Minister sick, not on holiday: Govt

THE Queensland government says Arts Minister Ros Bates is sick and not trying to avoid questions about her son. Ms Bates, whose son Ben Gommers is linked to a senior public servant under investigation, took last-minute leave on Friday, according...

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Asylum boat 'hijackers' sent back

FOURTEEN asylum seekers who allegedly hijacked a ship off the Sri Lankan coast in a bid to reach Australia have been found and sent home, the Department of Immigration says. The group of Sri Lankan nationals was detected and intercepted northwest...

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Man accused of organising hit on wife

A MAN accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife in northern Tasmania is facing a conspiracy to murder charge. Darryl Scott Donohue, 41, entered no plea to the charge in Launceston Magistrates Court but pleaded not guilty to...

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Qld govt to celebrate boat arrivals

QUEENSLAND'S conservative government wants to celebrate people who have arrived in Australia by boat. But not the kind of boat arrivals some want to turn back, or have processed on Manus Island or Nauru. Queensland's Liberal National Party...

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Ozone hole shrinks to size of the US

THE seasonal hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic this year was the second smallest in two decades, but still covers an area roughly the size of North America, US experts say. The average size of the Earth's protective shield was 18 million...

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Goldsearch shares up on uranium review

GOLDSEARCH shares have risen after the company announced it will review the uranium potential at its Elaine prospect in Queensland. The development comes after the Queensland government overturned a state-wide ban on uranium mining earlier in...

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Houston joins SA defence board

SOUTH Australia has strengthened its hand to win more defence industry contracts by appointing retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston to the state's defence advisory board. The former defence force chief joins retired General Peter Cosgrove,...

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Lend Lease reshuffles management

LEND Lease has restructured the management of its Australian operations, months after reporting irregularities were uncovered in the accounts of a subsidiary. The company's Australian operations, which account for more than 60 per cent of the...

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Two women held hostage by gunman in WA

THE Tactical Response Group has surrounded a property in Perth's northern suburbs amid reports a woman is being held hostage by a gunman. Initial police reports said the siege on Collier Road, Embleton appeared to be a domestic incident and...

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Taser compliance must improve: NSW police

A REPORT that criticises the way police use Tasers highlights the need for improvement, says NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled his report into Taser use by the NSW police in state parliament on Tuesday. It...

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Govt cuts $1.1bn from private health

THE federal government has slashed $1.1 billion from private health insurance (PHI) in the mid-year budget update by again reducing the rebate paid to fund members. The changes could cost an individual with average hospital cover around $13-a-year....

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Families to be hit by govt savings: Abbott

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says families will be hit by federal government savings revealed in the mid-year budget update. Mr Abbott said Labor's economic management was a failure, as shown by its "incredible shrinking budget surplus". "This...

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Devil captured, two still on the loose

ONE of three Tasmanian devils on the loose from a West Australian zoo has been found in bushland. The four-month-old male devils - Itchy, Scratchy and Genghis - escaped from Peel Zoo, on the outskirts of Pinjarra, south of Perth, after a tree...

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Taser used in Melbourne robbery

A GROUP of men have used a taser to rob a man in suburban Melbourne. The man was walking along a Fitzroy North street when three men pulled over their car and attacked him just after midnight (AEDT) on Sunday. The men punched the victim before...

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