UK teacher tells of Kruger elephant attack

A BRITISH teacher who suffered a serious leg injury when an elephant tore through her car in South Africa has told how she desperately tried to drive away. Sarah Brooks, who works at the Sir John Gleed School in Lincolnshire, and her South African...

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Jury sides with Love in trial over tweet

A US jury has rejected a defamation case against Courtney Love over a Twitter post that suggested one of her lawyers had been "bought off" for not pursuing a lawsuit over her late husband's estate. The verdict came after roughly three hours of...

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Govt 'creating' welfare crisis: Labor

LABOR has accused the Abbott government of "manufacturing" a welfare crisis ahead of a planned crack down on young people claiming the disability pension. Under federal government plans to overhaul the welfare system, young people who are deemed...

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Church official amends commission evidence

A SENIOR church official has revised his evidence to the Royal Commission on Child Sex Abuse following a flurry of late night emails with a law firm representing the Catholic Church. Michael Salmon, director of the Catholic Church's NSW/ACT Professional...

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Tasered man sent for mental assessment

Kevin Spratt, who was tasered by police in a Perth jail, has been charged with assaulting police. Source: AAP THE Perth man who made global headlines after being repeatedly tasered by two policemen has been remanded for a week-long mental assessment,...

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Melb wheel to turn again after shutdown

MELBOURNE'S troubled observation wheel is expected to turn again on Saturday after it shut down just weeks after reopening. A software problem caused the Melbourne Star to close on Friday. Technicians are now conducting final tests on the wheel...

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I never meant to hurt anyone: mall gunman

THE gunman who sent Brisbane's central pedestrian mall into lockdown last year says he never meant to hurt anyone. Lee Matthew Hillier, 35, told the Brisbane District Court he had no reason to cause fear to innocent bystanders when he took an...

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Problems pile up for security contractor

THE list of embarrassments besetting security contractor Serco is growing on a daily basis, including prisoners and asylum seekers breaking out of custody under their officers' watch. It emerged on Thursday that a shackled prisoner was left unguarded...

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WA bushfire threatens homes in Kwinana

A BUSHFIRE is threatening homes in Kwinana, as emergency authorities upgraded the warning level to a full-scale emergency. A bushfire watch-and-act alert has been issued for people in Kwinana Beach, east of Rockingham and Patterson roads to...

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Large fire heading for Qld, NSW towns

A LARGE, uncontained fire is burning towards two communities on the NSW-Queensland border, and authorities are urging residents to evacuate. People living around Maryland, in southern Queensland, and Cullendore, NSW, are being told to finalise...

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Brothers for Life member kept behind bars

A Brothers for Life gang member charged with shooting a man dead in Sydney will remain behind bars. Source: AAP ONE of two Brothers for Life gang members charged with shooting dead a man at his home in Sydney's west will remain behind bars....

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Woman's body found in Sydney car park

A WOMAN'S body has been discovered in a car park in Sydney's south. Police found the body in a Taren Point car park after being called there on Wednesday afternoon. Officers spoke with a man at the scene, who is assisting with their inquiries....

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Noodle bars accused of underpaying staff

A Chinese noodle bar chain has been accused of underpaying its staff by more than $600,000. Source: AAP A CHINESE noodle bar chain is facing legal action for allegedly underpaying its staff by more than $600,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman...

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Target breach leads to credit card fraud

The theft of information from Target in the US has led to regional fraud, police say. Source: AAP ACCOUNT information stolen during the Target security breach is now being divided up and sold off regionally, a South Texas police chief says...

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Boy drowns after being swept into drain

A boy has drowned after reportedly being washed into a drain in a Darwin suburb. Source: AAP A BOY has drowned after reportedly being washed into a drain in a Darwin suburb. The eight-year-old died after what police are calling a "drowning...

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Shark kill policy to go on, despite threat

THREATS to the safety of fishermen being paid to kill sharks for the West Australian government has forced Premier Colin Barnett to order his own Fisheries officers to carry out the controversial catch and kill policy instead. The anger against...

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Suicide bomber targets Pakistani army

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber has killed 10 people near Pakistan's military headquarters. Source: AAP A SUICIDE bomber has rammed his motorbike into a checkpoint near the Pakistani military's headquarters, killing 10 people including...

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NSW govt to cancel mining licences

A COAL company embroiled in an ICAC inquiry has reacted angrily to plans by Premier Barry O'Farrell to introduce legislation to cancel coal mine exploration licences for Doyles Creek, Mt Penny and Glendon Brook. Cascade Coal said in a statement...

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Detention centres are 'dysfunctional'

THREE asylum seekers escaped a Western Australia detention centre in 45 seconds last week, exposing major security flaws at the facility, a leaked report has revealed. The January 12 breakout was the third escape from the Yongah Hill Detention...

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Fires near NSW homes, but ease in Vic, SA

HOMES in southern NSW are at risk as a bushfire intensifies but Victoria and South Australia look to have avoided large-scale disasters. Deteriorating conditions have helped fan a fire threatening the isolated rural NSW properties. An emergency...

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Emergency warning as NSW fires flare up

RESIDENTS in a NSW town under threat from grass fires that have intensified following a southwesterly wind change are being advised to take shelter. An emergency warning was issued on Sunday night for the Hebden Road grass fires near Singleton,...

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