Abbott coy on spy letter to SBY

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sent the Indonesian president a letter addressing the spy scandal. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is remaining tight-lipped about the contents of his letter to the Indonesian president about the spy...

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US wind farm guilty of killing birds

A MAJOR US power company has pleaded guilty to killing eagles and other birds at two wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million as part of the first enforcement of laws protecting birds against wind energy facilities. Until the settlement announced...

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Vic bus attack victim recalls assault

A MAN left lying unconscious in the street after being attacked by two men on a Melbourne bus has branded his attackers thugs. Police said the 25-year-old victim and his girlfriend were at a bus stop in Swanston Street about 1.30am (AEDT) on Saturday...

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Severe thunderstorms move east across state

Storm clouds north of Moonie, Western Darling Downs, Saturday afternoon. Pic: Jeff Higgins. Higgins Storm Chasing Source: Supplied SEVERE thunderstorms continue to move across Queensland's southeast, with the latest warning issued for Brisbane,...

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Latvia mourns roof collapse victims

The death toll from a supermarket roof collapse in Latvia reached 49, with 30 people still trapped. Source: AAP LATVIA is mourning its dead after rescuers spent a second night looking for survivors in the rubble of a Riga supermarket whose...

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Protesters clash with police in Jakarta

Images of Tony Abbott have been burned by protesters outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta. Source: AAP POLICE have used tear gas as hundreds of members from various hardline Islamic groups moved towards the Australian embassy compound in...

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GG backs republic, gay marriage

THE Queen's representative in Australia appears to have backed the republican movement in a landmark speech. Governor-General Quentin Bryce delivered the final Boyer Lecture of the year in Sydney on Friday evening, outlining her vision of a future...

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Web inventor rails against net spying

THE scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says a growing tide of surveillance is threatening democracy's future. Tim Berners-Lee, who developed the web in 1990, has been a vocal critic of internet surveillance. He said on Friday...

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Lawyers stop baby going to Nauru

THE federal government won't send a two-week-old baby and his asylum-seeker family to Nauru before next week after lawyers sought a court order to stop their removal. A spokeswoman at Maurice Blackburn says the government has given an undertaking...

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Protesters clash with police in Jakarta

Indonesia has asked phone companies to investigate whether they helped to tap the President's phone. Source: AAP TEAR gas has been used to repel protesters during a second day of demonstrations in Jakarta as fallout continues over revelations...

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NIreland bus driver told to deliver bomb

NORTHERN Ireland authorities say a bus driver was ordered to deliver an IRA-style bomb to a police station, but instead she parked her vehicle and called police. Leaders of the British territory's Catholic-Protestant government praised the unidentified...

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NT says no more to domestic violence

Sporting clubs are being called upon to help fight domestic violence in the Northern Territory. Source: AAP SPORTING clubs are being called upon to help fight the blight of domestic violence in the Northern Territory. A new Aboriginal men's...

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UK PM 'following' escort agency on Twitter

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been following a high-class escort agency on Twitter. Source: AAP BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has been following the exploits of a high-class escort agency on Twitter. One of the prime...

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Wal King re-elected to Ausdrill board

FORMER Leighton boss Wal King has been re-elected to the board of mining services company Ausdrill, despite a sizeable protest vote. At Ausdrill's annual general meeting on Thursday, about 22 per cent of shareholder votes went against Mr King...

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Greece predicts return to growth in 2014

GREECE'S deputy finance minister says the economy is expected to emerge from its recession and grow slightly next year. Christos Staikouras said on Thursday that the 2014 budget projects economic growth of 0.6 per cent next year. He spoke as...

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Vic rabbit killer charged with cruelty

A MAN has been charged with aggravated cruelty after police found a video of him allegedly torturing and killing a pet rabbit. The 26-year-old Chelsea man, who appeared with an unknown woman in the video, has also been charged with theft. He...

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Church urges all Catholics to act on abuse

ALL Catholics must take action on child sex abuse, the head of the body set-up to represent the Catholic Church says. Truth Justice and Healing Council chief executive Francis Sullivan said the various inquiries into abuse provided an opportunity...

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GP clinic still not open after six years

A Liberal senator has questioned whether Labor's Brisbane GP super-clinic will ever be opened. Source: AAP A BRISBANE GP super clinic promised by Kevin Rudd in 2007 has still not been opened, despite $13.2 million being invested in the facility...

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Prof uses 1000 mice to expose food folly

A leading scientist says the key to good health is a balance between protein, carbohydrates and fat. Source: AAP BELIEF that single nutrients such as omega-3s, sugar or salt can cure or cause all ills is folly, says a leading health scientist....

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BP to axe 300 Australian jobs

Global energy giant BP will axe up to 300 jobs, mainly at the Australian headquarters in Melbourne. Source: AAP BP is to sack up to 300 workers, but the global energy giant insists it is not giving up on the Australian market. A spokesman...

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Vic man falls from cliff at Cape Schanck

A MAN has suffered critical injuries in a fall from a cliff at Cape Schanck in Victoria. The alarm was raised about 4pm on Tuesday by friends the man had been walking with, Ambulance Victoria paramedic Bruce Harrop said. The man is believed...

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Redman replaces Grylls as WA Nats leader

WESTERN Australia's National party has chosen a new leader to replace Brendon Grylls, with Terry Redman to succeed him as widely expected. Mr Grylls, 40, announced his decision to step down as party leader and also as regional development minister...

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Indon-Aust diplomatic tensions set to grow

INDONESIA says it still expects an explanation from Australia over spying revelations, describing Prime Minister Tony Abbott's response and continued refusal to apologise over the drama as "regrettable". As the diplomatic crisis appeared certain...

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Google moves to remove map image

A US man wants Google Maps to remove an aerial image that shows the body of his 14-year-old son, who was shot and killed in 2009. Jose Barrera told a San Francisco television station that he only recently became aware of the image of his son Kevin...

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Tassie govt claims win on gun crime

Concerns of a spike in gun crime in Tasmania are unfounded, says the state's police minister. Source: AAP THE Tasmanian government says it is winning the battle against gun crime, despite concerns about a spike in offences. Police Minister...

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Goodes named NSW Australian of the Year

AFL star Adam Goodes has won the NSW Australian of the Year award. The 33-year-old Sydney Swans player was given the honour for his commitment to community programs, particularly for establishing and co-chairing the Go Foundation. Mr Goodes'...

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ASIO still waiting to move into new HQ

AUSTRALIA'S top spy agency ASIO still can't be certain when it will move into its imposing new headquarters, despite former prime minister Kevin Rudd opening the building in July. The $630 million building, which looks over Canberra's Lake Burley...

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Indo recalls ambassador

INDONESIA'S ambassador in Canberra will immediately return to Jakarta following claims Australia had tapped the phone of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa announced on Monday afternoon the ambassador...

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Fight climate change: CCA

BOTH carbon price mechanisms and direct action should be used to combat the challenge of climate change, Climate Change Authority (CCA) chair Bernie Fraser says. "I think the challenge on climate change is such that you want every possible piece...

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People smugglers selling visas to Aust

PEOPLE smugglers are selling asylum seekers passports and Australian visas for entry to the country by plane - offering them an alternative to a potentially deadly boat journey. The ABC's Four Corners reported that it secretly filmed people...

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