Man dies in NSW house fire

A MAN'S body has been discovered in a burned out house in northwest NSW after firefighters battled a blaze at the property for more than two hours. Emergency services were called to the home in Euroka Street, Walgett at about 5.30am (AEDT) on...

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Asian tourist drowns off Mordialloc pier

AN Asian tourist has drowned in Melbourne's southeast. The man in his 30s was swimming with friends near the Mordialloc pier in Mordialloc when someone noticed him face down in the water about 4.20pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Police said the man,...

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Two men wounded in latest Sydney shootings

TWO men are in hospital with gun shot wounds following two separate shootings in western Sydney. Police say the incidents are not linked but believe one of the attacks was targeted. In the first incident, a 21-year-old man was shot in the back...

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Bets on fixed sports events 'don't stand'

BETS placed on a "fixed" sporting event do not stand - in theory. A partner at Sydney law firm Addisons and a leading specialist in the gaming sector, Jamie Nettleton, said the theoretical and practical outcomes may differ. "From a theoretical...

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Japan current account surplus at 1985 low

JAPAN'S current account surplus last year shrank to its lowest in almost three decades, as exports to China and Europe slumped in a worrying sign for the world's third-largest economy. The finance ministry said the current account, the broadest...

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Man to be charged with shotgun murder

A MAN has been arrested at Sydney Airport and he is expected to be charged with murder over a shotgun death in Sydney's west. Detectives from the Homicide Squad and the Mount Druitt local area command located the 27-year-old at the domestic...

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NT and Canberra clash over booze curbs

THE Northern Territory and federal governments are again butting heads over problem drinking in the territory. Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin revealed on Wednesday she had written to NT Chief Minister Terry Mills requesting...

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Macdonald offered $4m for coal deal: ICAC

SCRIBBLED notes written by a friend of former NSW minister Ian Macdonald allegedly show he offered the minister bribes of $4 million in exchange for help with a coal deal in the Hunter region, a corruption inquiry has heard. The NSW Independent...

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Brough not ashamed of Slipper action

FORMER Liberal government minister Mal Brough says he has nothing to be ashamed over his involvement in a failed sexual harassment case against former Speaker Peter Slipper. A Federal Court judge late last year found Mr Brough had worked in "combination"...

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Potential jurors discharged in Patel case

Five potential jurors are being questioned further about possible bias against Jayant Patel. Source: AAP IN an Australian first, prospective jurors in the manslaughter trial of former Bundaberg Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel have been polled,...

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China radar-lock on Japan ship 'dangerous'

THE radar lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship is "dangerous", Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says, as tensions in a territorial row heighten. "It was a dangerous act that could have led to an unpredictable situation," Abe...

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Flat retailing trend confirmed by data

RETAIL spending flattened out over the second half of 2012. It's hardly a controversial observation, but figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday confirm the plateau extended through to the end of the year. The figures...

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PNG extends ban on no-confidence vote

PAPUA New Guinea's parliament has voted to extend a ban on votes of no confidence to 30 months into a government's five-year term. PNG's opposition backed away from supporting the law, saying it will take the matter to the Supreme Court to undo...

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Top Swiss bank UBS reports major loss

UBS reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $A2 billion in the wake of a series of scandals. Source: AAP SWITZERLAND'S biggest bank, UBS AG, has reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 1.9 billion francs ($A2 billion) due to lawsuits and restructuring...

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New nursing home to rise where 11 died

TO those affected by a fatal fire that tore through a Sydney nursing home in 2011, the emotional scars still run deep. But on Tuesday, 15 months after the Quakers Hill Nursing Home tragedy that claimed 11 lives, it was time at least to break new...

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Further back-burning at Vic bushfire site

A 300-hectare backburn near a Victorian alpine region bushfire has been a success, authorities say. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are undertaking a major back-burning operation around a blaze in Victoria's alpine region ahead of hot and dry weather...

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Judge to killer: Where is Prue? Paul Anderson MORE REPORTS: NOTORIOUS Bega schoolgirl killer Leslie Camilleri has been urged to reveal where murdered teen Prue Bird is buried. PM: Stop trying to destroy me JULIA Gillard has accused her...

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Tokyo stocks close higher

TOKYO stocks have closed up 0.62 per cent, near a three-year high, as dealers followed a sharp rally on Wall Street that pushed the key Dow Jones index close to a new record. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 69.01 points to 11,260.35 on Monday,...

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Support for deleting gay sex convictions

POLITICIANS of all stripes have supported a call by Victorian Labor to delete historic convictions against gay men for consensual sex. It came as thousands gathered at St Kilda to march at Melbourne's annual gay pride event on Sunday, including...

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Funding cuts will affect patients: Davis

THE Victorian government denies a "blame game" between the state and federal governments over hospital funding but admits patients will be affected by cuts to the sector. Victorian Health Minister David Davis said the state government was determined...

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30 dead in attack on north Iraq police HQ

A CAR bomb detonated by a suicide attacker followed by gunmen storming a police headquarters in the north Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed 30 people and wounded 70 others on Sunday, a police general said. Militants had apparently sought to take control...

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