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$A down and staying down

The Australian dollar appears to be settled for a long stay below the 100 US cent mark.
May 17, 3:26 pm
Gina Rinehart warns of Euro-style collapse

Gina Rinehart has drawn fire over a video message for the second time in a year, warning Australia's economy is headed for a Euro-style collapse.
May 17, 3:18 pm
Drug boss Tony Mokbel loses Vic appeal

Drug boss Tony Mokbel has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence in Victoria's highest court.
May 17, 3:16 pm
Two charged over illegal weapons haul

Two people are facing charges over a cache of illegal weapons found at a house at Enfield in Adelaide.
ABC - May 17, 3:13 pm
Unique Aussie wine varieties winning favour

Some alternative Australian-developed wine varieties are finding their way into the glasses of local drinkers, but the biggest test for winemakers has been getting consumers to try them.
ABC - May 17, 3:09 pm
Man could be jailed for peeing on cop

The Queensland Police Service have successfully appealed the sentence of a man who urinated on a female cop, but avoided jail time.
May 17, 3:03 pm
China buys into power network

A state-owned Chinese power company is set to take a major stake Singapore Power International's Australian assets.
May 17, 3:01 pm
Department cuts jobs, hires casuals

The Federal Government is spending $30 million hiring casual and short-term staff in its biggest department, while axing 2,400 permanent jobs.
ABC - May 17, 2:58 pm
Artists confess to mayoral street art tribute

Days after her death a portrait has surfaced on a bridge, depicting the long-serving Port Augusta mayor Joy Baluch.
ABC - May 17, 2:57 pm
Drop 'unfair' parental scheme, Abbott told

The Australian Industry Group will lobby Tony Abbott to scrap his promised parental scheme if the coalition wins government.
May 17, 2:52 pm
Ball will keep bumping in AFL

Collingwood star Luke Ball remains a fan of the bump, despite the furore surrounding the two-week ban handed down to Geelong's James Kelly.
May 17, 2:47 pm
I'm not guilty of anything, says ICAC minister

Former New South Wales Labor Minister Ian Macdonald has told a corruption inquiry he thinks all ministers at times decline to follow the advice of their departments.
ABC - May 17, 2:46 pm
Dildo debt collector in court

A Sydney mechanic ran from his workshop when a man armed with a large sex toy demanded money in a dispute over a lost Mercedes-Benz, a court has heard.
May 17, 2:30 pm
Dozens of doctors submit resignations

Thirty South Australian doctors are threatening to resign from hospital and ambulance services on the south coast in a dispute with Country Health SA.
ABC - May 17, 2:21 pm
NSW murderer jailed for horrifying death

Tosha Thakkar was randomly selected by her murderous teenage neighbour who raped and strangled her, a Sydney court has heard.
May 17, 2:11 pm