Man dies following Vic skydiving incident

A MAN has plunged to his death in a skydiving incident in Victoria's northeast. The 33-year-old man's parachute malfunctioned and he fell a considerable distance in Drysdale Road, Euroa, about 12.30pm (AEDT), an Ambulance Victoria spokesman...

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PM backs easing Qantas ownership limits

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has backed unshackling Qantas from restrictions on foreign share ownership. But independent Senator Nick Xenophon said it was not the Qantas legislation which needed to be changed but the management and board. Mr Abbott...

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Milat relative appeals murder sentence

A GREAT-NEPHEW of serial killer Ivan Milat who killed his friend in a forest did not commit the worst class of murder, a court has heard. Teenage axe murderers Matthew Milat and Cohen Klein are having their appeal heard in Sydney on Friday. The...

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Thirteen dead in 13 days on Vic roads

THIRTEEN people have died on Victoria's roads by the 13th day of December, Friday the 13th. A man died when his cement truck rolled off a bridge and crashed into a river on Friday morning in the 12th fatal accident in 13 days. Road policing...

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NSW deficit revised with $656m downfall

A SOFT economy and government revenue decline have cancelled out the benefits from a prospering property market to deliver a big blow to NSW's bottom line. Despite initial budget forecasts for a $1.89 billion deficit in 2013-14, NSW is now on...

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Fares up and bus route changes for Sydney

SYDNEY commuters may have to travel further to reach their bus stops next year and pay more to climb aboard following a raft of transport changes. The NSW government's 20-year plan to redesign Sydney's bus system aims to streamline more than 600...

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NRL's Ferguson denies groping woman in bar

RUGBY league player Blake Ferguson has denied groping a young woman at a Sydney nightspot and says it's all a case of mistaken identity. Ferguson is accused of touching a 24-year-old woman between her legs at 2230 Bar and Restaurant in Cronulla...

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Govt moves to extend Senate sitting

The government will try to extend Senate sitting hours to force a vote on the carbon tax repeal. Source: AAP THE federal government will attempt to have the Senate sit beyond Thursday to try to force a vote on its carbon tax repeal legislation....

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Echo says debt restructure to cost $22m

CASINO owner Echo Entertainment will incur a one-off charge of $22 million from changes made to its debt arrangements. But the owner of Sydney's The Star said the changes will reduce its finance costs from the second half of the 2013/14 financial...

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Senate rejects first carbon tax bill

THE Senate has rejected the first of the government's carbon tax repeal bills with Labor and the Greens combining to vote it down. Parliament's upper house voted 38 to 29 against further debate on a bill to scrap the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance...

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Aust research could prevent stillbirth

A team of Victorian researchers has developed a test they say could prevent stillbirth. Source: AAP A MELBOURNE woman involved in a world-first test that aims to reduce stillbirths says she hopes she can help other expectant mothers avoid...

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NSW bar owner on fraud charge

A BAR owner has been charged with providing fraudulent information to get a liquor licence for his premises in Armidale in the NSW's Northern Tablelands. The 39-year-old man allegedly submitted an application to the licensing police in the New...

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John Legend lands his first Aussie No.1

JOHN Legend's All of Me has become his first No.1 single in Australia, topping the ARIA chart. Legend is in the country touring as support act to Alicia Keys, and while the racy video clip featuring his wife, model Chrissy Teigen, must have given...

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Australia pledges more aid to Philippines

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has visited typhoon-devastated communities in the Philippines, pledging another $10 million to Australia's aid effort. Ms Bishop on Sunday met the Australian medical team in Tacloban, one of the areas worst hit...

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