Cyclone impacting WA's north coast

Residents in and near Port Hedland have been told to take shelter as Cyclone Christine intensifies. Source: AAP A RED alert remains in place for communities from Pardoo to Mardie in the Pilbara as tropical cyclone Christine starts to impact...

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Perth gets ready for NYE parties

LIVE music, fancy-dress parties and fireworks are on offer in Perth for New Year's Eve, but police are warning revellers to act responsibly. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading...

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Councils, kids and cattle see 2014 changes

BUSH communities across the Northern Territory will have more say as the government begins dismantling large councils in favour of more local representation. From January 1, the Minister for Local Government will be granted far-ranging powers...

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Times Square preps for New Year's Eve bash

New York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve celebrations on Tuesday night. Source: AAP NEW York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve. The square will host millions on Tuesday night counting down...

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Winds flaming north coast bushfire

AN out-of-control bushfire threatening homes on the state's north coast is being pushed north by strong winds, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading...

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Suicide bomber kills 13 in Russia's south

A female suicide bomber set off a blast in a train station in Russia killing at least 13 people. Source: AAP AT least 13 people have been killed and scores wounded by a suicide bomber at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said....

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China one-child policy change approved

Chinese state media says the National People's Congress has approved to change its one-child policy. Source: AAP CHINA'S top legislature has sanctioned the ruling Communist Party's decision to allow couples to have a second child if one parent...

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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7

LEBANON'S state news agency says a 19-year-old man wounded in the car bombing in central Beirut has died, raising the death toll in the attack to seven. The National News Agency says Mohammed Shaar died on Saturday from massive wounds sustained...

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Cambodian garment workers block traffic

STRIKING workers making shoes and clothes for Western brands have blocked roads and briefly scuffled with police in Cambodia. The workers are demanding a two-fold increase in the minimum wage to $A180. The protests on Friday snarled traffic...

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Holiday road toll rises to 13

The Christmas holiday road toll has risen to 12 following the death of a teenager and a cyclist. Source: AAP THE Christmas holiday road death toll has risen to 13, with the latest victims including a teenage driver and a cyclist killed in...

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Five die in Beirut bombing

A POWERFUL bombing has rocked a central business district of central Beirut setting cars ablaze and killing five people, including a senior aide to former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, officials said. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit...

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Four generations at royal church service

PRINCE George is nowhere to be seen as four generations of the British royal family attend their traditional Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on the Norfolk estate. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked relaxed as they walked St...

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Flood worries as WA cyclone threat eases

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood-watch warning for the north Kimberley region. Source: AAP A DAMAGING tropical low is expected to bare down on Western Australia on Christmas night but cyclone fears are declining. And strong...

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Pope prays for South Sudan, Syria

POPE Francis has called for humanitarian aid access in Syria and "social harmony" in South Sudan on his first Christmas in the Vatican after months of shaking up the papacy with his humble style and common touch. You have reached your daily Guest...

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Belfast peace talks fail to reach deal

OVERNIGHT talks in Belfast have failed to resolve deep-seated divisions over parades and flags that have triggered widespread rioting in Northern Ireland. Richard Haass, director of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, led the multiparty...

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Qld crash takes Xmas road toll to 4

A 69-YEAR-OLD man who was killed when his car crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg has become the first fatality on Queensland roads in the Christmas holiday period. His death near Avondale at around 12.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday takes the...

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Australian journalist accused by Thai navy

A VETERAN Australian journalist is facing up to five years in a Thai jail in what human rights activists claim is an attempt to curtail press freedom. Alan Morison, editor of news website Phuketwan, has told AAP that he and fellow journalist Chutima...

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WA police crack down on demerit scam

AT least 60 West Australian drivers suspected of rorting the demerit point system by claiming someone else was driving their car when they broke a traffic law will be charged. An audit of traffic infringements over the 12 months to November...

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US military aircraft hit in South Sudan

TWO US military aircraft responding to the outbreak of violence in South Sudan have been hit by incoming fire, wounding three US service members. Two officials said the aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene...

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Saudi Arabia reports death from new virus

SAUDI Arabia says one more person has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 56 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the centre of the outbreak. The Health Ministry said Saturday that a 73-year-old, chronically ill...

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Security scare at NSW parliament house

Police have rushed in and grabbed a man from a car after a stand-off outside NSW Parliament. Source: AAP A DISGRUNTLED former taxi driver who sparked a two-hour stand-off outside NSW Parliament has been charged. Abdula Ganiji has been charged...

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Man refused bail for cold-case murder

THREE decades after Sydney nurse Mary Louise Wallace went missing, a 61-year-old man has been charged with her murder and refused bail. Ms Wallace, 33, went missing from Sydney's north shore in the early hours of September 24, 1983. On the...

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Xenophon wants new data-interception laws

FEDERAL independent Nick Xenophon wants changes to Australian telecommunications interception laws following calls for a narrowing of National Security Agency (NSA) powers. A review board, set up by President Barack Obama in the wake of Edward...

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Strip club spruiker hit with drug charges

TWO women and a strip club spruiker have been charged with supplying drugs in Sydney's Kings Cross. Following an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in strip clubs and licensed premises on the late night strip, detectives arrested...

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NSA spying needed to fight terror: Putin

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin says the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance is necessary to fight terrorism, but added that the government must "limit the appetite" of the agency with a clear set of ground rules. You have reached your daily Guest...

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Britain to move to plastic banknotes

PLASTIC bank notes are to be issued by the Bank of England for the first time when the new STG5 ($A9.19) note featuring Sir Winston Churchill appears in 2016. A STG10 ($A18.39) note featuring Jane Austen to follow around a year later will also...

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Saatchi assistant 'not a fantasist'

A FORMER personal assistant of Nigella Lawson and her art dealer ex-husband Charles Saatchi, who is accused of defrauding the couple, has denied she was a fantasist and a "shopaholic". Francesca Grillo, 35, and her sister Elisabetta, 41, are alleged...

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Merkel says EU must be ready for changes

Why 2013 is the year of Jessica Hart YES, we know she criticised Taylor Swift, but it's time to move on. If you ever doubted Aussie model Jessica Hart's star power, just wait until you see her Vogue cover. Card signature is dead and buried...

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'White powder in Nigella's handbag': PA

A London court has heard TV cook Nigella Lawson was unhappy in her marriage to Charles Saatchi. Source: AAP NIGELLA Lawson's former personal assistant "frequently" found rolled-up banknotes with white powder on them in her handbag, she has...

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Knox 'afraid' to front Italian court

US murder suspect Amanda Knox has emailed an Italian court to say she is "afraid" to show up for her trial on charges of killing British student Meredith Kercher, judge Alessandro Nencini says. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2*...

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Helicopter maker issues safety alert

HELICOPTER manufacturer Eurocopter has issued a worldwide safety alert after a fault was found in the model of craft that crashed into a Glasgow pub, killing 10 people. The company said there was a problem with the fuel indication system on some...

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Aurizon to cut rail fleet, cancel project

FREIGHT and coal haulage operator Aurizon will take a hit of almost $200 million as it cuts the size of its rail fleet and cancels a major Queensland project. The company, previously known as QR National, is reducing its locomotive fleet by...

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Wesfarmers sells underwriting operations

DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Wesfarmers is selling its Australasian insurance underwriting operations to Insurance Australia Group (IAG) for about $1.85 billion - its biggest ever divestment. Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder said the sale...

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Police assaulted at NSW soccer game

A POLICEMAN had to use "defensive strikes" to force a man to release his grip on his groin during a brawl at a Newcastle A-League soccer match. Another police officer was punched in the head by another man in the melee, which saw a spectator...

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Missing Qld man found after four days

A MAN who went missing for four days in southwest Queensland, sparking a massive air and land search, has been found. Two aircraft, police and State Emergency Service volunteers helped search a property south of Quilpie after the man, in his...

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Severe storm warnings cancelled

ANOTHER round of severe thunderstorms pummelled southeast Queensland tonight. 8.25pm: The worst of this evening's severe thunderstorms has passed, with the weather bureau lifting its earlier warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous...

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Mandela's remains transferred to air base

The South African military has handed over Nelson Mandela's flag-draped coffin to the ANC. Source: AAP THE remains of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela have been transferred to Waterkloof air base for a farewell from the African National...

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SAfrica apologises for Mandela interpreter

The man accused of faking sign interpretation at Nelson Mandela's memorial claims he hallucinated. Source: AAP THE South African government has formally apologised for any offence caused by the sign language interpreter it hired for Nelson...

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James Bond an 'impotent alcoholic'

JAMES Bond's martini habit likely made him an impotent alcoholic, according to a study published Friday in the British Medical Journal. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading *Subject...

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Nigella accused of lying to court

ONE of the personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has accused them of lying under oath as she gave evidence in her trial. Elisabetta Grillo, 41, also said other members of the TV cook's "Team Cupcake" lied...

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NRMA customers stuck after power outage

ABOUT 200 people are stuck in their cars waiting for assistance after the NRMA's telephone and dispatch system was brought down in a power outage. Long delays are expected for those needing help with their cars after power failed at the insurance...

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Young locked out of property market: oppn

YOUNG people in NSW will struggle to buy property with state government cuts to the first home buyers grants effectively locking them out of the market, the state opposition says. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES....

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Boat race pest wins appeal to stay in UK

Australian boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has won an appeal to stay in the UK. Source: AAP BOAT race protester Trenton Oldfield has secured a victory over the British government that wanted to deport him while simultaneously declaring...

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Ring 'thief' bailed after colonoscopy

A JUDGE has granted an accused jewel thief bail after he laid out crucial evidence for police. David Watts had a colonoscopy on Monday morning to retrieve a diamond ring he allegedly swallowed after stealing it from a jewellery store in southwest...

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Police rescue Afghan woman from stoning

A WOMAN sentenced by the Taliban to death by public stoning was rescued by police in northern Afghanistan, a police official said. "Taliban [judicial] commission charged a woman named Halima ... to be stoned to death for having an affair with...

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Aussie boat race pest pleads to stay in UK

BOAT race protester Trenton Oldfield has told an immigration tribunal hearing that if he is deported from the UK his British wife and five-month-old baby daughter won't move to Australia with him because it's a "racist country". News+ Oops! Please...

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Vic minister slams hospital delay claim

OPPOSITION claims that sick Victorian kids are being forced to wait due to delays in building a children's hospital are wrong and hypocrisy in the extreme, the health minister says. Baulderstone Pty Ltd will build the 230-bed Monash Children's...

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Qld 30-year vision sets the bar high

Expanding children's literacy and numeracy levels is a primary target in a bold plan for Queensland. Source: AAP AN ambitious 30-year plan for Queensland aims to have half of the state's population living outside the southeast and to narrow...

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Crews monitor Sunshine Coast blaze

At Sippy Downs. The buildings are University of Sunshine Coast. Picture: Kaye Keioskie Source: Supplied FIRE crews are asking Sunshine Coast residents to avoid an out-of-control grass fire near Mountain Creek. 7.45pm: CREWS are still monitoring...

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Australia close to FTA with China: Bishop

Replay: Adelaide Test, day three AUSTRALIA is in a near-unassailable position at stumps on day three in Adelaide thanks to Mitchell Johnson's heroics. Apple guides shoppers with iBeacon WITH iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once...

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Water search for person overboard

A PERSON has fallen overboard between Bribie Island and the mainland. Around 8.30pm a person fell off a boat at Pumicestone Passage. Water police, volunteer marine rescue groups and a rescue helicopter are searching for the missing person....

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Storm hits Europe, kills one in Scotland

GALE-FORCE winds have hit Scotland, causing a fatal truck accident, halting all trains and leaving tens of thousands of homes without electricity as much of northwestern Europe braced for a storm that was expected to bring flooding to coastal areas....

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I'm not proud of drug use: Nigella

British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson says the idea that she is a habitual drug user is ridiculous. Source: AAP NIGELLA Lawson has told a court she would rather be "honest and ashamed" than "bullied with lies" after revealing details of her...

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Govt, opposition deny Holden pull out plan

THE federal government and the opposition have quickly poured cold water on speculation Holden will pull out of Australia from 2016, both saying no decision had been made on the company's future. The ABC sparked concerns the car company's Australian...

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New test may help with Bladder cancer

A SIMPLE urine test may be able to distinguish between aggressive and low-grade bladder cancers, allowing doctors to tailor personalised treatments, say scientists. Researchers measured levels of a protein shed by bladder tumours in 600 patients....

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Haiyan rebuilding to take five years

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has soared past 5600 and continues to rise. Source: AAP REBUILDING areas devastated by a super typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines will take up to five years and cost more than...

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Plane crash in Alaska, four dead

A PLANE crash near the remote western Alaska village of Saint Marys has killed four of the 10 people aboard, including a baby boy, an Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman said. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick, easy...

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UN report on trauma of Syrian refugee kids

The UN warns Syrian refugee children are paying a cruel price as civil war rips their country apart. Source: AAP SYRIAN refugee children are paying a cruel price as civil war rips their country apart, the United Nations warns in a report with...

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German policeman kills, mutilates victim

Baby, family allowed to stay AN asylum-seeker family from Myanmar with a sick newborn baby will be allowed to stay in Australia for the time being. 14 reasons we hate cyclists THEY'VE been described by some haters as "cockroaches of...

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Toddler found walking down NSW road

A TODDLER has been found wandering along a main road on the NSW mid-north coast. A driver spotted the one-year-old boy while heading through Edgeworth, near Lake Macquarie, on Friday night, police said. The boy is in good health and has been...

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Russian court releases Aussie activist

Jailed Australian activist Colin Russell is set to appeal his detention in Russia on Friday. Source: AAP GREENPEACE activist Colin Russell has been released on bail from a Russian jail. The Australian was the last of the Arctic 30 being...

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