Dozens suspended in Harvard cheat scandal

Around 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended in a mass cheating scandal. Source: AAP AROUND 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass cheating scandal at the elite college, the...

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Brake failure ruled out in Qld train crash

QUEENSLAND Transport Minister Scott Emerson says Fair Work Australia has debunked union claims that a passenger train crash was caused by brake failure. Queensland Rail and police are investigating how a Brisbane train left the tracks and smashed...

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Woman nabbed for salary sacrifice fraud

A BRISBANE woman has been charged with stealing salary-sacrifice money from government and other workers. Police refused to say how much money was involved but it's believed it could run into millions of dollars. The 58-year-old allegedly misappropriated...

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Gallery celebrates nation's leading ladies

THEY'RE Australia's "First Ladies". Not to be mistaken for prime minister's wives - they're more the pioneering kind. The National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibition illustrates the accomplishments of Australian women in medicine, politics,...

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Tattoo industry revamp to stamp out bikies

TATTOO artists and parlour owners in NSW will have to apply for new licences in a move aimed at cleaning up an industry that has become "a feeding ground" for bikie gangs. Police Minister Michael Gallacher says parlour owners will undergo stringent...

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Tony Windsor opens social media accounts

MP Tony Windsor has launched new social media accounts but denies it is the start of his campaign. Source: AAP FEDERAL independent MP Tony Windsor has launched two new social media accounts, but denies the move is the start of his re-election...

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Mali rebels may move to Libya: UN official

THE UN's special representative for Libya has warned the Security Council that France's military offensive in northern Mali may drive Islamic insurgents out and across the porous borders with Algeria and into Libya. UN officials including peacekeeping...

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Motorbikes ok to weave in Sydney trial

SYDNEY'S motorbike riders will be able to "lane filter" with impunity under a road safety trial. It is illegal in NSW for motorbikes to overtake slow or stopped cars by weaving between lanes, but the practice will be permitted in some inner...

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No flooding inside Brisbane homes: mayor

HOMES in Brisbane have been spared serious damage so far, with no reports of water above the floorboards as the Brisbane River flood peak hits, Mayor Graham Quirk says. "Obviously, underneath the homes there's been several cases of (flooding),"...

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Nova Peris wins NT Senate pre-selection

Olympian Nova Peris is set be endorsed for the top spot on Labor's NT Senate ticket. Source: AAP NOVA Peris has officially won pre-selection to run as a Labor Senate candidate in the Northern Territory. The ALP national executive confirmed...

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Govt to unveil new digital economy project

THE federal government is launching a new $40 million-a-year research project to try and make the digital economy the key driver of the nation's wealth in post-mining boom Australia. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and the national science...

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Indigenous ALP members protest nomination

INDIGENOUS Labor Party members in the Northern Territory are planning to flood the party's national executive with nominations for the top Senate spot, in protest at the prime minister's intervention in the preselection process. Prime Minister...

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Worse to come for Sunshine Coast: mayor

THE Sunshine Coast's mayor has urged residents in flood prone areas to evacuate before it's too late. Mark Jamieson says the region, north of Brisbane, had already experienced flooding and is being battered with torrential rain as ex-tropical...

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Carles wants Fremantle seat re-election

CONTROVERSIAL Fremantle MP Adele Carles has confirmed she will recontest the Fremantle seat at Western Australia's March 9 election. The independent MP is currently embroiled in a $3 million defamation case brought by her former lover, Treasurer...

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