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‘Strike action won’t help Qantas’
QANTAS chief executive Alan Joyce is warning against any strike action, arguing it would make the situation worse, and is refusing to step down. More Travel Updates News
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RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today
THIS morning, a male celebrity is claiming to have had a fling with Kim Kardashian, and prosecutors have turned to Apple in their bid to put Oscar Pistorius away for murder. More National News
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Sub scare as fire takes hold
A FIRE sparked an emergency aboard submarine HMAS Waller yesterday, the same day as a blaze in an Indian vessel killed two and injured seven. More National News
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Video confession: ‘Before I knew it he was dead’
KATE KYRIACOU, Brooke Baskin SEE VIDEO: Covert camera captures Daniel Morcombe’s accused killer confessing. Graphic content More QLD News
Read MoreIt’s not you darlin’, it’s ‘merit’
THE “merit principle” is failing to help women achieve gender equality – and may in fact be making the problem worse.
Seven to air Corby program
WATCH VIDEO: Channel Seven will air unseen footage of Schapelle Corby being released from prison on the network’s Sunday Night.
Qantas in freefall: ‘No-one gets a pay rise’
QANTAS is locked on a collision course with angry unions who have vowed to fight the loss of 15 per cent of the airline’s workforce.
Victims reveal cyber-bullying tales
CHARLOTTE Dawson’s death prompted thousands of victims of cyber-bullying to come forward and share their ordeals.
Conroy and Shorten: Dumb & Dumber
STEPHEN Conroy and his boss, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, appear to be attempting to replicate the movie Dumb and Dumber.
Police probe grim find of body in fire zone
UPDATE: POLICE investigating the discovery of a body at the site of a City Beach scrub fire are treating the death as not suspicious amid reports of an explosion.
NSW national leader in homicides
MURDERS and assaults such as coward punches are on the rise in Australia after a two-year decline, latest official figures reveal.
Fine time for cyclists to slow down
CRASHES between pedestrians and cyclists in the CBD have prompted calls for mandatory speed limits as low as 10km/h.
Bouncer cleared over brawl death
A SYDNEY bouncer was yesterday cleared of killing a young partygoer who drowned in Darling Harbour after a brawl.
Street Watch: Flasher at playground
AN off-duty police officer allegedly caught a man exposing himself next to a playground in Sydney’s north west on Thursday.
Assumed drunk by refusing blood test
SERIOUS assault suspects will be assumed drunk if they refuse a blood test after an offence, qualifying them for a mandatory minimum sentence under new ‘‘coward punch” laws.
Schools ordered to inspect trees
NSW public schools must inspect all trees on school grounds after an eight-year-old girl was killed at Pitt Town public school last week.
Car chase accused swam through lake
A MAN was arrested after an epic chase at Tugun overnight where he allegedly crashed through a fence, swam in a lake and tried to outrun a police dog.
Was he in brawl that started it all?
A BANDIDO stands accused of participating in the brawl that triggered the state’s bikie crackdown. But a magistrate isn’t so sure.
Flooding hits Mount Isa region
THE Mount Isa region was on evacuation alert overnight as severe storms threatened to widen localised flooding.
How does state’s crime rate?
BIKIE wars have stolen the limelight in Queensland, but what’s the reality of the state’s crime rate?
Cloud over state’s silver lining
QUEENSLAND’S economy is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country. Unfortunately, there’s a catch ...
House auctions ... going, going gone?
A DIVISIVE new rule for Queensland auctions could become law as early as next week. But will it help or hurt buyers and sellers?
Our national carrier’s fight for life
VICTORIA is in the eye of a storm of job losses, as around 1000 Qantas staff face the sack following the worst day for Australian aviation since the collapse of Ansett.
Landslide fears at Hazelwood mine
FIRE chiefs now fear landslides at the Hazelwood open-cut mine, due to the amount of water being used to fight the stubborn blaze that is choking Morwell.
Shaw backs statue of boxing legend
A BRONZE statue of boxing legend and longtime Frankston resident Johnny Famechon has received the backing of another Frankston identity, MP Geoff Shaw.
MP puts the bite on dogs
A NATIONAL register of dog bites would bring down the estimated 100,000 dog attacks in Australia each year and save children from horrific deaths.
Pokie tax hike plan in doubt
A TAX hike on poker machines - needed to shore up a black hole in the state budget - has been put in doubt by balance-of-power MP Geoff Shaw.
Boom in works for city fringe
PLANS for new town centres with more than 20,000 homes and facilities providing up to 16,000 jobs have been drawn up for the city’s southeast fringe.
Bay snake is stage star Mr Chirpy
A MYSTERY sea snake that had heads turning at Glenelg last weekend was actually a performing snake called Chirp, it turns out.
Dad’s final hug with dying son
IN heartwrenching testimony, the father of a murdered toddler has told a court the last time he hugged his beloved son was as the child lay dying.
Wizard moment as house crashes in
ADELAIDE will have a Wizard of Oz moment on Friday when a suburban house magically crash lands on North Tce for the Adelaide Festival.
Fans ready for ride into the sunset
ONE of the biggest opening-day Clipsal 500 crowds has fuelled expectations of record attendances as the event introduces twilight racing.
Cutting disability backlog ‘a priority’
CLEARING the critical waiting list for disability housing, services and equipment won’t be possible until at least 2018 when added federal funds become available.
Killer had ‘accidentally shot’ before
A KILLER who shot his victim in the back of the head, was involved in the accidental shooting of an army soldier 10 years earlier, a court has heard.
Murder charge over taxi driver death
A MAN has been charged with murder over the death of taxi driver Lindsay Terrance Ferguson in Mandurah last year.
Friend attacked, tried to warn Angela
THE housemate of a woman fatally stabbed by her ex-partner at her Como hair salon was held captive by the murderer before escaping to try to save her.
Fifth road fatality in four days
UPDATE: A MAN has been killed in a Mundaring crash, adding to a terrible week on WA roads, as Road Safety minister released 2013 crash figures.
Litchfield trial: Death an ‘accident’
THE teenager accused of punching and kicking Tauri Litchfield before he fell cannot be found guilty of murder because his death was an “accident”, his lawyer suggests.
Man wins child sex assault appeal
A PERTH man found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl has had his conviction overturned because the charge did not exist when the alleged incident happened.
‘Complex’ hydro cannabis lab busted
POLICE have uncovered a complex hydroponic drug setup in the back of a shed in Perth’s southern suburbs.
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