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A small army of labourers and government staff have begun cleaning up the Little Sisters camp. The Territory Alliance is overseeing the upgrades and Manager Alan McGill says the clean-up will take eight weeks. "There'll be all sorts of items...

A teenage boy was charged on Monday after he allegedly stabbed a man 14 times after robbing him of 20 cents in Melbourne.     The 15-year-old was one of the two youths who approached the man as he was walking back...

Talks between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and state and territory leaders have begun in Brisbane. Mr Rudd walked with the premiers and chief ministers into Parliament House in Brisbane on Monday morning for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting....

Three people were arrested Sunday when dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators stormed a Melbourne hotel, officials said. The arrests came when about 100 protesters jammed against a side door at the Park Hyatt Hotel, where Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard...

The Australian government said doctors were watching a Canadian citizen who is on a hunger strike to protest his imminent deportation from the country over visa problems. Ziad Chebib was in a detention centre in Melbourne on Monday awaiting his...

A white Falcon station wagon was found unlocked and abandoned at the northern end of the bridge. One lane of traffic has been blocked, and police are calling for witnesses to come forward.

The three Governments say they are deeply disappointed at the recent departure of the Japanese whaling fleet for the Southern Ocean. But they warned they would condemn any dangerous or violent activities by either demonstrators or whalers. They pointed out...

Richard Wayne Phillips, whose estranged wife Michelle Chantelois claims she had a sexual relationship with the premier, appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday and indicated he would defend the assault allegations. Phillips, 55, has been accused of hitting...