Bikie boss sent back to jail

The head of the Comanchero bikie gang has been charged for allegedly breaching parole. Source: AAP THE head of the Comanchero bikie gang has been sent back to jail after being charged by Sydney police for allegedly breaching parole. Officers...

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Man dead in NSW north coast crash

A man has died after losing control of his car on the NSW north coast. Source: AAP A MAN has died after losing control of his car on the NSW north coast. The man's Honda was travelling south on the Pacific Highway at Mororo, near Iluka,...

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Sept 7 in doubt as Rudd has things to do

Speculation is growing that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is looking to approve a September 7 election. Source: AAP KEVIN Rudd says he has "made no determination whatsoever" on when the federal election will be held, throwing doubt on the likelihood...

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Nauru signs up to Rudd's stop boats plan

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new refugee plan with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new agreement with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru, which like Australia's deal with...

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UK house prices increase 3.9 pc

UK house prices have increased at their fastest rate in three years in signs of a market revival. Source: AAP HOUSE prices in the United Kingdom increased at their fastest rate in three years in July in further signs of a market revival, the...

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Labor's lost control of budget:Hockey

Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has trashed the federal government's economic update statement. Source: AAP SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey has trashed the federal government's economic update statement and says Labor has lost control of the economy....

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Tokyo's Nikkei stock index closes up 3.29%

TOKYO stocks have surged 3.29 per cent on the back of a firmer US dollar, upbeat earnings results, and a strong lead from Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Friday closed up 460.39 points at 14,466.16, while the Topix index of all...

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Qld teen lifesaver's death confusing

A police probe into the death of a young surf life saver on the Gold Coast will determine his death. Source: AAP SURF life saving officials can't understand how a teenager died during a routine training session on the Gold Coast. The...

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Mugabe party claims win in Zimbabwe vote

ZIMBABWE President Robert Mugabe's party claims the veteran leader has won the hard-fought election over his long-time rival, but local observers charge that the vote was seriously flawed. "We have romped (to victory) in a very emphatic manner....

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Vic boy, men rescued after boat sinks

A COUPLE on a morning fishing expedition have come to the rescue of two men whose boat sank in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. Police received a call about 9.30am (AEST) on Thursday saying a boat was sinking off Seaford, but the caller hung up...

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Australians immune to prison problem

THE proportion of indigenous people in jail has doubled in the last 20 years but the question is whether Australians still care. John Lawrence, president of the Northern Territory Bar Association, says that during the Royal Commission into Aboriginal...

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Malaysia tightens up visa process

MALAYSIA has reportedly agreed to a Rudd government request to slash its length of stay for visas in order to dissuade Australian-bound asylum seekers using it as a stopover. Under the changes, a visa granted on arrival will allow people from...

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WA woman guilty of 'human fireball' attack

Perth woman Natalie Dimitrovska has been found guilty of setting another woman on fire. Source: AAP A PERTH woman has been found guilty of setting alight an acquaintance she believed was having an affair with her husband. Natalie Dimitrovska,...

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Manning sentencing hearing to take a month

US Army private Bradley Manning has been found guilty of espionage. Source: AAP US soldier Bradley Manning's court martial moves to the sentencing phase, a day after he was convicted of espionage, but cleared of "aiding the enemy" in leaking...

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East West Link should be audited: ALP

VICTORIA'S auditor-general has been urged to examine why the government has chosen to build the East-West Link over other projects. The state Labor party wrote to Auditor-General John Doyle on Tuesday asking him to urgently audit the way the...

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Qld MP comes under ethics probe again

AN investigation into a Queensland MP's alleged failure to register his interests has been given the green light to continue. Former Liberal National Party MP turned independent Scott Driscoll has been fighting allegations he secretly controlled...

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Tasmanian weaving mill to shed 50 jobs

Australia's only towel-weaving mill announced the closure of its Tasmanian plant over six months. Source: AAP FIFTY jobs will be lost in Tasmania with Australian Weaving Mills (AWM) moving its Devonport operation to Victoria. Australia's...

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Bushfire fallout tests kids' mental health

Children who experienced Tasmania's bushfires showed signs of mental health problems, experts say. Source: AAP EXPERTS have found around 10 per cent of children who experienced Tasmania's devastating bushfires are showing signs of mental health...

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NSW govt caving in to mine industry: oppn

COMMUNITIES will no longer have "a hope in hell" of stopping large scale mining developments after the NSW government announced it was overhauling the approvals process, the opposition says. Critics have also slammed the government for caving...

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Economy, ICAC on Rudd agenda

Federal cabinet have met to put the finishing touches to a pre-election economic statement. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will try to ease voter concerns over Labor's economic credentials and corruption in the NSW branch before heading...

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Bad ecstasy blamed for SA hospitalisations

A BAD batch of ecstasy has been blamed for several people in Adelaide being hospitalised. A number of people were admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with overdose symptoms on Saturday night and another was taken to Lyell McEwin Hospital. Almost...

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Toxic liquor kills 18 at Pakistan parties

AT least 18 people died and about two dozen others suffered serious health issues after partygoers at two separate events consumed toxic drinks, officials say. Victims were rushed to hospitals in the central Pakistani city of Faisalabad when...

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Morsi supporters defiant after bloodshed

Egypt's health ministry says at least 74 people have been killed during violent clashes in Cairo. Source: AAP SUPPORTERS of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi pledged to press their protests on Sunday, a day after bloody clashes at a Cairo...

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China orders audit of government debt

CHINA has called for an audit of all government debt, the national auditor has announced, as concerns grow over official liabilities in the world's second-largest economy. "In line with a demand by the State Council in recent days, the National...

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