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A former Scientologist who says she was a "child slave" and alleges she saw a six-year-old boy chained up in a ship's hold is disappointed the Senate has blocked a full inquiry into the religious organisation.

The President of East Timor says it is embarrassing for Australia that Northern Territory police took five years to test remains believed to be those of the country's first prime minister, Nicolau Lobato.

Two students at a high school in Sydney's west have been taken to hospital with third degree burns after an accident in a science lab.

An inquest into the death of a newsreader on anti-depressants has heard there is an 'under reporting' of the side effects of prescription drugs in Australia.

An Adelaide woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering her husband by setting him alight at their Unley home in 2008.

A Reserve Bank report estimates the major banks have enjoyed a 20 to 25 basis point increase in interest margins during the financial crisis.

The Police Minister, Rob Johnson, has dismissed criticism by a senior federal Liberal MP of the state's proposed stop and search powers.

An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate.

Police are hoping the public can help them find a man who has absconded from a mental health facility at Randwick in Sydney's east.

New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally says her meeting with the Prime Minister over his planned federal hospitals funding takeover this morning has allayed her concerns about the impact of the yet-to-be released Henry tax review.

Worse than a bull in a china shop, a man with an axe has caused thousands of dollars damage to a pet shop in Adelaide.

A court has been told drug charges against Geelong footballer Mathew Stokes are weak and tenuous and should be dropped.

A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife - twice.

Four British lawmakers have told a judge they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

Assemblyman seeking to ban all salt in restaurant cooking

The 23rd asylum-seekers' boat to arrive in Australian waters this year has been intercepted by the Australian Navy.

An inquiry has heard allegations that sailors from HMAS Success were involved in a public sex act which was witnessed by several of their colleagues.

Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.

A Sydney court has decided not to release a man accused of attacking children in prams with chilli powder.

The V8 Supercars bosses have upped the stakes for drivers, introducing a grand slam incentive.