Military on standby for Ita aftermath

Military helicopters are poised to join the clean-up in cyclone-ravaged far north Queensland. Source: AAP MILITARY helicopters are on standby to help residents in Queensland's cyclone-ravaged far north. But they are unable to fly because...

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Bike for George at cycling centre opening

PRINCE George has been given his first bike - but he'll have to learn how to walk first. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge officially opened New Zealand's National Cycling Centre on Saturday, receiving loud cheers from the 2000-strong crowd...

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No new signals in search for MH370

No new acoustic signals have been detected in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is aiming to update China's president Xi Jinping on the latest developments in the hunt for missing...

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Rigged Vic soccer games were 'chaotic'

By Genevieve Gannon MELBOURNE, April 11 AAP - English soccer players involved in an international match-fixing scam in Australia feared they'd be caught because the local ringleader would shout instructions during the matches, a court has heard. Segaran...

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Wang to leave mining company job

Dio Wang will resign as a mining company managing director if he is elected as a WA senator. Source: AAP DIO Wang will resign as a mining company managing director before taking up his West Australian Senate seat for the Palmer United Party...

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Treasurer defends SA economy

SOUTH Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has defended the state's economic performance after new data showed increasing unemployment. Mr Koutsantonis conceded the state's 7.1 per cent jobless rate, the highest on the Australian mainland,...

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Tripodi questioned Obeid's motives: ICAC

Former NSW minister Tony Kelly has admitted a cabinet minute that didn't favour AWH was rewritten. Source: AAP FORMER NSW powerbroker Joe Tripodi says Eddie Obeid's repeated questioning about Australian Water Holdings made him wonder if the...

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Hockey urges China action on currency

China should move quicker in regard to deregulating its currency, says Treasurer Joe Hockey. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA wants China to move quicker to deregulate its currency. Treasurer Joe Hockey is in Washington for a meeting of the Group...

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Ten posts $8 million loss

Ten Network has posted an $8m first half loss, a substantial improvement compared to a year ago. Source: AAP TEN Network Holdings has posted an $8 million first half loss, a vast improvement on the $243 million loss it suffered 12 months...

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Keith Urban leads trophy tally at ACMs

GEORGE Strait has won the top honour, entertainer of the year, at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas where Australian star Keith Urban picked up three awards. Strait took the fan-voted award for the second time - 25 years after...

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China reforms hold benefits for trade

CHINA'S economic growth will slow slightly in 2014 but the nation remains the key to the fortunes of the East Asia Pacific region, a new World Bank report says. Developing East Asia has been a global growth engine since the 2008 global financial...

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Melbourne Shrine reveals hidden plaques

A $45 million upgrade of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance is three months ahead of schedule. Source: AAP A DIGGER who helped build the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance buried underneath it a plaque bearing his face and his name. "Lewis"...

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Talks on Japan trade deal difficult: PM

PM Tony Abbott says he's optimistic but not certain about finalising a free trade deal with Japan. Source: AAP TONY Abbott's push to resolve free trade talks with Japan appears on shaky ground, with the prime minister admitting he's not certain...

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Police shoot man in Brisbane

A man has been shot by police responding to a domestic disturbance on Brisbane's bayside. Source: AAP A MAN is in a critical but stable condition after being shot by police during a domestic dispute on Brisbane's bayside. Two police officers...

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