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Valentine's Day child rapist wins sentence reduction

A New South Wales man who kidnapped and raped a six-year-old girl on Valentine's Day three years ago has won an appeal against his jail sentence.
ABC - April 16, 1:19 pm
Eagles ruck Sinclair thanks Gerard Healy

Brownlow medallist Gerard Healy convinced ruckman Callum Sinclair to move to Perth in order to boost his chances of being drafted by AFL club West Coast.
April 16, 1:17 pm
Australians survive bombings in Boston

Marathon champions Robert de Castella, Jeffrey Hunt and Kurt Fearnely were among the Australians rocked, but who survived the Boston bomb blasts
April 16, 1:10 pm
MTV promotes Sydney tourism to gen Y

Video may have killed the radio star, but the NSW government is hoping to boost Sydney tourism by partnering online with youth music channel MTV.
April 16, 1:05 pm
Some Sri Lankan asylum seekers may be sent home

The Government has indicated that some of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who arrived by boat in Geraldton a week ago will probably be sent back.
ABC - April 16, 1:03 pm
Grape growers among Stonehaven creditors

South-east South Australian grape growers are among those owed millions of dollars after a wine processing company went into liquidation.
ABC - April 16, 1:02 pm
Embattled Qld MP a no-show at parliament

Embattled Qld MP Scott Driscoll has been dumped from a parliamentary committee while on leave to care for his wife.
April 16, 1:00 pm
Children's commissioner role to be reviewed

The role of the Children's Commissioner in Tasmania is to be reviewed.
ABC - April 16, 12:49 pm
$A lower as gold price continues to fall

The Australian dollar is one US cent lower pushed down by the continued fall in the gold price.
April 16, 12:37 pm
Aust stocks lower at midday

Australian stocks were lower at noon lead down by resources stocks but the falls have not been as heavy as occurred in the US overnight
April 16, 12:34 pm
Help for kids affected by bushfires

Tasmania's Premier has welcomed a $650,000 support program to help children affected by January's devastating bushfires.
ABC - April 16, 12:34 pm
Police dubious about night patrol hotline calls

The Northern Territory Police Association has expressed reservations about plans to set up a hotline for people to directly call Darwin's Larrakia Night Patrol.
ABC - April 16, 12:30 pm
Inquiry to probe wind farm property price impacts

A Federal Court decision has triggered a South Australian parliamentary investigation into whether wind farms can devalue neighbouring properties.
ABC - April 16, 12:26 pm
Stocks to watch at noon on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at noon on Tuesday
April 16, 12:09 pm
Water bill holds up Myer plan

Construction of the $100 million redevelopment of the Myer site in Hobart's CBD has been delayed over a water bill.
ABC - April 16, 12:04 pm