Guns, cash looted after plane crash

Villagers in Guatemala have looted a crashed plane as six men lay dead in the wreckage. Source: AAP A SMALL plane crashed in an isolated mountain area of western Guatemala on Friday, killing six men and causing scores of villagers to swarm...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Push for 50-50 deal on Brisbane rail plan

Kevin Rudd says he's willing to negotiate on a stalled major Brisbane rail project. Source: AAP THE fight over who will pay for a major Brisbane rail project continues with the Queensland government saying they won't budge on a 50/50 deal...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

NSW immigration detainees jailed over riot

FOUR immigration detainees, including one who kept falling asleep at his trial, have been jailed for their part in the Villawood detention centre riot. Justice Robert Allan Hulme said the actions of the men in April 2011 were "prompted by frustration...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

No concerns about sex offenders in NSW

THERE are no "significant concerns" about high risk sex offenders currently on parole in NSW, a review has found. It was carried out after a convicted murderer on parole allegedly tried to rape and kill a Sydney woman last week. Attorney-General...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Dead people still "own" guns in WA

DEAD men aren't supposed to have guns. Except in Western Australia, where almost 1000 firearms belonging to people who've died are unaccounted for. An audit of the state's weapons has uncovered serious flaws in gun control, with police having...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Shorten spent weeks pondering Rudd return

Gillard stalwart Bill Shorten says he's been thinking about the leadership change for a few weeks. Source: AAP FORMER Gillard backer Bill Shorten says he had been thinking of switching his vote to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for "the last couple...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Yellow Pages jobs to go offshore

AUSTRALIAN Greens MP Adam Bandt has challenged the government to back its rhetoric on local jobs protection as almost 400 Yellow Pages employees are set to get the sack. The Greens deputy leader plans to suspend standing orders to bring on an...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Transgender girl wins US rights case

A SIX-YEAR-OLD transgender girl will be able to return to school in Colorado after winning the right to use the girls' bathroom. Coy Mathis' parents filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division after she was denied access to the girls'...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

SA speeding fine photos go online

DRIVERS who receive red light or speed camera fines in South Australia can now access online photos of their alleged offences. Police say colour digital photos from all fixed speed and red light cameras, as well as mobile speed cameras, will...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Gunns' former chairman Gay in court

INFORMATION known to fallen timber company Gunns' board would have "seriously disturbed" investors, a court hearing in the insider trading case of former chairman John Gay has heard. The author of a report for the Australian Securities and Investment...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Star casino owner unveils resort proposal

The owner of Sydney's The Star casino has unveiled plans for a resort linking harbour precincts. Source: AAP THE owner of Sydney's The Star casino has unveiled plans for a "world first" resort linking harbour precincts, while leaving the door...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Verdict looms in Berlusconi sex trial

A VERDICT is expected on Monday in a high-profile trial against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his official powers to favour her. Prosecutors in Milan have called...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More