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Thursday Jan 8 19:47 AEDT

Qld police search for stabbing attacker

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Two teenagers have been stabbed in an apparent random attack in Brisbane's north.

Thursday Jan 8 19:27 AEDT

Korean tourists rescued from outback

26 mins ago

Two Korean tourists have been described as "stupid" by Northern Territory police after they became stranded on a dirt road that was closed because of flooding.

Thursday Jan 8 19:05 AEDT

Murray seawater plan to be scrutinised

By Cathy Alexander | 48 mins ago

A controversial plan to flood the lakes at the mouth of the River Murray with sea water has hit a snag - there has to be an environmental impact study first.

Thursday Jan 8 19:00 AEDT

Digger farewelled in solemn ceremony

54 mins ago

The latest Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan has been farewelled in a solemn ceremony by his army colleagues.

Thursday Jan 8 18:53 AEDT

Ex-childcare tycoon to marry again

By Angela Harper | 1 hours 0 mins ago

Former childcare tycoon Eddy Groves' imminent marriage to his partner, Viryan Collins-Rubie, comes while the ink dries on his December divorce papers.

Thursday Jan 8 18:44 AEDT

Shooting victim found on busy highway

1 hours 9 mins ago

Police investigating the baffling case of a motorist found shot beside his car on a busy Melbourne highway have questioned a man about the incident.

Thursday Jan 8 18:43 AEDT

Journo outs herself as Quadrant hoaxer

By Xavier La Canna | 1 hours 11 mins ago

A Melbourne journalist has revealed herself as the hoaxer who fooled Quadrant magazine into publishing a fabricated article about genetic engineering.

Thursday Jan 8 18:31 AEDT

Truck driver dies at Kalgoorlie mine

1 hours 22 mins ago

The West Australian mines department is investigating the death of a dump truck driver at the nation's biggest gold mine at Kalgoorlie.

Thursday Jan 8 18:28 AEDT

Power station worker plunges 10 storeys

By Daniel Fogarty and Simon Mossman | 1 hours 25 mins ago

A Victorian power station worker who was lucky to survive a 50-metre fall while cleaning the walls of a boiler is blaming himself for the accident.

Thursday Jan 8 17:45 AEDT

Cool weather helps NSW firefighters

2 hours 9 mins ago

Cooler weather has brought welcome relief to firefighters battling blazes across NSW, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says.

Thursday Jan 8 17:11 AEDT

New public space for South Bank

By Gabrielle Dunlevy | 2 hours 42 mins ago

Part of Brisbane's South Bank Parklands will be returned as public space to compensate for land devoted to the ABC's new headquarters.

Thursday Jan 8 16:53 AEDT

Six more arrested over estate brawl

3 hours 0 mins ago

Police have continued their crackdown on a troubled Sydney housing estate, arresting more people allegedly involved in a mass brawl earlier this week.

Thursday Jan 8 16:45 AEDT

Xstrata delays mining workers' job cuts

By Jessica Marszalek | 3 hours 8 mins ago

Workers have been given a temporary reprieve from 230 job cuts at a central Queensland coal mine.

Thursday Jan 8 16:42 AEDT

Steve Irwin can dock in Australia: govt

3 hours 11 mins ago

There is no reason to prevent an anti-whaling ship from docking at an Australian port, says acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Keep your hands off my Vegemite: Gillard:Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says there is no way she is giving up her breakfast ritual of Vegemite on toast.

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Injured girls' dad thanks crash carersThe father of three girls injured when a car hit pedestrians in a Victorian coastal town has praised emergency workers and volunteers who helped at the scene.

Hoons joy-ride on golf buggiesHoons have broken into a popular inner-Sydney golf club where they stole buggies and took them on joy-rides across the course, police say.

Good Samaritan stabbed in ChinatownA teenage good samaritan was lucky to survive a vicious stabbing as he tried to break up a fight between three women in Sydney's Chinatown, police say.

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King tide warning issued for Gold CoastGold Coast beachgoers have been warned to take extra care this week, with unpredictable king tides threatening to bombard the coastline.

Injured girls' dad thanks crash carersThe father of three girls injured when a car hit pedestrians in a Victorian coastal town has praised emergency workers and volunteers who helped at the scene.

Hoons joy-ride on golf buggiesHoons have broken into a popular inner-Sydney golf club where they stole buggies and took them on joy-rides across the course, police say.