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9:34AM Saturday 04 July, 2009

National news

8:54AM

Childrens' hospice expecting liquidation

Embattled Brisbane children's hospice, Zoe's Place, is expected to be placed into liquidation following advice from administrators.
7:36AM

Truck fatality blocks Gateway Motorway

Motorists are being urged to avoid travelling on the Gateway Motorway near Eagle Farm in Brisbane's north after a truck rolled, killing the driver.
6:50PM

Winds cause traffic chaos in Brisbane

High winds are believed to have blown a glass table off the balcony of a high rise building in Brisbane's CBD, causing traffic chaos.
5:53PM

Dam Buster medals on display in Canberra

Medals and memorabilia from an Australian Lancaster bomber pilot involved in one of World War II's most famous bombing missions are now on display in Canberra.
5:53PM

Refuges 'won't be ready' by fire season

It is too late to establish fire refuges in Victorian communities in time for the next bushfire season, the government has revealed.
5:53PM

More pressure needed on N Korea: Rudd

The regime in North Korea needs to have "maximum global political pressure" applied to it after more missile tests, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
5:03PM

Migaloo the whale cruising Qld Coast

Migaloo, the celebrity white whale, is expected to be cruising off the Sunshine Coast over the weekend.
4PM

Ministers discuss Reef protection

Measures to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef have been discussed by a meeting of federal and Queensland government ministers.
3:59PM

Dead chopper pilot 'was thrillseeker'

A helicopter pilot who died when his solo flight crashed in Queensland had earned his living as a volcano tour guide and race car driver, a colleague says.
1:35PM

Swine flu hits second Qld prison

A second Queensland prison has quarantined inmates after an outbreak of swine flu.
1:11PM

Five arrested over $20m chemicals haul

Five people have been arrested in Victoria and Queensland over the seizure of chemicals which have the potential to make $20 million worth of drugs, police say.
12:29PM

Nuttal never declared payments: Beattie

Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has told a court a former minister in his cabinet never declared any conflict of interest he had with mining executives Ken Talbot and Harold Shand.
12:27PM

Three new dinosaurs discovered in Qld

Three new species of Australian dinosaur have been discovered in a prehistoric billabong in western Queensland.
12:06PM

Inventor wins award for 'handheld lab'

A Victorian inventor has won a state innovation award for his "handheld laboratory".
12:06PM

Gillard defends Rudd's Rove appearances

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended her boss from accusations he's more happy to appear on shows like Rove than front serious TV programs.

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