Voting machines remain a worry in US poll

FEW want to even think about it, but the 2012 US election result could be clouded by problems with voting machines ... again. Twelve years after the Florida punch card debacle in which thousands of votes went uncounted in the crucial state, some...

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Foreign firms owe British taxman Stg5.5bn

FOREIGN companies in Britain reportedly owe about Stg5.5 billion ($A8.6 billion) in taxes. Britain's tax-collecting body, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, has identified 258 major multinational firms thought to have outstanding tax bills amounting...

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Swan at G20 as world economy uncertain

TREASURER Wayne Swan has left behind the political argy-bargy over the federal budget, jetting off to Mexico City for this weekend's G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting, where discussions will centre on the more troubling issues of Europe and the US. ...

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Protests won't affect Paladin in Malawi

PALADIN Energy says its Kayelekera Mine operations in Malawi are not expected to be affected by planned protests over the company's sourcing of food from outside the country. The uranium miner said operations at its Kayelekera Mine were proceeding...

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Vic to lobby federal govt on health cuts

VICTORIAN Health Minister David Davis will lobby his federal counterpart at the health ministers' meeting in Perth to reverse changes to the health agreement that have seen $474 million cut from Victoria's health budget. Mr Davis said the decision...

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Govt reforms need funding certainty: Evans

THE man who served 16 federal treasurers has lashed the federal government for failing to bed down long-term funding arrangements for major policies, such as the Gonski education reforms and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). In...

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Iranian terrorist group demands delisting

AN Iranian group with a history of violent clashes with authority is fighting to be delisted as a terrorist organisation in Australia and it has the backing of several federal politicians. For half a century the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), or People's...

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Grass fire out of control in eastern Vic

SEVERAL properties may be under threat as a grass fire continues to burn out of control in Victoria's east near Sale. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) was alerted to the blaze that began in Turners Road, Perry Bridge, at about 1.45pm (AEDT)...

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RSPCA wants boycott of Warwick rodeo

THE RSPCA is calling for a corporate boycott of a Queensland rodeo after organisers took more than half an hour to put down an injured bull while hundreds of spectators watched. RSPCA Queensland CEO Mark Townend says the organisation has a good...

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Hancock loses appeal over iron ore project

AN appeal by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting over the big Rhodes Ridge iron-ore project in Western Australia has been dismissed but the company has indicated it will contest certain court orders. A 2010 court order forced Hancock to relinquish...

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Foreign students to get transport discount

INTERNATIONAL students will get a 35 per cent discount on NSW public transport after a report said they were at risk of being attacked and mugged. A report also highlighted allegations of abuse at some student accommodation in NSW, including instances...

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Million Australians affected by hoarding

ABOUT one million Australians face problems associated with hoarding and squalor, a Brisbane forum has been told. New figures suggest hoarding is on the rise across the nation and its effects can be devastating, from evictions and homelessness...

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Qld opposition wants to quiz arts minister

THE Queensland opposition insists Arts Minister Ros Bates is well enough to attend parliament and answer tough questions about her links to a senior bureaucrat. The opposition planned to grill Ms Bates during this week's parliamentary sittings...

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Police arrest Basque ETA leader in France

AN alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in eastern France, Spain's interior ministry says. The ministry said in a statement that Izaskun Lesaka and an unnamed suspected member of the violent armed group were arrested...

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