ACT police seek help for Grosvenor murder

ACT police are seeking help for the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor, whose body was found 11 years ago. Source: AAP CANBERRA police have again appealed for public help to solve the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor whose body was found in Lake Burley...

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Malaysia detains 79 'Borneo intruders'

MALAYSIAN police say they've detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders in Borneo as they intensify an operation to flush out members of a Filipino Muslim clan who took over a village last month. The armed clansmen have caused political...

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Three men drown at Victorian beaches

THREE men have drowned at Victoria's beaches, including a father who's believed to have been trying to rescue his son from a rip. Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about 12.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, where...

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Portrait win saves artist from job queue

MELBOURNE photographer Janelle Low was just weeks away from joining the queues at Centrelink when she received a call telling her she had won the $25,000 National Photographic Portrait Prize. "I was thinking of writing my resume, thinking I might...

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Head of Qld's CMC stands down

THE head of Queensland's top crime fighting body, the Crime and Misconduct Commission, has stood down as he continues a long battle with cystic fibrosis, amid allegations he's failed the state. CMC chairman Ross Martin resigned on Friday afternoon,...

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Media law changes move closer

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy says the government will bring forward media law changes before the September election - and the support of independent MPs will be crucial. The government is running out of time to have parliament approve...

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Miners' underground dance harmless: lawyer

A lawyer says 15 WA miners sacked for doing a dance routine underground did no harm. Source: AAP THE lawyer for one of the sacked "Harlem Shake" miners who broke into a dance craze in a WA underground mine says the 30-second dance that cost...

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Another blunder by Qld corruption watchdog

QUEENSLAND'S Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has admitted another gaffe involving confidential documents from the Fitzgerald inquiry into police corruption. This time documents were shredded, state parliament heard on Thursday. "The CMC...

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Senator ends filibuster of CIA pick

A REPUBLICAN senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA over concerns about drone strikes on US soil completed a nearly 13-hour speaking filibuster. In a remarkable display highlighting the partisan rift in Washington,...

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Air traffic controller 'poorly trained'

A PASSENGER jet was told to fly through the holding pattern of another aircraft because a Brisbane air traffic controller hadn't been given enough training, a report has found. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into the incident...

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Visas blocking Aussie workers: Swan

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan says some Australians have trouble finding work because of business rorting of the 457 visa system, but industry fears the debate demonises companies and should be toned down. The federal government is clamping down...

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Vic backbencher Shaw quits Liberals

INDEPENDENT MP Geoff Shaw says his decision to dump the Liberals reflects a loss of confidence all Victorians have in the state government. The Member for Frankston holds the deciding vote in the Victorian parliament after his shock resignation...

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Saudis urged not to execute young men

HUMAN Rights Watch and Amnesty International have urged Saudi authorities not to go ahead with scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for crimes they committed when they were minors. The two rights groups said in separate statements...

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Qld councillor not scared by arson attack

A BRISBANE City councillor says he doesn't fear for his safety despite a man trying to burn his office to the ground using a flaming truck tyre. The intruder broke into the Cannon Hill office of Councillor Ryan Murphy at 2.30am (AEST) on Tuesday....

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Israel adds special buses for Palestinians

Israel has launched a bus service to transport Palestinians only, triggering accusations of racism. Source: AAP ISRAEL has launched a special bus service to transport Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to work in the Jewish state, triggering...

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No proposals to roll back US spending cuts

US political leaders have failed to offer any tangible proposals for rolling back an automatic $US85 billion ($A83.7 billion) worth of spending cuts. The White House and Republican congressional heads cast blame on each other on Sunday for the...

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Skull, bones found in Botany Bay mangroves

A KAYAKER has found a human skull in mangroves in Sydney's south, leading to the discovery of a number of other bones. Police launched an investigation after the man saw the skull in shallow mangrove water while kayaking new Towra Point Nature...

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Abbott will cost you, PM tells west Sydney

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has traded blows with the NSW government and the federal opposition on transport and taxes as she continues her campaign to reconnect with western Sydney voters. Ms Gillard began the second day of her five-day tour...

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Rebels capture prison in northern Syria

JIHADIST rebels seized control of a prison in the northern Raqa province and freed "hundreds" of detainees overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday. "Government forces pulled out of Raqa's central prison located in...

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Bernanke defends Fed's rate policies

Chairman Ben Bernanke has sought to calm fears that super-low rates risk igniting inflation. Source: AAP CHAIRMAN Ben Bernanke is standing by the Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies, cautioning that any move to raise rates prematurely...

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Car fires at Perth steel factory contained

THE threat of smoke and fumes from a blaze at a steel factory in Perth's east, where about 200 recycled cars were engulfed in flames, is now over. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) says the industrial blaze, near the intersection...

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