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Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Victorian man killed in NZ plane crash
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that an 18-year-old man from Victoria is one of the people who died in a plane crash on New Zealand's South Island today.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Locals leave quake-hit Christchurch
Authorities are evacuating residents from earthquake-hit Christchurch as New Zealand prime minister John Key visits the city to assess the damage.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Polls show support for Labor minority government
Two new opinion polls show the majority of voters want three key independent MPs to back Labor to form a minority government.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Victoria braces for more flooding
Heavy rainfall across Victoria has caused landslides, flash flooding and the evacuation of homes.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Wild weather continues to batter SA
Wild weather has continued to batter South Australia and left thousands of people without power.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Boy mauled by Taronga Zoo sea lion
An 11-year-old boy is in hospital in a stable condition after being mauled by a sea lion at a Sydney zoo.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Elderly woman assaulted at caravan park
Police are looking for a man they believe indecently assaulted an elderly woman at a caravan park on the New South Wales north coast.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010

Scores dead after blast hits Pakistan rally
A blast has ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 53 people and injuring at almost 200.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

Pedestrian struck by ambulance dies
A woman has died after being struck by an ambulance in Sydney overnight.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

British police question Pakistan 'fixers'
British police have questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.
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