Man charged with stealing diggers' flowers

A WESTERN Sydney man is behind bars, accused of trying to steal Anzac Day flowers and wreaths from a war memorial. Police allege the man was spotted at Railway Parade in Riverstone on Saturday morning bundling the tributes into a trolley. Officers...

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Billion dollar Japanese investment in NZ

ONE of the largest single Japanese investments in the New Zealand economy is occurring with the sale of Carter Holt Harvey's pulp, paper and packaging businesses for $NZ1.037 billion ($A971.88 million). Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed packaging giant...

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Vic govt flags road, transport funds boost

THERE will be more money for Victorian roads and public transport in the upcoming state budget, the government says. Treasurer Michael O'Brien said the government will spend an additional $130 million in road works of four years, with $80m to...

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Man charged over Qld Anzac knife incident

A MAN has been charged with brandishing a knife at police as more than 15,000 people nearby watched Brisbane's Anzac Day march. Police responded to a disturbance about half an hour after war veterans began marching down Adelaide Street on Friday...

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Thousands honour veterans in Sydney

IRAQ veteran Benjamin Lesley Gillman knows he was following big footsteps when he marched alongside Sydney's diggers on Anzac Day. "What I just did then is one of the best things I've ever done in my life," the 29-year-old told AAP. "I had a...

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Smaller crowd falls silent at Gallipoli

A SMALLER-THAN-EXPECTED crowd at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day dawn service has been reminded that reverential silence on the often eerily quiet Turkish peninsula is a tribute to the diggers who died in 1915. Just 4400 mostly Australian and New...

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NSW govt to prolong Bulli rapist's parole

IT has been more than two years since notorious "Bulli rapist" Terry John Williamson was released from prison. But with his parole set to finish next month, authorities say they want him to remain under supervision. As a young man, Williamson...

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Ruralco to return to the black

AGRIBUSINESS Ruralco Holdings expects to post a half year net profit of between $4.5 and $5 billion, up from a $500,000 loss a year ago. The operator of more than 40 specialist businesses expects underlying earnings in the six months to the...

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No review of Michael Jackson doctor's case

THE California Supreme Court has refused to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor, rejecting his lawyer's petition without comment. The decision by the state's highest court on Wednesday was the latest stop...

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Vic Anzac services focus on younger vets

MARK Jennings is one of the faces of the modern Anzac Day. The 43-year-old colonel's 23-year military record includes postings to Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010 and stints as a peacekeeper in Rwanda, East Timor and the Solomon Islands. In Afghanistan...

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Elderly man found in rugged Vic bushland

AN elderly dementia sufferer found safe and well after two days lost in mountain country near Melbourne tried to hide from police who spotted him from a helicopter. The 76-year-old man had wandered from a family chestnut grove at Kinglake on...

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Benign inflation good news for borrowers

Annual inflation is expected to have risen above the RBA's two to three per cent target range. Source: AAP LOWER than expected inflation will allow the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep the cash rate at a record low 2.5 per cent. The consumer...

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Royal Adelaide stopover a short one

IT may be the briefest of stops, but there's no denying the deeper connection the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have to Elizabeth in Adelaide's north. The royal couple will visit the area on Wednesday, the working-class suburb which is very much...

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Flies, heat welcome royals to Uluru

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will receive a series dot paintings when they visit Uluru. Source: AAP IT'S been the warmest welcome so far for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William and Kate touched down in Yulara in central...

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Kiwi edges up ahead of rate review

THE New Zealand dollar has edged up as local trading resumed after the Easter holiday, with investors eyeing Thursday's monetary policy review when interest rates are expected to be hiked for a second time in as many months. The kiwi increased...

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Labor warns pensioners to feel budget pain

An asset test that allows older Aussies to collect a part-pension is likely to be spared the axe. Source: AAP LABOR is confident the Abbott government is gearing up for its first broken election promise, and is fanning speculation that pensioners...

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Dad left girl in burning car: WA police

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has been injured after being left in a burning car allegedly stolen by her father. Police rescued the girl from the flames after the vehicle crashed into a barrier on the Great Eastern Highway in Perth's outer northeast...

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Ninth deep sea search for MH370

AS the ninth underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 begins, authorities have yet to find any signs of the wreckage, prompting further speculation that the search may be altered later this week. The autonomous underwater vehicle,...

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Aussie double at top of ARIA charts

Singer/songwriter Chet Faker has claimed the No.1 album this week with his debut Built on Glass. Source: AAP SINGER/SONGWRITER Chet Faker and Brisbane band Sheppard have made it a rare Australian double at the top of the ARIA albums and singles...

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NSW premier flags hospital privatisation

New NSW Premier Mike Baird has flagged he'll be looking to privatise the state's public hospitals. Source: AAP NEW South Wales' new premier has flagged he will be looking to privatise the state's public hospitals as a way to "transform and...

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New intensive care beds for Vic babies

SICK babies will have more intensive care beds in Melbourne, the state government has promised. Five new neonatal intensive care unit cots will be funded in the May 6 state budget, taking the state's capacity to 100 baby beds. Health Minister...

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