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Qld booze bans don't breach race laws

Australia's High Court has ruled alcohol management plans in place in 19 indigenous Qld communities do not breach racial discrimination laws.
June 19, 10:35 am
Stephen Milne rape charges: Riewoldt says Milne should be allowed to play against Melbourne

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt says veteran player Stephen Milne should be allowed to play in this weekend's match against Melbourne despite facing four rape charges over an alleged incident in 2004.
ABC - June 19, 10:33 am
Adrian Bayley to serve at least 35 years for rape and murder of Jill Meagher

Adrian Bayley has been sentenced to serve at least 35 years in jail for the rape and murder of ABC staffer Jill Meagher in Melbourne last year.
ABC - June 19, 10:31 am
Perth airport screeners backed interstate

Demonstrations are being held at Qantas terminals around the country to protest at MSS's refusal to offer Perth security screeners wage parity.
June 19, 10:31 am
Sleeping man dies after being run over on road

Northern Territory Police are investigating whether a man was sleeping on a road when he was hit and killed by a car at Palmerston.
ABC - June 19, 10:29 am
Kiwi dies in freezing Qld conditions

A New Zealand man, who slept out on the patio of a Queensland house, has died.
June 19, 10:23 am
Smith outlines Afghan mission post-2014

Defence Minister Stephen Smith says several hundred Australian troops are set to remain in Afghanistan to advise and train Afghan forces.
June 19, 10:22 am
Jill murderer Bayley gets life with parole

Adrian Bayley has been jailed for life with the chance of parole for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.
June 19, 10:22 am
DPP must explain Kelly call: NSW premier

The DPP should explain why it allowed the man who killed Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross last year to plead guilty to manslaughter, Barry O'Farrell says.
June 19, 10:19 am
Aust shares open higher

The Australian share market at open on Wednesday
June 19, 10:14 am
New search for missing Qld couple

Authorities will begin a fresh search for missing Queensland couple Robert Martinez and Chantal Barnett following new information.
June 19, 10:01 am
Top cop wants booze ad ban during TV sport

The Liberals, Labor and Greens will be urged by WA's Police Commissioner to consider banning alcohol ads during TV sports broadcasts
June 19, 10:01 am
Hearings prove struth is stranger than friction

The first day of Northern Territory Budget Estimates hearings dragged on into the small hours of this morning, and was peppered with misunderstandings, threats to sue, some revelations about government spending and many questions consigned to the "too hard" basket.
ABC - June 19, 9:58 am
Budget cuts aren't painful: NSW premier

Premier Barry O'Farrell has defended his government's third budget, saying he will always attempt to make efficiency savings.
June 19, 9:57 am
Vic cops 'let everyone down' in Milne case

The initial police investigation into St Kilda player Stephen Milne was inadequate, assistant commissioner Steve Fontana says.
June 19, 9:37 am