Australia - Society

Up to 100 Fires Burning Across NSW

Nov 20, 2009, 1:00 am

Up to 100 fires are burning across NSW as a large swath of the state begins a day of total fire bans.

Water Restrictions Can Delay Desal Plants, Govt Says

Nov 19, 2009, 9:00 pm

The Queensland government says the need for more desalination plants can be delayed if the entire southeast Queensland region lowers its water use.

Neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner was working on and off for 27 hours to separate conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna.

Against the Odds, Twins Survive Groundbreaking Surgery

Nov 19, 2009, 7:00 pm

Neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner was working on and off for 27 hours to separate conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna.

Celebrity gardener Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's Parliament House in Hobart.

Celebrity Gardener Arrested at Pulp Mill Protest

Nov 19, 2009, 1:00 am

Celebrity gardener Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's Parliament House in Hobart.

A Happy Xmas? You Can Vouch for That

Nov 17, 2009, 6:00 pm

Gift vouchers always seem to spark debate around Christmas - do they show a lack of imagination or are they the ideal practical gift for the hard-to-buy-for?

Thudgari People Win Native Title Rights after 12-Year Battle

Nov 17, 2009, 5:00 pm

After a 12-year fight to have its native title rights recognised, an Aboriginal group has succeeded with an application covering more than 10,000 square kilometres of the upper Gascoyne region of Western Australia.