Trial delays BBC Savile review

A review into Jimmy Savile's abuse will not be published until DJ Dave Lee Travis's trial concludes. Source: AAP THE publication of the BBC's review into how Jimmy Savile carried out a campaign of abuse over decades has been delayed again...

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Budget will pass eventually: PM

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he won't surrender his budget in the face of pressure to compromise over its most unpopular measures. Mr Abbott is confident the coalition's first budget will pass the Senate because the alternative would be a double...

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Mutilation doctor could go back to jail

A WOMAN whose genitals were removed by a rogue doctor has broken down outside a Sydney courtroom after facing the man she says devastated her life. Struck-off NSW gynaecologist Graeme Stephen Reeves served just 18 months behind bars for the gross...

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Qld government MP quits parliament

MAVERICK Queensland government MP Chris Davis has resigned from parliament, saying recent laws go against his and his electorate's values. The rogue MP was dumped as assistant health minister last week for breaching cabinet solidarity when he...

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Some avoiding GP because of payment: AMA

PATIENTS are already putting off visiting the doctor because of the coalition government's GP co-payment, even though the measure won't come into effect until next year. The Australian Medical Association says one clinic in Mt Druitt in Sydney...

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New way of policing in WA to reduce crime

A SIX-MONTH policing trial aimed at reducing the demand on officers and dropping the crime rate has been such a success that the model will be rolled out across Perth by the end of the year. The new police operating model was trialled in the...

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Qantas puts freeze on domestic growth

Qantas will add no new capacity on its domestic routes for three months after a capacity battle. Source: AAP A WAR between Qantas and Virgin Australia over capacity in the domestic market may be over, with Qantas to halt its growth in the...

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Ten guts news, axes Wake Up show

Network Ten's Wake Up program and its early, morning and late news will be axed from Friday. Source: AAP THE fate of up to 150 Network Ten workers is in the air after the broadcaster announced plans to gut its news service and axe Wake Up....

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Brisbane accused of 'curfew' on the blind

Brisbane has been accused of putting a curfew on the blind by turning off audible traffic signals. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S largest council has been accused of imposing a curfew on blind people by turning off audible traffic signals at night....

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Committee to probe PUP 'offer' to MP

Queensland's Speaker says a bribe allegation against the Palmer United Party will be investigated. Source: AAP THE Palmer United Party is being investigated over an allegation it tried to bribe a Queensland government backbencher to quit the...

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Dad, sons charged over NSW stabbing attack

TWO brothers and their father have been accused of using knives and a screwdriver in a "barbaric" daylight stabbing attack on a teenage boy and his sister. Brothers Husein Al-Moosawy, 21, Sajjad Al-Moosawy, 23, and their father Haider Al-Moosawy,...

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Guard distressed after shooting Qld bandit

A SECURITY guard who shot dead an armed bandit outside a Gold Coast tavern appears to have acted instinctively and is deeply traumatised, police say. The guard was making a cash delivery at the Highland Park Tavern on Monday morning when a bandit,...

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NYT publisher defends removal of editor

NYT publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr has defended his removal of executive editor Jill Abramson (pic). Source: AAP NEW York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr has provided a fresh defence of his removal of executive editor Jill Abramson, saying...

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PM backs away from election threat

PM Tony Abbott appears to have backed away from his threat to hold a double dissolution election. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott appears to have backed away from his threat to hold a double dissolution election over the budget, saying...

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