Keith Urban among Grammy nominees

Keith Urban has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Country Duo/Group. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S Keith Urban has been nominated for a Grammy Award. The country music star is a nominee in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance...

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Abbott, Shorten to attend Mandela service

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will present a united Australian front to honour and farewell Nelson Mandela. The pair will this week fly to Johannesburg to join world leaders past and present, mourning the former...

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Choppers, 16 crews battle fire

Sinead Duncan took photographs of the fires from Buderim and closer to Kawana Way. "We're just trying to get out of Brightwater at the moment .... it's getting bad." Reader picture: Sinead Duncan Source: Supplied FIRE crews are asking Sunshine...

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Nine shares fall on first day

Nine Entertainment shares are tipped to make a successful debut on the ASX on Friday. Source: AAP NINE Entertainment shares have ended their first day's trading below their issue price, taking some of the fizz out of the champagne that flowed...

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Fuel deal a win for consumers, business

CONSUMERS should expect lower grocery prices at Coles and Woolworths in 2014 due to an agreement from the supermarket giants to limit fuel discounts. Hailed as a win for independent supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths agreed on Friday to limit...

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Holden must make its plans clear: Abbott

The PM has called on carmaker Holden to make its intentions about its future in Australia clear. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has called on Holden to make its intentions clear but says there will be no extra taxpayer support for the...

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Aussie prisoner numbers hit record high

MORE prisoners are doing time in Australian jails than ever, official data shows. The number of inmates in Australian jails hit a record 30,775 in 2013, up five per cent from 2012, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released on Thursday...

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Crime rates fall in NSW except for fraud

The latest crime figures for NSW show the rates of most major crime types except fraud have fallen. Source: AAP ALL major types of crime in NSW except fraud have either fallen or remained stable in the two years to September, latest crime statistics...

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Childcare inquiry calls for parent vents

Parents have been asked to share their insights into the childcare sector for a national survey. Source: AAP PARENTS have been asked to share their frustrations about childcare affordability and access for a national inquiry. Prime Minister...

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Ex Qld transport head won't be charged

FORMER Queensland transport department head Michael Caltabiano will not be charged over allegations he gave a minister's son a leg up. The premier's hand-picked director-general was sacked in February amid allegations there was official misconduct...

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Vic RCH surgeon allegations go to police

A SENIOR surgeon at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital is to be referred to police over allegations he made several hundred thousand dollars through a conflict of interest. Head of orthopaedic surgery Associate Professor Leo Donnan was investigated...

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Road speed limits may be raised in Qld

MAJOR highways and arterial routes are among the roads where speed limits may be raised in Queensland. The state government has released its list of 100 roads that will be reviewed to determine whether speed limits should be changed. They include...

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Politicians debate shark patrols in SA

A ROW has erupted over funding for shark patrols in South Australia in the aftermath of two fatal attacks interstate. Family First MP Robert Brokenshire says full funding for regular helicopter patrols along metropolitan and south coast beaches...

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Money set to flow from Lehman class action

Australian creditors involved in a class action against Lehman Brothers have reached a settlement. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN creditors involved in a class action against collapsed American investment bank Lehman Brothers have reached a conditional...

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Aus/NZ thalidomiders win compo fight

Australian victims of thalidomide will receive a total of $89 million after a class action settled. Source: AAP PEOPLE left with birth defects after their mothers took thalidomide have won an $89 million settlement, but the company that made...

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Stars hit the red carpet for ARIAs

THE Australian music industry's biggest stars have begun arriving at the 27th ARIA Awards. Birds of Tokyo, who are up for six awards including Album of the Year and Best Group, and X Factor winner Samantha Jade, who has been given a nod for...

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NSW community mourns popular shark victim

IT was only two years ago that Zac Young turned his back on the party lifestyle to help others. Full of promise and enthusiasm, the 19-year-old from Port Macquarie was able to use his own experiences and personal triumph to instil hope in other...

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PM stands by election schools promise

PM Tony Abbott has denied the government is breaking its pre-election schools funding promise. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott insists the government will keep the promise it made on school funding before the election - not the promise...

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