Obama renews call for efficient energy

US President Barack Obama has renewed his call for the development of new technologies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and move American cars and trucks off petrol and diesel. "The only way we're going to break this cycle of spiking gas...

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Pope wants a 'poor Church for the poor'

POPE Francis says he wants "a poor Church for the poor". He says he chose his papal name because St Francis of Assisi was "a man of poverty and a man of peace". "How I would like a poor church for the poor," he said at a meeting with hundreds...

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Man arrested over Vic brothers' deaths

A BENDIGO man has been arrested in connection to the shooting deaths of two brothers in country Victoria. Douglas and John Streeter, both aged in their 60s, were found dead at their property at Natte Yallock, near Avoca, on Thursday night. ...

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Pope sets date to visit predecessor

Pope Francis has set a date to visit Benedict XVI at the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo. Source: AAP THE Vatican has set the date for a historic meeting between Pope Francis and the first pope to resign in 600 years. Pope Francis...

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Australia reclaims national Twitter handle

Tourism Australia has claimed the national Twitter handle @Australia. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA has finally reclaimed its national Twitter handle after a long battle with the private individual who registered the account years ago, but let it slip...

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Planned burnings set to resume in Victoria

Tanya Plibersek says relations may be improving between the Victorian and Commonwealth government. Source: AAP MELBOURNE March 15 AAP - Victorians can expect less hazardous fires because of controlled burns, set to resume in light of improving...

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Qantas owes workers $50,000: union

The Transport Workers Union of NSW says about 400 workers are owed $50,000 by Qantas. Source: AAP A UNION says $50,000 in disability allowances owed by Qantas to 400 workers will be donated to a charity if the airline pays up. The Transport...

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Five face jail over fake UK movie

THE clue was in the title. In some ways A Landscape of Lies was a typical indie film, with a tiny budget, a B-list cast and an award from an American film festival. What made it special was that it was created solely to cover up a huge tax fraud....

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Wild cyclonic weather to hit Lord Howe

A tropical cyclone is expected to cause extreme winds and surf on Lord Howe Island. Source: AAP A TROPICAL cyclone is expected to pass close by Lord Howe Island on Friday morning, lashing the island with damaging winds and surf, the weather...

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Man's body found near Broken Hill

THE body of an elderly man has been found near Broken Hill in outback NSW. Police said two elderly men, aged 81 and 78, went missing on Wednesday near Broken Hill after leaving the isolated mining town in a four-wheel drive. Police told AAP...

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UK, France prepared to arm Syrian rebels

FRANCE and Britain are ready to arm rebels in Syria, even without full support from the European Union, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. UK government sources said on Thursday that no decision had been taken to seek the lifting of...

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Govt lets down defence victims: taskforce

THE head of a taskforce investigating alleged abuses in the defence force says he's disillusioned with the federal government's failure to act on claims - and thinks victims may be too. DLA Piper taskforce leader Gary Rumble told a Senate Foreign...

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Black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

BLACK smoke has billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting. Cardinals voted twice on Wednesday morning in Michelangelo's famed frescoed chapel.The...

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Netherlands raises terror threat level

THE Dutch government has raised its terror threat level from "limited" to "substantial," saying Dutch citizens are travelling to Syria to fight and could return battle-hardened, traumatised and further radicalised. The country's National Coordinator...

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NZ gay marriage bill passes second reading

NEW Zealand's gay marriage bill is on track to become law after passing its second reading with a strong majority. MPs cast conscience votes and the count late on Wednesday night was 77-44. On its first reading in August the count was 80-40....

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Gillard stands by sports doping probe

PM and AFL fan Julia Gillard says politicians shouldn't play politics with doping investigations. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she doesn't want to play politics with the doping crisis that has engulfed Australian sport. ...

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UK PM urges Argentina to respect vote

David Cameron has urged Argentina to respect the wishes of Falklands residents after referendum. Source: AAP BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Argentina to respect the wishes of residents of the Falkland Islands after they voted...

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Hong Kong, China stocks end lower

SHARES in Hong Kong and Shanghai have ended lower as early gains were wiped out by profit-taking and concerns over China's economy following disappointing data at the weekend. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 0.87 per cent, or 200.22...

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At least 21 killed in Afghanistan

AT least 21 people, including seven foreign troops, have been killed in a single day in Afghanistan. In separate incidents on Monday, five NATO soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash, a landmine and mortar round killed at least six civilians...

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Labor plans to push through media reforms

LABOR hopes to ram through its proposed media reforms, including a public interest test and stronger industry self-regulation, within the next two sitting weeks. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced on Tuesday the federal government's...

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Halal food label withdrawn in Sri Lanka

ISLAMIC clerics have withdrawal a halal labelling system for food in Sri Lanka "in the interests of peace" after protests from Buddhist hardliners on the Indian Ocean island. The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), Sri Lanka's main body of...

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Jets bomb Homs district in Syria

SYRIAN jets have bombed Baba Amr in Homs city in a bid to repulse a rebel attack on the strategic neighbourhood, a watchdog says, as Al-Qaeda claimed the killing of 48 Syrian soldiers on Iraqi territory. On the diplomatic front, a top Syrian opposition...

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ICAC probe to hurt federal Labor: Faulkner

A CORRUPTION inquiry involving two former NSW ministers will damage the Labor party at the federal election, senator John Faulkner believes. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has probed claims then mines minister Ian Macdonald...

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Cardinals hold final talks before vote

Cardinals will hold a final set of meetings before they are locked away to choose a new pope. Source: AAP CATHOLIC cardinals had a final day of jockeying for position before shutting themselves into the Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope after...

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Borneo conflict toll rises to 61

Clashes between Filipino militants and security forces in Borneo have left 61 people dead. Source: AAP CLASHES between Filipino militants and security forces in Borneo have left 61 people dead, officials say. Police Chief Ismail Omar...

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Vatican gets set for 266th papal election

The Vatican has installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel to signal the election of a new leader. Source: AAP THE Vatican has installed a special chimney on the Sistine Chapel from which white smoke will signal the election of a new leader...

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Falkland Islanders to vote in referendum

FALKLAND Islanders are holding a referendum on Sunday and Monday to send a message to the world that they want to stay British, although Argentina has already dismissed the vote as illegal. Residents of the windswept archipelago in the South Atlantic...

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Falklands vote is irrelevant: Argentina

A referendum in the Falklands Islands will not affect the islands legal status, a diplomat says. Source: AAP SUNDAY and Monday's referendum in the Falklands Islands over whether to keep the archipelago under British rule will not affect the...

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