More toxic canisters wash up in Qld

MORE canisters containing a potentially lethal chemical have washed up on Queensland beaches. Three canisters containing aluminium phosphide, which authorities warn can be fatal if inhaled, have been discovered on beaches in central Queensland...

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Brisbane home destroyed in blaze

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze that has caused significant damage to a house in Brisbane's northwest. Multiple fire crews were called out to the Ferny Grove property just before midday on Sunday and are continuing to fight the blaze. There...

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Australia ready to welcome in 2013

A GLITTERING night planned by pop princess Kylie Minogue will lead New Year's Eve celebrations throughout Australia. And the famous Sydney fireworks that are shown around the world are promising not to disappoint. As creative ambassador for Sydney's...

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Police urge calm after rape victim dies

NEW Delhi's top police officer and chief minister have urged people to mourn the death of a gang-rape victim in a peaceful manner as large parts of the city centre were sealed off. Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar asked people to maintain calm...

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Archaeologists uncover 800-year-old bones

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in central Mexico have uncovered the bones of 12 children and adults who may have been buried 800 years ago. The skeletons were discovered as the archaeologists supervised the installation of a new drain in an old neighbourhood...

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NSW road toll rises to eight

THE NSW holiday road toll has risen to eight after a motorcyclist died following a collision with a ute in the state's north. Police said a man in his 60s was riding his motorbike on the Summerland Way, near Whiporie, when it hit a Mazda ute...

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Aust shares close higher

THE Australian share market has hit 19-month highs on the last full day of trading for 2012, buoyed by gains among resources stocks. It has risen 12 out of its last 14 sessions, is up by more than 15 per cent for the year and on target for its...

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NSW car park fire causes evacuations

TWO people have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a car caught fire in the underground car park of a Central Coast shopping centre. It's believed the two people taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment were not in the...

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Myki could be better: Melb transport boss

THE new myki ticketing system in Melbourne still needs improvement, according to its boss. Myki smartcards will be the only ticket that can be used on public transport from Saturday when the system permanently replaces Metcard in the city. ...

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Man accused of robbing Sydney postman

A MAN who allegedly robbed a postman of his mailbag has been charged with a number of offences. Police say about 8.40am (AEDT) on Thursday, a 49-year-old man who was delivering mail near Memorial Drive in Liverpool was accosted by three men...

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Toyota pays $US1.1bn over recalls

Toyota Motor Corp has reached a settlement in a case involving lawsuits over accelerations problems. Source: AAP TOYOTA says it has agreed to pay about $US1.1 billion ($A1.07 billion) to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle...

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Katter's party also considers LNP tactic

PETER Beattie's suggestion that Queensland Labor invite former MPs to boost its shadow cabinet has been endorsed by the state's third political party, which says it's also considering the idea. Katter's Australian Party (KAP) national director...

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Severe storm warning for NSW

Thunderstorms may cause heavy rain and flash flooding over large parts of NSW, forecasters warn. Source: AAP THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for large parts of NSW, with emergency authorities urging residents...

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Melbourne celebrates sunny Christmas

MELBOURNE'S tricky weather took a Christmas Day holiday this year when the sunshine arrived just in time for lunches and church services. Torrential storms lashed Victoria on Christmas Day last year with strong winds, flash flooding, and hail...

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Qld firies battle blaze near Fraser Coast

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a bushfire close to homes near the Queensland south coast. Up to 12 rural and urban crews were working to protect houses and put in firebreaks and backburns to contain the blaze near the Fraser Coast on Tuesday. They...

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WA bushfire warning as temperatures rise

WITH a tough bushfire season ahead for Western Australia this summer and soaring temperatures predicted over the Christmas week, emergency service authorities are reminding people to be vigilant and prepared for a bushfire threat. Research conducted...

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Awning death man was property developer

PROPERTY developer Chris Walton has been identified as the man who died when an awning collapsed on the Gold Coast. Mr Walton, who developed the $50 million Currumbin Eco Village with business partner Kerry Shepherd, was crushed on Sunday when...

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Asthma sufferers urged to check inhalers

A voluntary recall of several batches of Ventolin and Asmol inhalers is under way due to a fault. Source: AAP ASTHMA sufferers are being advised to check the label number on their inhalers following the recall of a faulty batch. Drug manufacturing...

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Morsi wins vote on Egypt's constitution

Voters have showed up in large numbers as the final round of a referendum is taking place in Egypt. Source: AAP EGYPTIANS have approved an Islamist-backed constitution in a final round of voting in a contentious referendum. Saturday's voting...

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US town in mourning inundated with gifts

Funerals are still being held at the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 20 children. Source: AAP NEWTOWN'S children have been showered with gifts - tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games - and those...

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Women's car insurance hike under fire

New EU rules that raise women's car insurance have come under criticism. Source: AAP NEW EU rules which raise women's car insurance costs have been slammed as "gender equality for gender equality's sake". London MEP (Member of the European...

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Queen's chaplain 'victim of racism'

A chaplain to Queen Elizabeth (pic) says she is a victim of racism within the Church of England. Source: AAP A CHAPLAIN to Queen Elizabeth tipped as a possible contender to be one of the first women bishops claims she is a victim of racism...

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Man charged over Vic stabbing death

POLICE have charged a 33-year-old man with murder after a man was allegedly stabbed to death following a heated argument in Victoria's east. A 32-year-old man was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuries after being stabbed in Traralgon...

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Man throws loaded firearm on Sydney street

A man has been charged after allegedly being found with a loaded firearm in Sydney's southwest. Source: AAP A MAN has been charged with 10 offences after allegedly being found with a loaded firearm in Sydney's southwest. Police from the...

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Mandela's health improving: president

Nelson Mandela's health is improving after undergoing surgery in Pretoria to remove gallstones. Source: AAP NELSON Mandela's condition was serious when he was admitted to hospital 13 days ago, but the 94-year-old icon's health is improving,...

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N Ireland police open Bloody Sunday probe

Northern Ireland police have opened a criminal probe into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. Source: AAP NORTHERN Ireland police say they have opened a criminal probe into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre, when British soldiers shot to death...

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Christmas greetings to diggers on duty

DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith has extended Christmas greetings to all defence personnel and their families on behalf of the country. Mr Smith also said Christmas would be a very difficult time for the families of the seven Australian Defence...

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Some medical staff to miss Gulf War medals

AUSTRALIAN medical personnel who served aboard a US navy hospital ship during the 1990-91 Gulf War won't receive another medal. The independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal has recommended against changing medallic recognition...

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Abbott finally reads Slipper judgment

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says he has now read the judgment in the Peter Slipper and James Ashby case, and still stands by Mal Brough. Mr Abbott came under fire this week for saying he had not read the judgment handed down last Wednesday...

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Korean church to shed Xmas lights on North

A SOUTH Korean church plans to display Christmas lights near the border with North Korea, despite concerns about a violent response from Pyongyang. A Presbyterian church in Seoul would set up the giant display on a tree-shaped steel tower near...

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$A lower on Chinese shares weakness

THE Australian dollar is slightly lower following weakness in Chinese stocks. At 1700 AEDT on Wednesday, the local currency was trading at 105.16 US cents, down from 105.34 cents on Tuesday afternoon. Commonwealth Bank currency strategist Joseph...

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Vic power bills to rise $80 next year

VICTORIAN families will pay an average of $80 extra for electricity next year, with the national energy regulator unveiling new network tariffs in an early Christmas stocking shocker. Customers will pay around 16 per cent more on average for...

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Aust shares close higher

THE Australian share market closed at its highest level for the year with investors betting on US policymakers to back a deal to avert $US600 billion in federal tax hikes and spending cuts. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200...

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Aust stocks closes at 16 month high

THE Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks. At close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points, or 0.48 per...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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RBTs helped to slash road toll: NSW police

NSW marks the 30th anniversary of random breath testing (RBT) this week with a pledge to keep up the fight against drink-driving over summer. The late Labor MP George Paciullo was the champion of RBT, which was first conducted in the Sydney...

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Shares fall as funds freed up for Trade Me

NEW Zealand shares fell as some investors freed up funds to buy into Fairfax Media's Trade Me selldown and prepared for index changes that will add rest home operators Summerset and Metlifecare to the NZX 50. The NZX 50 fell 12.68 points, or 0.3...

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Man jailed for threatening NSW judge

A MAN who threatened to shoot a NSW District Court judge in a series of "specific, stark and chilling" death threats has been jailed for at least two years and five months. Darren Linney, 46, from Queensland, sent three emails to Judge Peter Johnstone...

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Sydney man charged over cash and drugs

POLICE seized more than $5000 cash, stolen clothes and substances believed to be cocaine, ice, ecstasy and Oxycontin during a vehicle search on Sydney's north shore. After pulling over a Land Rover being driven erratically on Burns Bay Road,...

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Young daughter reports Tas double killing

A man and woman have been found dead in an apparent double murder northwest of Hobart, police say. Source: AAP A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl called police after her mother and her mother's partner were shot dead in Tasmania. The bodies of a woman,...

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Qld bans new commercial solariums

New commercial solariums will be banned in Queensland from next year, officials say. Source: AAP NEW commercial solariums will be banned in Queensland and existing ones will be wound down under new regulations which offer no compensation to...

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Australian police withdraw from East Timor

Australian police officers have left East Timor as the UN prepares to end its peacekeeping mission. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA has withdrawn its last remaining police officers from East Timor as international forces wind up a 13-year presence in...

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Routine morning, then unthinkable terror

FIRST, he killed his mother. Nancy Lanza's body was found later at their home in Newtown - after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Nobody knows why 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, why he then took her guns to the school and...

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Three dead on Queensland's roads

THREE men have died on Queensland roads in separate crashes on Saturday, including an 18-year-old who was thrown from the tray of a ute and a cyclist who hit a tree. Police said the 18-year-old was travelling in the back of the ute in Cape Palmerston...

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Macmahon shares drop to eight-year lows

SHARES in Macmahon Holdings slumped to an eight-year low after the mining contract launched a $80.7 million capital raising and sold its ailing construction business. The stock dropped heavily after coming out of a trading halt on Friday, closing...

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Cronulla fisheries closure to go ahead

THE NSW government will ignore the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry and push ahead with the closure of the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre, saying it is 80 per cent complete. In a scathing report, the upper house committee in October...

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Stockwatch Week to December 14

A ROUND-UP of some of the key stock movements on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the trading week to Friday, December 14, 2012: (Includes change on share price from previous Friday close) APN - APN NEWS AND MEDIA - down two cents or seven...

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Schwarten happy to front payroll inquiry

Queensland's premier announced an inquiry into the state's bungled health payroll system. Source: AAP A FORMER Queensland Labor minister at the centre of the state's health payroll fiasco says he isn't worried about having to testify at an...

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