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Potential uranium port sparks fears for Barrier Reef

The United Nations' world heritage advisory body has expressed serious concerns with the Queensland Government's potential plans to export uranium across the Great Barrier Reef.
ABC - April 22, 9:41 pm
Territory to steal back rare earths project

The Northern Territory Government has welcomed a mining company's announcement that it's considering processing rare earths near Alice Springs, rather than in South Australia.
ABC - April 22, 8:38 pm
Proposal to ban commentators promoting live odds

A proposed ban on live odds during sport matches would stop commentators promoting odds but falls short of a total ban.
ABC - April 22, 8:22 pm
Home-grown game developers play on

Australia's game development industry is slowly bouncing back after nearly collapsing during the global financial crisis.
ABC - April 22, 8:07 pm
Market starts week with broad gains

The Australian share market closed higher to start the week, with gains spread across the board.
ABC - April 22, 5:48 pm
Housing swap on for young and old

As the children of baby boomers start having babies of their own, a report forecasts that they are about to swap homes with their parents.
ABC - April 22, 5:10 pm
Police say bus incident just a mix up

Police now say there was no unauthorised use of a bus on the Gold Coast today.
ABC - April 22, 4:55 pm
Gold Coast police question 'bogus' bus driver

Police are interviewing a man about an unauthorised bus service on Queensland's Gold Coast today.
ABC - April 22, 4:22 pm
Abbott hints at trim to company tax cut promise

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has given his strongest indication yet that the Coalition will have to trim its promise of a 1.5 per cent cut to the company tax rate.
ABC - April 22, 3:31 pm
Federal MPs check out lack of Pilbara defences

Federal MPs on a parliamentary committee checking out the lack of defence for WA's Pilbara, where iron ore, oil and gas projects are concentrated, are visiting key facilities.
ABC - April 22, 3:29 pm
SA housing bleak until next year: report

A quarterly business report says 2013 will mark the low point of South Australia's housing construction cycle and growth will pick up next year.
ABC - April 22, 3:08 pm
Tension builds between Tasmania and WA

Western Australia's Treasurer Troy Buswell says Tasmania should not be propped up with federal funding at the expense of the best performing states.
ABC - April 22, 2:58 pm
NSW teams with Qantas in tourism push

The New South Wales Government is partnering with Qantas to promote Sydney and the state to the world.
ABC - April 22, 1:59 pm
Tasmania bottom of the economic pile

The latest national economic report has delivered a scathing assessment of Tasmania's performance.
ABC - April 22, 1:50 pm
Upper House considers lower speed limits

Tasmania's Infrastructure Minister says new lower speed limits on country roads would have little impact on travel times.
ABC - April 22, 11:26 am