Abbott's plea to WA voters

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pleaded for Western Australian voters to back Liberal candidates. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has made a last-ditch plea to West Australian voters as they head to the polls for a Senate election re-run....

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Boy's parents located

POLICE have tracked down the parents of a young boy who was found wandering alone through suburban southwest Sydney. Residents of Claymore called police after spotting the boy in the street wearing pyjamas about 7.30am Saturday. Estimated to...

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Boy, 2, dies in Adelaide house fire

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has died in an Adelaide house fire, but other children and adults managed to escape without injury. The alarm was raised just before 8am on Friday following reports the Elizabeth East house was alight with a child still inside....

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Rudd too popular to go against: inquiry

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's record-high popularity stopped bureaucrats from opposing the home insulation scheme before its disastrous rollout, an inquiry has heard. Insulation consultant Kevin Herbert claims Mr Rudd's popularity rating...

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Coote celebrates 30 years since heart swap

THE day Fiona Coote dodged death, she woke to the terrifying sight of masked strangers hovering overhead. "All I could only see was eyes. I had no clue where I was," she recalls. "I was ventilated, I couldn't speak, I was in a foreign place."...

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Tas ALP leader accepts car crash blame

NEW Tasmanian opposition leader Bryan Green concedes he was in the wrong when he crashed his car two days after getting the job. Mr Green's car collided with another in Hobart's CBD on Wednesday afternoon. The former deputy premier was unanimously...

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Palmer smacks down talk of KAP merger

Clive Palmer (Pic) has stomped on persistent speculation his party could merge with Bob Katter's. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer has stomped on persistent speculation his political party could merge with Bob Katter's. Palmer United Party's...

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Aggressive 4.2m croc trapped in north Qld

A 4.2-metre long crocodile has been trapped at a popular fishing spot in north Queensland. Source: AAP RANGERS have trapped a 4.2-metre crocodile spotted chasing another croc at a popular fishing spot in north Queensland. The huge reptile...

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Police consider charging trucking bosses

SOUTH Australia Police are considering laying negligent manslaughter charges against the owners of a trucking company after one of its drivers was killed in a road crash. They have also appealed for former employees to come forward although...

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Greens aim to move beyond low tide

The Greens expect the party's support to strengthen this weekend's WA Senate election re-run. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN Greens leader Christine Milne expects the party's support to strengthen this weekend in Western Australia from the "low tide"...

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Cam, Davis new faces for Gold Logie battle

Network Ten's popular drama Offspring has dominated the nominations for television's Logie Awards. Source: AAP JOVIAL host of The Block Scott Cam and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries star Essie Davis are the fresh faces in the fight for the Gold...

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WA signs up to disability insurance trial

Western Australia has officially signed up to the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS). Source: AAP WESTERN Australia has officially signed up to the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS), and two models of the program will be...

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ALP-union member rules 'crazy': Plibersek

Deputy leader Tanya Plibersek says the Labor Party should not be putting up barriers to members. Source: AAP DEPUTY Labor leader Tanya Plibersek says the party should in some circumstances open up its membership to those not in a union, saying...

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Four rescued from floodwaters in Qld

FOUR people have been rescued from a ute that was swept off a causeway into rising floodwaters in Queensland's Darling Downs. Rescuers say the four were on their way to church when their vehicle was swept off the causeway on Oakey Pittsworth...

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