Australian nurse in mad dash to survive viper bite

11:51am Delmae Ryan, 49, made a mad dash home to Brisbane to receive life-saving anti-venom after being bitten by a snake while holidaying in Nepal.

Leyonhjelm flags tariff for asylum seekers

Liberal Democrats senator-elect David Leyonhjelm has proposed an open-door asylum-seeker policy that would charge people $50,000 for permanent residency in Australia.

Stressed krill first sign of damage

ANDREW DARBY Turns out it's the little things we need to worry about in climate change.

Coalition MPs 'must lift game'

Jonathan Swan and Daniel Hurst Coalition MPs are endangering their reputations as economic managers by charging taxpayers for personal indulgences such as travel to weddings, warns former leader John Hewson.

Crusade for independence given new hope

Joel Magarey Australia's West Papuan refugees are celebrating new hope after a convergence of events has put the push for their homeland's independence on the international stage.

Prince heading home after WA stop

Special forces and surfing spots were on Prince Harry's mind as he completed his whirlwind tour with a brief stopover in Western Australia. After the fleet and fireworks in Sydney on Saturday, the 29-year-old made his first visit to WA accompanied by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying he had always wanted to visit the state. After sharing a Royal Australian Air Force flight, Prince Harry and Mr Abbott were met by WA Premier Colin Barnett and his wife Lyn, both avowed royalists. The Premier and the prince chatted for 30 minutes with surfing spots high on the prince's agenda.

Crowds look up to stately reminders of the past

Sally Willoughby All eyes were cast skyward as the largest fleet of tall ships to visit the nation in decades docked in Darling Harbour.

Royal wedding?

The end may be in sight for Prince Harry's bachelor days

Prince Harry received a rapturous reception with hordes of cheering people lining Sydney's harbour this weekend.

Dozens of faulty tankers grounded after fatal blast

Nino Bucci Thirty-six fuel tankers owned by a firm involved in a tanker explosion have been grounded.

Drivers chase the sun in race from Darwin to Adelaide

Hundreds gathered in Darwin on Sunday as 39 futuristic rolled through the city.

PM meets Chinese president

MICHAEL BACHELARD Tony Abbott has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that China's growth and strength was 'a benefit to the world, not a challenge'.

Sexual abuse rife towards female GPs

Thomas O'Byrne A survey of Australian doctors has found that more than 50 per cent of female practitioners have been sexually harassed by a patient, with some respondents saying they had avoided examinations and after-hours shifts because of offensive patient behaviour.

A fleeting visit only but Harry proves he's a people's prince

Tim Barlass He's the soldier prince and perhaps, in the tradition started by his mother Princess Diana, he was also the people's prince.