Man shot dead in Sydney's west

A MAN has been shot dead and another shot in the leg in separate incidents in Sydney's west. A man was shot while standing outside a house in Boldrewood Road at Blackett around 1pm (AEDT) on Saturday, and died at the scene, police say. In a...

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Roxon praised for work on tobacco

AUSTRALIA'S first female attorney-general Nicola Roxon won international recognition for taking on big tobacco and driving Australia's world-leading packaging laws, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Ms Roxon, who was elected as the member for...

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US prosecutor shot dead outside courthouse

A US prosecutor reportedly investigating the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood organised crime syndicate has been gunned down outside a courthouse in a small Texan town, officials say. Kaufman County assistant district lawyer Mark Hasse, 57,...

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Marshall set to take SA Liberal leadership

FORMER businessman and first-term MP Steven Marshall is set to take the leadership of the Liberal opposition in South Australia. Mr Marshall is expected to be unopposed on Monday at a party room meeting to pick a replacement for Isobel Redmond....

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South Korean satellite 'working normally'

South Korean officials say a recently launched satellite is working normally and transmitting data. Source: AAP A SOUTH Korean satellite is working normally and transmitting data on its orbit, officials say. The launch on Wednesday marked...

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Punters defy election ban call

Anti-gambling MP Nick Xenophon has called for a ban on election betting. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of Australian punters are racing to place bets on the Federal election following yesterday's surprise announcement. Almost 3000 punters have...

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Mali rebels may move to Libya: UN official

THE UN's special representative for Libya has warned the Security Council that France's military offensive in northern Mali may drive Islamic insurgents out and across the porous borders with Algeria and into Libya. UN officials including peacekeeping...

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Rottnest severed head accused fronts court

THE man charged with the murder of Stephen Cookson, whose severed head was found in a plastic bag on a beach on Rottnest Island, has made a brief appearance in a Perth court. Aaron Carlino, 28, appeared at Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court...

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Elderly Sydney man critical after bashing

AN elderly remains in a critical condition in hospital after being bashed in his home in Sydney's southwest. Police are appealing for any information from the public that could help find the offender after the 78-year-old man was assaulted at...

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Obeid coal property not a weekender: ICAC

Former Labor minister Eddie Obeid was rarely seen on his property in the coal-rich Bylong Valley. Source: AAP FORMER Labor minister Eddie Obeid only visited a property his family owned in a coal-rich part of NSW three or four times in two years...

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Nhulunbuy residents plan Rio Tinto rally

PEOPLE in the remote Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy are planning a rally on Wednesday to show resources giant Rio Tinto Ltd, that "they matter". With Rio's self-imposed deadline of January 31 for a report on the viability of their Gove...

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Protesters heckle Barnett over gas hub

The WA Premier (C) has promised protesters a public forum over the James Price Point gas hub. Source: AAP WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett has promised rowdy protesters a public forum on the controversial James Price Point gas hub. ...

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Choppers on way to flood-hit Bundaberg

TWO defence force helicopters have been mobilised as the central Queensland city of Bundaberg faces a very serious flood crisis, Premier Campbell Newman says. Mr Newman said the city was facing a flood that would be worse than the devastation...

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Elderly man's body found in flood zone

QUEENSLAND has recorded its first flood death - an elderly man whose body was pulled from the water at Burnett Heads, northeast of Bundaberg. Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said the death was connected to the flooding, but with next...

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