10,000 Kiwis apply for Gallipoli ballot

Almost 10,000 Kiwis have applied to take part in the Anzac Day centenary celebrations at Gallipoli. Source: AAP ALMOST 10,000 Kiwis have applied to take part in 100th anniversary Anzac Day celebrations at Gallipoli. New Zealanders have...

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Boats back on water after cyclone hits NQ

Tourists stranded on north Queensland islands by Cyclone Dylan are able to return to the mainland. Source: AAP TOURISTS stranded on north Queensland islands after a cyclone passed through the area are now able to return to the mainland. ...

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Shock, sadness after thugs kill WA cygnet

THE RSPCA is seeking information about alleged animal cruelty at a popular Perth park after residents reported a cygnet had been bashed to death by thugs. The cygnet and its sibling had been delighting visitors to Claisebrook Lake in East Perth...

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Kings Cross cops brace for curfew

WITH up to 20,000 revellers expected to spill onto Kings Cross streets at the same time every Friday and Saturday night under proposed curfews, police are bracing for a surge in dealing with intoxicated partygoers. The mandatory eight-year jail...

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Govt calls for views on financial system

THE federal government is seeking submissions for its inquiry into the nation's financial system, the first in 16 years. The Department of Treasury says the inquiry will lay out a blueprint for the financial system for the next decade. The...

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Billabong warns of long road ahead

BILLABONG says its work to turn around the business is yet to improve its performance, as shareholders approved another aspect of its refinancing deal with two US investment firms. A placement of $135 million in Billabong shares to Centerbridge...

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Two arrested in Rebels bikie gang raids

NSW and Queensland police have raided Rebels bikie gang properties to bust a drug-running operation. Source: AAP THE alleged vice-president of a Rebels bikie gang chapter has been arrested in a cross-border crackdown for NSW and Queensland....

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PNG PM visits Bougainville

PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has apologised to the people of Bougainville for the civil war that left thousands dead. Mr O'Neill also performed a reconciliation ceremony with the autonomous region's president, John Momis, and...

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We can't force equal treatment: Key

NZ Prime Minister John Key says it's risky to demand equal treatment for Kiwis in Australia. Source: AAP THE cost of pushing Australia to treat New Zealanders equally across the ditch could be free labour access to the country, NZ Prime Minister...

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Mine company says not deterred by protest

A coal company developing a new mine in NSW says protesters won't stop the project going ahead. Source: AAP A COAL company developing a new mine in northern NSW says protesters blocking access roads are a "nuisance" but will not stop the project...

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New Zealand shares follow Asia lower

NEW Zealand shares have fallen as Asian markets continued a downturn due to anxiety over global economic recovery. The NZX 50 Index fell 19.899 points, or 0.4 per cent to 4,853.799 on Monday. Within the index 22 shares fell, 13 rose and 15 were...

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Ex-Marlboro Man dies from smoking disease

ERIC Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72. Lawson died on January 10 at his home in San Luis Obispo of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or...

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Gunman kills two in US mall shooting

Three people including the presumed gunman have been shot dead at a shopping mall in the US. Source: AAP A GUNMAN in the US carrying homemade explosives has shot dead two people at a popular shopping mall near Washington before killing himself....

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Indon navy ramp up good: Morrison

INDONESIA'S beefing up of its naval maritime patrols will help stop asylum seekers making the journey to Australia by boat, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says. Indonesia stepped up its naval presence monitoring its southern border after...

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