ABUSIVE emails written by the son of the campaign manager of the Christian Democratic Party containing anti-Muslim and homophobic comments have embarrassed the party's president, the Reverend Fred Nile, only two weeks before the December 5 Bradfield byelection, in which the party …

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A man has been charged with money laundering after police allegedly found $1.5 million inside the boot of his Mercedes-Benz in Sydney's west yesterday.

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ABC gardening personality Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's parliament during a protest against Gunns' Tamar Valley pulp mill.

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HEALTH authorities should be doing more to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths as vulnerable people, particularly the elderly, struggle to adapt to the changing conditions, emergency doctors say.

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Police have charged a woman with attempted murder after she allegedly set a man alight in Victoria's north-east.

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Two men impersonating police officers have carried out a brazen burglary in Melbourne's western suburbs.

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The pilot of a CareFlight jet is being hailed a hero after he safely ditched the plane into the Pacific Ocean after bad weather prevented him from landing at Norfolk Island.

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Fire Authorities have issued total fire bans for most parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

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This morning the Centre for Advanced Journalism at the University of Melbourne will release its first major research report.

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Australian scientists researching the causes of Parkinson's disease say their breakthrough will help develop new ways of treating other debilitating illnesses.

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Twenty years after the brutal rape and murder of a Newcastle schoolgirl, there are claims more advanced DNA technology could have changed the outcome of the case.

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A man who was bleeding after surgery in a Tasmanian hospital had to call the triple-0 emergency number for help when he could not raise nurses.

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The Church of Scientology says allegations made in Federal Parliament by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon are an abuse of parliamentary privilege.

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A ST KILDA man purporting to be a ''North American Indian shaman healer'' with the power to cure cancer has failed in a Supreme Court bid to stop the Health Services Commissioner naming him in a report to State Parliament.

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Surgeons have separated conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna in a marathon operation at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital.

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A 38-year-old man has been arrested over a string of alleged sexual assaults dating back to when he was 11 years old.

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A Sydney couple will face court today, accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy and posting images of the alleged attack on the internet.

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To the envy of geeks everywhere Australia's most powerful computer has been officially launched in Canberra, ushering in a new era for scientific research.

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Australian newspaper publishers say they are different from their US counterparts but they are following a near identical path to a dramatically smaller existence.

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The Federal Government says today's national apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants marks a significant step forward in the healing process.

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Ever since somebody suggested that eating one a day kept the doctor away, the health benefits of the apple have been trumpeted by grandmothers and government ministers alike.

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A new report has warned that up to 250,000 homes around Australia will be inundated due to climate change by the turn of the century.

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Macular degeneration is on a long list of problems set to get worse as Australia's population ages, but a new treatment could prevent it.

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The New South Wales Government has reversed its policy on solar power - meaning households with solar energy systems will soon be paid for all of the electricity they generate.

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A man has been jailed by the District Court in Adelaide for at least seven years for a violent rape and home invasion more than two decades ago.

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