Geordie Shore's Vicky admits assault

A Geordie Shore cast member admitted throwing her shoes at a woman in a bar, but will avoid jail. Source: AAP A CAST member of UK reality TV show Geordie Shore has admitted two counts of assault after hurling her shoes at a woman in a bar....

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UK's Robber Biggs defiant to the last

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was sent off in his own style as his coffin paraded through London. Source: AAP GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, who spent much of his life cocking a snook at authority, has been given an appropriate send off....

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Man goes missing from NSW aged care home

A MISSING 63-year-old man from Sydney's inner west has not been seen since he left an aged care home on Sunday. Police are appealing for information about the location of 63-year-old Reginald Bates, last seen leaving an aged care home on Albert...

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Narrow range for kiwi as eyes on US

THE New Zealand dollar traded in a narrow range though it may be headed for some volatility as a raft of Federal Reserve speakers take to the airwaves this weekend ahead of next week's release of the latest Fed minutes. The kiwi was at US82.25...

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Bon Jovi still highest-grossing tour act

BON Jovi have re-affirmed their status as the highest-grossing tour act. The American rockers have ended 2013 on a career high after banking $US259.5 million ($A292.61 million) to score the year's highest-grossing tour. The Livin' On A Prayer...

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WA man in court over NYE murder

A 23-YEAR-OLD man appeared briefly in court charged with the murder of a young man at a New Year's Eve beach party north of Perth. James Dorloff, 20, died after being attacked, possibly with a knife or machete, on the 400-metre-long Wedge Island,...

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WA struggles to shake off cyclone effects

THE clean-up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Christine has started in parts of Western Australia, but the worst may be yet to come in other parts. Fresh flood warnings have been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for two rivers in Pilbara and a flood...

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GP fee would be a mistake: Greens

THE government can reduce health expenditure by rectifying "piecemeal" reform and investing in treating more people in the community, the Greens say. The party was responding to a proposal received by the National Commission of Audit for a co-payment...

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Woman sexually assaulted in Vic

A SOUTH American woman has been sexually assaulted by a man who gave her a lift on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Police say a man approached the 28-year-old, who is working in Australia as a nanny, at McCrae on Sunday and offered her a lift...

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Scooter company on track for first profit

SCOOTER maker Vmoto expects 2013 will be its first profitable year, thanks to growing sales in China. The company makes electric and petrol scooters in China, and distributes them to more than 30 countries. Vmoto also owns 10 retail outlets...

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Vic police launch plan after racism case

VICTORIA'S police chief has announced a number of changes to how the force interacts with minority groups in response to allegations of racial profiling. In a statement, Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said a three-year plan is aimed at improving...

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WA residents take shelter during cyclone

Residents in and near Port Hedland have been told to take shelter as Cyclone Christine intensifies. Source: AAP RESIDENTS have taken shelter as Tropical Cyclone Christine approaches Western Australia's Pilbara coast and brings destructive storms...

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Icebreaker 100 miles from stuck ship

AN Australian icebreaker is closing in on a ship wedged in Antarctic sea ice as part of a second rescue mission to free the stricken vessel. A group of scientists, explorers and tourists has been stuck on the Russian research ship MV Akademik...

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WA's Taste Master reluctant to leave

JUMPING out of a plane was not as frightening as scaling the famously hair-raising Gloucester Tree in Western Australia's South West region, the man with one of the best jobs in the world says. Rich Keam counts the 72-metre tree near Pemberton...

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