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Docker Johnson to retire

Posted August 20, 2008 17:37:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 17:38:00

Fremantle Dockers midfielder Mark Johnson is to retire at the end of the season.

Tags: australian-football-league, essendon-3040, fremantle-6160

Essendon draft Mark Johnson to retire from Dockers

Posted August 20, 2008 17:19:00

In the AFL, Fremantle Dockers midfielder Mark Johnson is to retire at the end of the season.

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, essendon-3040, wa, fremantle-6160

Australian man critical after 11 days in Laos jungle

Posted August 20, 2008 17:17:00

A Melbourne man is in a critical condition in a Bangkok hospital after getting stranded in the jungles of Laos for 11 days.

Tags: community-and-society, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, missing-person, australia, melbourne-3000, laos, thailand

Benbrika trial jury retires to consider verdict

Posted August 20, 2008 17:06:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 17:08:00

The jury in the trial of 12 men accused of forming a Melbourne-based terrorist cell has retired to consider its verdict.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

TAFE teachers rally in Melbourne, The ACTU President Sharan Burrow talks about why.

Posted August 20, 2008 15:07:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 15:24:00

The ACTU's Sharan Burrow talks about why TAFE teachers are unhappy with their pay and conditions, and have voted to take industrial action.

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Aust vehicle safety standards not high enough: report

Posted August 20, 2008 15:00:00

A report into vehicle safety says standards in Australia are not high enough.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, automotive, safety, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

TAFE teachers to strike

Posted August 20, 2008 14:46:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 15:22:00

Teachers at Victoria's TAFE colleges have voted on industrial action over a pay rise.

Tags: education, university-and-further-education, teachers, vocational, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, parliament, state-parliament, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Scuffles over stripping of Trust

Posted August 20, 2008 13:31:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 13:40:00

Angry scenes over the Government's decision to strip the First Mildura Irrigation Trust of its responsibilities.

Tags: environment, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, public-sector, rural, irrigation, water, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, mildura-3500

Police case adjourned

Posted August 20, 2008 13:31:00

The case involving former officers and Police Association Secretary Paul Mullett, adjourned.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Dogs to welcome West back for finals

Posted August 20, 2008 13:10:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 13:24:00

Western Bulldogs forward Robert Murphy says the possible return of injured midfielder Scott West would give his team a boost.

Tags: australian-football-league, footscray-3011

New budget airline

Posted August 20, 2008 13:00:00

The low-cost airline AirAsia X will soon begin flying between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, air-transport, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, malaysia

Teachers rally in CBD

Posted August 20, 2008 12:32:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 12:39:00

TAFE teachers threatening more industrial action, unless they are given a pay rise.

Tags: education, university-and-further-education, teachers, vocational, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, parliament, state-parliament, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

New figures show a surge in public transport use.

Posted August 20, 2008 12:17:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 12:36:00

New figures show Melburnians took an extra 32 million trips on public transport last financial year, pushing patronage to record levels.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, transport, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, parliament, state-parliament, forms-of-government, rail-transport, road-transport, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

BankWest's Ian Corfield speaking about quality of life in Australia, and the latest rankings.

Posted August 20, 2008 11:39:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 11:38:00

BankWest's Ian Corfield speaking to 774's Ali Moore about the quality of life in Australia, and the latest rankings.

Tags: australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Quality of life is better in the city: survey

Posted August 20, 2008 11:00:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 11:35:00

Australia's cities have a better quality of life than smaller coastal towns, a national survey says.

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, sydney-2000, nt, darwin-0800, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000, wa, perth-6000

Sydney nabs world Monopoly spot

Posted August 20, 2008 10:35:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 10:47:00

Sydney has been included on the global version of the popular board game Monopoly.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, games, lifestyle-and-leisure, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, melbourne-3000, wa, perth-6000

Kellie Lazarro reports on a conference urging for the removal of disabled youths from nursing homes.

Posted August 20, 2008 10:09:00

Tags: australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Australian scientists gathered for the Eureka Prizes, which this year had a distinctly green tinge.

Posted August 20, 2008 10:02:00

Austrailan scientists gathered for the Eureka Prizes, which this year had a distinctly green tinge.

Tags: australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Euthanasia debate may take months

Posted August 20, 2008 09:00:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 09:11:00

State MPs to vote on a controversial euthanasia Bill.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, parliament, state-parliament, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Melb CBD worst place to live

Posted August 20, 2008 09:00:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 11:29:00

Melbourne's CBD came 574 on the national scale.

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, human-interest, people, lifestyle-and-leisure, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Burst sprinkler closes lanes

Posted August 20, 2008 08:13:00

Tunnels closed last night because of a burst pipe.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, transport, road-transport, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

School teacher takes out Eureka prize

Posted August 19, 2008 22:31:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 09:35:00

A Melbourne school teacher has taken out one of the major sections of the Australian Museum's Eureka prizes.

Tags: human-interest, awards-and-prizes, science-and-technology, research, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Conference urges removal of disabled youths from nursing homes

Posted August 19, 2008 22:08:00

A conference in Melbourne has called on governments to move young people with acquired brain injuries out of aged-care nursing homes and into rehabilitation programs.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, health, disabilities, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Language no barrier to counting: study

Posted August 19, 2008 20:00:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 20:13:00

A study suggests children do not need to know the words for numbers in order to be able to count.

Tags: education, australia, nt, alyangula-0885, vic, melbourne-3000

Police apologise to Jewish attack victim

Posted August 19, 2008 19:49:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 19:58:00

Victorian Police apologise to Jewish man assaulted in front of off-duty officer.

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, judaism, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, vic, caulfield-3162, ocean-grove-3226