Blair Comley to head resource dept

Blair Comley has been appointed as the department secretary of resources, energy and tourism. Source: AAP THE head of the climate change department, Blair Comley, has been appointed as the department secretary of resources, energy and tourism....

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Divers search river for missing Qld woman

Police have called in divers to begin searching the Nerang River for the missing Gold Coast woman. Source: AAP ADMITTING they now fear the worst, police have called in divers to begin searching the Nerang River for missing Gold Coast mother...

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Extraordinary attack by KAP candidate

BOB Katter's Australian Party (KAP) has decided not to expel a Senate candidate who tweeted that he didn't want homosexuals teaching his children. However, soon after the decision late on Friday, Bernard Gaynor launched an extraordinary attack...

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Airbus decides against lithium batteries

Airbus has announced it wont use lithium batteries in the A350 long-range liner under development. Source: AAP AIRBUS will not use lithium batteries in the A350 long-range liner under development, a company source says. "The first planes...

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Iran nuclear talks fail to reach deal: UN

THE chief UN atomic inspector says talks with Iran have failed to reach a deal on enhanced inspections of Tehran's nuclear program. "We had discussions on the structured approach document but could not finalise the document," Herman Nackaerts of...

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Downer EDI wins $94m contract

NBN Co has awarded a $94 million engineering contract to Downer EDI to provide additional construction capacity for the rollout of the national broadband network in northern NSW. The contract, to Downer subsidiary Downer EDI Engineering, is...

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Small banks getting more loans: treasury

SMALL banks and lenders are slowly winning a larger share of home loans as competition increases in the banking market, treasury officials say. Treasury markets group executive director Jim Murphy says the government's banking competition package...

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French council supports euthanasia

FRANCE'S medical ethics council says euthanasia should be allowed in exceptional cases when suffering patients make "persistent and lucid requests". Invoking a "duty to humanity," the body said euthanasia should be reserved for "exceptional cases"...

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Barclays to axe at least 3700 jobs

British banking giant Barclays plans to axe at least 3700 jobs under a strategic overhaul. Source: AAP SCANDAL-HIT banking giant Barclays is to axe at least 3700 jobs under a strategic overhaul. Chief executive Antony Jenkins is shutting...

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Bill Shorten intervenes in Pacific dispute

PACIFIC National Coal says it will return to the Fair Work Commission to solve the ongoing dispute the Rail Tram & Bus Union. The company said federal Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten had "reached out" to help solve the dispute....

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Obama rebukes North Korea over test

The US president called for "swift" international action following North Korea's nuclear test. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama says North Korea's "provocative" nuclear test does not make it more secure, calling for "swift" and "credible"...

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Perth bushfire threat scaled back

AN alert for a bushfire burning in Perth's southern fringe has been downgraded, but authorities warn there is still a danger to residents as the unpredictable blaze rages on. An emergency warning was issued at 4.15pm (WST) on Tuesday but was...

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Iranians march to mark revolution

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have marched in Tehran and other cities chanting "Death to America" as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the US-backed shah. In the capital on Sunday, crowds waving Iranian...

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Indian Kashmiris chafe under curfew

RESIDENTS of India's Kashmir valley are upset over a curfew imposed following the hanging of a local separatist which has sparked a fresh debate on capital punishment. Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim convicted of helping plot the 2001 attack...

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Curry plays cricket like John Howard

AUSSIE actor Stephen Curry says when it comes to cricket, he's like former prime minister John Howard. At the cricket-themed premiere of the Save Your Legs! in Sydney on Sunday night, Curry said he would have a bit of a game on the green carpet...

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Hunt for fugitive LA cop continues

THE hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings is continuing for a fourth day in snow-covered mountains. Meanwhile, officials will re-examine the allegations in 2007 by Christopher Dorner, 33, that his law enforcement...

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