Severe storms can't dampen Schoolies

Steve Ots catches massive hailstones falling in the water of the Sunshine Coast. ANOTHER day, another storm in the southeast. Follow all the weather action here. 10.45pm: RAIN has failed to dampen spirits on the opening night of...

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Hellish search continues in Philippines

JOHN Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the filth. But he's searching for something far more precious - the body of his brother, Winston. The search for the missing - 1,179 by...

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Aust asylum patrol boats for Sri Lanka

AUSTRALIA will give two retired navy patrol boats to Sri Lanka in a bid to crack down on people smugglers. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Sunday will visit a Colombo port to meet Sri Lankan navy officials and government members and tour a patrol...

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Don't expect a China baby boom: experts

DON'T expect a new Chinese baby boom, experts say, despite the first easing of the country's controversial one-child policy in three decades. Some 15 million to 20 million Chinese parents will be allowed to have a second child after the government...

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Pakistan praised for rogue soldier arrest

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has personally thanked Pakistan's leader Nawaz Sharif over the arrest of a rogue Afghan soldier accused of murdering three Australian soldiers. Sergeant Hekmatullah was captured in Pakistan in February after close...

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New device aims to reduce stillbirths

AN experimental device that helps deliver babies during troubled labours was invented by an auto mechanic in South America. It's being developed as part of an effort to reduce stillbirths around the world. The instrument is named the Odon Device...

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Harry urged to return Down Under

PRINCE Harry proved such a hit during his recent trip to Australia he should return - and stay longer - Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. The prince spent just 36 hours Down Under during a visit last month to celebrate the centenary of the country's...

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US Postal service reports loss of $5b

THE US Postal Service says it lost $US5 billion ($A5.38 billion) over the past 12 months. It's the seventh straight year the agency has reported a net loss. Postal officials say the loss increases the urgency for Congress to let them end Saturday...

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PM expected to unveil Sri Lanka boat deal

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is expected to soon unveil a new deal with Sri Lanka on stopping asylum seeker boats. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is understood to have discussed the new strategy with her Sri Lankan counterpart when she was attending...

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Activists to quiz company board at AGM

ENVIRONMENTAL activists will use proxies from shareholders to question the Lend Lease board at the company's AGM about its plans to build a coal port in Queensland. Scientist Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign manager for the...

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Landmark native title deal in Victoria

AN historic settlement agreement has granted traditional ownership of 266,500 hectares of land in central Victoria to the Dja Dja Wurrung people, bypassing the Commonwealth's Native Title Act 1993. The agreement provides for joint management...

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Girls may be undiagnosed with autism

NEW research suggests many girls could be suffering with undiagnosed autism - as they are better at covering up signs of the disorder compared to boys. Teachers are six times more likely to identify boys as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...

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NSW inquiry to examine greyhound racing

CLAIMS that thousands of greyhounds are killed each year in NSW and others are given performance enhancing drugs will be examined by a cross-party state parliamentary committee. Greens MP John Kaye, deputy chair of the select committee, told...

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Bishop welcomes 'smuggler' arrest

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop says the arrest of an alleged people-smuggling kingpin in Sri Lanka shows the country is serious about tackling the vile trade. Fairfax reports Sri Lankan Navy Lieutenant-Commander Sanjeewa Annatugoda, who was arrested...

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Finnish military pilot dead

ONE pilot has died when two Finnish military aircraft crashed during training in central Finland, the Air Force said. The accident occurred when the two jets reportedly collided in mid-air on Wednesday. One of the pilots was found dead, the...

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Sants quits Barclays role

SIR Hector Sants has resigned from his post in charge of compliance at the UK's Barclays Bank after being signed off work with stress and exhaustion. Barclays said Sir Hector, who was on sick leave until the end of the year, stepped down after...

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Bill to lift debt ceiling heads to Senate

GOVERNMENT legislation to increase the national debt ceiling will go to the Senate on Thursday, with the prospect that Prime Minister Tony Abbott will receive his first knockback. The laws, which cleared the lower house on Wednesday, allow the...

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Syria disarmament on track: OPCW

CHEMICAL weapons experts are on track to dismantle Syria's chemical arsenal, an official at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the group overseeing the process, says. Grace Asiwartham, the watchdog's deputy director...

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Kevin Rudd winds up political career

FORMER Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd concludes a 15-year career in politics when parliament rises at the end of Thursday. Mr Rudd hasn't indicated how he will spend in his final day as an MP. In a surprise move on Wednesday night, he announced...

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Parliament to open with a bang

SMOKE, gunfire, oaths and speeches will mark the start of the 44th parliament when it meets in Canberra. The events of the parliament's first sitting start on Tuesday morning with a Welcome to Country and indigenous smoking ceremony. New politicians...

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Australia ranks 21st for organ donation

ORGAN donation in Australia is way behind the world leaders, according to international rankings that place the country at 21st. Spain is the world leader, and France, the US, UK, Belgium and Norway are among the countries with higher proportions...

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Indon VP sidesteps rows at Perth lecture

TENSE political relations between Australia and Indonesia have been put to one side as Indonesian Vice-President Boediono outlined his vision for the future of his country in a speech in Perth. In a lecture hosted by his former University of...

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Canadian gold mine set to be rejected

ROMANIA'S prime minister says a special parliamentary commission is set to reject a bill that would permit Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine. Canada's Gabriel Resources has been waiting 14 years for approval for the controversial project,...

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Daleks to invade Buckingham Palace

THE Daleks will descend on Buckingham Palace next week at a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Doctors past and present will join the Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, for a special celebration of the BBC's long-running...

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Consumers warned of fake hotel reviews

CONSUMERS should be on the lookout for fake hotel reviews this holiday season, consumer group Choice says. "The boom in hotel review sites has given rise to the practice of 'astroturfing' or the writing of fake reviews by companies to promote...

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Dutch King pelted with tomatoes in Moscow

ACTIVISTS from a Russian opposition group have thrown tomatoes at Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his wife, Queen Maxima, as they arrived for a concert in Moscow. Eduard Limonov, the leader of the banned National Bolshevik party, says two of...

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Woman dies in Menai car crash

A 65-YEAR-OLD woman has died after her car veered into a rock face in Sydney's south. Police say her car ran off Heathcote Road and crashed into the rock face at an area known as White Rock Quarry at Sandy Point, near Menai, on Sunday night....

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Woman stabbed on NSW south coast

A WOMAN has undergone surgery after being stabbed in the neck, back and arm, in what police say was a domestic dispute on the NSW south coast. Police and NSW Ambulance paramedics found the 20-year-old woman with stab wounds when they arrived...

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Names unveiled for Remembrance Day

THE names of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan - possibly the last to die in Australia's longest conflict - will be officially unveiled at the Australian War Memorial this morning for Remembrance Day. The men, who were the 39th and 40th Australian...

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