Inmate seriously injured in jail fight

A VICTORIAN prisoner has suffered a serious head injury during a fight with another inmate in the state's most secure jail. Police were called to Barwon Prison near Geelong southwest of Melbourne after a report of a fight involving two male...

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Sydney man shot in the eye, drugs found

A 19-YEAR-OLD has been shot in the eye after an argument with another man in Sydney's inner west. Police found the young man with a serious wound to his face in a unit on Alice Street in Newtown about 3.30am (AEDT) on Saturday. Officers were...

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Mundine apologises for comments

ANTHONY Mundine has apologised for his incendiary comments regarding Tasmanian Aborigines but stopped short of saying sorry for causing offence to rival boxer Daniel Geale. Speaking in Redfern in Sydney on Friday, Mundine said his comments weren't...

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China's navy drills amid isles dispute

CHINA is flexing some maritime muscle in its dispute with Japan over a chain of uninhabited islands by holding naval exercises in the East China Sea. Both countries have been displaying their naval prowess during an unexpectedly bitter dispute...

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Royal wedding puts Luxembourg in spotlight

THE Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn't get a lot of turns in the spotlight. It's an independent country that would fit inside Germany, its neighbour to the east, 138 times with room to spare. It won no medals at the 2012 London Olympics; its best...

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Muslim protester gets suspended sentence

THE first man to plead guilty over his role in a violent Muslim protest has been told by a Sydney magistrate he is not being penalised for his beliefs. Benjamin Homan, 23, was sentenced to an eight-month suspended jail sentence in Sydney's Downing...

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Ergon's job cuts 'won't affect Qld power'

THE Queensland government says the loss of 500 jobs at a major power company won't affect electricity supply. Regional power supplier Ergon Energy is shedding jobs across all departments in response to a drop in demand. The decision comes as...

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Bureaucrats roasted over pricy coffee

A FEDERAL government bureaucrat has played the productivity card to defend an outlay of $75,000 on high-end coffee machines. Vanessa Graham, corporate division head at the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science Research and Tertiary Education,...

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Aust share market closes higher

THE Australian share market has closed slightly higher after easing back from an earlier peak, with investors encouraged by a positive lead from United States markets and prospects of another cut to interest rates. At 1615 AEDT on Tuesday, the...

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Self is favourite to win Man Booker prize

JOURNALIST and novelist Will Self is the favourite to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize. He is shortlisted for the first time for Umbrella, a novel with no chapters and few paragraph breaks, and which judges described as both "moving and draining"....

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Tasers shouldn't have been used: NSW cop

THE most senior police officer present when Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti died says he didn't believe it was appropriate to Taser him while he was on the ground. Inspector Gregory Cooper told Glebe Coroners Court on Monday he told the...

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Vic road toll surges after double fatality

TWENTY people have died on Victoria's roads in the past 15 days, the latest a man and woman killed in a head-on smash in Melbourne's west. The pair were in a sedan that collided with a van at about 5am (AEDT) on Monday in St Albans, with a passenger...

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