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Rail authorities were alerted to the fatal consequences of a train and truck crash in SA's north when a member of the public answered one of the dead drivers' phones, a preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau finds.
A huge fish kill is occurring on a stretch of oxygen-depleted Darling River. Richard Kingsford says there's more to it than the impact of blackwater and flooding, but governments are listening.
We strenuously oppose far right activists using the events to publicise their reprehensible views as we have seen happen in the UK, the USA and most recently in Melbourne.
On 20 March 2003 the US invaded Iraq, on the basis that it had and could use weapons of mass destruction. That was a lie. Australia joined President Bush 'coalition of the willing', New Zealand did not. The drums of war beat strong then, they are doing so again now. This time China is the target.
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …