Bali victims remembered 11 years on

The 88 Australians who died in the first Bali bombings 11 years ago have been remembered in Sydney. Source: AAP LITTLE children clambered around the Bali bombing memorial in Sydney on Saturday, knocking the flowers laid by the friends and family...

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ALP leadership contest drawing to a close

Mark Latham believes Anthony Albanese (pic) will emerge the victor of the Labor leadership contest. Source: AAP LABOR has called it historic, democratic and energising, but in less than a day the month-long leadership contest between Anthony...

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Truck loses asbestos on NSW highway

A TRUCK has lost several tonnes of asbestos before crashing into a guardrail in Sydney's west, police say. A Mitsubishi tipper truck was driving along the M7 at Eastern Creek on Saturday morning before the crash unfolded. As it travelled along...

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'Chopper' Read to have Melbourne funeral

Crime figure turned author Mark "Chopper" Read will be sent off at a funeral in Melbourne next week. Source: AAP CRIME figure turned author Mark "Chopper" Read will be sent off at a funeral in Melbourne next week. Read, who died aged...

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Child abuse inquiry back in NT

THE national inquiry into child sex abuse will return to the Northern Territory to continue private hearings with people affected by child sexual abuse while they were in institutions. The Royal Commission spent time in the territory this week...

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Gun seized after Vic woman shot dead

A MAN who allegedly shot dead a woman at a home in Sunshine North has been charged with one count of murder. Police charged Nelson Lai, 34, of Sunshine North, at an out-of-sessions court hearing in Melbourne. He was remanded to appear at the...

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German wine wins Canberra riesling award

A GERMAN wine from maker Weingut Georg Muller Stiftung has been judged the best drop in Canberra's annual International Riesling Challenge. Ten judges tasted 487 wines from eight countries as part of the challenge, with the Schutzenhaus Trockenbeerenauslese...

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Measles warning for WA's tourists to Bali

BALI holidaymakers have been warned to watch for measles symptoms after four West Australian travellers contracted the disease in the past week after returning from Indonesia. The WA Health Department director of communicable disease control...

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Caucus votes on leader in Labor ballot

Labor is waiting on thousands of voting papers from rank and file members for the leadership ballot. Source: AAP LABOR MPs have voted and the caucus ballots are under lock and key in preparation for the completion of the ALP's historic new-look...

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RAAF looks to high-end electronic warfare

THE RAAF is developing advanced electronic warfare capabilities to play a vital role in future operations. RAAF chief Air Marshall Geoff Brown told an Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) dinner in Canberra that Force Level Electronic...

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Motoring party deal extends Palmer's reach

Clive Palmer says his alliance with the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party will bring stability. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer has warned the federal government to negotiate or face "a very cold winter" after securing a powerful four-vote bloc...

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Tassie judo club wants Putin as patron

Russia's president has been asked to become the patron of a Tasmanian judo club. Source: AAP A JUDO club in Tasmania has written to the Kremlin to ask Vladimir Putin to be its patron. The Ulverstone Judo Club, in the state's north, says...

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Weddings scandal without scalps

An Abbott government minister says the row over taxpayer-funded travel expenses is 'absurd'. Source: AAP LABOR reckons that unlike its political opponents it has been "fair and balanced" in responding to the growing expenses scandal as they...

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Compo offer worthy, Bali victims say

Australian victims of terror attacks and their families are finally set to receive compensation. Source: AAP A VICTIM of the second Bali bombings hopes compensation for victims of terrorism overseas will help the children who lose their parents....

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Chopper's life a "torrid" journey

Crime figure Mark "Chopper" Read has died following a battle with liver cancer, his manager says. Source: AAP THE life of Mark "Chopper" Read was a torrid and violent journey which ended on a quiet note, those close to the once-feared criminal...

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Swimmer drowns in NSW

A MAN has died after being winched from the water by surf life savers on the NSW far south coast. Officials say he was one of five swimmers who initially got into trouble near the Bega River Mouth at Tathra around 4.30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday....

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NSW Labour Day road toll doubles

NINE people died on NSW roads this Labour Day long weekend, more than double the road toll for the corresponding holiday period last year. NSW Police say speeding infringements recorded during Operation Slow Down, which ran from midnight Friday...

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WA diver stable after shark attack

AN abalone diver is in a stable condition after a shark attack off a remote part of Western Australia's southern coast while the Department of Fisheries is trying to catch and kill the animal. Greg Pickering, 55, was collecting the delicacy off...

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No alcohol restrictions after Darwin death

The NT's chief minister says there are no current plans to change alcohol regulations. Source: AAP THE Northern Territory chief minister says he is not planning to impose any service or licensing restrictions to curb alcohol-fuelled violence...

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Debate heats up on British EU membership

A BRITISH exit from the European Union would be "economic suicide," Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was to tell business leaders on Tuesday, as he warned that pro-Europeans were "being too slow to wake up to the danger ahead." Prime Minister...

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Abbott, Harper differ on Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he won't be boycotting next month's CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he has no intention of following Canada's leader in boycotting next month's Commonwealth summit in Sri...

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Fuel deliveries may run low

PETROL companies say nationwide fuel deliveries will be affected by an ongoing audit into the trucking company linked to a horrific smash in Sydney. Cootes Transport has had 70 vehicles grounded because of safety failings uncovered by investigators...

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Rolf Harris likely to face trial in April

AUSTRALIAN entertainer Rolf Harris is likely to face trial in late April 2014 on 13 child sex offences, a London court has heard. Harris, 83, was excused from attending a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on Monday morning. The court heard...

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Aust retirement system among world's best

AUSTRALIAN retirees have got it pretty good, according to a report ranking the lucky country as having the third-best pension system in the world. Compulsory superannuation combined with a generous Age Pension helped Australia maintain third place...

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Vic man stabbed by a mate

A MAN has walked into a police station after being stabbed in the torso by an acquaintance in Melbourne's east. The Chirnside Park man told police he was stabbed after he got into an altercation with another man on the corner of Mena Avenue...

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Sydney Water rejects beach pollution claim

Some of Sydney's prime swimming spots have had their water quality ratings downgraded. Source: AAP POLLUTION on Sydney's beaches is not due to job cuts or untreated waste water being pumped into the ocean, Sydney Water says. The latest...

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Prince Harry honours fallen SAS soldiers

Prince Harry has waved goodbye to Sydney following his visit for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP PRINCE Harry has honoured fallen SAS soldiers, and comforted their families, as he completed his whirlwind tour of Australia with a...

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US raids terror leaders in Somalia, Libya

A Libyan militant leader, wanted by the US, has reportedly been kidnapped. Source: AAP US forces have struck two militant targets in Africa, snatching a top Al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of Tripoli and launching a pre-dawn raid against...

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