Bishop raises piracy case with Russians

THE Abbott government has told Russia it's concerned about the piracy charge levelled against Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell and it wants him treated fairly. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has met with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister...

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Sydney flocks to harbour for Prince Harry

Prince Harry has arrived at Sydney's Garden Island Naval Base for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP SYDNEY Harbour is glistening as thousands poured into the city to get a glimpse of the International Fleet Review - and if they're...

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Toro receives FIRB approval for Maitland

TORO Energy has received approval to finalise the purchase of the Lake Maitland uranium project in Western Australia from Canada's Mega Uranium. The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) says the deal, which will be funded with 415 million...

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Nitschke rues Silk Road closure

THE closure by US authorities of the black market Silk Road website will have a devastating effect on some elderly Australians, says euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. They were using the site to source reliable quantities of the "premier"...

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28 dead in Indian road crash

A CARGO truck has crashed into two minivans packed with labourers heading to work in northeast India, killing 28 people, including 13 children. A further 20 people were injured, some critically, when the 10-wheeler truck slammed into the oncoming...

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Three workers hurt at Paladin mine

URANIUM miner Paladin Energy says three workers have been injured at its Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia. Two of them have significant burns after the serious electrical incident and all three had been hospitalised, the company said on Thursday....

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Vic bikies appear in court after raids

MEMBERS of the rival Comanchero and Hells Angels bikie gangs will face separate court hearings following a number of drive-by shootings in Melbourne. Police charged eight men after raids across Melbourne on Tuesday night, during which guns, explosives...

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Cootes Transport fleet to be inspected

A MECHANICAL fault is believed to have caused a fuel tanker to overturn and explode on Sydney's northern beaches, killing two people. Emergency crews have removed the charred remains of the truck from Mona Vale Road where it lost control on Tuesday,...

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NSW minister accused over jobs for boys

NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian has been accused of giving jobs to the boys and misleading parliament, after nearly $500,000 worth of work was awarded to a former colleague. Labor MP Luke Foley wants an investigation into the awarding...

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RBA leaves cash rate on hold

THE Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at a record low of 2.5 per cent, saying the current setting of monetary policy remained appropriate. The decision was widely expected, with all 13 economists surveyed by AAP last week...

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NSW boy may need surgery after dog attack

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy is likely to require surgery after being mauled by a dog he was playing with in the Lake Macquarie region of NSW. Police say the 12-year-old boy was playing with two rottweilers in the back yard of a home in Belmont North about...

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Man 'gravely' ill after NSW drug lab fire

ONE of two men critically injured when a suspected clandestine drug lab went up in flames in Sydney's south is in a grave condition in hospital, police say. The men, aged 37 and 40, are fighting for their lives after flames engulfed a garage in...

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Westpac Rescue Helicopter marks 40 years

IT began with a band of daring surfies rescuing swimmers off Sydney's beaches. Now the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter celebrates its 40th birthday as a full rescue service that has helped people caught in some of the nation's worst disasters....

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19 arrests in Freo after Dockers loss

NINETEEN people in Fremantle have been arrested in the aftermath of the Dockers losing their AFL grand final match. A crowd of about 40,000 people had packed into the port city home of the team to watch the Saturday event in hotels and pubs....

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