March deplores violence against women

ABOUT 3000 people have marched down the street where Melbourne woman Jill Meagher went missing to protest at violence against women. The night march in Brunswick on Saturday was part of the long-running global Reclaim the Night movement which...

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Libs could win ACT vote but not govt

THE Liberals are on track to win more seats than Labor in the ACT Legislative Assembly but may not be able to form government. With more than half the vote counted, the Liberals have won 38.6 per cent, gaining a swing of 7 per cent. Labor's vote...

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Iraq gunmen kill 3, say police

GUNMEN have killed three policemen and a prison official in attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi authorities say. The first attack took place early on Saturday morning when gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in the Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhood of al-Shaab,...

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US military curfew in Japan after rape

THE US military says it's imposing a nationwide curfew on all military personnel in Japan after two servicemen allegedly raped a local woman in Okinawa. From 11pm to 5am all of the approximately 47,000 members of the US armed forces stationed...

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Oldfield cops six-month jail sentence

AUSTRALIAN boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has been hit with a six-month jail sentence for causing a public nuisance at this year's Oxford-Cambridge rowing race. The anti-elitism campaigner delayed the annual race in London by 25 minutes...

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Obama, Romney swap bile for biting humour

BARACK Obama mocked his damaging "nap" in the first debate and Mitt Romney lampooned the president's jobs record, as the White House foes cloaked hostility with humour at a charity dinner. Obama and his Republican foe on Thursday night mixed punchlines...

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Violence breaks out at Greek protest

VIOLENCE has broken out at an anti-austerity demonstration in Athens during a 24-hour general strike, with youths pelting riot police with petrol bombs and rocks. Riot police responded with tear gas to disperse the troublemakers during the clashes...

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Rebels 'hit Syrian oil and gas pipelines'

SYRIA'S state news agency says rebels have blown up two oil and gas pipelines in the northeast near the Iraqi border. The agency, SANA, says the attack hit one oil and one gas pipeline on Thursday near the city of Deir al-Zour. The pipelines...

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First MRRT revenue due by end of October

TREASURY will learn how much revenue is earned from the mining tax only at the end of October, a Senate hearing has been told. The budget papers forecast the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) would earn $3 billion in 2012/13 but there are doubts...

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Legal action over British Marmite in NZ

A CANTERBURY man trying to import a British version of Marmite is facing legal action from Sanitarium, the Kiwi maker of the dark yeasty spread of the same name. New Zealand Customs seized the shipment of the British spread, labelled Ma'amite,...

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Qld's child watchdog may cut research

QUEENSLAND'S child protection watchdog says it will consider cutting back research and analysis work to cope with a five per cent budget cut. Elizabeth Fraser, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, told a budget estimates...

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Europe hopes lift Asian markets

ASIAN markets were boosted on Wednesday on increased confidence in the eurozone after Moody's held off cutting Spain's credit rating, while Madrid looked to move closer to asking for a bailout. A successful bond auction for Greece added to the...

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Opposition denied grilling in Ashby case

THE opposition has been denied the opportunity to grill some of the government lawyers involved in James Ashby's case against the commonwealth. Shadow attorney-general George Brandis wanted to question in a senate estimates committee on Tuesday...

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German investor sentiment up for 2nd month

INVESTOR sentiment in Germany rose for the second month in a row in October, data showed on Tuesday, as recent uncertainty on the financial markets has abated somewhat. The widely watched investor confidence indicator calculated each month by...

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Abbott fails to raise boats plan with SBY

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has discussed asylum-seeker policy with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but has again passed up the opportunity to raise his plan of "turning back the boats". Mr Abbott has consistently called for the...

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PM touches down in India

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has arrived in India for a three-day visit aimed at improving Australia's ties with the rising South Asian giant. Ms Gillard touched down in New Delhi on Monday afternoon local time after making a surprise visit...

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Six aid workers kidnapped in Niger: report

THE governor of the province of Maradi in central Niger says that six aid workers from a local group have been abducted from the guesthouse where they were sleeping. Governor Sidi Mohamed says that late on Sunday night unidentified men in two...

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Man's car stolen in Gold Coast attack

A MAN has been cut on the head with a knife and had his car stolen during a burglary on the Gold Coast. The 26-year-old was assaulted after three men entered his home in Miami on Sunday morning, armed with a knife and a firearm, police said....

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Four die on Vic roads over the weekend

A FATAL quad bike accident in central Victoria on Sunday has taken the state's road toll to four over the weekend. The latest death occurred when a 58-year-old Murchison man lost control of his quad bike, which was towing a trailer full of wood,...

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Two injured during junior rodeo in Qld

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has abdominal and head injuries after falling from a steer during a junior rodeo in Queensland. He suffered the injuries in the fall at Kumbia, 20km southwest of Kingaroy. A 16-year-old boy was also injured during the Kumbia...

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