Sydney Harbour to launch Australia Day

WHETHER you're into sheep shearing, whip cracking, fireworks or surfing, there is something for everyone this Australia Day. And a 100-year-old Iraqi-born grandmother and a two-year-old Indian boy are among nearly 3600 people from 113 countries...

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US pregnant woman's life support to be cut

A US judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. Source: AAP A US judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman. The judge issued the ruling...

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First female Anglican priest remembered

THE 70th anniversary of the ordination of the first female Anglican priest is being celebrated on Saturday. Rev Dr Florence Li Tim-Oi was ordained in China on January 25, 1944. A church service will be held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, central...

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Man charged over A-League police assault

A MAN has been charged with assaulting police during the A-League Sydney derby at Parramatta earlier this month. Officers were conducting crowd control at the match between Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers about 9.45pm (AEDT) on Saturday,...

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Sydney woman gets $243,000 for broken leg

Rachel Gardner's damages fell well short of what she sought. Source: DailyTelegraph Rachel Gardner outside the District Court after she was awarded $243,591 in damages from NSW Police. Picture: AAP Source: AAP A SYDNEY woman has been...

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WA's shark net trial ready

THE shark barrier designed to protect beachgoers at Western Australia's popular Dunsborough beach has been completed. Premier Colin Barnett has confirmed the City of Busselton's beach enclosure trial at Old Dunsborough Beach is under way. The...

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Abuse by Marist brother 'criminal'

A MARIST brother who taught at a school in Cairns where boys were molested has been forced to acknowledge the criminal nature of the behaviour. Brother Andrew Moraghan, who was a dorm master at boys' boarding school St Augustine's College in Cairns...

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Westpac the world's most sustainable firm

WESTPAC has been named the world's most sustainable corporation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Australia's second biggest home lender and deposit holder topped a list of 100 corporations, which also included rivals ANZ and Commonwealth...

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AMA calls for national summit on alcohol

EMERGENCY doctors who spend their weekends dealing with victims of drunken violence have called on the federal government to follow NSW's momentum in tackling alcohol-related harm. Sexual assaults, dying car crash victims and surviving drunk drivers...

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WA police get suspended term for tasering

TWO West Australian policemen convicted of assaulting an Aboriginal man by repeatedly tasering him in a lock-up have been given suspended jail terms and fined. CCTV footage showed the officers - Aaron Grant Strahan, 45, and Troy Gregory Tomlin,...

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Get fit, Ita tells new Australian of Year

Outgoing Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose advises her successor to get fit. Source: AAP ITA Buttrose's advice for this year's Australian of the Year is simple: get physical. "I would suggest they start doing physical exercises right...

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Vic woman dies waiting for ambulance

A woman died after a two-hour wait for an ambulance during the heatwave say union officials. Source: AAP AN 85-year-old woman with heatstroke died after a two-hour wait for an ambulance during last week's heatwave, the ambulance union says....

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Strong quake hits NZ's North Island

A SIZEABLE earthquake in the lower half of New Zealand's North Island has caused at least some property damage, though the extent of damage is not immediately clear. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 3.52pm (1352 AEDT) on Monday, centred...

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West Gate safe despite crack: VicRoads

Two lanes of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge have been closed after a crack appeared to have developed. Source: AAP A LARGE crack has appeared in Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, but authorities say there are no structural defects. The crack,...

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Goodman Fielder executive dies in accident

Goodman Fielder's Australian managing director, Andrew Hipperson, has been killed in an accident. Source: AAP FOOD company Goodman Fielder's managing director of Australian operations, Andrew Hipperson, has been killed in a motorcycle accident....

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Whales swim out in Golden Bay

MORE than 60 pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit at the top of New Zealand's South Island have been refloated but experts say it's too early to say they won't strand again. Department of Conservation rangers, Project Jonah volunteers and...

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Cate Blanchett wins SAG Award

Australian actress Cate Blanchett has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Blue Jasmine. Source: AAP CATE Blanchett has continued her domination of Hollywood award season with a win at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Blanchett...

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'Social' smokers warned of risks

ALMOST a quarter of British smokers say they only have a social habit despite the fact many smoke six to 20 cigarettes a day. A survey of 2000 smokers found 24 per cent class themselves as social smokers but more than one in three of these buy...

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