Australia grim, senator tells NZ Greens

Greens senator Scott Ludlam has told the NZ Green Party annual conference life in Australia is grim. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN Greens senator Scott Ludlam has given the New Zealand Green Party's annual conference a grim account of life in his...

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UnionsWA backs asbestos compo review

The WA Law Reform Commission will examine compensation for asbestos disease and injury victims. Source: AAP UNIONS have welcomed a West Australian government move to widen the ability of victims of asbestos-related illnesses and injuries...

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China fines eye-care companies on pricing

CHINA has fined Johnson & Johnson, Nikon Corp and five other makers of eyeglasses and contact lenses on price-fixing charges in its latest effort to use anti-monopoly law to control consumer prices. Manufacturers were fined a total of 19...

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Higher nickel prices help expansion plans

NICKEL miner Western Areas plans to expand its operations and pay down debt as higher nickel prices make marginal projects more viable. Nickel prices have more than doubled since the depths of the global financial crisis, allowing the West Australian...

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MP shows off home state art

A MYSTERIOUS face stares across Teresa Gambaro's parliamentary office, looming out of a canvas covered in crosshatches. The character, drawn by Vernon Ah Kee, will greet visitors to the Liberal MP's digs in Parliament House until September as...

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Qld cracks down on Uber taxi service

QUEENSLAND has followed in NSW's footsteps by banning start-up taxi company Uber. The government issued a cease-and-desist notice last week to the web-based driver hire company, which allows non-taxi drivers to offer a taxi service. Uber's ride-sharing...

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New technology keeps close eye on sky

NEW Australian flight-tracking technology is off the radar. After a decade in the pipeline, Airservices Australia has revealed details of a surveillance system that checks the position of an aircraft twice per second. The satellite-based technology...

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Indian Ocean rowing attempt imminent

A 36-YEAR-OLD Victorian policeman and his eight-man crew are preparing for a world record attempt to row 8500km across the Indian Ocean. Tim Spiteri and his team expect to depart from Geraldton in Western Australia's Mid West region in coming...

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Rogerson treated like a dog: lawyer

ROGER Rogerson's lawyer says the disgraced former policeman has been "treated like a dog" after being forcibly taken from his Sydney home for questioning over the alleged murder of university student Jamie Gao. "We're back to the Gestapo days...

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Shot Melbourne man stays silent

A MELBOURNE man who was shot in the groin is refusing to co-operate with police attempting to find who tried to kill him. Police believe the 31-year-old man may know who shot him at close range with a shotgun. The Keysborough man was visiting...

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Vic fire aircraft resources were stretched

AUTHORITIES knew coal mines could come under threat as Victoria faced the worst bushfire conditions since Black Saturday but firefighting aircraft were needed elsewhere in the state, an inquiry has heard. Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley...

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Man burned in Sydney gas main fire

A MAN has serious burns and about 150 people have been moved to safety after a large fire broke out in a busy northern Sydney shopping plaza. The fire started after a gas main caught alight on Monday afternoon at the front of a shop in Lane...

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We won't compromise on co-payment: Hockey

Treasurer Joe Hockey has all but ruled out compromise on a GP co-payment. Source: AAP TREASURER Joe Hockey has all but ruled out compromise on a GP co-payment, as Labor finally confirmed it would not block the government's deficit levy for...

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New prison unit for dangerous Vic crims

THE Victorian government will build a maximum security prison wing to house a growing number of underworld figures, bikies and violent offenders. The new unit of 40 cells will be built adjacent to Barwon Prison, near Geelong. A spokesman from...

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