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Reserve may cut rates, banks might not follow

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:01 -0500

Two of Australia's largest banks, Westpac and ANZ, have warned that they may not fully pass on any cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank.

State slides into slowdown

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:01 -0500

Stalling house prices, slower economic growth, fewer new jobs and a high petrol price all bode ill for Victorians.

The Calabrian connection

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:01 -0500

A $440 million drug bust - the world's largest ecstasy haul - has put the spotlight on the Mafia's links to Australia.

Local market ends week higher

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:05:00 -0500

The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, despite sharp falls on Wall Street overnight.

Man in SA court over ecstasy seizure

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:01:00 -0500

One of two South Australians arrested over an ecstasy seizure has appeared in an Adelaide court.

Wine exports slump

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:13:00 -0500

Australian wine exports have slumped by 13 per cent in the past financial year.

Aust dollar drops below 90 US cents

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:37:00 -0500

The Australian dollar has fallen below 90 US cents to its lowest level in six months.

Australian police claim 'world's largest seizure of ecstasy' (AFP)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:31:37 -0500

AFP - Australian Customs and police said Friday they had seized 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy tablets worth nearly 400 million dollars, describing it as the biggest haul of the illicit drug anywhere in the world.

Missing catamaran trio likely drowned: coroner

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:08:00 -0500

Queensland coroner Michael Barnes has found the three men who went missing from a catamaran off north Queensland likely drowned.

'Abused' infant remains in critical condition

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:33:06 -0500

A baby boy with non-accidental head injuries remains in a critical condition in Auckland's Starship Hospital, but is able to breathe for himself. The four-month-old baby was taken to Starship after an ambulance was called to his...

European drugs in Australian bust

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:23:53 -0500

Australian police arrest 16 people after an investigation into an international drugs ring, seizing a record haul of ecstasy pills.

Fisheries officers bust family poaching ring

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:16:36 -0500

Ministry of Fisheries officers have busted a family-run paua poaching ring operating along the Kaikoura Coast. Nelson and Christchurch fishery officers yesterday arrested the alleged ring leader, a 48-year-old Vietnamese man, living...

ANZ keen to reduce rates, but no guarantees

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:39:00 -0500

ANZ says it might not reduce interest rates even if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts the official cash rate.

Tasers still okay under UN torture convention: A-G

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:37:00 -0500

The Federal Attorney-General says if Australia ratifies an optional protocol on the UN Convention Against Torture it would not stop Australian police from using Tasers.

NZ Film to have world premiere in Montreal

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:19:28 -0500

New Zealand feature film Show of Hands has been selected to have its world premiere at this year's Montreal Film Festival. Written and directed by Anthony McCarten, the film is an off-beat love story starring Melanie Lynskey (Sweet...

Primary school heads warn of 'overcrowded curriculum'

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:29:00 -0500

The Australian Primary Principals Association says any national curriculum for primary schools should only cover the minimum essential content.

Final day of inquiry into missing yacht trio

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:27:00 -0500

The coronial inquiry investigating the mysterious disappearance of three Western Australian men from a yacht sailing off north Queensland will wind-up today in Townsville.

Share market falls 0.5 per cent

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:21:00 -0500

Australian shares are down more than half a per cent after another sell off on Wall Street.

Boks out to hone skills before Tri-Nations showdown (AFP)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:12:32 -0500

AFP - South Africa and Argentina go head to head here on Saturday, in a repeat of last year's World Cup semi-final, with the hosts seeking to hit top form ahead of New Zealand and Australia clashes.

Dutch to buy 13 more Bushmasters

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:07:00 -0500

The Dutch Army is buying 13 more Australian-built Bushmaster armoured vehicles.

Financial sector weighs on market

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0500

The financial sector is dragging the Australian share market lower after insurer American International Group delivered a worse than expected loss overnight.

Ferguson ordered to stand trial

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:18:00 -0500

Convicted Queensland paedophile Dennis Ferguson will stand trial on a new child sex charge.

National's plan to find taping culprit foiled

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:25:56 -0500

National has run into a dead end in its bid to find the culprit who made secret recordings of private conversations with MPs. The party was hoping to get security camera footage of a cocktail evening in the Wellington Town Hall...

Taxi driver wins retrial on rape charges

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:16:15 -0500

A taxi driver convicted and jailed for seven years for raping a woman he picked up in Wellington has won a retrial. The Court of Appeal, in a judgment issued today, quashed the conviction of 55-year-old Abdirazak Yussuf Mussa but...

Australia v UK: the squabbles begin

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:02:49 -0500

Sports ministers from both nations enter into friendly wager over predictions for the medal tables

Southern Qld shivers as temps plunge to single figures

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:50:00 -0500

It has been a chilly night in southern Queensland.

Australia to sign up to anti-torture treaty

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:43:00 -0500

Government says plan to sign anti-torture UN protocol is "more than a gesture".

Plane 'blown away' with 180 people aboard (+ VIDEO: Watch incident)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:42:18 -0500

The Civil Aviation Authority has launched a "desktop investigation" after a Pacific Blue Boeing 737 was blown away from a boarding gate at Wellington Airport. The incident happened in June, shortly after passengers disembarked...

Alleged teen brawler 'robbed pizza man'

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:31:00 -0500

Two teenagers have been charged with affray after a large brawl at an under 15s rugby league match in Sydney's west last weekend.

Do you feel lucky? Couples race to marry on 8/8/08

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:07:00 -0500

A record number of couples in Sydney and Brisbane are tying the knot today because the date is considered good luck.

Wgtn-Akld steam train due at Britomart

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0500

The Parliamentary Special will steam into Britomart in Auckland just before 4pm today. The stream train left Wellington two days ago on a journey that reenacts one 100 years ago when MPs travelled from the capital to Auckland to...

Woolworths called on to source Aussie paper

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:45:00 -0500

Australia's leading forestry union says Woolworths should choose an Australian manufacturer to supply its paper products.

Two arrested after attack on homestay student

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:16:26 -0500

A good Samaritan who helped a distressed student after he had been kidnapped and robbed in south Auckland on Tuesday is still being sought by police. Two men were due in court today after the 17-year-old Vietnamese student was...

Robbers winning in crime hotspot

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0500

Police solved only five of the 53 aggravated robberies of South Auckland shops in the six months before liquor store owner Navtej Singh was fatally shot in a hold-up. The record was revealed in Parliament, where National MP and...

Dairy-owner 'had to shoot' to save lives

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:30:00 -0500

A man who shot at armed robbers holding up his dairy says he will not hesitate to pull his air pistol again if he and his wife are threatened. Police cannot rule out charging the Christchurch shop owner, who claims he hit one of...