Scuffles erupt at Hong Kong pro-govt rally

Scuffles erupted in Hong Kong as thousands marched in support of the city's scandal-plagued leader. Source: AAP SCUFFLES have broken out as thousands marched in support of Hong Kong's scandal-plagued leader Leung Chun-ying, ahead of a mass...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Summernats cancel strip show

THE organiser of the revamped family-friendly Summernats festival has a message to fans upset about the cancellation of the traditional Saturday night strip show: "That's how we roll". Co-owner Andy Lopez has made Canberra's once-infamous street...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Man held over Melbourne teenage stabbings

Police believe two separate stabbings in Melbourne's west may be linked to the same attackers. Source: AAP A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after two teenagers were stabbed and left with serious injuries in Melbourne's west. A 16-year-old...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bus bomb wounds seven in Philippines

A POWERFUL bomb has exploded in a passenger bus and wounded at least seven people in the southern Philippines in an attack by suspected extortion gangs. The homemade bomb exploded in the rear portion of the bus as it travelled late on Saturday...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Police urge calm after rape victim dies

NEW Delhi's top police officer and chief minister have urged people to mourn the death of a gang-rape victim in a peaceful manner as large parts of the city centre were sealed off. Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar asked people to maintain calm...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Archaeologists uncover 800-year-old bones

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in central Mexico have uncovered the bones of 12 children and adults who may have been buried 800 years ago. The skeletons were discovered as the archaeologists supervised the installation of a new drain in an old neighbourhood...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Failed Murchison offers to buy back stock

FAILED former Pilbara iron ore miner Murchison Metals has asked investors to support its buy back of shares before the company is wound up, but its largest shareholder won't be involved. Mercantile Investment, the listed investment arm chaired...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pollies call for real leadership in 2013

DO they strive to govern fairly for Australians of "every shape and size" or treat voters with contempt by dumbing things down? As the year draws to a close, both sides of politics seem to be doing a little soul searching about what it means to...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Man dies after eating 28 raw eggs for bet

A young Tunisian man has reportedly died after winning a bet to eat 28 raw eggs in one sitting. Source: AAP A YOUNG Tunisian has died after winning a bet to eat 28 raw eggs in one sitting, a local radio station reports. Dhaou Fatnassi,...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Compensation likely for WA patient mix-up

A MAN who was wrongly administered a strong antipsychotic drug at a Perth mental hospital after being mistaken for a missing patient is probably entitled to compensation, the state's mental health minister says. Police arrested the man on December...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Men leading bumper Boxing Day sales

The Australian National Retailers Association expects Boxing Day spending to top $1.8 billion. Source: AAP RETAILERS are hopeful Boxing Day sales are up on last year as fashion-hungry males hunting in packs led the charge in the nationwide...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Corpse flower makes stinky Christmas bloom

Horticulture fans are flocking to Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens to witness a rare Corpse Flower. Source: AAP IT stinks like a rotting body, is six feet tall and dies after just two days. It sounds revolting, but it has staff at the...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

'Lost tribe' migrates from India to Israel

Indian community members believed to be descendants of Israel's lost tribe have migrated to Israel. Source: AAP FIFTY members of an Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel have arrived in the Jewish state,...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Mexico City offers cash, toys for guns

Mexico City is sponsoring a program in Iztapalapa offering money and toys in exchange for guns. Source: AAP MEXICO City is sponsoring a program offering cash, toys and computer equipment in exchange for guns in a rough neighbourhood where...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Man rushed to hospital after NSW shooting

A MAN has been shot in the leg in a Sydney street and taken to hospital in a serious condition. Police and paramedics rushed to Hollywood Drive, Lansvale, in Sydney's southwest about 1.45pm (AEST) on Monday. Police said a 22-year-old man was...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Retailers get $2bn boost on Christmas Eve

Retailers predict Australian shoppers will spend over $2 billion on Christmas Eve alone. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS are tipped to have spent just over $2 billion on Christmas Eve but retailers say festive season sales this year have been fairly...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

US town in mourning inundated with gifts

Funerals are still being held at the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 20 children. Source: AAP NEWTOWN'S children have been showered with gifts - tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games - and those...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Women's car insurance hike under fire

New EU rules that raise women's car insurance have come under criticism. Source: AAP NEW EU rules which raise women's car insurance costs have been slammed as "gender equality for gender equality's sake". London MEP (Member of the European...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Queen's chaplain 'victim of racism'

A chaplain to Queen Elizabeth (pic) says she is a victim of racism within the Church of England. Source: AAP A CHAPLAIN to Queen Elizabeth tipped as a possible contender to be one of the first women bishops claims she is a victim of racism...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Man arrested over Greenbank shooting

Police investigate a shooting at Greenbank in Brisbane's south. Picture: Adam Armstrong Source: The Courier-Mail AN alleged gunman who shot another man in the chest at Greenbank last night has been arrested in Brisbane's CBD. The man was...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

More mining approved in the Tarkine

THE Tasmanian government has granted another mining lease for the Tarkine, just days after approving an open-cut operation in the environmental hot spot. West Australian mining company Venture Minerals has been given a lease for its Riley Creek...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Victorian economic plan targets investment

VICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu maintains a budget surplus is achievable as the government undertakes measures to increase revenue and investment in the state. The government is to sell unused public land and form a body to oversee investment in...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Taiwan sends gay marriage case to judges

A TAIWANESE court has shrunk away from ruling on a gay couple's wish to have their marriage registered, saying it would pass on the controversial case to the island's top judicial body. The case has been widely described as a potential "milestone"...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Qld takes $2.6bn revenue hit: Nicholls

QUEENSLAND Treasurer Tim Nicholls says it isn't his fault that state revenue has been forecast to drop by $2.6 billion for the next four years, only three months after the release of his first budget. Mr Nicholls blames a softening coal market...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Power prices under RET modest: report

AVERAGE household power bills could rise by as much as $64 annually under the federal government's renewable energy target scheme, independent modelling shows. But the Climate Change Authority says the price hikes will be "relatively modest" when...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Aust shares close higher

THE Australian share market closed at its highest level for the year with investors betting on US policymakers to back a deal to avert $US600 billion in federal tax hikes and spending cuts. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Vic students embrace higher ed places

VICTORIANS from poorer backgrounds, state schools and those with low year 12 scores are all applying for - and receiving - more placements in higher education, new figures show. School leavers who scored an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

China slowdown cost Australia $US2.4bn: UN

THE downturn in China's economy since 2011 has sliced $US2.4 billion ($A2.29 billion) off Australia's economic growth and led to a slide in export income of $US2.6 billion, according to a United Nations report. The report by the UN's Economic...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Reward offered for 2009 Mandurah killing

Police are offering a reward for information regarding the 2009 murder of WA man Robert Dalliston. Source: AAP POLICE are hoping a reward of up to $100,000 will help lead them to the killer of West Australian man Robert Dalliston almost four...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Damage fears as Evan heads to Fiji

Fijian authorities fear a monster cyclone will threaten the nation with 'catastrophic damage'. Source: AAP FIJIAN authorities scrambled to evacuate residents from low-lying areas on Sunday as a monster cyclone threatened the Pacific nation...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Young daughter reports Tas double killing

A man and woman have been found dead in an apparent double murder northwest of Hobart, police say. Source: AAP A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl called police after her mother and her mother's partner were shot dead in Tasmania. The bodies of a woman,...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Australian police withdraw from East Timor

AUSTRALIA has withdrawn its last remaining police officers from East Timor as international forces wind up a 13-year presence in Asia's youngest country. The eight Australian officers serving with the UN Police boarded a Darwin-bound plane from...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

'How are my people?' Chavez asks

Officials say Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing a satisfactory recovery. Source: AAP HUGO Chavez's first words after emerging from surgery were "How are my (Venezuelan) people?" according to officials, who proclaimed here Friday...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Australia praised as economic 'Iron Man'

AUSTRALIA has been described as the "Iron Man" of the major industrialised nations, after producing 21 years of uninterrupted economic growth and building conditions that should help insulate it from future global challenges. In its latest survey...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Petroleum tax to allow more deductions

THE federal government plans to amend the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), following a Federal Court decision that could prevent companies deducting legitimate expenditure. The August decision, in a case involving Esso Australia Resources...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

GrainCorp says no to ADM's sweetened offer

US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has had its second takeover knockback from Australia's GrainCorp in a month. The grains marketer on Thursday said it had rejected ADM's sweetened offer of $2.78 billion as it materially undervalued...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bonds lower after US Fed meeting

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices are lower after the US central bank announced it would extend its bond-buying program. At 1630 AEDT on Thursday, the December 10-year bond futures contract was at 96.770 (implying a yield of 3.230 per cent), down...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Urban in running for Oscar for best song

KEITH Urban and Nicole Kidman may soon have his and hers Oscars. Nicole Kidman won her gold statuette in 2003 for The Hours and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday Urban's song, For You, from the film Act of...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Stevens hints stability to constrain rates

GLENN Stevens had obviously been doing a lot of thinking about the limits to monetary policy recently. The Reserve Bank of Australia governor on Wednesday gave a speech in Thailand dwelling on the topic. In particular, his speech implied the...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Parole breaker on revenge mission: police

Police believe parolee on the run Jason Herbert is on a vengeance mission against two WA officers. Source: AAP AFTER breaking his parole twice this year, armed robber Jason Robert Herbert is on the run and believed to be hunting two policemen...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Adelaide Fringe 2013 program launched

AFTER 52 Fringe festivals, Adelaide still lets anyone and everyone perform anywhere from a big theatre to a pub, a derelict building and even a caravan. "I have not curated it. It's still total open access, and anyone can be in the fringe at all,"...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bikies booked after six raids in Brisbane

TWO Renegades outlaw motorcycle gang members were arrested over drugs and weapons charges after police raids on half a dozen Brisbane residences this morning. The bikies were charged with 10 offences after raids led by the State Crime Operations...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

CTV copycat buildings being examined in NZ

ENGINEERS are assessing 379 buildings across New Zealand which have similar design characteristics to the doomed CTV building in Christchurch. The building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake, killing 115 people, and an inquiry report...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

NKorea considers delaying rocket launch

North Korea says it is considering postponing a planned long-range rocket launch. Source: AAP NORTH Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media says, as international...

12.59 | 0 komentar | Read More