Drunk SA learner caught with 4 passengers

A South Australian L-plater has lost her licence after being caught drink driving with 4 passengers. Source: AAP A SOUTH Australian L-plater has lost her licence after being caught behind the wheel with a blood alcohol reading twice the legal...

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Woman killed in Vic head-on collision

A WOMAN has died after a head-on collision in Victoria's southwest. Police say the woman's car collided with a van in Brucknell, about 45km from Warrnambool, at about 3pm (AEST) on Saturday. She died at the scene. A female passenger in the...

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NSW teens 'caught with graffiti tools'

TWO teenagers travelling on a train have been arrested after police found them allegedly carrying graffiti tools and ecstasy. Police say that, at 10.20pm on Friday, officers spotted two males acting suspiciously on a train travelling from Unanderra...

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Police target drugs at Sydney festival

Police targeting illegal drugs will be out in force at the Listen Out music festival in Sydney. Source: AAP POLICE targeting illegal party drugs will be out in force at the Listen Out music festival in Sydney. Police said officers from...

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3 dead, dozens trapped in Mumbai building

A FIVE-STOREY residential block collapsed in Mumbai at daybreak, killing at least three people and leaving dozens feared trapped inside, in the latest building disaster to hit India's financial capital. Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors...

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Qld taxpayers to pay Leahy court costs

The Queensland government will have to pay for Alan Leahy's bid to avoid a double murder charge. Source: AAP THE Queensland government must pay for Alan Leahy's bid to avoid a double murder charge, the Supreme Court has ruled. However,...

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Fire near homes on NSW mid north coast

Homes on the NSW mid north coast are under threat from bushfires for a second day in a row. Source: AAP HOMES on the NSW mid north coast are again under threat from bushfire, with residents told to stay put and take cover. An emergency...

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Loss making Virgin boss paid $2.7m

Virgin Australia boss John Borghetti's pay fell only slightly to $2.66 million last financial year. Source: AAP VIRGIN Australia boss John Borghetti's take home pay fell by less than two per cent to $2.66 million last financial year, despite...

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GST shouldn't face fear tactics: ACT chief

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher believes people should be able to discuss the GST without fear. Source: AAP ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher believes people should be able to discuss the GST without fear campaigns. The federal government...

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Sheikh concedes in Senate race

Greens Senate candidate Simon Sheikh has conceded he's missed securing an ACT seat in the Senate. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN Greens federal Senate hopeful Simon Sheikh has conceded he's missed securing one of the two ACT seats in the upper house....

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Indon navy slams Abbott boat plan

The Indonesian navy has slammed the Abbot government's plans to turn back asylum seeker boats. Source: AAP THE Indonesian Foreign Ministry has warned that the Australian government's plan to turn back asylum seeker boats would risk cooperation...

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Abbott restoring business relationship

Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants to restore a relationship with business after Labor's 'class war'. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed that former Australia Stock Exchange chairman Maurice Newman will chair his Business...

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$A to boost flat business sector: RBA

The RBA says a weakening Australian dollar should help revive an anaemic local business sector. Source: AAP A WEAKENING Australian dollar should help revive an anaemic local business sector, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says. Overall...

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Abbott recruiting for indigenous council

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott's new indigenous advisory council will complete a review of indigenous spending by early next year. Mr Abbott has begun recruiting people for the council, which will oversee a shake up of indigenous affairs. Warren...

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Community pool opens in shadow of Uluru

IT gets hot and dusty in the Aboriginal desert community of Mutitjulu and for seven years the kids near Uluru have had nowhere to cool down. That has changed with a community investment of $1.6 million of rent money from the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National...

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ADF releases Afghan insider attack report

A defence report questions the protection give to three Australian diggers killed in Afghanistan. Source: AAP A DEFENCE inquiry into a rogue Afghan soldier's murder of three Australian soldiers is highly critical of the "relaxed" security at...

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Bligh to bear bald head in magazine

ANNA Bligh agreed to have her bald head photographed in a revealing interview about her "gruelling" chemotherapy experience. The striking photographs will appear alongside an honest account about her cancer battle in an upcoming Woman's Weekly...

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Administrator for troubled Vic council

AN interim administrator has been appointed at the Wangaratta Rural City Council after its council was sacked for rampant bullying, intimidation and wasting $1.5 million in ratepayers' money. Former municipal inspector Peter Stephenson will...

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Govt to temporarily continue NBN rollout

The federal government has set new targets and ground rules for NBN Co. Source: AAP MORE than 600,000 homes, businesses and schools across the country could still be connected to fibre-to-the-premises broadband despite the coalition's vow to...

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PNG wants to scrap Westminster

PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill wants the current Westminster system replaced by a federal system. Source: AAP PAPUA New Guinea prime minister Peter O'Neill has asked the nation's Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) to consider...

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Govt won't reveal when boats turned back

THE federal government won't reveal whether asylum seeker boats have been turned back to Indonesia, but insists it will be transparent about its border protection policies. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison and Operation Sovereign Borders Commander...

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Case against Patel set to start

Ex-Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a patient. Source: AAP THE Crown is expected to open its case against former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel on Tuesday following delays in selecting jurors....

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ALP wins McEwen in federal election

Labor's Rob Mitchell has retained the Victorian seat of McEwen by 345 votes. Source: AAP THE ALP may have lost the election, but it has managed to hold onto the final undeclared Victorian seat of McEwen. Counting is complete in the central...

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Prince Harry to visit Australia

Britain's Prince Harry will make his first official visit to Australia in October. Source: AAP PRINCE Harry will make his first official visit to Australia in October. Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the royal visit on Monday, adding...

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Flight chaos as HK readies for typhoon

SEVERE Typhoon Usagi is barrelling towards Hong Kong, shutting down one of the world's busiest sea ports and throwing flight schedules into disarray from Europe to the United States. Usagi - which means rabbit in Japanese - packed winds of 165...

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Community vote for NSW Labor candidates

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson says Labor will hold community preselections in five NSW seats. Source: AAP LABOR will hold community preselections in five NSW seats, in a bid to open up the party. NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson...

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Keith Urban has No.1 album in Australia

Country music star Keith Urban has scored his second No.1 album in Australia with Fuse. Source: AAP KATY Perry has reclaimed No.1 on the ARIA singles chart with her track Roar. Having been superseded by Redfoo last week, Perry returns to...

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5 Freo arrests as Dockers fans cheer

WA Police say only five arrests were made in Fremantle after the team won the AFL preliminary final. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of euphoric Fremantle Dockers fans have celebrated wildly in the port city after the AFL team's convincing win against...

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