Aust wants Western coalition on Iraq

AUSTRALIA would likely only commit warplanes to strike Islamic State terrorists in Iraq as part of a coalition involving the US and other nations, the head of a leading strategic think tank says. PETER Jennings, executive director of the Australian...

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HSU boss Williamson's foul tirade on tape

FORMER Health Services Union supremo Michael Williamson used a foul-mouthed tirade to accuse another official of treachery as he sought to retain control of the union he defrauded of millions of dollars. A TAPPED phone call between Mr Williamson...

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Asylum seeker sent back to Afghanistan

AN asylum seeker is believed to be the first to be sent back to Afghanistan under the coalition government after losing a last-minute legal battle to remain in Australia. THE 29-year-old Hazara man, know only as SZUYW, said "please help me"...

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NT abuse hearing to be held in September

A HOME in the Northern Territory where mixed-race and Aboriginal children were sexually assaulted over three decades will be the focus of the next hearing to be held by the national inquiry into child abuse in institutions. THE hearing scheduled...

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Car job loss estimate optimistic: Ai Group

40,000 jobs to go as car making in Australia ends and component makers adjust to the loss. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S peak manufacturing body believes the Productivity Commission is being optimistic predicting just 40,000 car sector job losses....

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Bullock, the senator for shop assistants

CONTROVERSIAL former union heavyweight Joe Bullock may have tested Labor's tolerance in his first missive in the Senate. WITHOUT specifically mentioning the Abbott government's abandoned plans to amend section 18C of the Racial Discrimination...

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Med-tech industry is booming in China

Stabbed teen was Islam gang member A MEMBER of a self-styled radical Islamic street gang is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed at a Western Sydney birthday party. $15 million for a fracking fuss A DECISION by the energy...

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Inbetweeners 2 pushes Guardians into No.2

Inbetweeners 2, which was filmed around Australia, has topped the local box office over the weekend. Source: AAP THE lads from the Inbetweeners sequel have scored first place at the Australian box office in their opening weekend, toppling...

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US hostage freed after 22-month ordeal

Theo Curtis, a US man held hostage by an Islamic rebel group in Syria for two years, has been freed. Source: AAP AN American hostage held by rebels in Syria for 22 months has been freed after Qatari mediation, just days after a video showed...

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Libs open nominations for Hawthorn

THE Victorian Liberal Party is a step closer to choosing its candidate for the safe Liberal seat of Hawthorn, announcing that it will open nominations for the seat held by retiring former leader Ted Baillieu. LIBERAL Party Victorian state director...

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Workers misspell bus as 'bup' in UK

BRITISH workmen have managed to misspell the word 'bus' during roadworks. "BUP stop" was painted on to the road surface in Bristol in large yellow lettering at the end of last week, with the stencilled letter P used instead of S. The mistake...

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Coalition narrows Labor's slim poll lead

THE federal coalition has narrowed Labor's slim lead in the latest Newspoll, which also shows voters are overwhelmingly in favour of the government's proposed terror travel laws. THE poll, published in The Australian, shows the coalition has...

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Sick Gold Coast toddler to return home

AT 14 months old, little Alliyah Broadby has seen more hospitals - and spent more time in them - than most adults. IN fact, the only time the bubbly tot spent the night away from a hospital and at her family's Gold Coast home was on her birthday,...

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Diners evacuated in Vic restaurant blaze

A FIRE at a popular inner Melbourne restaurant that forced the evacuation of diners has caused more than $400,000 worth of damage. ABOUT 50 people were enjoying dinner at Donovan's Restaurant, St Kilda when the fire broke out in its roof above...

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Iceland lowers volcano alert to orange

Iceland raised its alert over the nation's largest volcano to red after detecting a small eruption. Source: AAP ICELAND has lowered its alert over the nation's largest volcanic system to orange after keeping it for one day at the maximum...

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Woman charged over NSW road rage stabbing

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged after a man was stabbed in the leg with scissors during a road rage attack in Sydney's southwest. POLICE say the 26-year-old man was attacked in Lakemba about 2.30pm on Sunday shortly after arguing with the...

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Man shot in Sydney's west

A MAN has been shot in the leg in Sydney's west. EMERGENCY services were called to Yeend Street, Merrylands at 7.30pm (AEST) on Sunday and found the man with a gunshot wound to his thigh. The 34-year-old was taken to Westmead Hospital but his...

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Westpac tops business satisfaction survey

THE Commonwealth Bank's reign as the most popular big four lender among business customers is over, losing the title to Westpac. WESTPAC scored the highest customer satisfaction rating among the big four in July, according to the DBM Consultants...

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