Vic Facebook house party ends in riot

POLICE have been pelted with bottles and fireworks during a riot after a massive Facebook-organised party caused "mayhem" in an unoccupied Melbourne home. Up to 400 teenagers clashed with police after partygoers set off fireworks and gatecrashers...

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VW to make hefty Brazilian investment

Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to plan investment in Brazil. Source: AAP VOLKSWAGEN is to invest 520 million reais ($A252 million) to develop a new model of its highly popular Golf compact, which will be manufactured in the southern...

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$3m paid out by defence abuse taskforce

VICTIMS of assault and mistreatment in the defence force yet to lodge paperwork are being warned to act soon, with more than $3 million already paid out in 70 cases. People who have made complaints to the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce have...

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Anonymous hackers indicted for attacks

13 members of computer hacking group Anonymous have been indicted over alleged global cyber attacks. Source: AAP A FEDERAL grand jury has indicted 13 members of the internet hacking group Anonymous for allegedly carrying out cyber-attacks worldwide,...

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Corruption claims hit Leighton shares

SHARES in construction giant Leighton have dropped by nearly 10 per cent after reports corruption and cover-ups were rife in the company and known to its top executives. Leighton issued a statement before the market opened to say it is not aware...

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Quoll returns to Vic park after 141 years

AFTER 141 years in hiding, one tiger quoll has unwittingly put its species in the spotlight at Victoria's Grampians National Park. Confirmed as the first Grampians sighting since 1872, the elusive marsupial was caught on film by a remote camera...

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ALP contenders back free vote on marriage

Prominent union boss Paul Howes wants Labor MPs to be forced to vote in favour of gay marriage. Source: AAP NEITHER prospective Labor leader will back moves to force all Labor MPs to vote in favour of same sex marriage. The party's platform...

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NSW cops question insurer over stolen art

Eighteen artworks stolen from a property in 2010 have been seized at a family home in Wiley Park. Source: AAP POLICE are talking to an insurer over the discovery of $1.5 million worth of artworks at a family home in Sydney's south west. ...

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WA devils Saxon and Vandal NSW-bound

TASMANIAN Devils from a zoo south of Perth are being moved to a NSW wildlife park to add genetic variety to a breeding program. The two devils, Saxon and Vandal, are half-brothers to Itchy, Scratchy, and Genghis - the trio that hit headlines last...

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Clinton movie, TV miniseries scrapped

An Oscar-winning filmmaker has dropped plans to make a documentary film about Hillary Clinton. Source: AAP AN Oscar-winning filmmaker has dropped plans to make a documentary about Hillary Clinton, following protests by Republican rivals, and...

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Evidence tendered over NSW cop death

Three post-mortem photographs of slain NSW policeman Bryson Anderson have been tendered in court. Source: AAP THREE post-mortem photographs of slain NSW policeman Bryson Anderson have been tendered in court as evidence as his alleged killers...

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Funtastic looks overseas to boost profit

TOY company Funtastic is shifting its focus towards international markets due to the persistent weakness of the Australian retail sector. Chief executive Stewart Downs said sales of Funtastic products declined in Australia in the year to end of...

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Qld cops on hunt for brawling bikies

GOLD Coast police say they will throw the book at every bikie found to have been involved in brawls that injured four officers. Acting Assistant Commissioner for the southeast region Steve Hollands said 23 detectives were trawling CCTV footage...

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Only 19 arrests in Freo after AFL loss

ABOUT 40,000 people packed the streets of Fremantle to watch the AFL grand final, but police say the number of arrests were not much more than a typical Saturday night in the port city. Police said they were "generally happy" with the behaviour...

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