Vic relief centre hosts people and animals

GOATS, chickens and even ducks as well as people crammed into a relief centre at the height of the bushfire threat in Victoria's east. About 400 people were in the relief centre in Sale on Friday but only a few remained by Saturday afternoon,...

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NSW Greens criticise park hunting plans

THE Greens say it's no surprise the bureaucrat overseeing the introduction of recreational hunting in NSW's national parks had previously criticised such a plan. Office of Environment and Heritage head Sally Barnes recently issued assurances...

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Police appeal for clues to Sydney fires

POLICE are hunting a firebug or bugs who set fire to rubbish bins at four different unit blocks in Sydney's west. Firefighters extinguished the blazes outside the units on Guildford Road in Guildford early on Saturday morning. The first started...

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Man admits to running car into Qld river

AN alleged drunk driver who ran another car off a major Brisbane road, nearly causing it to plunge into the river, has told a court he will plead guilty. Justin James Cooney, 34, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court briefly on Thursday...

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No Australian troops for Mali: Smith

AUSTRALIA may provide humanitarian support for Mali but will not send troops to defeat Islamist rebels in the African country, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says. Mr Smith clarified Australia's stance after the intervention in Mali by a French...

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Helicopter crashes in London, two dead

Two people were killed when a helicopter smashed into a crane at a building site in central London. Source: AAP TWO people have been killed when a helicopter hit a crane at a building site in central London during morning rush hour and plunged...

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Vehicle sales rise in December

AUSTRALIAN sales of new motor vehicles, seasonally adjusted, rose 2.2 per cent in December, official data shows. There were 98,264 new vehicles were sold in December, seasonally adjusted, compared with an upwardly revised 96,159 in November,...

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Boral workers face uncertain future

Building products maker Boral is cutting 700 jobs as part of a company-wide restructure. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of workers at Boral face an uncertain future after the building products maker announced it would cut 700 staff from its Australian...

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Mali risks following Afghanistan: Carr

Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Mali is at risk of becoming a terrorist haven like Afghanistan. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr is warning that Mali runs the risk of becoming a terrorist haven like Afghanistan. He also said Australia...

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Nurses invite Qld premier to Moura

NURSES have invited the Queensland premier to make an early start on his plan for community summits and attend a town hall meeting in Moura where the local hospital is tipped to close. The acting head of the Central Queensland Health Service...

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Nurses invite Qld premier to Moura

NURSES have invited the Queensland premier to make an early start on his plan for community summits and attend a town hall meeting in Moura where the local hospital is tipped to close. The acting head of the Central Queensland Health Service...

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Rudd praises people who shun the limelight

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd has praised people who aren't "strutting their stuff" on the nightly news. A day after urging the international community to consider arming Syrian rebels, Mr Rudd, who has also served as foreign minister, was...

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Two hurt in prison van crash

TWO people have been injured after a van transporting prisoners crashed in the Perth suburb of Success. The van was involved in a crash with a car on North Lake Road early on Monday morning, with two ambulances called to the scene. A St John's...

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No forced Qld police redundancies: Newman

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has ruled out changing the law to force police out of their jobs, after his deputy flagged the possibility last week. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney, who was acting premier last week, suggested laws could be changed...

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NSW bushfire destroys 28 homes

Twenty-eight homes have been destroyed by a "dangerous and large" bushfire in northern NSW. Source: AAP A "PERFECT storm" of a fire in northern NSW has destroyed 28 homes, with firefighters expecting that number to rise. The fire has burned...

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Obama's second inauguration to be smaller

US President Barack Obama's second inauguration is going to be smaller than his historic first swearing-in, but still full of glamour and pomp. Estimates of turnout are 600,000 to 800,000, compared with a record 1.8 million in 2009. Yet recent...

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Volcano erupting in Russia's Far East

A VOLCANO erupting in Russia's Far East is sending plumes of gas and ash high into the sky and creating a lava lake. The Plosky Tolbachik volcano is located in Kamchatka peninsula, hundreds of kilometres from the nearest residential areas. ...

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Mubarak questioned over alleged gifts

Hosni Mubarak has been interrogated over gifts he allegedly received from the Al Ahram newspaper. Source: AAP OUSTED president Hosni Mubarak has been interrogated over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds he allegedly received from the...

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