Canada to deport Aust killer mum: report

Allyson McConnell is being deported to Australia after serving 10 months for drowning her sons. Source: AAP ALLYSON McConnell, the Australian mother convicted of drowning her two young sons in Canada, will be deported to her homeland next week,...

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ACTU boss warns of Thatcherism

Key labour figure Ged Kearney says she fears an Abbott-led government would champion "big society". Source: AAP THE Australian labour movement will wage a pre-emptive strike against the federal opposition as the election nears, ACTU boss Ged...

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Sundance concluding Hanlong talks

SUNDANCE Resources says it is concluding talks with suitor Hanlong Mining. The Africa-focused iron ore hopeful released a statement saying it is "concluding and documenting outcomes of its good faith consultations with Hanlong". Under a Scheme...

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Labor reveals superannuation changes

Treasurer Wayne Swan says about 16,000 individuals will be impacted by an increase in earnings tax. Source: AAP THE federal government has moved to end damaging pre-budget speculation over the nation's retirement nest eggs, announcing a series...

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Shell Geelong workers reel from sale news

SHELL workers face an uncertain future and fear shattering job losses, after the company announced it is selling its Geelong refinery. The global oil giant plans to sell the refinery with a view to keeping it open, but says it may convert it...

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Aust shares close weaker

THE Australian share market finished almost one per cent lower due to weaker offshore leads and lower commodity prices. RBS Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said the local market had followed US markets down after weak US economic...

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Govt 'racist' on foreign workers: Bishop

Rupert Murdoch has labelled the government's language on 457 visas as "disgraceful and racist". Source: AAP THE federal opposition has joined media mogul Rupert Murdoch in labelling the Gillard government's language about foreign workers as...

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Macdonald's department opposed licence

FORMER NSW mining minister Ian Macdonald's own department was against him granting the controversial Doyles Creek coal exploration licence directly to a group including former union boss John Maitland, an inquiry has heard. The department's position...

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SA premier says budget will be a challenge

SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says he understands he won't be able to please everyone when he delivers his first budget as state treasurer in June. Mr Weatherill said he was excited at the prospect of delivering a fiscally restrained...

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Booze tax isn't meeting costs of abuse

A new study says alcohol abuse costs the community more than double the revenue raised by taxes. Source: AAP ALCOHOL abuse cost the community more than $14 billion in lost productivity, costs on the health and criminal justice systems, and...

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WA's first indigenous minister dies

All sides of politics paid tribute to politician Ernie Bridge who lost his battle with mesothelioma. Source: AAP TRIBUTES are flowing for Australia's first indigenous cabinet minister Ernie Bridge, who has died of mesothelioma just days after...

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Two found dead in Silverwater jail cell

Police are investigating the deaths of two prisoners at Sydney's Silverwater jail. Source: AAP TWO prisoners have been found dead in a cell at Silverwater jail in Sydney's west. The bodies of the two men were found at the jail's Metropolitan...

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Six Qld doctors face criminal charges

SIX Queensland doctors could face criminal charges for medical malpractice but a whistleblower is surprised there aren't more under investigation. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg announced the police investigation on Sunday, saying up to 11...

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Hopes fade for trapped miners in Tibet

HOPES are fast fading that Chinese search and rescue teams will find survivors two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain, burying scores of mine workers. Around 3,500 rescuers were searching for survivors and 300 pieces of...

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