Ford CEO's pay up 11% to $US23.2 million

FORD chief executive Alan Mulally's compensation rose 11 per cent to $US23.2 million ($A25.12 million) in 2013, as the company reported record profits in North America and Asia. Mulally earned $US2 million in salary, the same as 2012. But he...

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PM celebrating an ALP win on boats: Marles

THE coalition government shouldn't be chalking up 100 days without a single boatload of asylum seekers reaching Australian shores as a victory, Labor says. "This is not a footy match", opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles told reporters...

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Employers, unions argue over wage increase

EMPLOYERS are willing to put $10 extra a week into the pockets of low-income earners, far short of the $27 a week unions say is needed. Industry groups argue small businesses could close if wages rise too much, but unions say low-paid workers...

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Search for MH370 takes dramatic shift

The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight has resumed with weather conditions improving. Source: AAP THE focus of the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has completely shifted to a new northern zone in the Indian Ocean....

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Pell worried by US abuse payouts

Cardinal George Pell has given evidence at the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Sydney. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell was worried by sexual abuse case payouts that had bankrupted some US churches and wanted to prevent similar...

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Christian bikies back Qld court challenge

QUEENSLAND'S anti-bikie laws go against the Bible and Christian beliefs about justice, the Brotherhood Christian Motorcycle Club says. Queensland's outlaw motorcycle gangs have found an unlikely ally in the Brotherhood, which will help bankroll...

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Qlders may never see asset sale studies

QUEENSLANDERS may never see scoping studies into the sale of public assets, the state treasurer says. Tim Nicholls says the government has already received some of the studies, but warns they are very complex documents that contain a substantial...

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World Vision to employ married gays

WORLD Vision, the international Christian-based aid organisation, has made a surprise announcement on one of the most divisive social issues of the day, saying it will employ Christians in the US who are in legal same-sex marriages. Calling gay...

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Aust youth unemployment is rising

TURNED away by business after business across Melbourne, Chris Saunders is one of the growing number of young Australians who can't find work. Parts of Australia have experienced youth unemployment rises of up to 88 per cent in two years, according...

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Labor says it has a mandate in SA

RETURNED South Australian Labor Premier Jay Weatherill has rejected suggestions his government is "illegitimate". Mr Weatherill will lead Labor into a fourth consecutive term after independent MP Geoff Brock agreed to support the party to form...

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NSW urged to get flu-ready

PREGNANT women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot following an "unusually high" level of influenza in NSW this summer. The Director of Health Protection NSW, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, said the northern hemisphere...

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One-punch killers to face life in Qld

One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. Source: AAP ONE-PUNCH killers would face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government's draft plan to tackle...

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