Small steps to reconciliation on Oz Day

IT was a small step, but a significant one. At around 8am (AEDT) on Saturday, before the obligatory family barbecues and citizenship ceremonies were under way across the country, the Aboriginal and Australian flags were slowly raised on the Sydney...

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Militant groups clash kills 24 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR Jan 26 AP - A Pakistani official says clashes between two Islamic militant groups over control of a prized valley near the Afghan border have killed 24 people. Arshad Khan of the Khyber tribal region says the clashes started on Friday...

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Motorcyclist, 44, dead after hitting pole

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after he lost control and struck a power pole in Melbourne's outer southwest. The 44-year-old man was travelling along Virgilia Drive at Hoppers Crossing when he lost control at a bend in the road and hit the pole at...

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Buttrose named Australian of the Year

Ita Buttrose has been named Australian of the Year for her media career and health care campaigns. Source: AAP PUBLISHING icon Ita Buttrose has been named Australian of the Year. The 71-year-old was on Friday honoured at a ceremony in Canberra...

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Refugee is Young Australian of the Year

Akram Azimi was named the Young Australian of the Year for his work with indigenous communities. Source: AAP HE fled Afghanistan with his mother and brother at the height of a bloody civil war, arriving in Australia a child refugee. Now,...

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Physician is Senior Australian of the year

INTERNATIONALLY recognised South Australian palliative care specialist Emeritus Professor Ian Maddocks has been named the 2013 Senior Australian of the Year. Prof Maddocks, 82, was honoured on Friday for his work as a specialist and academic and...

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Outback town braces for refinery news

THE Northern Territory outback town of Nhulunbuy is facing a devastating blow, as a government bid to save an alumina refinery may be too little too late. Nhulunbuy, a satellite town of the Gove alumina refinery and bauxite mine, has been waiting...

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Tricia the Perth Zoo elephant turns 56

PERTH Zoo's beloved Asian elephant and longest resident Tricia has celebrated her 56th birthday in fitting style, with a jumbo cake. The 1.5m frozen cake was made of Sultana Bran, some of her favourite fruits including watermelon and pineapple,...

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Cold water poured on WA jail needle trial

THE West Australian government has ruled out a needle exchange program in the state's prisons. The government says while it will look at a trial of the program in a Canberra prison, that does not mean a similar trial will be implemented in WA....

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Stem cells used to grow kidney tissue

RESEARCHERS in Japan have succeeded in growing human kidney tissue from stem cells. Kidneys have a complex structure that is not easily repaired once damaged. The breakthrough is a step towards helping a diseased or distressed organ fix itself....

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Crossin to seek preselection despite odds

Labor MPs have described the dumping of Northern Territory Senator Trish Crossin as "brutal". Source: AAP LABOR senator Trish Crossin will fight for her seat despite the prime minister's "captain's pick" of Olympian Nova Peris unanimously receiving...

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WA coast feels fury of Cyclone Peta

WEST Australia's Pilbara Coast has felt the force of category one Tropical Cyclone Peta, which was expected to weaken late on Wednesday. The major export operations at Port Hedland were to resume on Wednesday after temporarily closing when Peta...

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Desert trek to help high-care need youths

Six Sydneysiders are to undertake an eight-day, 300km trek across the Simpson Desert for Youngcare. Source: AAP SIX brave Sydneysiders will face an eight-day, 300km trek across arid sand dunes this May to help better the lives of young people...

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Bali court sentences UK woman to death

AN Indonesian court has sentenced a British woman to death for smuggling cocaine onto the resort island of Bali. Prosecutors had sought a 15-year sentence. Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, was found guilty by the Denpasar District Court and sentenced...

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Three rescued from sea by Vic boaters

THREE people have been rescued by recreational boaters in Victoria after the seaplane they were in flipped over off the coast of Geelong. The pilot of the chartered flight and his two passengers climbed onto the upturned craft as it floated...

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Self-funded retirees to suffer big losses

Self-funded retirees look set to lose $30m after Wickham Securities went into administration. Source: AAP MORE than 300 self-funded retirees look set to lose about $30 million after the financial services firm Wickham Securities went into...

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Four Dutchmen avoid crocs but have an itch

Four men have been rescued after spending a night up a tree to evade crocodiles in Darwin Harbour. Source: AAP FOUR Dutchmen had a harrowing night after scrambling up a tree to avoid a crocodile when their boat capsized in rough seas in Darwin....

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Renters' reprieve: Sydney market eases

A survey shows rental vacancy rates have edged up to 1.9 per cent across Sydney in December. Source: AAP SYDNEY renters looking for new digs have had some relief these holidays, with rental vacancy rates edging up to 1.9 per cent across the...

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Ned Kelly laid to rest 132 years later

Bushranger Ned Kelly has been laid to rest at a Victorian cemetery 132 years after he was hanged. Source: AAP BUSHRANGER Ned Kelly's final wish has been realised more than 132 years after he was hanged. Kelly was laid to rest on Sunday...

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Uncontrolled fire burning in SA

AN uncontrolled fire burning in south eastern South Australia may threaten public safety, authorities have warned. The bushfire at Greenways, south of Adelaide, is travelling in a northerly direction towards Cortina Station, the CFS says. The...

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Two NSW children approached by a man

A SISTER and brother have been approached by a stranger who tried to entice them into his car on NSW's midnorth coast. The 12-year-old girl and five-year-old boy were playing in a vacant lot near their home in James Grimwade Place, East Kempsey,...

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