Grassfire burning in central Victoria

RESIDENTS in the central Victorian town of Heathcote have been warned to remain vigilant as a small grassfire burns nearby. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) first received reports of the blaze about 3.40pm (AEDT) and brought the one-hectare...

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Smoke from bushfire fills Hobart

AUTHORITIES are urging anyone with respiratory problems in Hobart to stay indoors to avoid smoke coming from a fire in the central highlands. The blaze between Great Lake and Arthurs Lake on Poatina Road has been burning for more than a week....

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Killer's son jailed for crime spree in Qld

THE son of a triple murderer has been jailed for a five-day crime spree that ended when he crashed his car after a police chase. Graham Errol Hayes, 25, crashed the four-wheel drive into several vehicles in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley in June...

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School funding to be 2013 centrepiece

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard wants school funding to be the centrepiece of Australian leaders' discussions in the new year. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) briefly considered initial advice about overhauling funding and the commonwealth's...

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Crime figures stable in NSW, but fraud up

CRIME rates in NSW have mostly dropped or stabilised, the most recent figures show, but fraud is on the rise. Drive-by shootings remain at similar levels to the past two years, while the number of theft and robbery offences has fallen, the NSW...

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Overspending, a Xmas danger

AS Christmas approaches, the colour red is seen in shopping centres, workplaces and homes. But it's not the colour you want to see on your post-Christmas financial statements. Households often struggle the most during the months following Christmas,...

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Aust shares firmer as traders chase yields

AUSTRALIAN shares finished firmer as investors sought high-yielding bank stocks following this week's official interest rate cut. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.8 points, or 0.37 per cent, higher at 4,520.4,...

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Consumers stunned by electricity spikes

THE federal government should have done more to prepare the public for the recent surge in power prices, a Labor senator says. Speaking at the national conference of the Energy Efficiency Council, Labor Senator Matt Thistlethwaite said it was...

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Former premier Bligh gets Medibank spot

Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh will join the board of health insurer Medibank Private. Source: AAP FORMER Queensland premier and privatisation champion Anna Bligh has been appointed to the board of Medibank Private, raising speculation...

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Qld's city kids lagging behind: report

CHILDREN in Queensland's major cities are the least developed in the country by the time they reach school age, a new report suggests. The federal government's State of Australian Cities 2012 report outlines key statistics for Australia's 18...

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Tamworth hail as big as cricket balls

THE NSW town of Tamworth has been hit with hailstones as big as cricket balls as severe storms lash the state's northern tablelands. A spokesman for the bureau of meteorology said a storm watcher in Tamworth had reported "cricket ball sized-hail",...

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Queensland MP plays down racial concerns

Community leaders in Logan fear racial tension after a teenager was killed in a hit-and-run. Source: AAP REPORTS of racial tension in the Logan suburb of Woodridge have been overblown, says the area's Queensland state MP, Desley Scott. ...

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Man charged with murder in Qld hit-and-run

A MAN has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy who died in a hit-and-run outside a wild house party near Brisbane. Police say between 100 and 150 people were at the party in Station Road, Woodridge when a brawl erupted and spilled on...

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Car park craze as HK property cools

CURBS on buying property in Hong Kong have cooled a market pushed sky-high by mainland Chinese investors. But the steps have sparked a craze for an unlikely new investment - car parking space. The Asian financial hub slapped new taxes on residential...

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