http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin News as it happens from around Australia and the world http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:26:13 +1100 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:26:13 +1100 Former ABC broadcaster Richard Peace, the voice behind the speaking clock, has died. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437718.htm 2437718 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:22:00 +1100 information-and-communication broadcasting abc australia indonesia Almost 400 Australians are safe and well after their cruise ship was surrounded by more than 20 boats south of the Gulf of Aden. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437643.htm 2437643 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:31:00 +1100 human-interest australia wa fremantle-6160 somalia yemen Sudan's government is still supporting genocide in Darfur through actions including rape and holding up humanitarian aid, the International Criminal Court prosecutor says. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437694.htm 2437694 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1100 world-politics law-crime-and-justice rights human-rights unrest-conflict-and-war sudan After an extensive review of the Victorian jumps racing industry, Racing Victoria has announced the sport will continue. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437692.htm 2437692 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1100 animals animal-welfare horse-racing vic melbourne-3000 Investors who lost more than $200 million in the collapse of Fincorp are taking legal action against a company set up to protect their funds. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437618.htm 2437618 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:16:00 +1100 company-news consumer-protection corporate-governance courts-and-trials melbourne-3000 The Australian share market is higher in early trade this morning. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437662.htm 2437662 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:40:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance economic-trends finance-markets australia The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437611.htm 2437611 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:13:00 +1100 community-and-society indigenous government-and-politics parliament state-parliament states-and-territories law-crime-and-justice australia qld brisbane-4000 Gordon Wood has been sentenced to 17 years' jail for murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437552.htm 2437552 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:36:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice crime courts-and-trials murder-and-manslaughter australia nsw sydney-2000 watsons-bay-2030 Daily Telegraph editor Gary Linnell defends MP James Bidgood over his controversial photo of a Parliament House protester. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437524.htm 2437524 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:13:00 +1100 federal-government information-and-communication print-media australia act canberra-2600 qld mackay-4740 Hundreds of Australians have touched down on the first international flights from Bangkok. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437345.htm 2437345 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:10:00 +1100 world-politics unrest-conflict-and-war australia nsw sydney-2000 thailand The AMS is calling for an hospital audit review after yesterday's admission of another cancer bungle in SA. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437320.htm 2437320 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +1100 states-and-territories cancer healthcare-facilities medical-procedures sa adelaide-5000 north-adelaide-5006 A report from the tribunal which sets the pay of federal politicians says MPs and ministers should receive a hefty pay rise. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437481.htm 2437481 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:38:00 +1100 government-and-politics federal-government parliament australia The Victorian Upper house has passed the water bill that refers some of the state's powers to the Commonwealth to manage the Murray-Darling Basin. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437375.htm 2437375 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:24:00 +1100 environment federal-state-issues rivers water nsw sa vic melbourne-3000 Brazilian authorities have been working to identify a mystery illness that killed a 53-year-old South African man visiting Rio de Janeiro. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437521.htm 2437521 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:10:00 +1100 health diseases-and-disorders brazil Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will "take every step necessary" to get its $28 billion Schools Assistance bill through the Senate today without further changes. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437502.htm 2437502 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +1100 education federal-government australia vic Troubled investment bank Babcock and Brown says it will resume trading on the Australian share market today after its bankers agreed to loan the company extra money. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437503.htm 2437503 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance company-news economic-trends finance-markets australia united-states Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has temporarily put aside hostilities on the final scheduled parliamentary sitting day to wish the Opposition a Merry Christmas. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437505.htm 2437505 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +1100 government-and-politics federal-government parliament australia The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has made a record cut to its benchmark interest rate, slashing the official cash rate by 1.5 percentage points. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437492.htm 2437492 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:49:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance economic-trends new-zealand A one-week-old conjoined twin died following high-risk emergency surgery to separate her from her sister, a London hospital said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437476.htm 2437476 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:31:00 +1100 health medical-procedures human-interest united-kingdom england Racing Victoria is expected to announce the findings of its inquiry into whether Melbourne Cup runner-up, Bauer, received electro-shockwave therapy. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437178.htm 2437178 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:00:00 +1100 horse-racing vic melbourne-3000 Federal politicians are working towards new laws to prevent the return of the death penalty in Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437415.htm 2437415 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:50:00 +1100 federal-parliament prisons-and-punishment australia act canberra-2600 An investigation has been launched after a Labor MP sold a photo of a man trying to set himself alight in a protest. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437245.htm 2437245 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:03:00 +1100 immigration government-and-politics federal-government australia qld mackay-4740 Animal welfare groups say owners are being forced to abandon their pets in increasing numbers because of housing trends. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437426.htm 2437426 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance industry housing animal-welfare australia Wayne Swan keeps options open on "infrastructure bank" for the states and territories. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437428.htm 2437428 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +1100 industry banking federal-government australia