Severe thunderstorms move east across state

Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith Source: CourierMail SEVERE thunderstorms continue to move across Queensland's southeast, with the latest warning issued for Moreton Bay, Redland area, North Stradbroke...

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Latvia mourns roof collapse victims

The death toll from a supermarket roof collapse in Latvia reached 49, with 30 people still trapped. Source: AAP LATVIA is mourning its dead after rescuers spent a second night looking for survivors in the rubble of a Riga supermarket whose...

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Seven die in horror two days on Vic roads

Six people, including a mother and daughter, have lost their lives on Victorian roads. Source: AAP A MAN in an induced coma will wake up to learn his wife and daughter have been killed and his two sons hospitalised during a horror two days...

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US wind farm guilty of killing birds

American bird conservationists say wind farms are killing hundreds of thousands of birds each year. Source: AAP A MAJOR US power company has pleaded guilty to killing eagles and other birds at two wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million as...

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GG backs republic, gay marriage

THE Queen's representative in Australia appears to have backed the republican movement in a landmark speech. Governor-General Quentin Bryce delivered the final Boyer Lecture of the year in Sydney on Friday evening, outlining her vision of a future...

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Web inventor rails against net spying

Tim Berners-Lee, who developed the web in 1990, is a vocal critic of internet surveillance. Source: AAP THE scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says a growing tide of surveillance is threatening democracy's future. Tim...

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Lawyers stop baby going to Nauru

THE federal government won't send a two-week-old baby and his asylum-seeker family to Nauru before next week after lawyers sought a court order to stop their removal. A spokeswoman at Maurice Blackburn says the government has given an undertaking...

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Protesters clash with police in Jakarta

Indonesia has asked phone companies to investigate whether they helped to tap the President's phone. Source: AAP TEAR gas has been used to repel protesters during a second day of demonstrations in Jakarta as fallout continues over revelations...

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Tas abortion reform removes stigma: govt

Tasmania has become the third Australian jurisdiction to remove abortion from its criminal code. Source: AAP TASMANIA'S new abortion laws will help remove the stigma around the procedure, the state's health minister says. Minister Michelle...

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Showdown in Senate for carbon tax laws

The carbon tax repeal laws have passed the lower house, but the real fight will begin in the Senate. Source: AAP THE Abbott government has cleared the first hurdle in getting the carbon tax scrapped, but is now set for a hostile showdown with...

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Woman guilty of intercourse with teen

AN Adelaide woman has been acquitted of raping a 15-year-old boy, but found guilty of unlawfully have sexual intercourse with him. Kylie Fiona Henry, 40, of Ingle Farm, had denied having any sexual contact with the boy at her home in 2011. ...

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RBA not ruling out intervention on $A

THE Australian dollar is higher than it should be and the Reserve Bank of Australia is keeping an open mind about intervening to bring it lower, governor Glenn Stevens says. Although the RBA has expressed concern about the high Australian dollar,...

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Girl sent on own to Nauru: advocates

Scott Morrison's office is checking claims an unaccompanied teenage girl has been sent to Nauru. Source: AAP AN unaccompanied teenage girl has been sent to Australia's detention centre on Nauru for processing, refugee advocates claim. ...

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Prof uses 1000 mice to expose food folly

A leading scientist says the key to good health is a balance between protein, carbohydrates and fat. Source: AAP BELIEF that single nutrients such as omega-3s, sugar or salt can cure or cause all ills is folly, says a leading health scientist....

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BP to axe 300 Australian jobs

Global energy giant BP will axe up to 300 jobs, mainly at the Australian headquarters in Melbourne. Source: AAP BP is to sack up to 300 workers, but the global energy giant insists it is not giving up on the Australian market. A spokesman...

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Qld AG says Labor MP unethical

Queensland's Attorney-General wants Labor's Jackie Trad (pic) booted off the Ethics Committee. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S Attorney-General wants Labor's Jackie Trad booted off the Ethics Committee for failing to declare a conflict of interest....

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Imports reign supreme at Aust car awards

ON a best car winners list dominated by imported vehicles, the iconic Australian-built Holden Commodore stood alone. Made in Australia for more than 35 years, the Commodore SV6 was the local car-making industry's only winner among the best car...

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Daimler takes 12% stake in China carmaker

GERMAN carmaker Daimler AG has taken a 12 per cent stake in its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Group in a move to expand its footprint in the fast-growing China auto market. Beijing Automotive, known as BAIC, is one of China's largest carmakers...

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Govt accused of class warfare on tax bill

LABOR has accused the government of waging class warfare as it begins its defence of its mining tax. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said the bill to repeal the controversial tax told Australians a lot about the government's priorities and values....

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Cops find guns after Sydney car crash

A MAN will face court after a loaded shotgun and pistol were allegedly found in his crashed car in Sydney's west. Police found the guns when they attended the motor vehicle collision at Glenfield about 11.45pm (AEDT) on Saturday. The 26-year-old...

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Sheep memorial removed early

An animal rights group has agreed to the removal of a memorial to sheep killed in a crash in SA. Source: AAP AN animal rights group has agreed to the early removal of a roadside memorial to sheep that were killed in a crash east of Adelaide....

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NSW weather from dry to drenched

Sydney has cemented its wettest start to November in 26 years. Source: AAP NSW has barely finished grappling with one of its driest Octobers on record and the state's capital city has already locked in the wettest start to a November in 26...

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Gillard's replacement pays tribute to PM

JULIA Gillard's replacement used her first words to parliament to pay tribute to the former prime minister. New Victorian Labor MP Joanne Ryan, a former school principal, said she was well aware she had very big shoes to fill in the seat of Lalor....

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$3000 a week for house PM doesn't use

Taxpayers are paying $3000 a week in rent for a house that PM Tony Abbott has chosen not to use. Source: AAP TAXPAYERS are forking out $3000 a week in rent for a luxury Canberra house that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has chosen not to use. ...

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Protest against 'racist' Dutch tradition

The arrival of the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus has been greeted by protests. Source: AAP THE Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday to the delight of thousands of children. But some adults protested vigorously...

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Man dies, five hurt in multi-vehicle crash

A MAN has died and five people have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Sydney's southwest. Emergency services were called to the Hume Highway at Greenacre on Sunday evening after four vehicles collided, police said. A man...

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Alicia Keys to perform at ARIA Awards

GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys will perform at the upcoming ARIA Awards in Sydney. She will perform a medley of her hit song Girl on Fire and her new single, Brand New Me, at the 27th Annual ARIA Awards on Sunday, December...

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Body discovered in British well removed

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a well in Britain. Source: AAP A BODY found in a well in Britain was removed on Saturday as seven men were arrested for murder in connection with the case. ...

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