Vic Point Nepean master plan released

SOME things in life don't change, even over the course of more than 150 years. From the mid 1850s, unwell first-class passengers arriving at Point Nepean in Victoria were given the best rooms with a view at the quarantine station so they could...

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Bomb blast on bus kills nine in Pakistan

A BOMB blast on a bus in Peshawar has killed at least nine people, in the latest attack to hit Pakistan's troubled northwest ahead of historic polls next month. The explosion occurred just hours after militants blew up the election offices of...

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Newtown mum pleads for gun control

THE mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Newtown school shooting in the US has made a deeply personal plea from the White House for action to combat gun violence, choking back tears almost from the start of her speech. Francine Wheeler, whose...

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US stocks fall on drop in retail sales

US stocks opened have lower after a government report showed a drop in March retail sales. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 41.09 (0.28 per cent) to 14,824.05. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 6.49 (0.41 per...

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NSW police seize 95,000 pirated DVDs

POLICE have seized 95,000 counterfeit DVDs from a northwest Sydney storage unit as investigations into a large-scale piracy network continue. The storage unit in Kings Park was on Friday raided as part of Australian Federation Against Copyright...

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NSW man attacks police with samurai sword

POLICE have been attacked with a samurai sword by a man they were trying to arrest on the NSW mid-north coast. About 2.30 pm (AEST) Friday four officers went to a home in Eungai Creek to arrest a man after a warrant was issued by Macksville...

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Man dies after rolling ute in Queensland

A MAN has died after rolling his ute in central Queensland. Police say they found a male driver, believed to be in his 30s, dead at the scene of the crash south of Mitchell about 9pm (AEST). The forensic crash unit is investigating. No further...

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Crean scathing of Gillard leadership

FORMER minister Simon Crean has made a scathing assessment of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership, saying she has a "tin ear" for sound political strategy. Mr Crean says Ms Gillard is engaging in class warfare by playing off interest groups,...

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Iraq bombs against Sunnis kill 12

BOMBS against Sunni Muslim worshippers in Baghdad and north of the capital killed 12 people on Friday, officials said, the latest in an uptick in violence ahead of provincial elections next week. In the deadliest single blast, a roadside bomb...

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Sting catches alleged Red Bull blackmailer

AN Austrian who allegedly blackmailed Red Bull by threatening to put excrement in its energy drinks is behind bars after a sting operation straight out of the movies. The 47-year-old man, who has not been named, thought he was meeting someone...

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Girl hospitalised after being hit by car

AN eight-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Sydney's southwest. Police found the girl unconscious in the back of another car on Wilga Street, Fairfield, in Sydney's southwest about 6pm (AEST) on...

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Even non-amputees experience phantom limbs

AMPUTEES often experience "phantom limbs", or the sensation that their missing limb is still present, but a Swedish study shows that even non-amputees can experience the bizarre sensation. "Our results show that the sight of a physical hand is...

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Thatcher street debate rages in Paris

A PROPOSAL to rename a Paris street after late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has divided politicians in the French capital, Le Figaro newspaper reports. The proposal to honour the "Iron Lady", who regularly jousted with French leaders...

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Mali PM urges French troops to stay

MALI'S prime minister has urged France to maintain a military presence in its former colony, as troops began an early withdrawal three months after ousting armed Islamists from the country's north. Diango Cissoko made the plea on a tour of Gao,...

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Pistorius out and about while on bail

THE family of athlete Oscar Pistorius says the South African runner has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed in February. A statement from the family of the double-amputee Olympian also said Thursday...

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OECD report recommends My School changes

AUSTRALIAN schools are performing well by international standards despite a recent "significant" decline in reading performance, a global agency says. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in a report published on...

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Thatcher's son praises support for mum

MARGARET Thatcher's son Mark says his mother would have been "greatly honoured" by the presence of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral next week. In the first reaction from the family, Mark Thatcher said they had been "overwhelmed" by...

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Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies

BRITISH scientist Robert Edwards, who was awarded a Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), has died aged 87. Edwards spent his career making the dream of having a baby come true for millions of people worldwide,...

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Thousands of kids behind with their shots

TENS of thousands of Australian children are behind with their vaccinations and at risk from contagious diseases. The threat is heightened further for those too young or ill to be vaccinated. The biggest problem is among children aged five, according...

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Aust ranking falls in global IT survey

AUSTRALIA continues to fall in global rankings on how ready business and governments are to benefit from using information technology (IT). In the 2013 Global Information Technology survey produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Australia...

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Kids spend too long watching screens

CHILDREN are spending more than half their spare time in front of a screen after embracing smart device technology, a study has found. Tablets and smartphones have joined TV as the major entertainers of children, the New Generations study found....

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Man's body found in Sydney's southwest

THE body of a man has been found wrapped in a sheet in Sydney's southwest with police treating the death as suspicious. About 11.25 pm (AEST) on Wednesday, police were called to Antwerp Street in Bankstown and found the man's body near the road...

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GM to invest $A4.79 bn in Opel/Vauxhall

GENERAL Motors will invest four billion euros ($A4.79 billion) in its German subsidiary Opel and British sister brand Vauxhall in 2013-2016, the US auto giant's chief saya. "As a global automotive company, GM needs a strong presence in Europe,...

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Boy, 6, shot by 4-year-old in US

US authorities are deciding whether to charge anyone after police say a six-year-old was shot in the head by a four-year-old in New Jersey. The older boy is in serious condition. Authorities are still investigating how the younger child obtained...

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Vatican prepares for adult stem cell talks

THE Vatican will organise a conference to promote adult stem cell research as an alternative to research using destroyed human embryos, which is considered by the Roman Catholic Church as deeply unethical and less effective. Cardinal Gianfranco...

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Vic school group claims funding cut

ALMOST one in five Victorian private schools would lose money next year under the federal government's funding reforms, an independent school lobby group says. Independent Schools Victoria says it will tell its 210 member schools the group can't...

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Dutch chippies offer cannabis mayonnaise

A CHAIN of Dutch chip shops is to start offering cannabis mayonnaise on their fries, but the resulting snack will not give you the munchies or make you high. "I had the idea because I smell the cannabis coming from the coffee shop opposite my...

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Sydney woman seriously injured in shooting

A WOMAN has been seriously injured in a shooting in western Sydney. The woman arrived at Blacktown Hospital with a gunshot wound to her back about 10.15pm (AEST) on Tuesday, police say. She is thought to be aged in her early 20s and was driven...

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Israeli gets life for Palestian murders

AN Israeli court has sentenced an extreme rightwing US-born Jewish settler to two life terms in prison for the murder of two Palestinians in 1997. Jack Teitel, 40, was found guilty in January of murdering a bus driver and a shepherd as well as...

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IMF warns central banks to watch inflation

THE International Monetary Fund has warned central banks to keep an eye on inflation and resist political pressure to focus policy only on lowering unemployment. With many governments desperate to find ways to generate jobs, the IMF said on Tuesday,...

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Australia seeks broad China relationship

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says Australia needs a broad relationship with China, from three-way military exercises involving the United States to building better personal links with our largest trading partner. Ms Gillard will use an address...

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Cold warrior who forged strong Reagan bond

MARGARET Thatcher was credited with restoring Britain's reputation on the world stage and her close bond with US president Ronald Reagan was seen as a key factor in ending the Cold War. From "handbagging" European leaders in demanding Britain's...

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Labor may take new media changes to poll

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy says Labor will consider what policies on media reform, if any, it will take to September's election. The government withdrew four bills last month after it could not gain the support of the crossbenchers...

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UK still dominated by Thatcher legacy

MARGARET Thatcher's free-market reforms were controversial, but they fundamentally changed the British economy and still provide a yardstick against which her successors are judged. During the 1980s, her Conservative government deregulated the...

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Thatcher's battle with dementia

IT is a sad irony that, during her time in power, Margaret Thatcher was renowned for her razor-like intellect and power-house memory. No one at that time could have foreseen her later mental decline, least of all her daughter Carol. In her memoir,...

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US loses 'true friend': Obama on Thatcher

US President Barack Obama says after the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that America has lost a "true friend" and the world a champion of freedom and liberty. "As an unapologetic supporter of our transatlantic alliance,...

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Climate change blamed for bumpier flights

FLIGHTS will become bumpier as global warming destabilises air currents at altitudes used by commercial airliners, climate scientists warn. Already, atmospheric turbulence injures hundreds of airline passengers each year, sometimes fatally, damaging...

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Unruly students treat discipline as a joke

Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek accused some students of "playing the system to suit" and attracting multiple suspensions because they knew that teachers and principals were limited in what they could do to deter their violent,...

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Liberals close in on SA: Newspoll

THE Liberals are closing in on South Australia - Labor's last-held mainland state - according to the latest Newspoll. With federal Labor heading towards a September 14 election, primary support for the party's South Australian branch has slumped...

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Unis spend $280m a year on red tape

UNIVERSITIES estimate they spend $280 million a year on meeting red tape requirements like telling the government every time any academic travels overseas. The Universities Australia submission to the coalition's deregulation taskforce calls...

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Hayes and Mailman score silver Logies

ACTORS who brought the stories of real-life Australians to the screen have been recognised with Logies for the most outstanding actor and actress. A teary-eyed Deborah Mailman was given a standing ovation in Melbourne on Sunday when she received...

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Dramatic rescue as man pulled from river

RESCUE crews have pulled a man out of the Brisbane River after police, fire crews and paramedics rushed to the scene following reports a car had plunged into the water. A swiftwater rescue crew launched an inflatable boat into the river about 11.15pm,...

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Direct trade for Aust, China currency

AUSTRALIAN and Chinese currency will be traded in China for the first time under a deal to be announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. And a major tourism and investment campaign will be run in Shanghai in late 2014 to take advantage of China's...

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Joy for Ten as Keddie wins Gold

OFFSPRING star Asher Keddie has given Network Ten something to celebrate after winning the Gold Logie. Keddie had been twice nominated for a Gold Logie before claiming the highest individual honour at the annual television awards night in Melbourne....

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