Sierra Leone vote in test of recovery

SIERRA Leoneans vote on Saturday in the country's third election since the end of a brutal civil war, a high-stakes poll which will hand the victorious party stewardship of a lucrative mining boom. The presidential, parliamentary and local elections...

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'Do Not Track' privacy at crossroads

A MOVEMENT by privacy activists to curb tracking of internet users' browsing habits scored a major victory last month when Microsoft launched its new browser with "do not track" as the default, or automatic setting. But some advertisers are in...

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Light and sound used against Rome's birds

Sound-and-light attacks are being used in Rome to rid the city of starlings. Source: AAP TIRED of bird droppings on the city's most famous monuments, local authorities in Rome are resorting to unusual measures to try and scare off a million...

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Drugs, body found in Australia-bound yacht

AUTHORITIES have found 200 kilograms of cocaine and a dead body in a yacht bound for Australia that ran aground in Tonga. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it received intelligence from the United States Drug Enforcement Agency in August...

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Fed govt will support sacked Ford workers

THE Australian government will do everything it can to support sacked Ford workers, federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says. Mr Swan told reporters in Melbourne his thoughts went out to workers affected by Ford's decision to axe 212 jobs at its two...

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Dead body found on refugee boat

AUSTRALIAN authorities have discovered a dead man on board a suspected asylum seeker boat near Christmas Island. HMAS Launceston intercepted the boat, with 62 people on board, northeast of the island on Thursday. Just before boarding, officials...

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Obama unveils second-term prototype

BARACK Obama has wheeled out a lean and punchy prototype for his second-term presidency, his purpose clarified by the voters who re-elected him a week ago. In his first post-election news conference, Obama was a man in a hurry as he faces a year-end...

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Airports expansion has benefits: Albanese

TRANSPORT minister Anthony Albanese says those who oppose the expansion of Australia's airports fail to grasp the economic benefits air transportation brings to the Australian economy. As the rising middle class of emerging Asian economies such...

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Mander replaces Flegg in Qld minister

Former NRL referee Tim Mander (pic) will replace Bruce Flegg as Queensland's housing minister. Source: AAP FORMER National Rugby League referee Tim Mander says he isn't surprised by his elevation to the Queensland cabinet after only eight months...

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China's Communist Party conclave closes

CHINA'S Communist Party has brought its pivotal conclave to a close in largely choreographed steps, a day before unveiling its leaders for the coming decade. President Hu Jintao is expected to step down as party chief in favour of the anointed...

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Consumers win from Qantas deal: Emirates

QANTAS will be vindicated within three years for its massive jobs cuts, withdrawal from loss-making routes and deferred aircraft orders, the flying kangaroo's new partner Emirates says. Emirates chief executive Tim Clark told reporters he supported...

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NSW police accept Curti recommendations

NSW police will adopt all of the recommendations that the coroner has handed down in relation to the death of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti. State Coroner Mary Jerram handed down her findings on Wednesday and said some of the actions...

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Labor has seen better days, says Iemma

Former NSW Premier Morris Iemma admitted Labor has seen "better days", during an ICAC hearing. Source: AAP FORMER NSW Premier Morris Iemma has admitted Labor has seen "a lot better days", after giving evidence at a corruption inquiry. Speaking...

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Business conditions at three-year low

BUSINESS conditions have slumped to their lowest levels in three years - and things could get worse in the months ahead. However the gloomy outlook does not guarantee a pre-Christmas interest rate cut from the central bank in December, a survey...

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Newman wants to break up LNP, says member

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman wants to break up the Liberal National Party (LNP) and establish a competing alternative political party, a complaint to the party's state executive says. Party member Blair Brewster wrote to LNP state director...

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Falling aluminium prices hit Rusal

RUSSIAN aluminium giant Rusal has posted a third-quarter loss of $US118 million ($A114.03 million), blaming Europe's economic turmoil and China's slowdown for sinking global demand for the metal. "The growth in the global demand for aluminium...

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Man, 84, charged over train sex assault

AN elderly man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman on a passenger train in central Queensland. Police say the 84-year-old man and the young woman were travelling north on the Sunlander near Mackay when the assault took...

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Cassar-Daley, Britt nominated for awards

A TRIO of sisters, a married duo and two solo artists have taken centrestage at this year's Aussie country music award nominations. Troy Cassar-Daley, who already has 21 Golden Guitars under his belt, has earned himself seven nominations for the...

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Govt should unite not divide, says Abbott

The Opposition Leader has accused the government of pitting Australians against each other. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has accused the federal government of the "political crime" of deliberately pitting Australians against each other. Addressing...

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Overdose in NSW police van investigated

NSW police have launched an investigation into an incident where a man allegedly overdosed on drugs while in the back of a police van in the state's far north. Police said they stopped a car at Tweed Heads and arrested a 27-year-old male passenger...

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Minister would welcome Rudd's help

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's media blitz in the past week is just him being a "hard-working backbencher", Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says. The minister was one of Mr Rudd's high-profile backers during the February leadership challenge....

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