Man dies after car hits tree

A 57-YEAR-OLD man has been killed after a car accident on the Gold Coast. Police were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident in the suburb of Nerang where a car had crashed into a tree around 3am (AEDT) on Saturday morning. The man,...

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Japan election candidates make final pitch

HUNDREDS of candidates vying for a seat in Japan's parliament made their final pitches on Saturday in an election expected to see the return of the country's old guard. Opinion polls show the Liberal Democratic Party on course for a convincing...

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17y/o Vic drink driver nabbed

A 17-YEAR-OLD learner driver has been caught drink driving and speeding in his mum's car on the first day of a Victoria Police road safety blitz in the lead-up to Christmas. The boy was pulled over in Carrum Downs, in Melbourne's southeast,...

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Rice ends bid to be US secretary of state

US envoy to the UN Susan Rice has withdrawn as a contender to become the next US secretary of state. Source: AAP SUSAN Rice, the embattled UN ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after...

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NSW car thief charged after police search

A MAN has been charged with car theft and driving while disqualified after allegedly fleeing police and hiding in a waterway in a reserve in Sydney's north. Police said that at about 3am (AEDT) on Friday a man was seen driving a Toyota Hilux...

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Vic motorists to be slugged

VICTORIAN motorists will be slugged with more expensive licence renewal fees as part of $750 million in revenue raising measures announced in the mid-year budget update. The state is expected to be $137 million in the black at the end of June...

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Carr says Sri Lankans hearing message

Foreign Minister Bob Carr is set to visit Sri Lanka, with asylum seeker talks on the agenda. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says Sri Lankans are getting the message that economic migrants who arrive in Australian waters will be swiftly...

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Audit of cleaning contractors welcomed

UP to 1000 cleaning contractors will be audited by next year in a bid to catch shonky operators who underpay workers. The Fair Work Ombudsman on Thursday announced the random audits following concerns over a high level of non-compliance with...

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2011 a record year for elephant poaching

ELEPHANT and Rhino poaching surged to record levels in 2011 and is worth at least $US19 billion ($A18.08 billion) a year, according to a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The report, launched on Wednesday, found criminals view...

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Oakeshott queries Abbott over Slipper vote

INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott says Tony Abbott needs to explain his decision to move a no-confidence motion against former speaker Peter Slipper in October. Federal Court judge Steven Rares on Wednesday dismissed a sexual harassment case against...

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Gillard condemns North Korea rocket launch

AUSTRALIA has condemned North Korea's rocket launch and is calling for a swift and strong response from the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the launch as a provocative and irresponsible act that would...

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Whaling debate heats up ahead of hunt

THE federal opposition and the Australian Greens are again calling on the government to send a customs ship to monitor expected clashes between Japanese whalers and conservationists in the Southern Ocean. The Japanese fleet reportedly has left...

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Putin slams US 're-Sovietisation' claims

Russia's president dismissed accusations that he is trying to reinvent the Soviet Union. Source: AAP RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has denied that he is trying to reinvent the Soviet Union, dismissing as "rubbish" accusations by US Secretary...

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Auditor again questions NSW govt figures

THE NSW auditor-general has questioned the revaluation of 27,000 school buildings after their total value increased by $8 billion but those built under a federal stimulus program fell by more than $660 million. Just weeks after Auditor-General...

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Man jailed for leaving victim quadriplegic

RETIRED cabinet-maker Kenneth Weger was the type of bloke who was quick to offer a visitor a beer. But he didn't get a chance to be hospitable to former boarder Daniel Charles Hughes, who rendered Mr Weger a quadriplegic by repeatedly stabbing...

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Sexting requires new offence, inquiry told

VICTORIA should create a new offence to deal with young people who send sext messages without permission, rather than using existing child pornography laws, an inquiry has been told. Children's Court President Judge Paul Grant said under current...

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Peru labour minister quits

PERU'S labour minister has resigned amid an uproar for allegedly roughing up an airport worker as he rushed to catch a plane. Jose Villena's resignation came as a surprise, and he was immediately replaced by Teresa Laos, a lawyer. On November...

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Weak housing data supports rate cuts

Housing finance commitments rose just 0.1 per cent in October, the latest ABS figures show. Source: AAP WEAKER-THAN-EXPECTED housing loan figures suggest the Reserve Bank of Australia may need to cut the cash rate further in 2013. Housing...

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Uganda pillories UN peacekeeping in Congo

Uganda's President has denounced the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: AAP UGANDA has heaped scorn on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a southern African nations summit that agreed to...

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Moon's crust reveals tumultuous past

Images of the moon's crust point to a violent past in which it was battered by comets and asteroids. Source: AAP NEW images of the moon's battered crust point to a violent past in which it was battered by comets and asteroids during its first...

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Elders mark 20 years since Keating speech

INDIGENOUS elders have gathered in Sydney to mark the 20th anniversary of Paul Keating's historic Redfern speech. The former prime minister's speech on December 10, 1992, was the first time an Australian political leader had publicly acknowledged...

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