Nine hospitalised as NSW temps hit 42C

Authorities are reminding people to stay hydrated as high temperatures expected to hit NSW. Source: AAP PARAMEDICS have treated more than a dozen people for heat exhaustion, as temperatures soared to almost 43C in parts of the state. Across...

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Mexico's Calderon hands off to Pena Nieto

Mexico's Felipe Calderon (Pic) has handed over power to the incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto. Source: AAP MEXICO'S incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto is set take the reins of power, inheriting a country full of economic promise but...

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Severe weather warning for Alice Springs

A SEVERE thunderstorm warning has been issued for Alice Springs, with damaging winds and heavy rain forecast. The wild weather is expected to hit Alice Springs about 6pm (CST) on Saturday, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of flash flooding.The...

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Cut GST threshold on online goods: report

THE independent GST review has called for a cut in the consumption tax threshold for goods and services bought online. The report, by former premiers Nick Greiner and John Brumby and tax expert Bruce Carter, says the way the 10 per cent GST applies...

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Teen badly hurt after falling on tent peg

A SCHOOL leaver has suffered serious head injuries after falling on a tent peg as he packed up to leave the West Australian town of Busselton. The accident is understood to have occurred on Thursday night, and the 17-year-old was taken to a...

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Daniel Morcombe's funeral set for Friday

Daniel Morcombe's parents are considering a funeral on the ninth anniversary of his disappearance. Source: AAP DANIEL Morcombe's family will finally lay their son to rest, nine years to the day after he went missing. Daniel's funeral will...

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Vic temperatures exceed 45C

The mercury is forecast to reach near-record highs across Victoria on Thursday. Source: AAP VICTORIANS have sweltered through the hottest November day in more than a century with the temperature soaring above 45C in some parts of the state....

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Rio flags job losses in coal and aluminium

Rio Tinto plans to reduce its operating and support costs by more than $A4.8b by the end of 2014. Source: AAP RIO Tinto has flagged job losses at its coal and aluminium operations, after announcing a company-wide review to reduce costs by more...

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WA govt quizzed on travel bill scandal

THE West Australian government needs to explain the cost to taxpayers after a top bureaucrat misused his government-issued credit card, the state opposition says. It was revealed in parliament on Thursday that the chairman of the Planning Commission,...

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Dhaka fire factory managers arrested

Three factory managers have been arrested in Bangladesh over a blaze that killed 110 workers. Source: AAP BANGLADESH police have arrested three managers of a factory where a blaze killed 110 people, following claims they stopped workers from...

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Call for crane checks after UTS fire

Investigations are underway into a fire that caused a crane to fall onto a Sydney construction site. Source: AAP A CRANE that caught fire and toppled onto a Sydney university building has prompted union calls for city-wide engineering checks,...

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Diuron use risks Barrier Reef: WWF

A FEDERAL government decision to reinstate the use of diuron on weeds in water bodies is not enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef despite new conditions, conservationists say. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)...

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Doctor admits errors in treating toddler

AN anaesthetist has admitted he failed on a number of occasions to call off risky dental surgery on a two-year-old boy who later died. Leonard Crowe did not regain consciousness after having 13 decayed teeth removed and six others repaired under...

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Sydney workers dodge death in crane crash

ONE of Sydney's busiest roads will remain blocked for at least another day as investigations begin into how a fire erupted in a crane towering above the city and sent the machine's arm crashing into nearby buildings. Construction workers ran for...

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PM caves to ALP pressure on Palestine vote

THE Labor backbench has forced Prime Minister Julia Gillard to abandon her plan to vote against a controversial Palestinian bid for upgraded United Nations status. Australia will instead abstain from voting on the Palestinian resolution when it...

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Bangladesh garment factory blaze kills 104

At least nine people have died after a blaze tore through a garment factory in Bangladesh. Source: AAP MORE than 100 workers have been killed in a fierce blaze which tore through a garment factory in Bangladesh, forcing people to leap from...

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Afghan bomb attacks kill 8, wound 35

The Pakistan Taliban has claimed a bomb blast that killed eight people near a Shi'ite procession. Source: AAP A BOMB attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession has wounded more than 35 people in Pakistan's northwest as Shi'ites mark their holiest...

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Search for swimmer at WA beach called off

THE search for a swimmer initially feared missing off Perth's Trigg Beach has been suspended after no firm reports emerged of a missing person. Police and surf lifesavers had been searching for more than three hours after a beach inspector saw...

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