http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia News as it happens from around Australia http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:54:45 +1100 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:54:45 +1100 Emergency services are gearing up for what could be a hectic weekend in south-east Queensland, with more storms forecast to hit. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426795.htm 2426795 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:39:00 +1100 emergency-incidents emergency-planning storm qld blackwater-4717 brisbane-4000 Welfare advocates want some of the Federal Government's moves to end discrimination against same-sex couples to be brought in gradually. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426808.htm 2426808 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:49:00 +1100 welfare federal-government sexuality australia Australia has joined the United States in a plan aimed at eliminating tariffs on all trade products in the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426799.htm 2426799 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:00 +1100 federal-government foreign-affairs world-politics australia peru Northern Territory police say two people have died in a light plane crash at Jindare Station near Pine Creek. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426734.htm 2426734 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:09:00 +1100 disasters-and-accidents accidents air-and-space-accidents australia nt pine-creek-0847 A court is told a stabbed Adelaide teenager pulled a knife from his own chest. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426718.htm 2426718 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:41:00 +1100 crime sa adelaide-5000 Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Telstra board it should reconsider its decision on executive pay. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426736.htm 2426736 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:13:00 +1100 company-news telecommunications industrial-relations business-regulation government-and-politics federal-government management australia vic melbourne-3000 A Tasmanian documentary released this week sheds light on a grotesque chapter in the state's history. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426730.htm 2426730 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:00 +1100 arts-and-entertainment feature-films documentaries history law-crime-and-justice prisons-and-punishment 19th-century australia tas Heath Ledger's family has distanced itself from an unauthorised biography that claims he was suffering from bipolar disorder. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426742.htm 2426742 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:26:00 +1100 arts-and-entertainment books-literature biography feature-films actors australia A public memorial service has been held for a man who went missing off Victoria's south-west coast five weeks ago. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426731.htm 2426731 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:00 +1100 disasters-and-accidents accidents human-interest australia vic peterborough-3270 More severe storms are expected to hit Brisbane and south-east Queensland early this afternoon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426625.htm 2426625 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:06:00 +1100 disasters-and-accidents floods storm government-and-politics states-and-territories weather qld blackwater-4717 brisbane-4000 scarborough-4020 A cruise ship has rescued four sailors stranded on a reef off the north Queensland coast. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426724.htm 2426724 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +1100 disasters-and-accidents accidents maritime-accidents australia qld mackay-4740 The Australian share market has staged a late recovery to finish the week higher, after dropping to a five-year low today. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426694.htm 2426694 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:14:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance economic-trends finance-markets stockmarket futures-markets currency-markets australia Poor performing telecommunications providers will be named and shamed in monthly reports, in a bid to improve customer service. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426723.htm 2426723 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +1100 consumer-protection corporate-governance telecommunications business-regulation australia A school at Moorooka in Brisbane's south-west is in lockdown while police are engaged in a standoff at a nearby house. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426555.htm 2426555 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:19:00 +1100 schools law-crime-and-justice qld brisbane-4000 A teenager dies in a school trip minibus rollover near Yumali, south-east of Adelaide. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426530.htm 2426530 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +1100 road-accidents sa adelaide-5000 mount-gambier-5290 murray-bridge-5253 naracoorte-5271 tailem-bend-5260 yumali-5261 New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says a Sydney girl was not told a man who had sexually assaulted her was moving next door to her, because she was not on a victim's register. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426712.htm 2426712 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice crime laws sexual-offences assault australia nsw sydney-2000 Australia's competition watchdog is rejecting claims it is biased against Telstra. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426684.htm 2426684 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:02:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance corporate-governance telecommunications business-regulation australia The Chief of the Australian Defence Force has revealed the Navy is understaffed by 2,000 sailors. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426661.htm 2426661 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:39:00 +1100 defence-and-national-security navy federal-government australia Three men face charges over a drug shipment found at Sydney airport and tracked to Adelaide. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426643.htm 2426643 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:25:00 +1100 courts-and-trials sydney-airport-2020 sa adelaide-5000 The Federal Opposition says the Government will be forced to bring in legislation to back up its guarantee on banks' wholesale funding. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426648.htm 2426648 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:29:00 +1100 corporate-governance banking government-and-politics federal-government australia Wayne Swan says he will not speculate about the need for the budget to go into deficit due to the global financial crisis. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426632.htm 2426632 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:15:00 +1100 economic-trends the-budget federal-government international-financial-crisis australia An Australian cruise ship is rushing to rescue four yachtsmen in the Coral Sea. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426482.htm 2426482 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:30:00 +1100 maritime-accidents emergency-incidents qld mackay-4740 Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says the campaign to stop whaling will not be harmed by Australia dumping its policy to monitor Japanese ships. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426571.htm 2426571 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:36:00 +1100 environment endangered-and-protected-species environmental-management oceans-and-reefs federal-government foreign-affairs australia japan new-zealand Gordon Wood faces a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Caroline Byrne. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426498.htm 2426498 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice crime courts-and-trials murder-and-manslaughter australia nsw sydney-2000 watsons-bay-2030