Incoming AG thrilled about the job

Australia's incoming attorney-general Mark Dreyfus says Australia's laws should reflect our values. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S incoming attorney-general believes the nation's laws should protect and care for all Australians. Mark Dreyfus,...

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Roxon praised for work on tobacco

PM Julia Gillard says Attorney-General Nicola Roxon (pic) will be remembered for her law reform. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S first female attorney-general Nicola Roxon won international recognition for taking on big tobacco and driving Australia's...

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Train crash not due to mechanical fault

Cranes have removed the wreckage of a derailed passenger train from a station in Brisbane's east. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Transport Minister Scott Emerson says preliminary investigations suggest Brisbane's passenger train crash was not the result...

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Life sentence for gay love-triangle killer

A QATARI man who was convicted of murdering his gay love rival will stay behind bars for at least 15 years, a Perth judge has ruled. Justice Lindy Jenkins on Friday handed Mohammed Ahmed Almansouri a life sentence with a non-parole period of...

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Floods may cause temporary banana shortage

THE floods in Queensland and northern NSW may cause a temporary shortage of bananas, but those fearing the sky high prices of 2011 can rest assured that this time it will be shortlived. Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien says that while...

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Missing Sydney man found dead in his home

A SYDNEY flight attendant who went missing on Australia Day has been found dead in the basement of his home in Randwick. Benjamin Roper, 32, left his home at about 7pm (AEDT) on January 26 without taking his mobile phone, car or other belongings....

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Qld floods have now claimed six lives

Fears are growing that Queensland's flood death toll could rise as authorities search for two men. Source: AAP THE death toll in the Queensland floods has risen to six with the discovery of a second body in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane...

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Elderly brought out of digital dark ages

MORE than 1.3 million seniors, including those in regional NSW, will get help to become familiar with computer and internet technology. NSW Ageing Minister Andrew Constance says the Tech Savvy Seniors program - a partnership with Telstra - provides...

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Robert McClelland confirms retirement

Former government minister Robert McClelland will retire from politics at the next federal election. Source: AAP FORMER federal attorney-general Robert McClelland will retire from politics at the next federal election. Mr McClelland, who...

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Crossin says she may have gone earlier

NORTHERN Territory senator Trish Crossin says she may have retired if she had been told she was to be cast aside so Nova Peris could be given her job. Senator Crossin lost her coveted spot on Tuesday as the first choice to represent the party...

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Govt rules out extra money for unis

UNIVERSITIES have slammed a federal government decision not to increase their funding as a lost opportunity to boost productivity and economic growth. Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans responded on Monday to the 2011 higher education base...

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NZ govt denies milk powder 'hush up'

THE New Zealand government is being accused of trying to conceal the discovery of chemical residue in dairy products. Small levels of the chemical dicyandiamide (DCD), used in fertilisers, have been found in some milk powder products and safety...

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Canada gets first openly gay premier

CANADA'S most populous province is getting its first female premier and the country's first openly gay premier after the provincial Liberals chose a new leader. Former education minister Kathleen Wynne won the party's leadership race on Saturday....

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PM urges people to heed flood warnings

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has urged Queenslanders to stay updated and heed warnings about the floods spreading across the state. "Thoughts of the nation are with people of Qld, who are battling a new round of natural disasters," the prime...

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