Glass found in frozen broccoli bags

Bags of frozen broccoli are being recalled after bits of glass were discovered inside the product. Source: AAP BAGS of frozen broccoli are being recalled after bits of glass were discovered inside the product. Metcash Trading is recalling...

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Abbott doesn't believe polls

TONY Abbott doesn't believe the polls that are tipping the coalition to win the election. "I think this is a very, very close race", the opposition leader told reporters in Adelaide. A ReachTEL poll of 2785 electors across Tasmania shows the...

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Financial advice: to seek, or not to seek?

LIVING pay cheque to pay cheque and consumed by fears of how to keep up with their constant stream of bills, Simon and Felicity Doherty were sinking. Simon had changed jobs from firefighting to policing, initially taking a 60 per cent pay cut,...

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Gay sentenced slammed by shareholders

Former Gunns chairman John Gay has been fined $50,000 over insider trading charges. Source: AAP SHAREHOLDERS have slammed as too lenient the $50,000 fine handed to former Gunns chairman John Gay for insider trading. Gay, 70, has avoided...

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Two women sexually assaulted in Brisbane

TWO women have been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at a northern Brisbane suburb within an hour. A woman, 21, was assaulted at a bus interchange at Lutwyche about 3.10pm (AEST) on Wednesday. Less than an hour later, another woman, 19,...

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Apple losing grip on China tablet market

APPLE'S grip on China's tablet market has loosened as Asian tech companies increase sales with cheaper Android tablet computers. Dickie Chang, senior market analyst at IDC, said on Thursday that Apple supplied 28 per cent of tablet computers...

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Tas Labor MP caught in medals furore

A TASMANIAN Labor MP who questioned an opponent's military record has admitted he incorrectly listed his own medals in election material. Member for Bass Geoff Lyons has issued his second public apology in as many weeks after claiming he held...

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Canadian man missing in remote Qld

A LAND and air search is underway for a young Canadian man left stranded in a remote area of Queensland when his motorcycle ran out of fuel. The 22-year-old was riding the four-wheeler through scrub and thick bush near the southwest Queensland...

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NAB on track for $6b profit

National Australia Bank has lifted its June quarter profit and is on track for a $6bn cash profit. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S largest business lender, National Australia Bank, is on track for a $6 billion full year profit, helped along by improvements...

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N. Korea slams South leader over drill

NORTH Korea has accused South Korean President Park Geun-hye of provocative war-mongering a day after Seoul launched an annual military drill with the US. Rather than criticising the joint exercise itself - as it has often done in the past -...

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Large projects need 457 workers, says AIG

COMPANIES will struggle to staff large projects like the National Broadband Network (NBN) without importing workers on 457 visas, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. But while hiring temporary foreign workers solves short term problems better...

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Explosives found at Mackay school

HOME-MADE bombs similar to the device that seriously injured a teenage boy have been found on a Queensland high school oval. A teacher found the devices on the Mackay State High School oval on Monday morning. Inspector Andy Graham says the...

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Jailed agent stole trust money to gamble

A SYDNEY real estate agent who laundered nearly $1 million of his clients' money to feed his gambling addiction will spend at least one year behind bars. Former big-time Surry Hills agent Patrick Scott was jailed this week for siphoning $813,936...

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Egypt Islamists vow new demonstrations

Egyptian Islamists announced fresh demonstrations after police cleared a Cairo mosque of protesters. Source: AAP EGYPTIAN Islamists have announced fresh demonstrations after police ended a tense stand-off with protesters in a Cairo mosque,...

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