UK teen tells of her nitrogen drink horror

A BRITISH teenager who had to have her stomach removed after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen has spoken about her ordeal. Gaby Scanlon was celebrating her 18th birthday with friends at a wine bar in Lancaster on October 4 when...

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Asylum boat 'hijackers' sent back

FOURTEEN asylum seekers who allegedly hijacked a ship off the Sri Lankan coast in a bid to reach Australia have been found and sent home, the Department of Immigration says. The group of Sri Lankan nationals was detected and intercepted northwest...

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Qld govt to celebrate boat arrivals

QUEENSLAND'S conservative government wants to celebrate people who have arrived in Australia by boat. But not the kind of boat arrivals some want to turn back, or have processed on Manus Island or Nauru. Queensland's Liberal National Party...

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Qld youth prison guards 'need training'

GUARDS at Queensland's youth prisons need more training on handling troublesome inmates and should review their procedures, a report into the improper use of force says. Six cases of serious injury at juvenile detention centres in Brisbane and...

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Gang hits cashed-up bank customers: police

AN organised criminal gang may have snatched nearly one million dollars from Australian bank customers after they made large cash withdrawals. Victorian detectives have linked nine incidents in Melbourne and Sydney but fear there are many more...

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Ratings agency downgrades WA's outlook

RATINGS agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revised downwards its outlook for the West Australian economy from stable to negative. S&P credit analyst Claire Curtin said there was a one-in-three chance of WA's ratings being downgraded...

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Art Gallery NSW to host Bacon exhibition

The Art Gallery of NSW will host an exhibition by British artist Francis Bacon this November. Source: AAP SYDNEY will host the first Australian exhibition of works by painter Francis Bacon, best known for his striking screaming Pope paintings....

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Grandmothers 'helped humans evolve'

GRANDMOTHERS might have played a key role in human evolution, helping us develop bigger brains and longer lives, researchers say. The "grandmother hypothesis" says there are evolutionary benefits from having older, non-reproductive females caring...

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More young people drowning

A rise in the number of drownings has prompted calls for compulsory swimming lessons at schools. Source: AAP A SIGNIFICANT rise in the number of young people drowning in Australia has led to a call for compulsory swimming lessons at primary...

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Taser compliance must improve: NSW police

A REPORT that criticises the way police use Tasers highlights the need for improvement, says NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled his report into Taser use by the NSW police in state parliament on Tuesday. It...

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Northwest WA told to be cyclone ready

BUSINESSES in Western Australia's northwest have been reminded to make sure contingency plans are in place to protect workers during the cyclone season. The season officially begins on November 1, and WorkSafe WA commissioner Lex McCulloch says...

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Surplus forecast is optimistic: economists

ECONOMISTS fear the Gillard government may struggle to achieve its latest budget surplus forecast but its efforts to find savings could help push interest rates lower. Treasurer Wayne Swan on Monday announced $16.4 billion in savings over the...

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Devil captured, two still on the loose

ONE of three Tasmanian devils on the loose from a West Australian zoo has been found in bushland. The four-month-old male devils - Itchy, Scratchy and Genghis - escaped from Peel Zoo, on the outskirts of Pinjarra, south of Perth, after a tree...

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Taser used in Melbourne robbery

A GROUP of men have used a taser to rob a man in suburban Melbourne. The man was walking along a Fitzroy North street when three men pulled over their car and attacked him just after midnight (AEDT) on Sunday. The men punched the victim before...

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