Body found in shallow SA grave

Human remains have been found in a shallow grave north of Adelaide, police say. Source: AAP A MURDER investigation is underway after human remains were found buried in a shallow grave on farmland northwest of Adelaide. The bones and ragged...

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Refuge becomes site of celebration in Tas

A FEW weeks ago, dozens flocked to the pub in Dunally, east of Tasmania, to shelter from ferocious bushfires that tore through the region. On Australia Day people again gathered at the country tavern but this time it was for a concert to raise...

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Mini-tornado hits Queensland coastal town

SEVERAL mini-tornadoes have hit the Queensland coast as the state is battered by severe weather and flooding caused by the remnants of cyclone Oswald. A police spokesperson said two people had been seriously injured at Bargara, located east...

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Aust share market closes 0.5% higher

THE Australian share market closed half a percentage point higher as investors chased higher yielding financial stocks. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 25.0 points, or 0.52 per cent higher at 4,835.2, while the broader...

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Gladstone isolated by Qld flooding

SEWAGE bubbling up out of grates and flowing into the streets of a central Queensland city does not pose a health risk, the city's mayor says. Gladstone Mayor Gail Sellers says her region has been inundated with rain from ex-tropical cyclone...

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Gaynor to fight suspension over gay jibe

DISENDORSED Senate nominee Bernard Gaynor plans to fight suspension from Bob Katter's Australian Party and insists its leadership shares his controversial views about gay teachers. Mr Gaynor was suspended by KAP on Thursday after saying he wouldn't...

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Katter's party suspends Gaynor

Federal MP Bob Katter's party warned its candidates not to promote their "personal preoccupations". Source: AAP KATTER'S Australian Party has suspended Queensland senate candidate Bernard Gaynor over homophobic comments made on social networking...

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Japan reports record trade deficit

JAPAN has reported a record trade deficit for 2012, a year in which exports were hit by a bitter diplomatic spat with China and plunging demand in Europe. Official figures from the finance ministry showed Japan's trade shortfall last year totalled...

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Canberra fires prompt research into blazes

LITTLE was known about freak weather phenomena like fire tornadoes or "violent pyroconvection" when suburbs on Canberra's outskirts were engulfed by bushfires in 2003. But understanding has improved greatly since those January blazes killed four...

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Rio Tinto defends two-tiered redundancies

RESOURCES giant Rio Tinto's decision to give non-union coal miners tens of thousands more in redundancy payouts could have wider industry repercussions if a union's legal challenge succeeds. Operations at the Blair Athol open-cut mine, near Clermont...

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McGowan needs MacGyver to beat the Emperor

POLLS suggest WA Labor leader Mark McGowan will need a MacGyver-like miracle to win the West Australian election on March 9. MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson, will be in Perth for Oz Comic-Con on March 9 - the day of the state election....

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Man in hospital after Sydney cliff plunge

A MAN has plunged more than four-and-a-half metres from a cliff in a national park south of Sydney. The 28-year-old man from Mosman fell off the cliff in the Royal National Park on Wednesday shortly after 1.30pm (AEDT), Westpac rescue helicopter...

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ASA surprises with Penrice board vote

TROUBLED chemicals manufacturer Penrice Soda has been taken by surprise with a decision by the Australian Shareholders' Association to support both the incumbent and challenging directors at this Friday's board spill meeting. The Australian...

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Ex-NT chief minister Hendo calls it a day

FORMER Northern Territory chief minister Paul Henderson has announced he is retiring from politics, sparking a by-election in his safe seat. Mr Henderson, 50, who was chief minister from 2007 until last year, said he had no firm plans about...

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Aust stocks finish flat

THE Australian share market has closed flat as investors gave a subdued response to the Bank of Japan's plan for a more expansionary two per cent inflation target. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points,...

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New police boats to fight crime in NSW

A NEW fleet of fast response, multi-purpose vessels are about to start fighting crime on NSW's waterways. The three vessels - to be based at Balmain, Botany Bay and Broken Bay - were unveiled by NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn...

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Burning smell on flight prompts evacuation

PASSENGERS aboard a Perth-bound Skywest flight were forced to disembark in a southern town after burning smell was noticed in the cabin. The flight on the turboprop Fokker 50 took off early on Monday from Esperance and was scheduled to land...

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Sex assault sailor gets suspended sentence

A SAILOR who sexually assaulted and beat up his former girlfriend has avoided jail after a Sydney judge handed down a suspended 22-month sentence. The 31-year-old man from Brisbane, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to sexually...

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Thousands rally against US gun control

Many people attending anti-gun control rallies in the US have openly displayed firearms. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of gun advocates have gathered peacefully at state capitals around the US to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators...

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Original Batmobile sells for $4m

The original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at auction for $US4.2 million. Source: AAP THE original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at auction for $US4.2 million ($A4 million). A spokeswoman for...

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Police save man who drove into Swan River

THREE police officers are being hailed as heroes after pulling to safety a man who deliberately drove his car into Perth's Swan River in a bizarre Sunday morning incident. The man, who is yet to be identified, was seen driving his white Hyundai...

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