Cigarette ban is smoke and mirrors: AMA

THE Victorian government's move to ban smoking from playgrounds and kids sports venues is a welcome, but small and not particularly useful move, a peak medical body says. The new law, which will come into effect on Tuesday, adds to existing bans...

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US court blocks death drug supplier info

TEXAS'S new supplier of execution drugs will remain a secret - for now - after the state Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling that the prison agency must disclose the information to attorneys for two death-row inmates. On Friday an appeals...

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Business as usual for Qld's A-G

Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says 'it's business as usual' with the Queensland judiciary. Source: AAP ATTORNEY-GENERAL Jarrod Bleijie has played down the rift with the Queensland judiciary and says it's business as usual. Mr Bleijie...

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Fortescue unfazed by iron ore price falls

ANDREW Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group will continue exploring for iron ore in the Pilbara despite lower growth forecasts for China and weaker iron ore prices. As the company opened the final stage of a $US9.2 billion expansion of its Pilbara...

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Labor no confidence bid on Speaker fails

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has been banned from parliament for 24 hours. Source: AAP THE manager of opposition business Tony Burke has moved a motion of no confidence in the Speaker, Bronwyn Bishop. The suspension motion went...

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Tough budget decisions coming: Abbott

PM Tony Abbott has warned that "tough decisions" are coming to restore the federal budget. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned that "tough decisions" are coming to restore the federal budget. In the last parliamentary sitting...

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Pell worried by US abuse payouts

Cardinal George Pell has given evidence at the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Sydney. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell was worried by sexual abuse case payouts that had bankrupted some US churches and wanted to prevent similar...

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Christian bikies back Qld court challenge

QUEENSLAND'S anti-bikie laws go against the Bible and Christian beliefs about justice, the Brotherhood Christian Motorcycle Club says. Queensland's outlaw motorcycle gangs have found an unlikely ally in the Brotherhood, which will help bankroll...

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Chileans worry over string of 300 quakes

MORE than 300 earthquakes have shaken Chile's far-northern coast over the past week, as scientists say there is no way of telling if the unusual string of tremors is a harbinger of an impending disaster. The worrying activity began with a strong...

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Knights and dames back in Australia

KNIGHTS and Dames are being reintroduced to the Order of Australia honours list. Outgoing governor-general Quentin Bryce and her successor Peter Cosgrove will be the first to receive the titles. The Queen has amended the letters patent for...

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Employment increases in auto industry

DESPITE the imminent closure Holden, Ford and Toyota's car making operations, employment in Australia's automotive sector is actually on the increase. According to research from industry group Auto Skills Australia, more than 4,000 jobs were added...

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Lone Pine on Anzac anniversary lineup

A MAJOR event at Lone Pine in Turkey will form part of Australia's Anzac centenary commemorations. While the number of Australians will be limited to 8000 at the official April 25, 2015 dawn service on the Turkish coastline, government senator...

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NSW urged to get flu-ready

PREGNANT women and the elderly are being urged to prepare for winter and get a flu shot following an "unusually high" level of influenza in NSW this summer. The Director of Health Protection NSW, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, said the northern hemisphere...

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One-punch killers to face life in Qld

One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. Source: AAP ONE-PUNCH killers would face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government's draft plan to tackle...

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