Greens to decide ACT's next government

THE Greens will hold the balance of power in the ACT Legislative Assembly, after Labor and the Liberals won eight seats each, resulting in a hung parliament. Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury is the sole remaining representative of the minor party,...

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Philippines storm toll rises sharply

THE death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Son-Tinh rose sharply to 24 on Saturday as casualty reports from isolated central islands and the far-flung south flooded in, the government said. Drowning and landslides were given as the cause...

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Six dead as storm batters Philippines

A TROPICAL storm has left six people dead and nine missing in the Philippines and is heading towards Vietnam and southern China. Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos says the fatalities include an 88-year-old woman who died of hypothermia, a 77-year-old...

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Bouncer jailed for Ivy Bar bashing

A BOUNCER involved in the brutal bashing of a patron outside Sydney's prestigious Ivy Bar will spend the next nine months behind bars. Judge Peter Berman sentenced former security guard, Menelaus Hendra, 35, to a maximum of 18 months in jail with...

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PM under pressure over mining jobs

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is under pressure from the Labor caucus to make mining companies contribute more to local communities and review the government's plan to allow more foreign mine workers. A caucus subcommittee set up in May is to...

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Pulp mill opponents welcome wind farm idea

ANTI-PULP mill campaigners have welcomed a proposal to build a wind farm on the site of failed timber company Gunns' contentious project in northern Tasmania. A company called Tamar Valley Renewables (TVR) says it wants to buy the land on which...

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Qld literacy and numeracy grants announced

THE Queensland government will spend $26 million over the next four years on literacy and numeracy programs in state primary schools. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the grants will be handed out based on need, not enrolment figures....

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Carbon tax adds up to 0.4% to CPI

THE carbon tax has pushed prices up but it is difficult to say by how much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Wednesday that it wouldn't be able to quantify the effect of the carbon tax on the consumer price index (CPI). CPI,...

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Asian white paper to be launched on Sunday

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will launch the government's long-awaited Asian Century white paper in Sydney on Sunday. The paper, which runs for more than 300 pages, is the work of an advisory panel set up last year and led by former Treasury...

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Bushfires burning across SA

ELEVEN bushfires in South Australia's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands have destroyed about 425,000 hectares of scrub after being sparked by lightning at the weekend. The Country Fire Service say the fires on the APY...

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Vic cancer centre seeks private ward

VICTORIA'S new $1 billion cancer centre may have an extra floor devoted to private patients. Health Minister David Davis said the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute's board was considering applying to add one floor for private patients to the...

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Bonds higher on global markets.

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices have risen in line with global markets, ahead of the release of key inflation data later in the week. Commonwealth Bank interest rate strategist Phillip Brown said there was a reversal on the US market on Friday...

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$3 billion cuts to keep budget in surplus

THE federal government is expected to slash public spending by at least $3 billion so it can keep a promise to return the budget to surplus this financial year. Labor is due to hand down its mid-year budget update on Monday, after cabinet signs...

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Fatah claims victory in West Bank poll

FATAH supporters are claiming victory ahead of official results in the first West Bank election since 2006, in a local poll boycotted by Hamas. In the southern city of Hebron, supporters of the Fatah party of president Mahmud Abbas, which dominates...

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