Shark victim's husband opens up

Police have found remains believed to belong to a woman killed by a shark off the NSW south coast. Source: AAP THE husband of shark attack victim Christine Armstrong knew something was wrong when a bird swooped him in the water. Rob Armstrong...

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NT schools to double in attendance program

AT the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College in the remote indigenous community of Wadeye in the north-western Northern Territory, average school attendance rates are about 51 per cent. But the federal government is hoping to...

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M.I.A., Janelle Monae in hologram duet

SINGERS MIA and Janelle Monae have shared the stage during separate concerts on opposite coasts through the magic of holograms. MIA performed in New York with a 3-D projection of Monae on Thursday night while Monae sang on the West Coast with...

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US Marshals take custody of Brown

US singer Chris Brown has been taken into custody ahead of his misdemeanour assault trial. Source: AAP THE US Marshals Service has taken R and B singer Chris Brown into custody to transport him to Washington for his upcoming misdemeanour...

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US store teams up with Elle Macpherson

JC Penney is hoping that some supermodel magic will win over shoppers in the lingerie department by launching an exclusive lingerie collection in the US in partnership with Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson. The collection will be in 300 of...

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More double demerits for WA drivers

DOUBLE demerit penalties will now apply to West Australian motorists caught using their mobile phones while driving and running red lights during holiday periods. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said the change would come into effect in time...

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SA and Canberra closer on road plan

The SA and federal governments have held talks on Adelaide's north-south road corridor. Source: AAP THE federal and South Australian governments have held talks aimed at overcoming disagreements on how to fully redevelop Adelaide's north-south...

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Safety overlooked in batts scheme rush

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's "horrendous" timeline for the home insulation program denied bureaucrats adequate time to consider safety risks, an inquiry has heard. Public servants were given five months to devise the $2.8 billion scheme....

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'500 dolphins caught in WA nets' in decade

Western Australian scientists say methods to reduce dolphin bycatch are not working. Source: AAP ABOUT 500 dolphins have been caught in the Pilbara trawl fishery in the past 10 years, West Australian scientists say. Murdoch University PhD...

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Second man charged on NSW double shooting

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder and several robbery offences for his part in a western Sydney double shooting that left a teenager and an innocent bystander in serious conditions in hospital. Police had been looking for the man...

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PM labels PUP 'one man personality cult'

Labor MP Jason Clare (pic) says the coalition will regret its pre-election attacks on Clive Palmer. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has taken another swipe at Clive Palmer, dismissing his political outfit as "a personality cult for one...

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Cancer risk for 1000 Fukushima children

A GROUP of children exposed to higher radiation levels from the Fukushima nuclear accident faces a slightly higher risk of thyroid cancer, UN experts say. However, there would be no measurable rise of cancer in the Japanese population overall,...

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830 manufacturing jobs to leave Aust

MORE jobs are leaving Australia with 830 positions cut in just one day by three big employers. Only hours after BP and Philip Morris announced 530 job cuts between them, Boeing on Wednesday evening said up to 300 jobs would go from its Port Melbourne...

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Artist plants fake Bieber CDs in LA stores

AN artist is making it difficult to believe there's actually a copy of Justin Bieber's latest album for sale in Los Angeles stores. Paz, a 25-year-old electronic musician and artist, says he planted 5000 copies of an album that appears to be...

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Police 'amended' Hillsborough statements

POLICE officers' accounts of the Hillsborough disaster were amended to remove comments criticising police leadership or abusive remarks about fans, an inquest has heard. Jurors sitting on the inquest into the deaths of 96 football fans at the...

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Search for MH370 could drag on: Houston

Authorities are in a race against time to locate the black box in the Malaysia Airlines plane wreck. Source: AAP AS Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak prepares to travel to Perth to thank those searching for Malaysia Airlines flight 370,...

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Gas industry shrugs of job loss worries

The development of Australia's natural gas reserves will benefit the nation, an industry body says. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS should welcome the nation's looming gas boom, despite warnings it will cost thousands of jobs, a global industry body...

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Govt defends asylum seeker transfer

THE Abbott government has defended relocating dozens of asylum seekers in Sydney to the other side of Australia while the Villawood detention centre undergoes renovations. A letter sent from the Immigration Department to 83 detainees says they...

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Royal Mail sold off cheaply: UK auditor

THE British government cost taxpayers millions by selling off the Royal Mail at too low a price, the country's public-spending watchdog says. The Conservative-led government sold a majority stake in the postal service last year, putting the...

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Claims Japan could re-work whaling program

An ALP MP says Australia should encourage Japan to conduct non-lethal scientific research on whales. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says Japan should "appropriately reflect" on the international court's ruling about its whaling program,...

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Fortescue wants to be global safety leader

Fortescue Metals Group wants to become a global leader in mining safety, says CEO Nev Power (R). Source: AAP FORTESCUE Metals Group wants to become a world leader in mining safety, as it examines its use of contractors following two workers'...

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British girl, 9, drunk on vodka

A NINE-YEAR-OLD British girl needed hospital treatment after consuming vodka, according to police. The nine-year-old girl, who lives near Consett, County Durham in England, was found to be in a dazed state after drinking vodka with two friends...

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Planes, ships in seven-nation MH370 search

Tony Abbott says Australia owes it to the world to do everything it can to aid the search for MH370. Source: AAP ORANGE objects spotted by a plane searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have turned out to be nothing more than fishing...

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Search for fishing boat suspended

A SEARCH has been suspended for a fishing vessel believed to have got into trouble off Antarctica, with authorities saying it's unlikely anyone survived. An RAAF P3 Orion aircraft and a civilian jet were on Sunday sent to look for the 75-metre...

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Whale verdict won't hurt Japan: Brandis

Peter Garrett has welcomed the court verdict that Japan's annual whaling hunt is not scientific. Source: AAP THE federal government doesn't believe a decision in Australia's favour in the UN's top court to ban Japan's whale hunt will affect...

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UK army cuts 'hell of a risk': general

A senior UK general says Russia has now become a "strategic adversary" of NATO. Source: AAP RESTRUCTURING the British army is "one hell of a risk" that will weaken the armed forces, one of the country's most senior generals has warned. ...

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Plane diverted from MH370 search

AN Australian air force plane has been diverted from the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to respond to a fishing boat's emergency distress beacon near Antarctica. The P3 Orion was on Sunday afternoon sent from the Indian Ocean search...

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20 rescued from broken Perth chairlift

EMERGENCY workers have rescued 20 people trapped on a chairlift at a Perth adventure park. WA's Department of Fire and Emergency Services were called to Adventure World in Bibra Lake on Sunday afternoon, after the chairlift ground to a halt...

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Increased fines for misbehaving drunks

On-the-spot fines for misbehaving drunks is set to rise in NSW from from Monday. Source: AAP MISBEHAVING drunks will be slapped with fines up to $1100 after the NSW government dramatically increased the penalties as part of its crackdown...

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Drunk crash driver had 3yo in car: police

AN allegedly drunk Melbourne woman who crashed into two parked cars had an unrestrained toddler on board, police say. Officers were called after a Holden sedan hit two parked cars in Clifton Hill on Sunday evening. Officers allegedly found...

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