Buble, Bruno Mars to play at Logies

Bruno Mars, Michael Buble (Pic) and Olly Murs will perform at this year's Logies. Source: AAP BRUNO Mars and Michael Buble will perform at the upcoming Logie Awards, alongside British singer Olly Murs and a teenage YouTube phenomenon. ...

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Turkish Airlines to buy up to 117 Airbuses

Turkish Airlines says it will buy up to 117 planes from the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Source: AAP TURKEY'S national carrier Turkish Airlines says it will buy up to 117 planes from the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, with...

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New China premier Li faces challenge

CHINA'S new premier Li Keqiang has risen from relatively humble roots to take charge of running the government of the world's second-largest economy, but could struggle to enforce his will. A career bureaucrat who speaks fluent English, Li, 57,...

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Add indigenous into constitution: Abbott

Tony Abbott has confirmed a proposal to amend the constitution to recognise indigenous Australians. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has confirmed he will propose an amendment to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution...

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Poll has Labor losing in SA

THE South Australian Labor government will lose next year's state election in a landslide, if the results of new poll are repeated. The Advertiser poll has put the Liberal Opposition ahead 59-41 per cent on a two-paty preferred basis in a result...

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Late-night Sydney lockout 'not the answer'

Sydney won't be able to call itself a global city if patrons are "locked out" of pubs and clubs. Source: AAP SYDNEY won't be able to call itself a global city if patrons are "locked out" of pubs and clubs to prevent drunkenness and alcohol-related...

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China city searches for modern Marco Polo

A CHINESE city is searching for a foreign traveller to become a "modern Marco Polo", with a 40,000 euro ($A50,893) salary on offer to the winner. Hangzhou in eastern China, renowned for its canals and bridges, was described as the "most beautiful...

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Slippery track blamed for Qld train crash

Slippery tracks were to blame for a train crash at a Brisbane station, an investigation has found. Source: AAP SLIPPERY tracks have been blamed for an accident in which a Brisbane passenger train crashed into a station, but investigators will...

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Don't mine Qld uranium: Fukushima survivor

A SURVIVOR of the Fukushima nuclear accident is urging the Queensland government to reinstate a ban on uranium mining. Japanese dairy farmer Hasegawa Kenichi is in Brisbane with a delegation from the Japanese disaster relief organisation Peace...

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Fears quashed over stolen WA votes

FEARS that a ballot box was stolen with a car in the knife-edge West Australian electorate of Midland have proven baseless. As counting continued in several contested WA seats on Tuesday, the state's electoral commission confirmed the car, belonging...

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China says bank lending shrank in February

CHINESE banks cut back lending in February from January, official data showed, due to a tightening of liquidity and fewer working days last month because of the Lunar New Year holiday. Domestic banks extended 620 billion yuan ($A97.77 billion)...

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Why you should stop using social media

STOP and smell the roses once in a while - not constantly take fancy pictures of them and plaster the results all over the internet. That is the rather surprising message from a mobile phone sim card company that says Australians are missing out...

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Budget will pay for Gonski reforms: Swan

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan will outline the savings in May's budget to pay for the government's school reform plan. Mr Swan says investment in education is a priority for federal Labor and Australia. "As a country, we're kidding ourselves if...

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New Mexico state tourism minister killed

THE tourism minister in Mexico's western Jalisco state has been shot dead, officials say. State officials say Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez was shot on Saturday while driving in Zapopan outside Guadalajara, which is Mexico's second-largest...

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