Pakistan releases senior Taliban detainee

PAKISTAN has released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior official of the interior ministry told AFP. "Yes Baradar has been released," Omar Hamid, a spokesman for interior ministry told AFP, without elaborating....

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Firies save homes from large bushfires

LATEST:FIREFIGHTERS have brought a huge bushfire under control after residents had been advised to leave homes for their own safety. At 5.34pm, the Department of Community and Safety advised the Watch and Act alert for Sunshine Acrews and Nikenbah...

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UK island swimmer going strong

AN endurance swimmer has made good progress through the night in her attempt to become the first person in nearly 30 years to swim solo, non-stop, around the Isle of Wight. Anna Wardley is undertaking the challenge as part of her bid to complete...

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Shaw ill, not angry: Vic premier

Victoria's premier says a fever kept independent MP Geoff Shaw away from parliament on Thursday. Source: AAP VICTORIAN Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says he won't apologise for behaviour which had him suspended from parliament for three...

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Bangladeshi arrested over campus assault

A FOREIGN student allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in the second attack of its kind this year at a university in Sydney's north. A 21-year-old Bangladeshi man has been charged over the alleged assault at student accommodation...

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Bail denied in NT prison drugs case

BAIL has been denied for a man who allegedly traded drugs with a Darwin prison guard and used her to pass messages to other prisoners, including a suspected Rebels bikie gang leader. Phillip Noel Kaye, 35, is allegedly part of a six-person drug...

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Perth Zoo Galapagos tortoise turns 47

Perth Zoo's Galapagos tortoise Cerro celebrated his 47th birthday munching on his favourite foods. Source: AAP ONE of Perth Zoo's two Galapagos tortoises has turned 47 and is being treated to his favourite foods including hibiscus flowers....

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Vic premier denies deal with charged MP

VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine is denying there is a deal to secure Geoff Shaw's vote, with parliament descending into chaos when the controversial MP failed to attend question time. The government says Mr Shaw, charged this week with fraud-related...

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WA premier braces for more school strikes

MORE than 20,000 people have come together to support an unprecedented teacher's strike across Western Australia. And beleaguered Premier Colin Barnett has been warned it could be just the beginning of a potentially lengthy fight with unions over...

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Shorten hits out at Abbott govt's start

Labor MP Bill Shorten has criticised the Abbott government for sacking public service chiefs. Source: AAP SACKING public service chiefs, not promoting women - federal Labor leadership aspirant Bill Shorten says he's seen better starts to a...

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NSW minister quizzed on caseworker numbers

FAMILY and Community Services Minister Pru Goward has again been accused of misleading parliament and spinning "a web of deceit" about caseworker numbers. The NSW opposition repeated calls for her resignation after releasing a series of internal...

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Job-seeker attacks China's 2nd-richest man

CHINESE police have detained a labourer who approached China's second-richest man to ask for a job, and then attacked and injured the company chairman when he denied the request, state media report. Zong Qinghou, chairman of food and beverage...

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Regis doubles full year profit

REGIS Resources has more than doubled its full year profit due to a boost in gold sales and higher prices. The gold miner made a net profit of $145.7 million in the year to June 30, up from $68.2 million in the previous year. Gold sales more...

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Further rate cut possible, but not yet

The RBA has signalled that another rate cut is possible, but says it is not going to happen soon. Source: AAP THE Reserve Bank is inclined to make another interest rate cut, but it doesn't look like it will happen soon. "Members agreed...

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Barnett bites back at striking teachers

TEACHERS in Western Australia have been accused by Premier Colin Barnett of disrupting hundreds of thousands of children and families with "a strike for the sake of having a strike". In an unprecedented alliance, three unions have called on 10,000...

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Australia has 160,000 toxic sites: expert

THERE are close to 160,000 toxic sites in Australia, says an environmental health expert whose main concerns include mines and old railways. There's not much people can do about toxic dust or poison leaching into groundwater, says Professor Ravi...

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Labor slams Abbott for one-woman cabinet

IT'S a sad day for the nation when the cabinet of Afghanistan has more women in it than the cabinet of Australia, says acting Labor leader Chris Bowen. Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott unveiled his ministerial line up on Monday, revealing the...

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One-punch killer jailed after third trial

A MAN who killed a promising young footballer with a single punch will be eligible for parole in just over two years. Wally James Hung was sentenced to six years and nine months' prison in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Monday. Earlier in the...

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Comedian Simon Pegg in Perth for film

Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg has arrived in Perth to film Kill Me Three Times. Source: AAP ENGLISH actor and comedian Simon Pegg has arrived in Perth to work on the Australian film, Kill Me Three Times. The star of Hot Fuzz, Shaun...

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Worst over in Vic baby illness mystery

More than a dozen babies in Melbourne's Royal Women's Hospital have fallen ill to a mystery bug. Source: AAP VICTORIAN Health Minister David Davis says the worst is over after more than a dozen babies in a hospital nursery came down with...

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London mayor Johnson backs UK fracking

London Mayor Boris Johnson says wind farms are a "disease" and the UK should embrace nuclear power. Source: AAP WIND farms are a "disease" which have blighted Britain's countryside and the country should embrace nuclear power and fracking to...

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