Ukraine's neighbours eye Russian gas hedge

FOUR Central European nations are urging the US to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the risk that Russia could cut its supply of gas to Ukraine, but the White House says such a move would take more than a year. Ambassadors...

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Australians on board missing plane

A search and rescue mission is underway for a Malaysia Airlines flight, which has lost contact with air traffic control. Flight with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board missing ... Malaysia Airlines service bound for...

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Seven die in horror crash in Belgium

SEVEN people have died on a Belgian motorway after their car drove at high speed into the back of a German truck and caught fire. The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday at Zonhofen, near the Dutch border. Some of the occupants...

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Oil slicks may be from missing plane

VIETNAMESE air force planes have spotted two large oil slicks in the area where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 vanished, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239, including six Australians, has crashed. The air force planes were part of a...

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Deregulation on TV networks wish lists

MORE freedom over programming standards is on commercial television networks' wish lists as they face increased pressure from the internet. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is holding talks with telecommunications and media broadcast...

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Bishop plays down China's public rebuke

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has revealed she shared a delightful evening meal with her Chinese counterpart after his public rebuke last year. Ms Bishop was upbraided by Wang Yi during a press conference in Beijing in December. The foreign...

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Pollies to put Stevens under the spotlight

FEDERAL politicians will get the chance to tease out the Reserve Bank's current thinking on the economy and interest rates when its boss goes under the spotlight. Governor Glenn Stevens and his top officials appear before the House Economics...

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Experts to give verdict on direct action

KEY climate change experts are set to deliver their verdicts on the Abbott government's proposed alternative to the carbon tax - its direct action plan. Heavyweights from the CSIRO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Climate Change Authority...

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Pacific kids more depressed: NZ study

A NEW study has found relatively high levels of depression among Pacific Island children in New Zealand, particularly bullies and their victims. The Pacific Islands Families Study, published in the latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal,...

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Qantas and drought bills due in parliament

THE federal government will on Thursday introduce legislation to parliament opening Qantas to greater levels of foreign investment. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss is scheduled to present the Qantas Sale Amendment Bill, proposing the removal...

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Macedonia paves way for snap election

MACEDONIAN legislators unanimously voted to dissolve parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for early elections slated for late April. Some 118 lawmakers voted in favour of the dissolution, while five others abstained. No-one voted against...

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Medicare costs must be reined in: Dutton

HEALTH Minister Peter Dutton says the Medicare system needs to modernised to be affordable, but he won't say if GP co-payments will be part of the mix. The Consumers Health Forum on Tuesday reignited debate on GP co-payments, when it released...

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Hospitals could be $1b more efficient

EDS: Not for use before 2000 (AEDT), Tuesday, March 4. CANBERRA, March 4 AAP - Almost $1 billion could be saved each year if public hospitals were forced to be more efficient with their spending, a think tank says. The Grattan Institute says...

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Winds pose new threat to Vic mine fire

FIREFIGHTERS battling Victoria's coal mine fire are preparing for a strong wind change that has the potential to fan a blaze that has already lasted more than three weeks. A forecast change, expected to hit the area after 9am (AEDT), has the...

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AEC assurances sought ahead of WA poll

FEDERAL parliament will seek assurances from the Australian Electoral Commission ahead of Western Australia's Senate poll re-run. A joint parliamentary committee hearing in Canberra on Wednesday will continue its investigation into the AEC's...

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Economic growth getting a little faster

AUSTRALIA'S economic growth is expected to have strengthened a little at the end of 2013, getting a boost from a lift in mining and resource exports. December quarter gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown by 0.7 per cent, for...

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Call for caution amid fracking uncertainty

AUSTRALIA should view the relatively new practice of fracking for gas with as much caution as the introduction of a new drug, says an essay in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. "The uncertainty over the health implications...

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Baby wipes cause rash of skin complaints

A PRESERVATIVE used in baby wipes is causing a rash of skin complaints. The problem is an increasingly common allergic reaction to a preservative used in some brands. But it's parents' hands, not babies' bottoms, that are breaking out, according...

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Teenage detainees on run in NSW

FOUR male teenage detainees have threatened security officers with a knife before fleeing in a prison van on the NSW north coast. At 4.30pm on Sunday police were called to North Street in Grafton where the teens allegedly threatened two security...

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