Measles linked to Sydney dance event

Dancers who attended a recent Sydney competition have been told to look out for measles symptoms. Source: AAP DANCERS who participated in a Sydney competition recently have been warned to be on the lookout for measles symptoms. NSW Health...

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Wet 'n' Wild postpones Sydney NYE event

ABOUT 10,000 people are believed to be missing out on a New Year's Eve party in Sydney as it has been postponed just hours before it was due to start. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue...

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Clouds don't dampen New Year fireworks

Spectators have begun descending on Sydney's popular spots for the New Year's Eve fireworks show. Source: AAP A CLOUDY Sydney sky has come to life with a kaleidoscope of shooting comets and giant wheels of colour as the city's New Year's Eve...

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Vic child killed after tree branch fall

A CHILD has died and a woman was seriously injured after a tree branch fell on them at a park in Bendigo. Police said the pair were at Rosalind Park when a large branch has fallen from a tree about 5.20pm (AEDT) and killed the young girl. The...

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NSW workers comp changes for 2014

Controversial changes to workers comp laws are among many new laws to take effect in NSW next year. Source: AAP INJURED workers and children attending childcare will be among the winners and losers at the start of 2014, as new laws kick in...

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Cyclone impacting WA's north coast

Live: Renegades hit massive total A BIG-HITTING partnership between Aaron Finch and Jos Buttler has set the Brisbane Heat a massive total to chase. Cricket This guy is officially the world's biggest gamer IT STARTED with Cosmic Avenger...

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GP fee would 'clog up' hospitals: Labor

LABOR says a $5 fee for bulk-billed GP visits would put extra pressure on the public health system by clogging up hospital emergency departments, labelling the idea a "tax on taking your sick child to the doctor". The federal government has refused...

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Times Square preps for New Year's Eve bash

New York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve celebrations on Tuesday night. Source: AAP NEW York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve. The square will host millions on Tuesday night counting down...

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China one-child policy change approved

Chinese state media says the National People's Congress has approved to change its one-child policy. Source: AAP CHINA'S top legislature has sanctioned the ruling Communist Party's decision to allow couples to have a second child if one parent...

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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7

LEBANON'S state news agency says a 19-year-old man wounded in the car bombing in central Beirut has died, raising the death toll in the attack to seven. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue...

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Refugee group calls for ambassador asylum

Scott Morrison says a request for asylum by Zimbabwe's ambassador will be judged on its merits. Source: AAP A REFUGEE advocacy group has called for the Australian government to grant asylum to the Zimbabwean ambassador to Australia. But...

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Man not wearing seatbelt in crash: police

POLICE believe a man killed in a truck crash in Queensland was not wearing a seatbelt. A truck a 25-year-old man was driving left North South Road at Apple Tree Creek about 12.20pm and rolled. Police believe the man was not wearing a seatbelt...

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Vic fire danger forecast as heat soars

Parts of Victoria have been rated as facing extreme fire danger in the first big test of the summer. Source: AAP EXTREME fire danger has been declared for parts of Victoria on Saturday with the mercury tipped to soar beyond 40 degrees in some...

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Toddler saved after falling into pool

A family member's quick actions have saved a toddler who fell into a pool on the NSW Central Coast. Source: AAP A QUICK-THINKING family member used CPR to save a toddler who fell into a pool on the NSW Central Coast. The two-year-old...

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Nine road deaths dampen festive season

Nine people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including a teen who fell off a ute. Source: AAP NINE people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including two friends killed in a single-vehicle incident in NSW...

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Cyclone could develop Christmas Day

A TROPICAL cyclone is expected to form in northern Western Australia on Christmas morning with warnings issued for parts of the state and the Northern Territory. A blue alert has been issued for people in or near the coastal and inland communities...

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Man dies after car hits tree in Qld

A 69-YEAR-OLD man who died after his car crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg has become the first fatality on Queensland roads in the Christmas holiday period. The crash near Avondale was reported to police at around 12.30pm (AEST) on...

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Man critical after CBD assault

Two men are in a critical condition, following a night of alcohol-fuelled violence in Brisbane Police would like to speak to this man in relation to a serious assault in Brisbane's CBD early Sunday morning. Source: Supplied...

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Businessman, Jewish advocate Bronfman dies

EDGAR M Bronfman Sr, the billionaire businessman and long-time president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden Nazi loot, has died aged 84. The Canadian-born...

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Attacks across Iraq leave 13 people dead

A STRING of attacks across Iraq has killed 13 people, including a senior military commander and four soldiers who died during a raid on an al-Qaeda hideout. Police officials said army Major General Mohammed al-Karawi and the four troops were killed...

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Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after being freed from a Russian prison. Source: AAP RUSSIA'S most famous prisoner, Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has begun life as a free man in Germany...

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Gunman had botched vasectomy: Neighbours

AUTHORITIES in the US are trying to determine whether a Northern California man's anger over complications he suffered from a 2010 surgery prompted him to go on a shooting rampage at a Nevada urologist's office, killing one doctor and critically wounding...

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Security scare at NSW parliament house

Police have rushed in and grabbed a man from a car after a stand-off outside NSW Parliament. Source: AAP A DISGRUNTLED former taxi driver who sparked a two-hour stand-off outside NSW Parliament has been charged. Abdula Ganiji has been charged...

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Investigators probe UK theatre collapse

At least 88 people were injured when the ceiling collapsed during a show at London's Apollo Theatre. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS are seeking to establish why the ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed, injuring 76 people and coating terrified...

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Jury resume deliberations in Lawson case

Organised Jets upset Brisbane LEAGUE leader Brisbane Roar stuttered as a well-organised Newcastle Jets claimed a 2-0 upset win at Suncorp Stadium. Star Wars uses the force of Tumblr WORTH a Luke? Star Wars has just launched its official...

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Thai protesters on the march again

THOUSANDS of anti-government protesters have resumed their marching in Bangkok, demanding that caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down to make way for a government free of nepotism and corruption. The demonstrators, led by former...

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'Jihadists in Syria torturing prisoners'

PRISONERS held by an al-Qaeda-linked rebel group that controls large areas of northern Syria have been subjected to systematic torture and summary executions, Amnesty International says. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) runs a string...

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Defence winds up Phil relief mission

The Australian Defence Force has ended its mission in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. Source: AAP THE Australian Defence Force has wound up its assistance to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, with most troops back home....

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Unions still in the dark over Qantas cuts

Unions say they are still in the dark over Qantas' plan to axe at least 1000 jobs. Source: AAP UNIONS say they are still in the dark as to where the latest rounds of Qantas job cuts will come from. Qantas boss Alan Joyce and other senior...

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Knox 'afraid' to front Italian court

US murder suspect Amanda Knox has emailed an Italian court to say she is "afraid" to show up for her trial on charges of killing British student Meredith Kercher, judge Alessandro Nencini says. Knox, who is a defendant, along with her former Italian...

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Bus carrying 13 rolls in NT

A BUS has rolled in the Northern Territory, seriously injuring two people. Police say the crash happened on the Stuart Highway 128 kilometres south of Alice Springs, about lunchtime on Tuesday. Thirteen people were on board. The seriously...

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Aurizon to cut rail fleet, cancel project

FREIGHT and coal haulage operator Aurizon will take a hit of almost $200 million as it cuts the size of its rail fleet and cancels a major Queensland project. The company, previously known as QR National, is reducing its locomotive fleet by...

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Wesfarmers sells underwriting operations

DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Wesfarmers is selling its Australasian insurance underwriting operations to Insurance Australia Group (IAG) for about $1.85 billion - its biggest ever divestment. Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder said the sale...

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Toyota to enter US settlement talks

Toyota is entering settlement talks on US lawsuits that allege sudden unintended acceleration. Source: AAP AFTER a four-year legal battle, Toyota is entering settlement talks on nearly 400 US lawsuits that allege sudden unintended acceleration...

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Severe storm warnings cancelled

ANOTHER round of severe thunderstorms pummelled southeast Queensland tonight. 8.25pm: The worst of this evening's severe thunderstorms has passed, with the weather bureau lifting its earlier warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous...

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Reporter sues Toronto mayor for defamation

A Canadian newspaper reporter is suing Toronto mayor Rob Ford after insinuating he is a pedophile. Source: AAP THE controversial mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto is being sued by a newspaper reporter after he suggested the journalist is...

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Vic pedestrian dies after being hit by car

Thirteen motorists have been killed on Victoria's roads in the first 13 days of December. Source: AAP AN elderly pedestrian has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Melbourne's east. Police believe the woman, 66, was crossing...

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Milat murder appeal angers victim's family

THE great-nephew of serial killer Ivan Milat wants his murder sentence halved, infuriating the family of the boy he slaughtered. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading *Subject...

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Thai protesters cut power to PM's office

PROTESTERS have announced they have cut off electricity to the Thai prime minister's office compound and are demanding that police abandon the premises amid a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit...

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PM tributes troops in valedictory speech

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has kicked off parliament's annual valedictory speeches, marking 2013 as the year Australian troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan. Following a tribute to retiring clerk of the House of Representatives Bernard Wright,...

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PM Abbott hosts his first COAG

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will host his first COAG meeting in Canberra on Friday. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott will use his first meeting with state premiers and chief ministers to start the groundwork for delivering the coalition's...

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Three MPs honoured with integrity awards

FORMER attorney-general Mark Dreyfus, retired Liberal backbencher Judi Moylan and Labor's Melissa Parke have been honoured with awards for integrity in politics at a ceremony in Canberra. The three were chosen from a field of 16 federal parliamentarians,...

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Navy suspends three over Ballarat claims

Three sailors have been suspended over allegations of unacceptable behaviour on HMAS Ballarat. Source: AAP THREE sailors have been suspended from duties and could face prosecution for unacceptable behaviour aboard HMAS Ballarat. Defence...

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UN maintains Liberia sanctions

THE United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to maintain an arms embargo on Liberia, a travel ban on named individuals, and an asset freeze against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, his key allies and associated companies. ...

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Young locked out of property market: oppn

YOUNG people in NSW will struggle to buy property with state government cuts to the first home buyers grants effectively locking them out of the market, the state opposition says. Monthly loan figures for October, from the Australian Bureau of...

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Dexus lifts earnings guidance

DEXUS Property Group has upgraded its earnings guidance as a result of a buyback of securities and the net impact of Dexus's investment in the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). Dexus also says its office and industrial portfolios are...

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BBC complaints about Mandela coverage

More than 1000 viewers have complained about the BBC's excessive coverage of Nelson Mandela's death. Source: AAP MORE than 1000 viewers have complained about the excessive coverage of Nelson Mandela's death on BBC services, including some...

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Vic doctors receive 10 per cent pay rise

Victorian public hospital doctors have received a pay rise of about 10 per cent over four years. Source: AAP VICTORIAN public hospital doctors have received a pay rise of about 10 per cent over four years. The four-year enterprise bargaining...

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