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Euthanasia advocate Nitschke allowed into UK

Posted March 13, 2010 05:47:00

Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has been allowed to enter the UK after being held up at a Parisian transit stop by customs officials.

Tags: community-and-society, euthanasia, france, united-kingdom

Obama to delay Australia trip Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 01:39:00

US president Barack Obama will delay his departure on a trip to Australia and Indonesia until March 21 as he battles for health care reform.

Tags: foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, guam, indonesia, united-states

Euthanasia advocate Nitschke detained in Paris Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 00:21:00

Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke says he is being held at a transit station in Paris, while British Customs officials decide whether to let him into the UK.

Tags: community-and-society, euthanasia, france, united-kingdom

Lisch leads Wildcats to fifth title Audio Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 00:00:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 00:12:00

Perth became the most successful franchise in NBL history on Friday night as Kevin Lisch shot the Wildcats to a 96-72 game three victory over Wollongong at "The Jungle".

Tags: sport, basketball, nbl, australia, nsw, wollongong-2500, wa, perth-6000

Israel seals off West Bank amid heightened tension Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 23:08:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 23:37:00

Israel has sealed off the West Bank amid tension over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of violence.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territories

Broncos escape resurgent Cowboys Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 22:33:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 23:13:00

Denan Kemp's late try helped Brisbane avoid a shock come-from-behind defeat at North Queensland's hands, the home side winning 30-24 in forgettable fashion at Lang Park on Friday night.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, townsville-4810

Clarke and Bingle break up Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 22:31:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 22:42:00

Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have officially terminated their engagement.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, human-interest, people, sport, cricket, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Dragons put favourites in their place Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 21:38:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 22:15:00

St George Illawarra has handed NRL premiership favourite Parramatta an early wake-up call, the Dragons prevailing 18-12 to commence the new season at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, parramatta-2150, wollongong-2500

HIV-positive author attacks China ban Audio

Posted March 12, 2010 21:18:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 21:20:00

China's refusal to allow an HIV-positive Australian author to enter the country has led to calls for the Beijing Government to change the law.

Tags: books-literature, health, diseases-and-disorders, aids-and-hiv, law-crime-and-justice, rights, human-rights, author, tas, hobart-7000, china

Minister condemns newspaper's terror stunt

Posted March 12, 2010 21:04:00

New Zealand Police Minister Judith Collins has slammed a stunt in which a newspaper sent people masquerading as terrorists with fake bombs to Super 14 rugby games as "unbelievably stupid".

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, terrorism, new-zealand

Protesters clog Bangkok's main streets

Posted March 12, 2010 20:50:00

Thousands of supporters of Thailand's ousted prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, have begun three days of protests in Bangkok, shutting down a major road outside Siam Square.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, thailand

UN changes may see detainees sent home Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 20:50:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 21:10:00

The UN is looking at changing its international protection guidelines for Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers.

Tags: immigration, refugees, afghanistan, australia, sri-lanka

Pakistan blasts kill 45 Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 20:15:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 00:38:00

Twin suicide attacks have targeted the Pakistani military, killing 45 people in the second attack to hit the country's cultural capital, Lahore.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, pakistan

Saints and Lovett still at loggerheads Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 20:00:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 20:08:00

St Kilda says a mediation process with sacked midfielder Andrew Lovett could not reach a resolution.

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, st-kilda-3182

Australia won't back tuna trade ban Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 19:03:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 19:45:00

Despite a collapse of world tuna stocks, the Government won't support a global ban on the trade of the northern variety of the species.

Tags: environment, endangered-and-protected-species, rural, fishing-aquaculture, australia, qatar

'Predatory culture' on HMAS Success Audio Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 18:31:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 19:00:00

Inquiry hears a predatory culture existed on the Navy ship HMAS Success, with female sailors being bullied into having sex.

Tags: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, navy, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, australia

Market finishes marginally higher

Posted March 12, 2010 17:44:00

The Australian share market finished flat on Friday, after initially making gains on a positive lead from Wall Street overnight.

Tags: company-news, mining, finance-markets, stockmarket, currency-markets, takeovers, australia

Teen employee 'punched, bound and burned' Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 17:33:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 17:56:00

Police allege a man and woman punched, bound, burned and threatened to kill a teenage employee.

Tags: courts-and-trials, police, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Women on pill may live longer Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 17:15:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 17:36:00

Australian experts are divided over fresh British research which says the pill is good for women.

Tags: health, reproduction-and-contraception, contraception, womens-health, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, united-kingdom

Parents sue for $18m after babies taken Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 16:57:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 16:11:00

Figures released by the NSW Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by DoCS is on the rise.

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, reproduction-and-contraception, pregnancy-and-childbirth, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, babies, parenting, australia, nsw

ASIO hunts for new recruits on Facebook

Posted March 12, 2010 16:41:00

Australia's premier spy organisation is infiltrating social media and revamping its own website in a bid to attract more young people to join its ranks.

Tags: security-intelligence, government-and-politics, federal-government, offbeat, australia

AFL lashes out at Bingle's legal team Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 16:22:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 19:04:00

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has taken a swipe at Lara Bingle's legal team as the nude photo saga continues to drag on.

Tags: australian-football-league, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

BA worker fronts court over bomb plot

Posted March 12, 2010 15:38:00

A British Airways computer expert has appeared in a British court accused of planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom.

Tags: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, united-kingdom

Hurley offers 'sympathy' to Doomadgee family Video Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 15:38:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 17:24:00

The policeman acquitted of a 2004 death-in-custody on Palm Island in north Queensland has, for the first time, offered his sympathy to the victim's family.

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, black-deaths-in-custody, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, qld, palm-island-4815, townsville-4810

Income management harms health: Doctors Video Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 15:28:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 15:42:00

The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association has called for a halt to compulsory welfare quarantining for Indigenous people in the NT.

Tags: indigenous, welfare, health, australia, nt, darwin-0800