Jetstar investigating Fearnley complaint
Jetstar executives say they are investigating a complaint from Paralympian Kurt Fearnley who says he was forced to crawl through Brisbane Airport because the airline would not let him take his...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 5:43 pm
Pulp friction: bail reprieve for Cundall
Tasmanian police have lifted strict bail conditions imposed on Peter Cundall and 55 pulp mill protestors arrested outside Parliament House in Hobart.
The ABC gardening personality was among those...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 5:34 pm
Housing affordability 'a threat to nation'
Lobby groups are pressuring the Federal Government to double its target for low-income dwellings as Australia faces a massive shortage of affordable housing over the next decade.
Chair of the...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 5:33 pm
Tensions high at climate deal crunch time
The Federal Opposition is locked in intense talks to decide if it should accept the Government's amended emissions trading scheme.
The joint Coalition party room met for four hours this morning...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 5:22 pm
Premier not optimistic about McCain jobs
Tasmania's Premier admits there is little hope of McCain reversing its decision to close a processing plant in the far north-west.
The company plans to shut one of its Smithton factories, and...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:41 pm
Financial planners want client compensation review
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (ASX: FPA.ax) wants the Federal Government to conduct a broader review of client compensation, following the collapse of Townsville-based Storm...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:40 pm
Whistling protesters interrupt Question Time
Question Time in Federal Parliament has been interrupted by a group of whistling protesters.
About a dozen people in the public gallery blew whistles while Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was talking...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:30 pm
Senior Liberal deals Turnbull climate blow
The Coalition's former climate change spokesman, Andrew Robb, is understood to have criticised the Government's amended emissions trading scheme, dealing a blow to Opposition Leader Malcolm...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:25 pm
Woodside flags fall in production
Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum is expecting its production for next year to fall to between 70 and 75 million barrels of oil equivalent.
That is the unit used...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:19 pm
Rudd turns up heat as Coalition stews
Federal Coalition MPs have not yet decided whether to support the Government's amended emissions trading scheme despite a marathon four-hour joint party room meeting this morning.
Prime Minister...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 3:02 pm
Clubbers to have fingerprints scanned
Party-goers in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley will soon be forced to have their fingerprints scanned before entering some of the precinct's most popular nightclubs.
Many Valley clubs already have an...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 1:37 pm
Connex off track till the bitter end
Connex, Melbourne's outgoing passenger train operator is going out with a whimper when it finishes up its contract at the end of the month.
It has been revealed that one of the last trains will...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 12:05 pm
20pc of migrants headed for Qld
The State Government says new figures show 20 per cent of people migrating to Australia are making Queensland home.
Premier Anna Bligh says 10 years ago only 15 per cent of migrants settled in...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 12:01 pm
BHP director stands down
BHP Billiton has announced the resignation of one of its directors, David Morgan.
Dr Morgan will become the managing director of the investment firm, JC Flowers based in London.
BHP Billiton's...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 11:37 am
Disabled man hospitalised in fall from Jetstar wheelchair
A Melbourne man says he was hospitalised for six days after falling from a wheelchair provided by Jetstar at Melbourne Airport.
The man's claim comes after Paralympian Kurt Fearnley was forced to...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009, 11:22 am
