Meaty tale launches Vic weekend court

THE first weekend sitting of the Melbourne Magistrates Court has opened with little fanfare - but was presented with the tale of a hungry couple and a packet of hidden meat. Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen presided over the first hearing, designed...

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Govt to give $100m to Commonwealth Games

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says the federal government will contribute at least $100 million towards the Commonwealth Games to be hosted by the Gold Coast in 2018. Mr Abbott was a guest at a Commonwealth sports breakfast in Sri Lankan capital...

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Severe storms, hail hit southeast Qld

INTENSE thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hailstones are battering parts of southeast Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning on Saturday afternoon "very dangerous" thunderstorms have been detected near Maroochydore, Boonah,...

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Government confirms Darwin boat arrival

THE federal government has finally confirmed that an asylum-seeker boat reached Darwin on Monday and was one of three to arrive in Australian waters in the past week. Operation Sovereign Borders commander Lieutenant General Angus Campbell said...

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Surfer dies after suspected heart attack

A SURFER has died after suffering a suspected heart attack in the water on the Sunshine Coast. The man, believed to be aged about 60, was not breathing when he was pulled from the surf by lifeguards at Noosa around 8.40am (AEST) on Friday. ...

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Surfer dies after suspected heart attack

A SURFER has died after suffering a suspected heart attack in the water on the Sunshine Coast. The man, believed to be aged about 60, was not breathing when he was pulled from the surf by lifeguards at Noosa around 8.40am (AEST) on Friday. ...

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AEC petitions High Court for new WA poll

THE Australian Electoral Commission has lodged a petition with the Court of Disputed Returns seeking a new West Australian Senate election. That petition, lodged with the High Court registry on Friday, seeks an order from the court that the...

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Government confirms Darwin boat arrival

THE federal government has finally confirmed that an asylum-seeker boat reached Darwin on Monday and was one of three to arrive in Australian waters in the past week. Operation Sovereign Borders commander Lieutenant General Angus Campbell said...

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AEC petitions High Court for new WA poll

THE Australian Electoral Commission has lodged a petition with the Court of Disputed Returns seeking a new West Australian Senate election. That petition, lodged with the High Court registry on Friday, seeks an order from the court that the...

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More Vic Jewish home abuse claims likely

MORE victims are expected to come forward with allegations of abuse at children's homes run by Victorian Jewish welfare organisations in the 1960s. Jewish Care Victoria has set up an independent support scheme to investigate claims by three people...

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Libs launch Rudd-style donations plea

THE Liberal National Party is copying Kevin Rudd's small donations tactic as it attempts to wrest the former prime minister's Brisbane seat. With a by-election imminent in Griffith, Queensland's LNP is asking supporters to hand over as little...

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Bikie arrests will test new law: premier

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says the arrest of three bikies for gathering at a bar for a drink will test the government's new anti-association laws. Three alleged members of two declared criminal motorcycle gangs in Queensland were arrested...

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Two secret drug labs uncovered in Brisbane

TWO concealed drug labs and $170,000 worth of goods have been uncovered in a police operation in Brisbane. Authorities charged 32 people with 98 offences during the 10-month operation, which focused on the production and trafficking of methylamphetamine.Detective...

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'Indefensible mistakes' by Catholic Church

MELBOURNE Archbishop Denis Hart says senior figures in the Catholic Church made indefensible mistakes in response to sexual abuse claims. Archbishop Hart said the church acknowledged the failings of the past, as highlighted in a Victorian parliamentary...

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Webjet expects no earnings growth

SHARES in online travel business Webjet have fallen after it said earnings would not grow in the current financial year. Webjet currently estimates that earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation will be $21.5 million in the 2013/14...

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Name of accused policeman still suppressed

THE name of a Perth policeman on trial for dangerous driving causing death will remain suppressed for at least 24 hours despite a judge ruling the suppression should be lifted. Sharon D'Ercole was driving her 16-year-old daughter in April 2012...

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Elderly man found in north Queensland

AN 87-year-old man who was missing in north Queensland bushland has been found. He was clearing bushland, about 40km west of Ingham, with another man when they became separated about 9am (AEST) on Monday.An extensive air and land search was launched...

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Number of Perth councils to be halved

THE number of councils in Perth will be halved after the West Australian government finalised its restructuring plans. After initially proposing 14 metropolitan councils across the WA capital, Local Government Minister Tony Simpson has suggested...

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Swan River not dead, say Perth scientists

PERTH'S Swan River is alive and generally well despite reports to the contrary, scientists say. Researcher Chris Hallett says a new report by Murdoch University counters recent media suggestions the Swan-Canning Estuary is "dead". Dr Hallett...

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Millions see chiropractors for back pain

NECK and back pain are the main reasons Australians visit chiropractors, according to a study published in Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). The vast majority are adults, and one per cent are aged under one year, according to the study of 4464...

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Orica forecasts further profit growth

Chemicals company Orica has posted a full year profit of more than $600 million. Source: AAP EXPLOSIVES and chemicals supplier Orica expects higher profits in 2014 as key North American coal markets improve, and the company sells more sophisticated...

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