Rudd, Barroso talk refugees and G20

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso have agreed talk further on the issue of refugees, after a phone call between the pair. A spokesperson for Mr Rudd's office said the two spoke on August 2, where the...

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Man arrested after Sydney stabbing death

A MAN has been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of a young Sydney woman, police say. Media reports say the woman was five months pregnant. The 23-year-old woman was found in a Maroubra unit with a stab wound to her chest by emergency...

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Ex-wife had sex without consent: SA man

A WOMAN accused of unlawfully performing oral sex on her ex-husband has no case to answer, an Adelaide court has been told. The woman, 49, is charged with engaging in sexual intercourse without consent in August 2011 at an address in South Australia's...

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Tuvalu wracked by constitutional crisis

THE tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu is caught in a constitutional crisis after its prime minister and governor general tried to sack each other, sources in the capital Funafuti say. The tit-for-tat dismissals in one of the world's smallest countries...

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Refugee 'groped blind woman on train'

SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - A Bangladeshi refugee who is accused of groping a blind woman's breasts on a Sydney train may have assaulted others, a court has heard. Rubel Sheikh, 25, applied for bail at Parramatta Local Court after he was charged with...

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Concerns grow for man missing in SA

SA Police have resumed their search for a man who went missing after swimming in a river near Lyrup. Source: AAP CONCERNS are growing for a man missing after swimming across the Murray in the South Australian Riverland. An extensive search...

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NT problem drinkers being set up: lawyer

PROBLEM drinkers in the Northern Territory are being set up like "little black ducks in a shooting gallery" by the government's punitive new drinking laws, a prominent criminal lawyer says. Russell Goldflam, president of the Criminal Lawyers Association...

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Overseas crime networks targeting Aussies

SOPHISTICATED international crime networks are invading Australians' everyday lives, targeting savings and forcing some families onto welfare. The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) latest report on organised crime has found global syndicates...

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MacTiernan queries WA council plan

LABOR'S candidate for the federal seat of Perth has questioned the legality of the West Australian government plan to force local councils to merge. Before the state election in March, Premier Colin Barnett said there would be no forced council...

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Sydney thinker appointed race commissioner

SYDNEY academic and commentator Tim Soutphommasane has been appointed Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced the appointment on Monday and said he looked forward to Dr Soutphommasane's contribution...

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US concerned over Egypt 'bloodshed'

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an inquiry into violent rallies in Egypt. Source: AAP US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed "deep concern" about the "bloodshed and violence" in Egypt that has killed and injured scores,...

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Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry

Saudi health ministry says a man has died from the coronavirus MERS, bringing the global toll to 46. Source: AAP A SAUDI man has died of the coronavirus MERS and another has contracted the virus, the health ministry says, bringing the kingdom's...

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