Car located for missing Qld man

A SEARCH will resume at first light for a man missing on a southwestern Queensland property after his vehicle was found bogged. The man in his 50s was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return from checking bores on the property...

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Tas motorcycle crash kills two

You're not taking the Kingswood EXCLUSIVE: Thirty years on, Kingswood Country star Ross Higgins is still eager to protect the car he loves after the Aussie icon announced it was quitting production. Man bashed into a coma A YOUNG man was...

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Santa marathon attracts six thousand

AROUND 6000 people dressed as Santa Claus and his elves have run a "mini-marathon" through the streets of Madrid to promote festive cheer as the country tries to emerge from a two-year recession. While grown-ups dressed in red costumes with...

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Severe fire danger for Perth prompts ban

THE heatwave gripping much of Western Australia has prompted bushfire warnings for much of the state and a total fire ban in Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has issued severe fire danger advices for Sunday for the...

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Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea

A FINNISH ferry operator says one of its Sweden-bound vessels is stuck on rocks in the Baltic Sea but none of the nearly 2000 passengers are injured or in any danger. Viking Line says the M/S Amorella hit the rocks after a power failure on the...

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Iran cancels Pakistan gas pipeline loan

IRAN has cancelled a planned $US500 million ($A562.49 million) loan to Pakistan to build part of a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Islamic Republic. Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi said Iran has no obligation to finance the Pakistani side...

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US retail sales rise 0.7 per cent

US consumers ramped up spending in November on cars, appliances and furniture and made more purchases online, signalling growing confidence in the economy during the holiday shopping season. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.7...

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Cate Blanchett nominated for Golden Globe

CATE Blanchett had better find a gown to wear to the Oscars, although Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush and Chris Hemsworth likely won't have to worry about tuxedos. For the second time in 24 hours, Blanchett confirmed her place as frontrunner for the...

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US unemployment aid applications surge

THE number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects...

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Fewer US homes entering foreclosure path

THE number of US homes entering the path to foreclosure or winding up repossessed by lenders has fallen to levels not seen in more than six years. While foreclosures remain a concern in select states, the trend is the latest sign foreclosures...

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US retail sales rise 0.7 per cent

US consumers ramped up spending in November on cars, appliances and furniture and made more purchases online, signalling growing confidence in the economy during the holiday shopping season. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.7...

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US unemployment aid applications surge

THE number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects...

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Fire kills 16 at fruit market in China

AT least 16 people died and five were injured after a fire broke out at a wholesale fruit market in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, reports said. The fire started early on Wednesday and spread over about 1,000 square metres of the Rongjian...

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UN maintains Liberia sanctions

THE United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to maintain an arms embargo on Liberia, a travel ban on named individuals, and an asset freeze against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, his key allies and associated companies. But...

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Parliament keeps eye on post office talks

A PARLIAMENTARY committee will "keep a watching brief" on Australia Post's discussions with struggling Licensed Post Office (LPO) owners, with many fighting for survival. In its interim report, the Senate inquiry noted there were "numerous issues"...

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Obesity crisis 'taken world by surprise'

THE obesity pandemic has taken the world by surprise and there is an urgent need for bold solutions, says an international expert. Professor Shiriki Kumanyika, chair of a panel that wrote an obesity report for the World Innovation Summit for Health...

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Tighter budget rules needed: think tank

THE Parliamentary Budget Office should be replaced by an independent fiscal commission to prevent a future budget crisis, a conservative think tanks says. As Treasurer Joe Hockey prepares to hand down the mid-year budget review, the Centre for...

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Australian cattle tortured in Gaza

FOOTAGE of Australian cattle being tortured before being slaughtered in Gaza is among the most shocking ever captured, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says. The footage, filmed by civilians during the Festival of Sacrifice in October, shows tagged...

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QBE suffers rating downgrade

Insurer QBE has had its credit rating downgraded, and its shares have continued to plunge. Source: AAP INSURANCE giant QBE has had its credit rating downgraded due to its forecast of a $250 million loss for the 2013 calendar year. Moody's...

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NRMA customers stuck after power outage

How to lose a $150K spinnaker THEY are known as supermaxis, the huge, sleek, fast and very expensive yachts that battle it out each year for line honours in the nation's greatest boat race - the Sydney to Hobart. Couple 'killed over plastering...

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WA shark policy a 'cull by another name'

Experts and conservationists have hit out at WA's tough new policies to prevent shark attacks. Source: AAP EXPERTS and conservationists have bitten back at Western Australia's tough new policies to prevent deadly shark attacks, which include...

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Surf race teen drowned but not knocked out

An autopsy on the body of surf life saving competitor Matthew Barclay shows he died from drowning. Source: AAP AN autopsy conducted on teen surf life saving competitor Matthew Barclay shows he died from drowning, with no sign he was knocked...

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Boat race pest wins appeal to stay in UK

Australian boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has won an appeal to stay in the UK. Source: AAP BOAT race protester Trenton Oldfield has secured a victory over the British government that wanted to deport him while simultaneously declaring...

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Young locked out of property market: oppn

YOUNG people in NSW will struggle to buy property with state government cuts to the first home buyers grants effectively locking them out of the market, the state opposition says. Monthly loan figures for October, from the Australian Bureau of...

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Qld 30-year vision sets the bar high

Expanding children's literacy and numeracy levels is a primary target in a bold plan for Queensland. Source: AAP AN ambitious 30-year plan for Queensland aims to have half of the state's population living outside the southeast and to narrow...

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Free transport urged for fire recovery

The NSW Opposition wants free weekend transport to and from the Blue Mountains to boost business. Source: AAP THE NSW government should provide free bus and train rides to and from the Blue Mountains these holidays to help businesses recover...

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Vic minister slams hospital delay claim

OPPOSITION claims that sick Victorian kids are being forced to wait due to delays in building a children's hospital are wrong and hypocrisy in the extreme, the health minister says. Baulderstone Pty Ltd will build the 230-bed Monash Children's...

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Drug arrests, seizures at Vic music fest

MORE than 100 people have been arrested for drug offences at a Melbourne music festival. Police seized drugs including ecstasy, amphetamine, cocaine, GHB and MDMA during a sniffer dog operation at the Stereosonic festival at Melbourne Showgrounds...

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Alcohol sends 30,000 Vics to hospital

NEARLY 30,000 Victorians were hospitalised in a 12-month period due to the effects of excessive alcohol consumption, new data shows. Men make up the majority of those hospitalised, but there has been a big jump in the number of women ending...

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Comedy Bamboozled wins Tropfest

AFTER winning a prize in the DSLR category at the last Tropfest, Australian filmmaker Matt Hardie can now add Tropfest 22 winner to his name. Hardie has taken home the top prize with his comedic short film Bamboozled. The event on Sunday night...

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