies at risk of complications. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VExBtObNaUZPLmTVwgyYDRDjbWg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VExBtObNaUZPLmTVwgyYDRDjbWg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VExBtObNaUZPLmTVwgyYDRDjbWg/1/da"><img 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GAEF_LSz9Mub1fV96a1ojS7oT4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GAEF_LSz9Mub1fV96a1ojS7oT4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/lhZw-M51SIs" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:00:27 GMTAlison McMeekinhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/australia-to-contribute-300mil-to-support-afghan-forces/story-e6freuy9-1226357333489A trivial pursuit of 'Pollyanna'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/BnPFxRODWs0/story-e6freuzr-1226356737193http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/katter-matter-a-trivial-pursuit-of-pollyanna/story-e6freuzr-1226356737193INDEPENDENT MP Bob Katter says his daughter is the &quot;Pollyanna&quot; of the family in a spirited defence after she was found guilty of assault. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aYq-wtuIzjwPWIm0w8Iz6ZA0EKU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aYq-wtuIzjwPWIm0w8Iz6ZA0EKU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aYq-wtuIzjwPWIm0w8Iz6ZA0EKU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aYq-wtuIzjwPWIm0w8Iz6ZA0EKU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/BnPFxRODWs0" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAmy Dalehttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/katter-matter-a-trivial-pursuit-of-pollyanna/story-e6freuzr-1226356737193AFL star faces prison over machete claimshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/QHIuUzqXDls/story-e6freuzr-1226358512749http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/afl-star-liam-jurrah-to-face-alice-springs-court/story-e6freuzr-1226358512749DEMONS footballer Liam Jurrah will face court in Alice Springs today over claims he attacked a man with a machete. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1UYwt-Ry2f2oNY78au6VvcLSJMQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1UYwt-Ry2f2oNY78au6VvcLSJMQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1UYwt-Ry2f2oNY78au6VvcLSJMQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1UYwt-Ry2f2oNY78au6VvcLSJMQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/QHIuUzqXDls" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:52:15 GMTBy AAPhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/afl-star-liam-jurrah-to-face-alice-springs-court/story-e6freuzr-1226358512749Cigarettes sold cheap to win back customershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/Wpw75EDMurw/story-fn7ki14e-1226358487614http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/cigarette-giant-british-american-tobacco-australia-chops-up-the-prices/story-fn7ki14e-1226358487614TOBACCO giant is&nbsp;forced to sell cheap smokes to win back market share from illegal products sold in Australia. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eN3hzJofDv5o2WgQELhIT5hh388/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eN3hzJofDv5o2WgQELhIT5hh388/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eN3hzJofDv5o2WgQELhIT5hh388/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eN3hzJofDv5o2WgQELhIT5hh388/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/Wpw75EDMurw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:35 GMTBy Alison McMeekinhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/cigarette-giant-british-american-tobacco-australia-chops-up-the-prices/story-fn7ki14e-1226358487614'Labor must regroup. It's easy to blame others'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/y3EGgWtbG3k/story-e6freuzr-1226358243687http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/labor-must-regroup-kelty-tells-actu/story-e6freuzr-1226358243687FORMER trade unionist Bill Kelty has urged the government to take criticism on the chin and see the job through. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amBR9wT9cFc6TUGKR1x852h3MSw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amBR9wT9cFc6TUGKR1x852h3MSw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amBR9wT9cFc6TUGKR1x852h3MSw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amBR9wT9cFc6TUGKR1x852h3MSw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/y3EGgWtbG3k" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTBy Miles Godfreyhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/labor-must-regroup-kelty-tells-actu/story-e6freuzr-1226358243687Julia Telegraphs her answers to votershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~3/35bKKb3Ojqo/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358189492http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/prime-minister-julia-gillard-telegraphed-her-answers-to-australian-voters/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358189492IT seems, in cyberspace, they can hear you scream. That's what Julia Gillard found when she debuted as a live blogger with the <em>Telegraph</em>. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Axqz13NJk2WKJgMEi_7ltGzXIA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Axqz13NJk2WKJgMEi_7ltGzXIA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Axqz13NJk2WKJgMEi_7ltGzXIA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Axqz13NJk2WKJgMEi_7ltGzXIA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailytelegraphnationalnewsndm/~4/35bKKb3Ojqo" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTGemma Joneshttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/prime-minister-julia-gillard-telegraphed-her-answers-to-australian-voters/story-fn7q4q9f-1226358189492