China cattle imports boost NT confidence

A billion-dollar live export deal with China will help restore confidence in NT cattle farmers. Source: AAP A BILLION-DOLLAR live cattle export deal with China will help restore confidence in Northern Territory cattle farmers after several...

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Five charged after violent home invasion

A GROUP accused of a violent home invasion and kidnapping are set to face court in mid-December. THE four men and one woman were charged this week over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a 21-year-old man at a house in Hornsby, in...

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Fire bans remain in place in SA

SOUTH Australia has made it through a scorching day without serious bushfire damage, but fire bans will remain in place in several districts. TOTAL fire bans were in place across most of the state on Friday, with catastrophic warnings declared...

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Pilbara tug boat engineers to stop work

A SHIPPING company that services the iron ore sector in Western Australia's Pilbara says union plans to strike will hurt the national economy. TEEKAY Shipping says the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) has given notice...

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US employers add 214,000 jobs in October

THREE days after voters registered their sourness about the US economy, the government says employers added a solid 214,000 jobs in October, extending the healthiest pace of hiring in eight years. THE Labour Department also says that 31,000...

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Zoe's bill to remain a conscience issue

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to allow unborn babies to be treated as "persons" in NSW court judgments appears set for defeat. THE private member's bill has been stalled in the state's upper house for a year, having failed to secure a majority of votes,...

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Leases to help Qld jobless rate: Nicholls

THE Queensland treasurer has defended the state's worsening jobless rate, saying the government's plan to lease state assets will help improve it. BUREAU of Statistics figures show the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached seven...

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Charges expected in Vic toddler's death

Charges may soon be laid over the bashing death of Victorian toddler Daniel Thomas, in 2003. Source: AAP CHARGES may soon be laid in the case of toddler Daniel Thomas who, according to Victoria's coroner, was killed by his baby sitter as...

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Amended protest law passes Tas upper house

THE Tasmanian government has watered down its controversial anti-protest laws to pass the state's upper house. DESIGNED by the Liberal government to shield workers from radical protesters in industries including forestry and mining, the proposed...

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Fannie Mae posts $3.9b profit in 3Q

MORTGAGE giant Fannie Mae is reporting net income of $US3.9 billion ($A4.22 billion) for the July through September period. IT was the 11th straight profitable quarter for the government-controlled company. But the third-quarter profit was down...

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Ellis murder suspects arrive in Bali

ONE of the two men arrested this week over the murder of Australian Robert Ellis in Bali is accused of slashing the businessman's throat. POLICE allege Mr Ellis's wife, Noor, ordered both Yohanes Sairokodu, 24, and Urbanus Ghoghi, 24, to kill...

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Top prosecutor moves to block ICAC probe

SENIOR Crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen has launched an urgent court action to prevent the corruption watchdog from investigating claims she perverted the course of justice. MS Cunneen, who has stood aside as NSW deputy senior crown prosecutor,...

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Pirate Bay founder nabbed at Thai border

ONE of the founders of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos. HANS Fredrik Lennart Neij, who uses the alias TiAMO, was detained on Monday by Thai immigration...

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Qld man charged with stabbing murder

A man will face court over the stabbing murder of a 41-year-old man in far north Queensland. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with the stabbing murder of a man in far north Queensland. THE two men became involved in an altercation on...

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'Kurdish kids from Kobane tortured by IS'

THE Islamic State militant group tortured Kurdish children from the Syrian city of Kobane whom it held hostage for several months, Human Rights Watch says. FOUR of the 153 children gave the New York-based rights group detailed accounts of being...

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Smartphones act as keys to US hotel rooms

THE US hotel chain Starwood, with more than 1000 establishments around the world, has become the first to enable access to its rooms using smartphones without guests having to visit the hotel's reception. CLIENTS will have to download the hotel's...

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Turkey migrant boat sinking kills 24

A BOAT carrying suspected migrants from Afghanistan and Syria has sunk just north of the Bosphorus Strait off the coast of Istanbul, leaving at least 24 people dead. A FURTHER 12 were believed to be missing, while seven were rescued, Turkish...

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Brandis fronts Muslim community over raids

ATTORNEY-GENERAL George Brandis has revealed 71 young Australians have fought in northern Iraq and Syria while 73 people have had their passports cancelled to prevent them from joining the conflict. THE attorney-general fronted ABC TV's Q&A...

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Ban Ki-moon may vie for S Korea presidency

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could be a presidential candidate in his native South Korea in the next elections, a representative from the country's main opposition party says. KWON Roh-kap, an adviser to the New Politics Alliance for Democracy,...

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Qld bus driver attacked by passenger

A BUS driver in southeast Queensland has been left with head injuries after being attacked by a passenger. HE was driving in Logan City on Monday evening when a passenger threw a bottle at him and punched him in the head several times. The...

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Ban Ki-Moon mistakes Austria for Australia

PERHAPS it was nerves before being serenaded by crossdressing Eurovision singer Conchita Wurst, but UN chief Ban Ki-moon fell into the trap of confusing Austria with Australia during a visit to Vienna. "I thank in particular (Austrian) President...

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