Cheney feared heart device hacking

FORMER US Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function. Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering...

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Chinese man arrested over seven murders

CHINESE authorities have captured a man they say fatally stabbed his pregnant wife and six of her relatives, including two elderly grandparents and two young nieces. Police in China's northwest autonomous region of Ningxia announced the arrest...

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Vic expects similar fire season to NSW

VICTORIA'S fire season has the potential to see the same conditions being experienced in NSW, fire authorities say. Victorian Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley says December to February will be a critical time for the state. "Let's make...

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Crown wants to develop Sri Lanka casino

JAMES Packer's Crown is in talks to develop a "must see" $US400 million ($A416.17 million) casino resort in the Sri Lanka capital Colombo. Crown says it is in talks with the Sri Lankan government and potential joint venture partners about developing...

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Seat gone, but Vic Liberal wants to stay

THE most high-profile victim of Victoria's electoral boundary redistributions says she hopes to remain in parliament despite her seat being abolished. Liberal frontbencher Mary Wooldridge will lose her seat of Doncaster while the northern Victorian...

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Abbott urged to visit indigenous in jail

Indigenous leader Les Malezer (pic) has urged Tony Abbott to visit Aboriginal offenders in prison. Source: AAP A PROMINENT indigenous leader has challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to visit Aboriginal offenders in Australian prisons to...

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Telstra defends CEO's pay packet

Australia's biggest telco, Telstra, will spend billions on its 4G mobile network this year. Source: AAP TELSTRA has defended chief executive David Thodey's $8.8 million pay packet after a shareholder questioned whether the telco's performance...

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Too soon to judge NSW silence laws: govt

THE NSW government says it is too soon to say whether new legislation that weakens people's once historic right to silence is working or not. NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione on Tuesday said officers were concerned that the laws, which...

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Malaysian oppn leader to visit Adelaide

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will speak at Adelaide's Festival of Ideas. Source: AAP MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to appear at Adelaide's Festival of Ideas this weekend. Premier Jay Weatherill said the festival...

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Cuts saw NSW caseworker spots left vacant

CHILD protection positions across NSW have been going unfilled as managers struggle to meet government budget cuts, a former bureaucrat has admitted. A former deputy chief executive at the Department of Family and Community Services, Helen Freeland,...

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GG offered Abbott her resignation

PM Tony Abbott has declined to accept the resignation of Governor-General Quentin Bryce (pic). Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has revealed Governor-General Quentin Bryce offered to resign in anticipation of Bill Shorten's election...

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Vic boy killed crossing train tracks

A TEENAGE boy has been killed by a train in Victoria as he attempted to change platforms by crossing the tracks. The boy was at Riddells Creek train station, about 50km north of Melbourne, when he was hit by a train bound for Bendigo about 2pm (AEDT),...

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