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Heatwave has commuters hot under the collar

January 11, 2010 21:57:00

Thousands of commuters face delays and cancellations as Victoria swelters through one of its hottest days on record.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, gawler-5118, paralowie-5108, renmark-5341, tas, moogara-7140, plenty-7140, uxbridge-7140, vic, bell-park-3215, boort-3537, craigieburn-3064, halls-gap-3381, horsham-3400, mangalore-3663, melbourne-3000, stawell-3380

Allsopp on track for possible return

January 11, 2010 19:35:00

Melbourne Victory is leading the charge to re-sign former striker Danny Allsopp as speculation mounts he will be released by his Middle East club just five months after his transfer.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Injured Cronk biding his time

January 11, 2010 19:30:00

Melbourne half-back Cooper Cronk might have seen the up-side to groin surgery which restricted him to pool work as other Test team-mates returned to the training paddock.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Worst yet to come in sweltering south

January 11, 2010 17:12:00

Residents in fire-prone areas are urged to stay alert as heatwave conditions are not expected to peak until this evening.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, gawler-5118, paralowie-5108, renmark-5341, tas, moogara-7140, plenty-7140, uxbridge-7140, vic, bell-park-3215, boort-3537, craigieburn-3064, halls-gap-3381, horsham-3400, mangalore-3663, melbourne-3000, stawell-3380

Storm's Waldron defects to Super 15

January 11, 2010 14:45:00

Melbourne Storm NRL chief executive Brian Waldron has jumped codes to become the first big-name league signing by the new Melbourne Super 15 rugby franchise.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, rugby-union, super-14, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Police hunt Cairnlea man's attackers

January 11, 2010 14:16:00

Police appealing to anyone who saw an assault at Cairnlea, in Melbourne's west, at the weekend to come forward.[MORE]

Tags: vandalism, assault, cairnlea-3023, melbourne-3000

Firefighter overcome by smoke at shop fire

January 11, 2010 08:05:00

A CFA firefighter has been treated for smoke inhalation while helping to extinguish a shop fire at Mooroolbark, in Melbourne's outer east.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-fires, melbourne-3000, mooroolbark-3138

Crews on bushfire alert amid code red warning

January 11, 2010 06:05:00

Fire crews are on high alert across two states today as temperatures rise amid catastrophic bushfire conditions. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, sa, adelaide-5000, gawler-5118, paralowie-5108, renmark-5341, tas, hobart-7000, vic, horsham-3400, melbourne-3000, stawell-3380

Mourners farewell slain Indian

January 10, 2010 23:46:00

Slain Indian man Nitin Garg cremated in his home village after his body was flown home to his family.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, race-relations, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Warriors restrict Bushrangers' bash

January 10, 2010 23:12:00

Despite setting an average total on a flat WACA wicket, Western Australia tied down Victoria's batsmen to win by 24 runs in their Twenty20 Big Bash clash on Sunday night.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, melbourne-3000, perth-6000

Warriors fail to make use of first bat

January 10, 2010 21:40:00

Western Australia's batting order struggled to create a spark without big hitters Chris Gayle and Mitchell Marsh in its Twenty20 Big Bash meeting with Victoria at the WACA ground on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, melbourne-3000, perth-6000

Gayle-less Warriors to bat first

January 10, 2010 20:18:00

Western Australian captain Adam Voges won the toss and opted to bat first in the Twenty20 Big Bash against Victoria at the WACA ground on Sunday afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, melbourne-3000, perth-6000

Jets soar with Melbourne victory

January 10, 2010 19:16:00

The Jets moved clear of Wellington on the A-League ladder with a stunning 3-2 victory over Melbourne at Newcastle Stadium on Sunday afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, newcastle-2300, vic, melbourne-3000

Crean backs India's call for calm over attacks

January 10, 2010 17:46:00

Simon Crean says he does not believe racism is on the rise in Australia, welcoming the Indian government's call for calm.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, race-relations, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Slain Indian student's body arrives home

January 10, 2010 06:09:00

The funeral service will be held later today for Indian graduate Nitin Garg, who was stabbed to death in Melbourne. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, race-relations, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Man killed, boy critical after highway crash

January 9, 2010 17:27:00

A man was killed and two other people were badly injured when a car overturned in central Victoria this afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, vic, bendigo-3550, melbourne-3000

No sign of return for Jetstar Pacific execs

January 9, 2010 17:00:00

There is still no indication as to when Vietnamese authorities will allow two Qantas employees to return home.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, air-transport, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, melbourne-3000, vietnam

KKK cartoon causing hysteria, editor says

January 9, 2010 06:43:00

A cartoon depicting an Australian police officer as a KKK member has sparked hysteria in Australia, the paper's editor says.[MORE]

Tags: foreign-affairs, police, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Tigers romp past Hawks

January 9, 2010 00:41:00

The Tigers continued their impressive start to 2010 with a comprehensive 84-65 victory over Wollongong Hawks in Melbourne on Friday evening.[MORE]

Tags: sport, basketball, nbl, australia, nsw, wollongong-2500, qld, southport-4215, townsville-4810, vic, melbourne-3000, wa, perth-6000, new-zealand

Jets' Hoffman to join Heart

January 8, 2010 22:02:00

A-League newcomer Melbourne Heart has completed the signing of Newcastle Jets striker Jason Hoffman.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Police baffled by Indian man's murder

January 8, 2010 19:43:00

Police in the New South Wales town of Griffith are dealing with another baffling murder of an Indian man.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, griffith-2680, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Suspected arsonist arrested in Dandenong Ranges

January 8, 2010 14:09:00

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to light a bushfire in the Dandenong Ranges this morning.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, arson, dandenong-3175, melbourne-3000, mount-dandenong-3767, sherbrooke-3789

Accused child rapist to face committal hearing

January 8, 2010 13:48:00

A Sunshine man will face a committal hearing next month on charges of abducting and raping a 14-year-old girl last year.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, melbourne-3000, sunshine-3020

Gillard angered by KKK cartoon

January 8, 2010 13:20:00

Julia Gillard has reacted angrily to a cartoon published in India depicting a police officer in a Klu Klux Klan outfit.[MORE]

Tags: foreign-affairs, police, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, india

Pedal power boosts awareness for Parkinson's

January 8, 2010 13:12:00

A 23-year-old student is embarking on a 1,400km bike ride to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, parkinsons-disease, human-interest, people, brain-and-nervous-system, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000