Japan's cherry blossom season starts early

JAPAN'S weather agency has announced a record early start of cherry blossom season. The national weather service used cherry trees at Tokyo's central Yasukuni Shrine to judge the start of the season, which features an explosion of colours that...

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China names new foreign minister

China's parliament has nominated Wang Yi, a former ambassador to Japan, as foreign minister. Source: AAP CHINA'S parliament has named a former ambassador to Japan, Wang Yi, as the new foreign minister. Wang, currently in charge of Taiwan...

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Bundaberg to open dam floodgates

Officials will open the floodgates of the Paradise Dam at Bundaberg to allow for repairs. Source: AAP OFFICIALS will open the floodgates of the Paradise Dam at Bundaberg to allow for repairs following January's flooding. About 23,000...

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Dangerous NSW surf prompts beach warning

ROUGH surf along the Sydney coast has left one man dead and another missing. Lifesavers patrolling Warriewood, on the northern beaches, pulled an unconscious man from the surf on Saturday morning. Ambulances NSW said CPR was performed but he...

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Qld laughs off claims of GST windfall

THE Queensland government has laughed off claims by Canberra that the state has scored a "windfall" of $700 million in the annual carve-up of GST revenue. Treasurer Tim Nicholls says figures released on Friday were already in the Queensland budget...

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Pakistan man arrested for Kashmir attack

A PAKISTANI and a local man have been arrested in connection with a Kashmir attack in which men pretending to be cricketers killed five paramilitary personnel. The militant, identified as Abu Talha, is a resident of Pakistan's Multan district...

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Japan set to accept child abduction treaty

JAPAN is moving closer to accepting a long-delayed treaty on child abductions. The cabinet on Friday gave approval to the 1980 Hague Convention, which requires children be returned to their usual country of residence if they are brought to the...

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Abbott vows to 'engage' with Aborigines

Tony Abbott says the state of indigenous Australians constitutes a "stain on our soul". Source: AAP TONY Abbott says a coalition government would have a "new engagement" with indigenous affairs, including constitutional recognition of Aboriginal...

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Most Asian markets higher, yen down

MOST Asian markets have closed higher and the US dollar has climbed against the yen as Japan's central bank nominees appear set for approval by Parliament. Traders seemed broadly unimpressed by another record for the Dow on Wall Street that was...

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Japan lower house endorses Kuroda for bank

The lower house of Japan's parliament has endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda to become central bank governor. Source: AAP THE lower house of Japan's parliament has endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, a finance ministry veteran and president of the Asian Development...

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Nepal chief justice sworn in as interim PM

Nepal has sworn in Chief Justice Khilraj Regmi to head an interim government until the elections. Source: AAP NEPAL'S chief justice has been sworn in as head of an interim government tasked with steering the country towards elections after...

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Woman fights bus firm on wheelchair access

A woman has won a legal bid in the Federal Court against an interstate bus company. Source: AAP A WOMAN has won her legal bid against an interstate bus company, with a court finding it discriminated against her by not having wheelchair access...

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N Korea takes sexist swipe at president

North Korea has taken its first official swipe at South Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye. Source: AAP NORTH Korea has taken its first official swipe at South Korea's new president, using a sexist phrase to paint Park Geun-Hye as overbearing...

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Cardinals start second day of voting

No new pope has been elected following a first vote by cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. Source: AAP CARDINALS have entered a second day of conclave to elect a pope. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel...

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Strong economy vital for NDIS: Abbott

Australia can only afford the NDIS with the coalition in power, Tony Abbott has told parliament. Source: AAP OPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott says a strong economy is vital to delivering the National Disability Insurance Scheme and only the...

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Ryan right man for development role: Fox

TRUCKING magnate Lindsay Fox has given a tick of approval to the Napthine government for creating the ministry of state development and putting Victorian deputy premier Peter Ryan at the head. Mr Fox said infrastructure in Victoria is in a deplorable...

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UK PM urges Argentina to respect vote

David Cameron has urged Argentina to respect the wishes of Falklands residents after referendum. Source: AAP BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Argentina to respect the wishes of residents of the Falkland Islands after they voted...

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1.7 million apply for 1500 Indian jobs

INDIA'S largest state-run bank has received 1.7 million applications for 1500 entry-level clerk jobs - and has promised to examine all of them. State Bank of India chairman Pratip Chaudhuri attributed the huge interest to good marketing and...

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Court battle over Irwin reserve in Qld

CAPE York traditional owners are continuing their fight to overturn a decision by the Queensland government to declare part of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve a nature refuge. The Cape York Land Council wants a say in the management of the...

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Fire sparks evacuation in southwest Vic

A LARGE grassfire burning around the Cashmore area in Victoria's southwest is under control and no longer threatening houses. Some residents were evacuated as the 145-hectare fire threatened homes but the CFA said shortly after 8pm (AEDT) on...

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Most parts of SA face total fire ban

MOST of South Australia will be under a total fire ban on Tuesday following a spell of hot weather and minimal rainfall which have dried out fuel in the bush. The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) has declared fire bans in 13 out of the 15 districts....

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Giant snail destroyed in Brisbane

A SNAIL the size of a cricket ball and posing a serious threat to Australia's biosecurity has been destroyed after it was found creeping across a Brisbane container yard. Staff called the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)...

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Insulation deaths inquest underway in Qld

THE employer of a teenager electrocuted installing home insulation under an axed federal government scheme has told an inquest the 16-year-old didn't receive formal safety training because staying safe was "common sense". The director of Rockhampton-based...

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Hong Kong stocks end flat

HONG Kong shares closed flat on Monday, with disappointing Chinese economic data offsetting better-than-forecast US jobs figures and another record close on the Dow on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged down 1.13 points to 23,090.82...

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China to abolish rail ministry in shake-up

CHINA is to effectively abolish its scandal-plagued railways ministry as part of a sweep of government reforms aimed at tackling inefficiency and corruption, a top official has told parliament. The changes include bolstering a maritime body as...

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900 dead pigs found in Shanghai river

CHINESE officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a water source for city residents. Officials are investigating where the pigs came from. A statement posted on Saturday on the city's Agriculture Committee's...

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Identity of WA gunshot victim released

THE identity of a man found dead with gunshot wounds to his head in a Perth beachside park has been released. The body of the man, David Liam Johnson, 32, was discovered at Lime Kiln Field in Swanbourne just before midnight (WST) on Friday....

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Attacks sway WA voters to Lib win: premier

WA Premier Colin Barnett says his party's win at the polls proves the Labor party is "on the nose". Source: AAP WEST Australian Labor's last-ditch attempt to sway voters with personal attacks on the Liberals not only backfired, it may well...

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