Senate approves $633b defence bill

The US Senate has approved a $A606.41 billion defence spending bill for next year. Source: AAP THE US Senate has approved a $US633 billion ($A606.41 billion) defence spending bill for next year that tightens penalties on Iran, funds the war...

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Two men stabbed outside Xmas party

TWO men have suffered facial and neck wounds after being stabbed with scissors outside a Christmas party on NSW's far north coast. They were talking outside a community hall in Upper Main Arm near Byron Bay about 11.30pm (AEDT) on Friday when...

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Ex-Beatle's widow lauds Ravi Shankar

FORMER Beatle George Harrison's widow Olivia has joined hundreds of fans and family of Ravi Shankar at an open-air memorial to the Indian sitar legend near his California home. Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the late musician who died last week...

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WikiLeaks to release a million files

WikiLeaks plans to release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world. Source: AAP WIKILEAKS will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange has announced....

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Assange set to address supporters

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange will deliver a message from the Ecuadorian embassy on Thursday to mark six months since he sought refuge inside the building. The Australian is set to step on to the embassy's balcony for only the second time...

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Man charged with nurse murder in court

A 57-YEAR-OLD man charged with the murder of Perth nurse Tracey Jane Holloway has appeared in Perth Magistrates Court. Bradley James Stinson, of the southern suburb of Kelmscott, did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody. A rubbish truck...

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Premier hopes Buswell soap opera will end

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett wants a legal stoush between the state's treasurer and his ex-lover resolved soon as it's proving a distraction. Troy Buswell, who is also WA's transport and emergency services minister, last week slapped...

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UN puts peacekeepers on new DR Congo alert

THE United Nations has put peacekeeper reinforcements on alert after hundreds of rebels moved around the key Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma. The United Nations raised new worries about the M23 and other rebel groups as it announced...

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Fed govt cuts forcing bed closures: Vic

THOUSANDS of patients will suffer, with every Victorian hospital copping the brunt of "unprecedented" federal funding cuts, the state government says. Up to 700 Royal Melbourne Hospital patients will be forced to wait longer for elective surgery,...

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New species old threats to Mekong wildlife

FROM a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF says in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. But from forest loss to the construction of major...

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Nelson starts role as war memorial chief

BRENDAN Nelson professes no encyclopaedic grounding in Australian military history. But the former senior politician and diplomat believes that will be an asset in his new role as director of the Australian War Memorial. "Most of the people working...

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PMP retains Woolworths print contract

PRINTING and distribution business PMP has received some welcome good news after it retained the contract to print catalogues for Woolworths. "PMP confirms Woolworths has indicated that, subject to the supply agreement being finalised, it has...

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US returns Guantanamo prisoner's remains

The remains of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in September have been returned to Yemen. Source: AAP US authorities say the remains of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in September have been returned to his native Yemen. A spokesman...

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Shot fired outside Gold Coast home

POLICE are trying to track down a group who fired a shot outside a Gold Coast home. The four men and one woman tried to force their way into the Chevron Island home on Saturday evening, as a group of people were socialising on the front balcony....

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