'Farmers' friend' to guide NSW on CSG

Farming advocate Jock Laurie has been named the first land and water commissioner for NSW. Source: AAP A "FRIEND of the farmer" has been named the first land and water commissioner for NSW. National Farmers' Federation president Jock...

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Puppy room set up at Canadian university

A Canadian university has created a "puppy room" to help stressed students calm their nerves. Source: AAP A CANADIAN university has created a "puppy room" to help stressed students calm their nerves. Dalhousie University's student union...

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NSW man charged over 2011 school blaze

A MAN has been charged over a fire that gutted a southern NSW high school building two summers ago. The blaze took hold at Yass High School on Grampian Street, Yass, just before dawn on January 29, 2011. A message to parents on the school's...

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Made in Wadeye was inspired by community

AN artwork that was created following the artist's visit to a remote Aboriginal settlement in the Northern Territory has won the $30,000 Dobell Prize for Drawing 2012. Gareth Sansom's work, Made in Wadeye, is a suite of 20 drawings in ink, lead...

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Suu Kyi urges talks to end mine protests

Aung San Suu Kyi is urging for talks to end protests over a military-backed copper mine in Myanmar. Source: AAP OPPOSITION leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern...

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Cut GST threshold on online goods: report

THE independent GST review has called for changes to the way the consumption tax applies to goods and services bought online. The report - by former premiers Nick Greiner and John Brumby and tax expert Bruce Carter - says the way the 10 per...

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Australia lags in Asian tourism: Kennett

AUSTRALIA is an "embarrassment" in the Asian region, a tourism conference has heard. Speaking at the annual Australian Tourism and Export Council (ATEC) meeting, chief economist from White Crane Group, Clifford Bennett, said Australia was being...

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Ratify pirate treaty with Asia, MPs told

THEY may not brandish cutlasses or wear parrots on their shoulders anymore, but pirates still pose a real threat to Australian companies trading by sea in South East Asia, parliament has been told. The incidence of piracy in the straits of Malacca...

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Frenchman's interpreter request for trial

A FRENCH backpacker charged with murdering a man in Broome on Christmas Day last year has requested the court provide an interpreter for his family who will attend his trial. Thomas Camus, 23, is accused of fatally stabbing Kristopher Eric Dixon,...

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Gambling ex-banker gets home detention

A FORMER Commonwealth Bank employee who stole almost $250,000 from customers' accounts has been described by a magistrate as intelligent and resourceful but gripped by "chronic gambling". Karen Myhanh Chau, 40, stole almost $250,000 from wealthy...

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Govt ignoring wheat industry, Senate told

MOVES to deregulate wheat exports ignore the industry's need to ensure quality and oversight, a Liberal senator has told parliament. Debate in the Senate resumed on Wednesday over a government bill to abolish the wheat export accreditation scheme...

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Arafat exhumation to test poison theory

ONE of the biggest Middle East enigmas could come closer to a resolution on Tuesday, as remains of iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are exhumed to seek traces of poison. The process will cap eight years of speculation about whether the...

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Coalition to support Murray-Darling plan

THE coalition will support Australia's first national strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin, ensuring the landmark water reform remains law. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Tuesday told colleagues of the coalition's intention to back the plan,...

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Japan would-be PM's plan 'reckless'

PLANS by Japan's prime ministerial frontrunner to force the central bank to buy government bonds have been criticised as "reckless" by the head of a major business lobby. Opposition leader Shinzo Abe called for "unlimited" central bank easing...

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Bangladesh garment factory blaze kills 110

A fire in a nine-storey garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least 110 people dead. Source: AAP FIRE raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the...

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US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghan

THE administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Citing unnamed senior US officials, the newspaper...

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Gillard fends off oppn question on AWU

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has batted opposition questions on the AWU matter in parliament. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has batted opposition questions on the AWU matter in parliament, by referring to answers she gave at a...

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Bangladesh factory death toll rises to 121

At least nine people have died after a blaze tore through a garment factory in Bangladesh. Source: AAP THE death toll from a fire at a Bangladeshi clothes factory has soared to at least 121 as rescue workers recovered 112 bodies. "We've...

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Vic rolls out CCTV at housing estates

VICTORIA will expand its CCTV network at public housing estates after a one-year trial pointed to reductions in crime and drug use. Premier Ted Baillieu says overall crime around public flats at Richmond in inner Melbourne has dropped by 20...

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Hopper defects from LNP to join Katter

Veteran Queensland MP Ray Hopper (R) has resigned from the Liberal National Party (LNP). Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says Ray Hopper's defection is not a sign of division within his government. Mr Newman told reporters...

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