Leighton coughs up $69m in compensation

CONSTRUCTION giant Leighton has agreed to pay $69.45 million to settle a shareholders dispute but maintains it did not mislead investors. The money will compensate thousands of investors who claim Leighton failed to disclose problems on some...

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PM, Treasurer hold ground on state cuts

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he's open to ideas from the premiers about tax reform. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey says reversing an $80 billion federal budget saving on state school and hospitals funding would be reckless. The premiers...

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Samsung apologises for chemical exposure

SOUTH Korean technology giant Samsung has apologised to employees who say they suffered cancer as a result of chemical exposure in its chip factories. The world's largest producer of memory chips and mobile phones promised to pay compensation...

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Councils push for smoke-free Aust cities

Melbourne's CBD could become smoke-free after a cigarette ban in a laneway was dubbed a success. Source: AAP A BID to make Melbourne one of the world's first smoke-free CBDs has won some support in other Australian capitals, though even anti-smoking...

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Speaker boots 100th Labor MP

House of Representatives Speaker Bronwyn Bishop has booted out her 100th Labor MP. Source: AAP BRONWYN Bishop has scored a century, booting out her 100th Labor MP. The Speaker's auspicious achievement came during a rowdy post-budget question...

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Healthy housing market lifts CSR profit

A RISE in house and apartment construction has helped CSR return to profit, and it expects demand for its building products to continue to grow. CSR makes 70 per cent of its revenue from residential construction, and work on new homes had picked...

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Baird clamps down on lobbyists

THE Baird government has unveiled its first tranche of reforms to "clean up" politics in NSW. Under the measures, ministers will have to publish diary summaries of scheduled meetings with lobbyists and the Electoral Commission will have its...

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Aust housing boom winding down, data show

Australia's housing boom is starting to pull back, making way sustainable growth in the market. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S housing boom is starting to pull back, making way for more sustainable growth in the property market. Disappointing...

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Young boy hurt as 'drunk' mum crashes car

THE mother of a young boy who suffered facial injuries after their car slammed into a power pole was allegedly more than three times over the limit, police say. The five-year-old was unrestrained in the front passenger seat when the car left...

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'NZ balloon pilot may have smoked dope'

THE pilot in New Zealand's hot air balloon tragedy was a long-term cannabis smoker who kept it from authorities, a coroner's inquest has been told. Eleven people were killed in the fiery disaster during the early morning sightseeing trip over...

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Cuts, but Hockey also roads and jobs plan

AFTER weeks of being flayed for the potential nasties in Tuesday's budget, Joe Hockey has tried to cool concerns with a plan to boost jobs. The treasurer's first budget will contain a six-year road building plan in excess of $80 billion, which...

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Qld girl's abductors known to family

A GROUP of people who abducted a two-year-old girl from her father's house southwest of Brisbane are known to her family. Bella Rose Goulding was taken from a house at Willowbank, near Ipswich, on Saturday night. Acting Inspector Alison Jewell...

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