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Police investigate fatal car crash

August 8, 2008 01:12:00

Police are examining the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Melbourne's west.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, vic, laverton-3028, melbourne-3000

New plan 'could solve Murray-Darling water issues'

August 8, 2008 00:26:00

A new plan could potentially be the answer to the Murray-Darling river's ongoing water issues.[MORE]

Tags: environment, conservation, dams-and-reservoirs, government-and-politics, federal-government, rivers, water, australia, nsw, qld, sa, vic

Air-con issue behind Qantas flight cancellation

August 7, 2008 20:06:00

An air-conditioning problem forced the cancellation of a Qantas flight in Melbourne.[MORE]

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

Scientists trial oestrogen in treating women with schizophrenia

August 7, 2008 16:20:00

Australian scientists are taking a novel approach in treating women with schizophrenia. They have just published the findings of a clinical trial using the female hormone oestrogen.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, mental-health, womens-health, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Hail causes traffic chaos

August 7, 2008 16:10:00

Bad weather is causing havoc on roads in the western Victoria. [MORE]

Tags: weather, storm, australia, vic, ballan-3342, melbourne-3000

Eastlink collects $3m in first week of full operation

August 7, 2008 13:39:00

The operators of Melbourne's Eastlink tollway have collected about $3 million in tolls during the first week of full operation.[MORE]

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

Noise from undercarriage prompts Qantas flight cancellation

August 7, 2008 13:12:00

A domestic flight to Canberra had to be turned back this morning when passengers heard noises coming from the undercarriage.[MORE]

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

Hiring figures up as unemployment rate stays steady

August 7, 2008 12:17:00

New figures show sharper-than-expected increase in the number of people hired last month.[MORE]

Tags: economic-trends, industrial-relations, unemployment, australia, act, nsw, nt, qld, sa, tas, vic, wa

Vic govt examining triple trucks proposal

August 7, 2008 12:01:00

The State Government is considering whether to allow larger trucks on more Victorian roads.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, road-transport, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Inspectors target unsafe work sites

August 7, 2008 12:01:00

WorkSafe inspectors say they have found a number of safety breaches at construction sites in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, building-and-construction, health, occupational-health-and-safety, australia, vic, south-yarra-3141

Female hormone effective in schizophrenia treatment

August 7, 2008 11:40:00

Australian scientists are taking a novel approach to treating women with schizophrenia.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, mental-health, womens-health, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Osland victory in fight for FOI documents

August 7, 2008 11:09:00

Heather Osland has been granted the right to go back to the Court of Appeal to find out why her petition for mercy failed.[MORE]

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

Mystery surrounds man in coma

August 7, 2008 11:03:00

Police are appealing for witnesses to try and determine how 43 year old Fuad Hassic wound up in hospital with serious head injuries.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, vic, hampton-3188

Vic fire fighters safe in California

August 7, 2008 11:03:00

Authorities says no Victorian firefighters were involved in an overnight helicopter crash in northern California.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space-accidents, fires, bushfire, vic, melbourne-3000, united-states

Traders threaten street protests over clearways

August 7, 2008 11:01:00

Angry traders in Richmond have taken to the streets again to protest over extended clearway times.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, australia, vic, richmond-3121

Tabcorp posts $165m loss after policy change

August 7, 2008 10:34:00

Gaming company Tabcorp has posed a huge loss for the 2008 financial year.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, economic-trends, gambling, states-and-territories, vic, melbourne-3000

Rio Tinto Alcan moving R&D operations to Brisbane

August 7, 2008 09:00:00

Major aluminium producer, Rio Tinto Alcan, is moving its research and development operations to Brisbane, creating nearly 50 jobs.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, rural, science-and-technology, research, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, gladstone-4680, weipa-4874, vic, melbourne-3000

Franklin's shadow looms over Lions

August 7, 2008 08:06:00

Lions midfielder Justin Sherman says stopping in-form forward Lance Franklin will be a big part of his side's game plan going into Saturday's match against the Hawks.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, vic, hawthorn-3122

Victory take out pre season cup

August 7, 2008 08:01:00

The Melbourne Victory claimed the A-League's first piece of silverware for the season, defeating the Wellington Phoenix on penalties in last night's pre season cup final.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, new-zealand

Seven arrested in Vic drug raids

August 7, 2008 08:00:00

Drugs, cash and guns were seized in drug raids at a number of properties in Melbourne and country Victoria overnight. Seven people have been arrested.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia, vic, ballarat-3350, macedon-3440, melbourne-3000

Vic police criticised over botched DNA case

August 7, 2008 07:42:00

Police are in the firing line over the review of 7,000 DNA cases after the contamination of a DNA sample in a cold case murder investigation.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, science-and-technology, forensic-science, dna-testing, cloning-and-dna, genetics, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Air traffic controller expresses regret over plane crash

August 6, 2008 17:10:00

An air traffic controller has expressed regret over a plane crash near Benalla in 2004.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, benalla-3672, melbourne-3000

DNA bungle puts cases in question

August 6, 2008 15:50:00

Victoria Police are reviewing thousands of cases involving DNA evidence, after evidence from a 24-year-old murder case was contaminated.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, ferntree-gully-3156, sale-3850

Charges dropped over contaminated evidence

August 6, 2008 15:21:00

Police say the contamination of a DNA sample has forced them to drop murder charges against Russell John Gesah.[MORE]

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

Police confirm identity of missing tourist

August 6, 2008 14:01:00

Victoria Police have confirmed a body found in the Yarra River in Melbourne at the weekend is that of missing Irishman, Stephen King.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, ireland