Severe fire danger forecast in Kimberley

WEST Australian authorities are warning of severe fire danger in parts of the Kimberley on Sunday with hot, dry and windy conditions expected. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe fire danger rating for inland parts of the Kimberley...

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Beijing opposes closer EU-Taiwan ties

BEIJING has raised objections to a move by the European Parliament to build closer trade ties with Taiwan, saying it opposes the development of any official ties between the sides. The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a resolution on...

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Thrown knife strikes Sydney man in face

Man trapped as tractor rolls A MAN was trapped inside the cabin of his tractor after it rolled on to its roof on a rural road on the Darling Downs. QLD News Sally shapes for next title tilt GOLD Coast surfer Sally Fitzgibbon vows to make...

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Friend told Higgs of Nobel triumph

NOBEL Prize-winning scientist Professor Peter Higgs has revealed he first heard he won the prestigious award when a women stopped to congratulate him in the street. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick, easy and free.)...

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AEC will rob me of win: Palmer

Clive Palmer says the Australian Electoral Commission will "rig" the Fairfax recount. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer believes the Australian Electoral Commission will "rig" the Fairfax recount and deliver victory to his LNP opponent. Mr Palmer...

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Wells Fargo's profit up 13 per cent

WELLS Fargo & Co. says its third-quarter profit jumped 13 per cent as a decline in revenue from mortgage lending was offset by reduced expenses and fewer soured loans. The biggest US mortgage lender reported on Friday that its net income...

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Tassie judo club wants Putin as patron

Russia's president has been asked to become the patron of a Tasmanian judo club. Source: AAP A JUDO club in Tasmania has written to the Kremlin to ask Vladimir Putin to be its patron. The Ulverstone Judo Club, in the state's north, says...

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Dead daughter and sick father found in NSW

A WOMAN has been found dead along with her seriously ill elderly father at the NSW Hunter Valley home they shared, police say. Officers went to the Dalwood Road address, in Branxton, around 11.30am (AEDT) on Thursday after being contacted by...

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Malala wins EU's human rights prize

MALALA Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage activist nominated for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, was awarded the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize by the European Parliament on Thursday. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's...

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Japan our best Asian friend: Abbott

Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) has invited Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to address parliament. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has described Japan as Australia's "best friend in Asia", while also extending an invitation for Prime Minister Shinzo...

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Italy to receive refugee funding from EU

ITALY is set to receive 30 million euros ($A43.54 million) from the European Union to help in caring for refugees, the head of the bloc's executive announced during a visit to the southern island of Lampedusa. "We will work together with Italian...

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Unions NSW dragged into Robertson fray

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson has drawn his old union into the fray as he continues to swat away criticisms over his failure to report a multi-million-dollar bribe attempt. Mr Robertson on Tuesday dismissed reports of leadership tensions...

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Abbott's fitness shouldn't cost public:ALP

Anthony Albanese believes Peter Slipper (pic) has been treated harshly over travel expense claims. Source: AAP CHRIS Bowen admires Tony Abbott's fitness regime but the interim Labor leader says taxpayers shouldn't have to cover the cost of...

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Delhi rapists appeal death sentences

SBW in shock World Cup backflip SONNY Bill Williams is a champion boxer, league and union player - perhaps he should try his hand at gymnastics. NRL 2 video VideoPaul Kent slams Sonny Bill Williams after WC backflip VideoTony Squires on Sonny...

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Concordia captain made route change: court

THE captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner personally ordered a route change which took the vessel dangerously close to the island of Giglio, an Italian court has been told. The Concordia ran aground and capsized near Giglio...

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If there's doubt pay up, Abbott tells MPs

Former Liberal leader John Hewson has warned coalition MPs to be careful with travel expense claims. Source: AAP IF any federal politician has doubts about entitlements they've claimed from Australian taxpayers they should pay them back, Prime...

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Abbott to meet China's president

Tony Abbott is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Bali. Source: AAP TONY Abbott has arrived in Bali for his first major international summit as prime minister, with trade liberalisation at the top of his agenda....

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Vic learner nabbed with girl on car floor

AN unaccompanied learner driver allegedly had a young child sitting on the floor of his car when he was pulled over in Melbourne for drink driving. The 24-year-old Craigieburn driver was caught by police on Queensberry Street in Carlton before...

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Twitter's Evan Williams may be worth $1B

Tri time! Roosters win epic HIGHLIGHTS: THE Sydney Roosters are the NRL premiers, capping the resurrection of one of the game's great and proud clubs. Dangerous games slip through net TENS of thousands of video games, some featuring violence...

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