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Patients return to hospital after chemical scare

Posted August 20, 2008 20:05:00

Patients have been allowed to return to a hospital in southern New South Wales after reports of a chemical spill sparked an evacuation.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, tumut-2720

No baby whale feeding solution after expert talks Video Audio

Posted August 20, 2008 19:29:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 20:28:00

Concerns about a baby whale abandoned off Sydney's northern beaches are growing after talks with US experts failed to come up with a way to save the animal.

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Hit-run accused drove aggressively, court told

Posted August 20, 2008 18:24:00

A Canberra court has heard a 22-year-old Sydney man accused of killing his girlfriend in a hit-and-run incident was driving aggressively when he returned to the scene.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, narellan-vale-2567

School takes modern approach to student exams Audio Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 17:29:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 17:38:00

Students at a Sydney school are being encouraged to take their phones, laptops and MP3s into exams.

Tags: education, schools, secondary-schools, information-and-communication, mobile-phones, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Meeting to discuss Picton Rd truck concerns

Posted August 20, 2008 13:02:00

Wollondilly council has called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss what they say will be an extra 35,000 trucks on Picton Road per year starting in November.

Tags: local-government, road-transport, picton-2571, wollongong-2500

Man charged over $200k drug, cash haul

Posted August 20, 2008 12:32:00

A Sydney man has been charged over a drugs and cash haul worth more than $200,000.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, nsw, enfield-2136, sydney-2000

Earliest Aust sound film returned Video Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 12:01:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 12:10:00

Australia's oldest surviving sound film has been returned to Australia after being discovered in Britain.

Tags: feature-films, act, canberra-2600, nsw, sydney-2000

US warship marks Great White Fleet's arrival Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 11:34:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 11:54:00

A US warship is in Sydney to commemorate an event a century ago that marked a defining moment for the young Australian Federation.

Tags: history, world-politics, federation, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, united-states

International help sought for lost whale calf Audio Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 11:08:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 11:49:00

NSW Premier Morris Iemma says experts are seeking international help for the whale calf stranded off Sydney's northern beaches.

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Quality of life is better in the city: survey Photo

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 Photo

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

Eureka Awards celebrate science's green tinge Audio Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 10:25:00

Australia's top scientists swapped lab coats for tuxedos and little black frocks for the science community's Eureka Prizes.

Tags: human-interest, awards-and-prizes, science-and-technology, research, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Dumpster kids: Home or cubby house?

Posted August 20, 2008 09:45:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 10:03:00

Police and the Department of Community Services (DOCS) are searching for three children who are thought to have slept inside an industrial bin at Maitland in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

Tags: community-and-society, homelessness, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, maitland-2320, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000

Man charged over syringe robbery

Posted August 20, 2008 08:32:00

A man has been charged after threatening shop owners and police with a syringe in Sydney's east yesterday afternoon.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, nsw, darlinghurst-2010, neutral-bay-2089, sydney-2000

Locals fear 'Berlin Wall' around rail line Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 08:05:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 08:36:00

Concerns have been raised about a noise barrier planned for the new freight line in Sydney's south.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, local-government, programs-and-initiatives, rail-transport, australia, nsw, sefton-2162, sydney-2000

Lost baby whale may have to be put down Video Audio Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 07:10:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 08:23:00

A Sydney yacht owner has woken up to find the lost humpback whale calf trying to suckle from his boat.

Tags: endangered-and-protected-species, animals, mammals, nsw, sydney-2000

Armed robber dies after botched hold-up Photo

Posted August 20, 2008 05:31:00 | Updated August 20, 2008 09:19:00

A man has died after being shot during the attempted armed robbery of an armoured car in Sydney's west.

Tags: crime, police, armed-robbery, nsw, sydney-2000

Redfern base to simulate Harbour attacks

Posted August 19, 2008 19:46:00

A new $8.5 million Defence research facility in Sydney will use 3D technology for the first time to develop counter-terrorism measures for Australia's ports and harbours.

Tags: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, federal-government, terrorism, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Witness recounts hit-run killing

Posted August 19, 2008 19:00:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 19:10:00

A Canberra court has heard a Sydney man charged with murdering his girlfriend in a hit-and-run was driving the vehicle that hit her.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, act, canberra-2600, sydney-2000

Bodies-in-barrels killer takes the stand Photo

Posted August 19, 2008 17:00:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 17:34:00

The woman accused of masterminding the murder of a couple at Nowra on the NSW south coast has taken the stand.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, nowra-2541, sydney-2000

'Spousebusting' private eye to appeal jail sentence

Posted August 19, 2008 15:30:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 18:27:00

Private eye appeals nine-month jail sentence for impersonating AFP officer on stake-out.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, australia, nsw, bondi-2026, sydney-2000

Rail report must be released: NSW Opp

Posted August 19, 2008 14:31:00

The New South Wales Opposition says an independent review of CityRail's maintenance procedures should be released publicly.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rail-transport, nsw, sydney-2000

Hit-and-run murder hearing underway Photo

Posted August 19, 2008 13:17:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 13:34:00

The committal hearing has begun for a Sydney man charged with murdering his girlfriend in a hit-and-run in Canberra.

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, act, canberra-2600, sydney-2000

Lost baby whale 'at risk of being eaten' Video Photo

Posted August 19, 2008 12:05:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 20:11:00

There are fears a baby humpback whale separated from its mother could be eaten by a shark.

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Agius remains on bail Photo

Posted August 19, 2008 11:51:00 | Updated August 19, 2008 12:40:00

A former Sydney accountant accused of running an overseas money laundering scheme has had his bail continued.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, new-zealand, vanuatu