LAX Air NZ flights resume after shooting

AIR New Zealand flights out of Los Angeles International Airport are returning to normal after being grounded when a gunman opened fire. One security officer was killed and at least six other people were injured in the shooting at LAX about 9.30am...

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Labor playing games on carbon: Cormann

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the coalition is committed to scrapping the carbon tax. Source: AAP FINANCE Minister Mathias Cormann says the coalition will do "whatever we need to do" to scrap the carbon tax, but stopped short of threatening...

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Macquarie profit rises as markets recover

SHARES in Macquarie Group climbed to their highest level in four years after the investment bank's half year profit rose by 39 per cent to $501 million. Macquarie has also pointed to a stronger full year result, lifted its dividend payment and...

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Tailored community services needed in Vic

VICTORIA'S community service providers should be tailored to individual communities' needs with government and non-government bodies working together. That's the verdict of a report written by University of Western Sydney Professor Peter Shergold,...

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AusAID set to merge with DFAT

THE government agency that has overseen Australia's official foreign aid program for the past 40 years is about to be no more. AusAID officially ceases to exist as an independent organisation on Friday, just over six weeks since Prime Minister...

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Earnings warning from owner of Sunbeam

THE company behind Sunbeam appliances and the Dexion commercial storage business says earnings could fall in the current financial year. GUD Holdings, which also operates Oates cleaning products and Davey water products, said sales and earnings...

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SA volunteer emergency members to decline

THE number of volunteer firefighters and emergency service members is likely to decline significantly over the next decade in South Australia, a new report says. The Fire and Emergency Services Act review by former state MP Paul Holloway said...

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NSW mining licensing set up to fail: ICAC

IT was almost inevitable that coal mining licensing in NSW would be exploited because the system was so conducive to corruption, the state's watchdog says. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has slammed the department of resources...

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Qld defends lack of scrutiny on new laws

Queensland's deputy premier has defended rushing through new laws on bikies and sex offenders. Source: AAP THE Queensland government has defended rushing through new laws on bikies and sex offenders without scrutiny by a parliamentary committee....

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Labor's Wright raises workplace law fears

ALP national secretary George Wright has warned the coalition's plan to change laws in relation to unions is an "entree" to removing some working conditions. Mr Wright was a key figure behind the Your Rights at Work campaign, which has been...

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Syrian refugees overwhelming Jordan

Jordan is struggling to cope with the 70,000 Syrian refugees fleeing to the country every month. Source: AAP WITHIN four months it will be "impossible" to meet the medical demands of the ballooning number of Syrian refugees in Jordan unless...

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Telstra trials mobile internet broadcasts

Telstra is testing technology that can broadcast data to multiple users with a single data stream. Source: AAP TELSTRA has begun a world-first trial of new mobile internet technology that can broadcast a single stream of data to multiple...

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Govt must justify $9b RBA payment: Bowen

LABOR is demanding Treasurer Joe Hockey justify his reasons for giving the Reserve Bank nearly $9 billion in what it's calling a bid to score "expensive political points". The federal government this week announced it would make an $8.8 billion...

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Train stuck in Melbourne city loop

A TRAIN with about 100 passengers on board is stuck in Melbourne's city loop. Authorities say the train dislodged and damaged overhead wiring on Sunday afternoon. The train is stuck between Melbourne Central and Parliament station. No one...

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