Order out to arrest PNG opposition leader

Orders have been issued for the arrest of PNG's opposition leader over police threat allegations. Source: AAP ORDERS have been issued for the arrest of Papua New Guinea's opposition leader amid allegations he threatened the police commissioner....

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Govt 'too willing to risk Indonesia ties'

The opposition says the Abbott government is too willing to risk Australia's ties with Indonesia. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is prepared to risk too much in its relationship with Indonesia, the federal opposition says. Indonesia...

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Pressure mounting after Sydney drunk brawl

A brawl left three men in hospital in Sydney amid pressure for action on alcohol-related violence. Source: AAP PRESSURE is mounting on the NSW Government to explain why it hasn't acted on an approved alcohol-related violence plan following...

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Indonesia 'deplores' border breaches

Asylum seekers say they were given a boat by Australian authorities to return to Indonesia. Source: AAP INDONESIA has demanded the Abbott government immediately suspend its policy of turning asylum seeker boats back after the Australian navy...

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Israeli bill would outlaw the word Nazi

AN Israeli draft law that would criminalise the use of the word Nazi in most cases has sparked a debate on freedom of speech in a state that was founded out of the ashes of the Holocaust. Seven decades later, memories of the extermination of millions...

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Fortescue under fire over mine deaths

FORTESCUE Metals Group is under fire over the deaths of two contractors and a string of safety breaches as investigators place the company's operations under the microscope. The world's fourth biggest iron ore miner has expanded rapidly on the...

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Forecaster says heatwave a class act

ADELAIDE'S heatwave is a "class act" as it challenges records dating back more than 70 years, a senior forecaster says. Adelaide sweltered through 45C on Tuesday, just one degree short of its all time high of 46.1C set on January 12, 1939. The...

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Locals return to Perth hills devastation

The Perth hills bushfire is officially under control as residents prepare to tour the area. Source: AAP THE flames may be out, but the recovery for the Perth hills after Sunday's devastating firestorm is just beginning as residents who lost...

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Temperature hits 46C in parts of Victoria

SOME Victorians sweltered through 46-degree heat, others sweated with no power and grassfires burned at the start of a record-breaking heatwave. Several towns in the state's northwest endured temperatures of 46C on Tuesday while mercury in other...

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Trade pact close to reality, says Robb

Australian Minister of Trade Andrew Robb says a free trade agreement is close to being "sealed". Source: AAP THE 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement is close to being "sealed", Australian Minister for Trade and...

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Vic Liberal minister to stand down at poll

VICTORIAN government minister Nicholas Kotsiras has announced he will step down at the November state election. The Greek-born member for Bulleen, whose portfolios include multicultural affairs and energy and resources, says he will end his parliamentary...

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Police hunt gang who set WA man on fire

POLICE in Perth are searching for a gang of men who set another man on fire during an argument, leaving him with burns to almost half his body and fighting for life in hospital. The police station in Cannington, south-east of Perth, had to be...

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