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Environment Victoria has called on the State Government to reconsider its decision to reduce environmental flows to the Yarra River.

A FORMER senior doctor at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital says complaints that he had to kill cockroaches on operating theatre tables during surgery were ignored by management.

Ricky Ponting was pleased with the way Brett Lee led an attack that also featured the debutant Mitchell Johnson

Businessman and Crazy John's Founder, John Ilhan, who died on October 23rd. Map: Melbourne 3000 A public memorial service for the founder of the Crazy John's mobile phone company was held in Melbourne today.

A re-elected coalition government would pay the childcare rebate up-front and provide up to $1 million to help build childcare facilities in areas of greatest need, Prime Minister John Howard said.

The friends and family of Charmaine Dragun have gathered in Perth this afternoon to farewell the Channel Ten news presenter.

NEW CARLTON recruit Chris Judd says he "wouldn't be surprised" if he was asked to give evidence in the ongoing investigations at West Coast.

Police want to hear from three "good Samaritans" - two men and a heavily pregnant woman - who intervened to stop an attack on a 23-year-old mother and her toddler on a street in Melbourne's west.

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its inflation forecasts and said the economy's expansion shows ``considerable momentum,'' reinforcing speculation the bank will increase interest rates by March.

Karen Rolton is on target to be the first player in the history of the Women's National Cricket League to score 4000 runs.

First Test, Brisbane, day five: Australia 551-4d beat Sri Lanka 211 & 300 by an innings and 40 runs Match scorecard Lee took 8 for 112 in the match for the dominant Australians Australia have sealed a ...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard made a last-ditch appeal to family voters on Monday as polls showed his conservative government facing near-certain election defeat on Nov.

Two weeks to go, and Rudd's Labor is well ahead in the polls and with the punters.

A fall on Wall Street shook investors in Australia . Renewed credit market concerns emerging out of the US triggered a fall on Wall Street which shook investors in Australia.

AUSTRALIAN doctors were the leading force behind the global Bindeez toy recall after they discovered the toy contained a potentially deadly drug compound.

The Harvey Norman Breakers have made it back to back wins in the Australian NBL, taking out their second away win of the season by completing a 90-79 win over the Gold Coast Blaze in Queensland.

MORE than 7000 people moved to the inner city in the year to June 2006, which means the "downtown" residential area is growing as fast as some of Melbourne's booming outer suburbs, according to a report ...

FEDERAL Labor is bracing for a massive pre-election spending spree when Prime Minister John Howard launches his election campaign this morning.

KATE Miller knows she never will get over the accidental death of her eldest son, Australian Army craftsman Alex "Eddie" Edwards.

Family First leader Steve Fielding has told the party's campaign launch in Melbourne that a vote for Family First is a vote for common sense and balance in Parliament.