Ex-Credit Suisse exec pleads guilty in US

A FORMER Credit Suisse executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in New York City after his extradition from the United Kingdom. US citizen and London resident Kareem Serageldin entered the plea on Friday in federal court. Serageldin was accused...

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Court goes heavy on light-fingered crook

A MAGISTRATE has overruled a police decision not to oppose the granting of bail to a woman who went of a one-day crime spree targeting Darling Downs retail stores. Tianna Marlene Willis appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday...

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Funding cuts will hurt unis: peak body

UNIVERSITIES say they will suffer "severe" financial strain after the federal government announced it would strip $2.3 billion from the tertiary education sector. The Gillard government announced on Saturday more than $2 billion worth of savings,...

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Woodside confident Browse will go ahead

Woodside boss Peter Coleman is confident the $45 billion Browse LNG gas project will go ahead. Source: AAP WOODSIDE boss Peter Coleman is confident the $45 billion Browse LNG gas project will go ahead, despite the energy giant scrapping plans...

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Holden to keep promised SA funds

HOLDEN appears set to keep a promised $50 million in South Australian government funding despite a decision to axe jobs at its local assembly plant. Premier Jay Weatherill held talks with Holden boss Mike Devereux on Friday after the company this...

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Barnett shrugs off Johnson spray

A SPRAY from his former police minister on the first day of parliament doesn't worry West Australian Premier Colin Barnett one whit. Former Liberal minister-turned backbencher Rob Johnson launched an extraordinary attack on Mr Barnett on Thursday...

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NSW police seize guns and $1m of drugs

A POLICE search of a ute on the NSW mid-north coast has led to the seizure of almost $1 million worth of cannabis. Guns and amphetamines were also found by officers who executed search warrants on two homes following the vehicle stop. Police...

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NZ schoolgirl killed then house set alight

A CHRISTCHURCH schoolgirl had socks stuffed in her mouth and was strangled with a cord before her home was set alight, a New Zealand court has been told. The trial of two men charged following the death of 13-year-old schoolgirl Jade Bayliss...

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Tokyo stocks close 1.96% higher

TOKYO stocks have rallied further, with exporters the main beneficiaries as the dollar approaches the 100 yen mark. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended up 1.96 per cent, or 261.03 points, at 13,549.16. The Topix index of all...

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Probe says North Korea behind cyber attack

AN investigation into a major cyber attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters last month says North Korea's military intelligence agency was responsible, officials say. The probe into access records and the malicious codes used in the attack...

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ERA says 3 Deeps on schedule and budget

AUSTRALIA'S largest uranium producer Energy Resources of Australia says construction of its Ranger 3 Deeps project has begun and remains on schedule and within budget. ERA, which is majority owned by Rio Tinto, expects to commence underground...

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Malaysian election set for May 5

Malaysia's general election will be held on May 5, an electoral official says. Source: AAP MALAYSIA'S general election will be held on May 5, an electoral official says, setting a long-awaited date for highly anticipated polls tipped to be...

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New dementia research centre launched

A new research centre for dementia will drive better care, says the federal minister for aged care. Source: AAP FEDERAL Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has launched a new research centre for improving dementia care services, saying with one...

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Asylum seekers reach WA port

A BOAT carrying suspected asylum seekers has been escorted into the West Australian port city of Geraldton. Barely 430km north of Perth, the Mid West region coastal centre is more than 2000km south of Christmas Island where asylum seekers coming...

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It's time for Tiwi recognition, elder says

IT'S time for Tiwi Islanders to take control of their own destiny, an elder says. Elders on the islands, 80km north of Darwin, formed a land council in 1979 with the goal of taking control of their own affairs. In the meantime they've watched...

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Labor remains committed to auto industry

HOLDEN job losses are disappointing but the federal government remains committed to the automotive sector, acting industry minister Gary Gray says. Mr Gray says the government's thoughts are with affected workers and their families at this difficult...

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Woman's desperate cries ignored: Qld court

A YOUNG woman's screams of "Help me, oh God help me" nearly 40 years ago have haunted a man who ignored them. The man and his wife have told a cold-case inquest into the deaths of two Sydney nurses in Queensland they saw two young women being...

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Seven no comment on Oly broadcast rights

THE Seven Network won't comment on reports it has withdrawn its bid for the rights to broadcast the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Australian on Monday reported that Seven dropped out of the race for the commercial free-to-air rights after...

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Potentially serious flu season ahead

THE NSW government has released a state-wide plan urging people to prepare for a "potentially serious" flu season with experts expecting a return of swine flu. Health Minister Jillian Skinner along with several health experts released the Get...

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Inquiry starts into soldier's truck death

A COMMISSION of inquiry will begin investigating the circumstances of a young Victorian military engineer's death during a training exercise. Sapper Jordan Penpraze, 22, died three days after he was involved in a truck crash during a defence...

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Venezuela's Maduro claims plot to kill him

VENEZUELA'S acting president Nicolas Maduro has accused former US officials Roger Noriega and Otto Reich of plotting to kill him to prevent his victory in next week's presidential elections. Speaking at a televised campaign event on Saturday,...

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