Four killed in NSW highway crash

FOUR people have died after two cars and a semi-trailer collided on the Great Western Highway in western NSW. Emergency services were called to Glanmire, east of Bathurst, about 1.40pm (AEDT) on Saturday following the three vehicle accident....

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Burn-offs get out of hand in Victoria

FIRE crews have extinguished two blazes in Victoria's south after the private burn-offs grew out of control. Eighteen tankers extinguished a grass fire in Mambourin, southwest of Melbourne, about 12.30pm (AEDT), but not before it burned 20 hectares...

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Former premier Brian Burke back in court

Former West Australian premier Brian Burke has appeared in court on insider trading charges. Source: AAP FORMER West Australian premier-turned lobbyist Brian Burke has spent more time in court, appearing alongside a stockbroker on four charges...

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2 dead in Texas highway pileup

TWO people are dead and more than 80 have been hurt with at least 140 vehicles colliding on a Texas highway in dense fog. The mass pileup left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage. ...

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Heart can restart after deadly sting

HUMAN hearts can survive a potentially lethal box jellyfish sting, new research suggests. Findings from James Cook University released on Wednesday could change the way people are treated for the stings, which can kill a person in five minutes....

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Give MPs free votes on some issues: Hawke

Former PM Bob Hawke says giving MPs free votes would lift the poor standard of parliamentary debate. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke has called on both major parties to allow MPs free votes on some issues, ending the "charade" of...

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Man shot dead in Adelaide

A MAN has been shot dead at business premises at Pooraka in Adelaide's north. Police say the shooting occurred about 1.40pm (CDST) on Wednesday at the Langford Street premises and is not believed to be a random incident. The street has been...

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Palmer's dinosaurs 'bizarre and tacky'

IT has been branded tacky and bizarre, but Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer says PGA fans are going to love watching elite golfers tee off next to a giant robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex. The eight-metre beast has already been erected at his Coolum...

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Discrimination reforms may hit rights: IPA

PROPOSED changes to federal anti-discrimination legislation skew the process to favour the person making the complaint, the conservative thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) says. IPA director of legal rights Simon Breheny said these...

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Roxon defends her anti-discrimination bill

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Nicola Roxon has defended her plan to consolidate national anti-discrimination laws, describing the move as a sensible middle course. She acknowledged some sections of the community thought the government was not going far enough...

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Libs say Labor vote has flatlined

Senior Liberal Christopher Pyne says the latest Nielsen poll suggests the Labor vote has flatlined. Source: AAP SENIOR Liberal Christopher Pyne says a blizzard of spending announcements has failed to lift federal Labor's standing with voters....

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French opposition's new leader unclear

THE battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, was left undecided after both candidates claimed victory amid allegations of ballot rigging. Jean-Francois Cope, the party's populist...

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Parents hunt for children after bus crash

Parents are searching for their children who were on a schoolbus that was hit by a train near Cairo. Source: AAP A SPEEDING train has crashed into a bus carrying Egyptian children to their kindergarten in central Egypt, killing at least 49...

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3000 protest in Sydney over education cuts

ABOUT 3000 people have gathered in central Sydney to protest against sweeping education cuts in NSW. Premier Barry O'Farrell is slashing the state's education spending by $1.7 billion, impacting on schools, public and private, as well as TAFEs....

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