Qld man charged over fire truck joyride

A MAN has been charged after a fire truck was stolen and used on a joyride south of Brisbane. Police say the 25-year-old man, from Wynnum West, stole the specialist vehicle from Beenleigh Fire and Rescue Station about 9.20am (AEST) on Saturday....

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Police probe Vic woman truck jump

ANYONE who saw a woman jump from a moving truck on a Melbourne freeway, causing her serious injuries, is being urged to contact police. The 30-year-old woman jumped out of the moving white 2002 Mitsubishi single cab tray truck on the Eastern...

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Tinkler relaxed in ICAC witness box

NATHAN Tinkler has told the NSW corruption watchdog he donated thousands to the Nationals because of his devotion to the party even though he thought they were a "bunch of p****s". But counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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Cabin crew 'attacker' refused bail

AN Adelaide man has been refused bail after allegedly attacking a cabin crew attendant on a flight to Sydney. Andrew Nankivell, 30, is accused of launching the drunken assault during a flight from the Gold Coast on Thursday night. The incident...

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Rudd accepts batt deaths responsibility

KEVIN Rudd has accepted "ultimate responsibility" for the "deep tragedy" caused by his home insulation scheme. Queenslanders Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes, Mitchell Sweeney, and Marcus Wilson from NSW, lost their lives working under the then-Labor...

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Abbott, Hockey stand by budget

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is confident he can get controversial budget measures through parliament. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is confident his first budget can survive a two-pronged attack from state premiers and the Senate. ...

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Axed minister now free to criticise:Newman

THE Queensland premier says his sacked assistant health minister will now be free to criticise government policy - from the backbench. Campbell Newman sacked Dr Chris Davis just before the federal Budget was handed down on Tuesday night. He said...

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Fresh violence in Ukraine ahead of talks

SEPARATIST rebels have killed seven Ukrainian soldiers in a bloody ambush in the restive east, rattling efforts by Europe to step up a diplomatic push to resolve the escalating crisis on its doorstep. The violence flared as German Foreign Minister...

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Vic police deny stations are in crisis

THE police union wants more officers on the beat, arguing stations are stretched and struggling, but Victoria Police denies there is a crisis. Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Lucinda Nolan said there had been an unprecedented increase in police...

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Aust housing boom winding down, data show

AUSTRALIA'S housing boom is starting to pull back, making way for more sustainable growth in the property market. Disappointing home loan and house price data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday showed the housing market was still...

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Union slush fund inquiry starts in Sydney

THE royal commission into union governance and corruption is set to open in Sydney with evidence from a man linked to the slush fund scandal that dogged former prime minister Julia Gillard. Over the coming months the inquiry will investigate...

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Buswell light rail report light on insight

FORMER West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell's light rail report from a taxpayer-funded trip across Europe is so paltry it could have been compiled in his office, the state opposition says. Mr Buswell came away from the trip to Europe and China...

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