Roadside bombs kill five in Afghanistan

PROVINCIAL officials say two separate roadside bomb attacks have killed five Afghan civilians in the eastern and southern parts of the country. Shafiqullah Nang, who is spokesman for the eastern province of Ghazni, said three civilians died...

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Two ships crash off Japan

Two cargo ships have collided off Tokyo leaving five crew members injured, and another missing. Source: AAP TWO cargo ships have collided off Tokyo leaving five Japanese crew members critically injured, and another missing. The five sailors...

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Two die on Vic roads in two hours

TWO women have been killed within two hours in separate Victorian crashes. The first died after a head-on collision at Brucknell in Victoria's southwest. Police say the woman's car collided with a van about 45km from Warrnambool, at about 3pm...

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Asylum seekers 'abandoned' at sea

The Abbott government has been criticised for its tight-lipped stance on an asylum-seeker tragedy. SURVIVORS from an asylum-seeker boat that sank off Indonesia claim their desperate pleas to Australian authorities for help were ignored...

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Australia on the verge of a gas boom

Australian domestic gas supplies and exports are expected to grow rapidly by the end of the decade. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA is in the midst of a gas boom. Domestic gas supplies and exports are expected to grow rapidly by the end of the decade,...

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Agreement ends Vic power lockout

Workers at a Victorian power station will return to work after being locked out for 100 days. Source: AAP SEVENTY-FIVE Victorian power workers will return to the job on Monday, ending a year of negotiations plagued by protests and a record...

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UK urged to follow Australia on cig packs

A LEADING cancer charity is calling on the British government to follow Australia's lead and introduce plain cigarette packs. The calls come after a Cancer Research UK-funded study found youngsters preferred novelty packaging from leading cigarette...

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Coles recalls nappies across Australia

COLES supermarkets has recalled its self-branded dry fit nappies due to potential safety risks. In a statement issued on Friday, Coles advised customers not to use Coles Dry Fit Nappies and to return the product to the nearest Coles or Bi-Lo...

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Put your phone away and enjoy your holiday

Queensland's Sunshine Coast is taking action to help phone addicts make the most of their holiday. Source: AAP WE use them on the toilet and let them interrupt our sex lives - our obsession with smartphones is so shameless one Aussie tourist...

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Feds try to ramp up CSG drilling in NSW

Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane will form a committee to solve "the NSW gas challenge". Source: AAP THE federal government is intervening in NSW's coal seam gas (CSG) debate in an attempt to ramp up drilling across the state. ...

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Russian court detains Greenpeace activists

A RUSSIAN court has ordered two Greenpeace activists to be detained for two months over a protest on an Arctic oil platform, as the Netherlands called for the activists' immediate release and threatened legal action against Moscow. The first group...

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John Garnaut wins Lowy Media Award

FORMER Fairfax China correspondent John Garnaut has won the inaugural Lowy Institute Media Award. The judging panel, which included former foreign minister Alexander Downer and journalist Jana Wendt, chose Garnaut for his deep reporting, great...

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Community pool opens in shadow of Uluru

An Aboriginal community has saved up its rent money from the Uluru park to fund a community pool. Source: AAP IT gets hot and dusty in the Aboriginal desert community of Mutitjulu and for seven years the kids near Uluru have had nowhere to...

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Indian floods force 15,000 to evacuate

MASSIVE flooding has forced 15,000 people to evacuate villages in the west Indian state of Gujarat, where heavy rains and swollen rivers have inundated cities and closed off roads and railway lines. Officials say two people have died in flood-related...

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Council worker asked to cover up asbestos

A FORMER northwestern NSW council worker claims he was asked to cover up dumped asbestos with green waste and garbage. Mark Sankey said he worked at landfill sites for Gwydir Shire Council from 2008 until March this year. On numerous occasions...

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Victim named in WA desert rally crash

A MAN killed in a long-distance off-road rally in Western Australia's north west has been named as Ivan Erceg. The moto competitor had an accident at stage one of the Australasian Safari, about 50km east of Minilya near Carnarvon, on Wednesday...

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Assets seized in Mafia-linked case

ITALIAN authorities have seized assets worth more than 700 million euros ($A1.01 billion) belonging to a Sicilian businessman known as the "king of supermarkets," who has been convicted for his links to a fugitive senior mafia boss. A court...

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Shorten kicks off Labor leadership debate

Voters support Anthony Albanese (pic) over Bill Shorten as Labor leader, a new poll shows. Source: AAP BILL Shorten has kicked off the Labor leadership debate, saying the big question is how Labor will remain relevant to the lives of Australians...

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Govt to temporarily continue NBN rollout

The federal government has set new targets and ground rules for NBN Co. Source: AAP MORE than 600,000 homes, businesses and schools across the country still have a chance of being connected to fibre-to-the-premises broadband despite the coalition's...

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Improve urban life: Bloomberg

New York's mayor is offering cities in Europe millions for plans to improve urban life. Source: AAP NEW York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering European cities millions to come up with plans to improve urban life, tapping his personal fortune...

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Fifteen charged following raids in Sydney

FIFTEEN people have been charged following Sydney raids on an Assyrian syndicate allegedly involved in murders, drugs and shootings. About 340 police officers swooped on homes and businesses across the city on Monday, seizing drugs, a pill press,...

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Tributes flow for couple killed in Kenya

A YOUNG Australian architect who gave his expertise and time helping the disadvantaged people of Eastern Africa has been killed along with his pregnant partner during a militant massacre at a Kenyan shopping centre. Tasmanian-born Ross Langdon...

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Kidman supports 'China Hollywood' bid

NICOLE Kidman attended a star-studded event that has seen China's richest man announce plans to spend 50 billion yuan ($A8.79 billion) to build the country's version of Hollywood in the northeastern city of Qingdao. Wang Jianlin's red carpet...

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Former KAP candidate facing army sacking

AN Iraq War veteran and former Senate candidate is fighting attempts by the Australian Defence Force to sack him. Bernard Gaynor is facing a "notice to show cause for termination" from Chief of the Defence Force David Hurley. Mr Gaynor has...

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Vic man dead in highway crash

A man has died after his vehicle veered into the path of an oncoming car north-east of Melbourne. Source: AAP A MAN is dead after his vehicle veered into the path of an oncoming car north-east of Melbourne. The driver of a sedan, who...

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Man terrorising Qld women drivers: police

Police have released an image of a man who is terrorising women in north Queensland. Source: AAP POLICE have released an image of a man who is terrorising women in north Queensland. A woman driving along Flying Fishing Point Road at Innisfail,...

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Vic woman survives Kenyan mall massacre

No Australians are believed to have been injured in the deadly mall shooting in Kenya. Source: AAP A MELBOURNE woman has reportedly survived the Nairobi mall terrorist attack by huddling in a phone store for six hours. At least 59 people...

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More than 60 killed at Pakistan church

Two suicide bombers have killed at least 53 people attending a church service in Pakistan. Source: AAP A DOUBLE suicide bombing has killed more than 60 people at a church service in northwest Pakistan, officials said, believed to be the deadliest...

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