Brawny burglar cut by elderly man

POLICE are looking for a muscular burglar who was badly injured when an elderly Brisbane homeowner confronted him with a knife. They say the brawny man was stabbed in the stomach while leaving the property at Kenmore, in Brisbane's west. The...

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Philippines storm toll rises sharply

THE death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Son-Tinh rose sharply to 24 on Saturday as casualty reports from isolated central islands and the far-flung south flooded in, the government said. Drowning and landslides were given as the cause...

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Gillard dismisses claims of Maxine McKew

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she won't be revisiting the saga of how she came to power in June 2010, despite claims from a former Labor MP that she was a "disloyal deputy" to Kevin Rudd. Rumblings over the Labor leadership have been given...

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Renewable energy target to remain stable

AUSTRALIA'S existing renewable energy target for 2020-2030 should be retained, the Climate Change Authority has recommended. The authority released a discussion paper on Friday recommending the fixed large scale renewable energy target of 41,000...

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Gang hits cashed-up bank customers: police

AN organised criminal gang may have snatched nearly one million dollars from Australian bank customers after they made large cash withdrawals. Victorian detectives have linked 11 incidents in Melbourne and Sydney but fear there are many more victims...

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Qld A-G seeks advice on slasher's sentence

QUEENSLAND'S attorney-general is seeking advice on the sentencing of a man who sliced off a part of his ex-girlfriend's tongue during a 2010 attack. Mohammed Tasleem Tahir was sentenced to a maximum eight-and-a-half years' jail in Southport...

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Carbon tax has 'modest' impact: Swan

LABOR'S controversial carbon tax might not push up consumer prices in its first year by as much as the federal government expected. Economists believe the price impact could actually undershoot Treasury modelling of a contribution of 0.7 per cent...

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Govt to spend $8.5m on truck filters

THE NSW government will spend $8.5 million retrofitting exhaust filters on trucks that regularly use the M5 tunnel, despite tests showing pollution in it does not exceed standards. Roads Minister Duncan Gay says a trial air filtration plant...

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Gillard dismisses budget negativity

A MODEST tightening in the federal government's budget position adds to the case for lower interest rates but a reduction in November still hinges on another benign inflation reading. Labor on Tuesday was out selling its budget update, which spearheads...

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Chinese make formal offer for Discovery

CHINESE suitors have made a formal takeover offer for minerals explorer Discovery Metals at a price already rejected by the Discovery board. Cathay Fortune Corporation (CFC) and China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund) announced on Tuesday that...

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Stun gun mugging alarms Melbourne police

ILLEGAL imports of stun guns are in the spotlight after police revealed one of the prohibited weapons was used in a violent street attack in Melbourne. There are fears the weekend robbery, which put a 37-year-old man in hospital with a dislocated...

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Sydney set to host foreign sailor invasion

SYDNEY will become warship central and be awash with foreign sailors next October for a fleet review to mark 100 years since the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet into Sydney Harbour. Up to 10,000 invited sailors in more than 40...

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WWII bomb successfully defused in Tokyo

AN unexploded 220-kilogram World War II bomb has been defused and removed from Tokyo's business district after a delicate hour-long operation, officials say. Around 200 residents evacuated their homes within a 100m radius of the 230kg bomb,...

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Condolences for WA worker buried alive

THE owner of building and mining company BGC, Len Buckeridge, has offered his condolences over the death of a Perth man buried alive in a sand silo at one of his company's sites. The man was moving sand from a pile when it collapsed on him at BGC...

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