$3m paid out by defence abuse taskforce

Victims of abuse in the defence force who are yet to lodge key paperwork are being warned to act. Source: AAP VICTIMS of assault and mistreatment in the defence force yet to lodge paperwork are being warned to act soon, with more than $3 million...

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Woolies caged eggs move angers farmers

Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced it will phase out the sale of caged eggs by 2018. Source: AAP FARMERS are upset over Woolworths' decision to phase out the sale of eggs from caged hens over the next five years. The supermarket...

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Kenya terror victim Langdon farewelled

Australian Ross Langdon, who was killed in a Kenyan terrorist attack, has been farewelled in Hobart. Source: AAP LIFE-LOVING, high-achieving Tasmanian Ross Langdon's greatest accomplishment would have been his baby daughter, the terror victim's...

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Toro receives FIRB approval for Maitland

TORO Energy has received approval to finalise the purchase of the Lake Maitland uranium project in Western Australia from Canada's Mega Uranium. The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) says the deal, which will be funded with 415 million...

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Nitschke rues Silk Road closure

Dr Philip Nitschke says some elderly Australians will be affected by the Silk Road website closure. Source: AAP THE closure by US authorities of the black market Silk Road website will have a devastating effect on some elderly Australians,...

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UK mother jailed for starving son

AN alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed by a British court for 15 years. Amanda Hutton, 43, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Hamzah Khan at...

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Serial rapist to spend night behind bars

SERIAL rapist Robert Fardon is heading back to jail after his bid for freedom was short-lived. Corrective Services says Fardon is likely to be back behind bars in Brisbane sometime on Friday night after the department received a warrant for his...

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Prince Harry to tour Sydney's Fleet Review

PRINCE Harry will be in Sydney on Saturday for his first official trip to Australia, inspecting navy ships taking part in the International Fleet Review. Captain Wales, as he's known in the British military, will be joined by Governor-General...

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VW to make hefty Brazilian investment

VOLKSWAGEN is to invest 520 million reais ($A252 million) to develop a new model of its highly popular Golf compact, which will be manufactured in the southern Brazil. Volkswagen do Brasil President Thomas Schmall made the announcement on Thursday...

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Mexico bus crash kills 13

AT least 13 people have died after a bus turned over as it travelled along a highway in Mexico. The accident happened at about 7am local time on the highway connecting Naucalpan municipality with Toluca, the capital of Mexico state. The bus...

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Church attempted to conceal crimes, FoI

THE Catholic Church believed it had an understanding with the NSW police in 2003 that allowed them to conceal evidence against pedophile priests, a freedom of information (FoI) document reveals. The file, accessed through FoI laws by NSW Greens...

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Australians pay off NBN FoI request

AND you thought fibre-to-the-home was fast. Australians are so keen for information on the National Broadband Network (NBN) that they've helped pay an expensive Freedom of Information (FoI) request for ministerial briefings in just five hours....

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Heat could cause 'massive' koala decline

AUSTRALIA'S koala population could face "massive decline" unless more is done to protect the iconic Aussie marsupial from extreme weather. The University of Sydney found koalas were seeking shelter from hotter weather, not just in their traditional...

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SA Greens senator backs party leader

Victoria's newest senator Ricky Muir is off to Canberra after winning the state's sixth Senate spot. The unemployed father-of-five won the seat despite the microparty winning just 0.51 per cent of the primary vote, thanks to a complex set of preference...

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Obama to speak on US shutdown

US President Barack Obama is getting ready to address the American people as the federal government moves ahead with a partial shutdown and new health insurance exchanges are launching under his health care law. The White House says Obama will deliver...

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SES continue clean-up from damaging winds

THE NSW State Emergency Service (SES) will continue to work its way through almost 800 calls for assistance following a day of fierce winds. A two-level shopping centre at Greenacre, southwest of Sydney, and an apartment building were among...

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Sydney road closed after fatal truck crash

AUTHORITIES hope to have a busy Sydney road reopened by peak hour following a fiery fatal truck crash which killed two people. A fuel tanker crashed and exploded at Mona Vale on the city's northern beaches on Tuesday afternoon and authorities...

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Abbott gives fresh assurances on boat plan

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has given President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono fresh assurances that Australia will not violate Indonesia's sovereignty amid ongoing tension over the coalition's plans to turn asylum seeker boats around. While both leaders...

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Election result boosts profit outlooks

THE election of a coalition government and the upcoming silly season has businesses more confident of profit growth in coming months. Profit expectations have jumped to their highest level since the beginning of the year, the latest Dun and Bradstreet...

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Russia: Greenpeace activists posed threat

RUSSIA'S main investigative agency accuses Greenpeace activists of posing a "real threat" to the security of personnel on an offshore drilling platform in the Arctic, another indication that Moscow plans to prosecute the jailed environmentalists...

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American Airlines to hire 1500 pilots

AMERICAN Airlines says it will hire 1500 pilots over the next five years. That's in addition to recalling all of the airline's pilots who have been furloughed. American plans to start recruiting new pilots soon. It's already hiring 1500 new...

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Driving does not hurt ovaries: Saudi doc

A SAUDI doctor has gone on-air to dismiss claims made by a well-known cleric who caused a stir when he said medical studies show driving affects a woman's ovaries. In comments aired over the weekend by the privately owned Rotana channel, gynecologist...

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More Greenpeace activists jailed in Russia

A COURT in Russia has sent six more Greenpeace activists to jail for two months and showed no sign that the remaining two activists would be treated any differently for a protest at a drilling platform in Arctic waters. Twenty other activists...

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Another arrest over Kenya mall attack

KENYA'S interior minister says that another arrest has been made in connection with the deadly Westgate mall attack, which left 67 people dead in a four-day siege. Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said the arrest was made on Sunday, but he...

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Small banks beat big four for satisfaction

SMALLER banks are doing a better job of keeping customers happy than the big four. ING Direct has been voted Australia's best bank in an online survey of customer satisfaction by comparison website Mozo.com.au. In state-by-state rankings, only...

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