Tears, cheers for shark victim

Shark attack victim Chris Boyd (R) has been remembered in an emotional service in the WA waves. Source: AAP CHRIS Boyd - the surfer killed by a shark in the waters off Gracetown - has been remembered in an emotional service in the West Australian...

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Tourist forced oral sex, court hears

A BRITISH tourist accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him on Bondi Beach told her he had a lot of money and if she told the police it wouldn't go anywhere. Gregory Charles Cox, 32, is facing two charges of having sexual intercourse...

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Abbott backs Bishop over China dispute

Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan, after his foreign minister was accused...

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Russian court releases Aussie activist

Jailed Australian activist Colin Russell is set to appeal his detention in Russia on Friday. Source: AAP GREENPEACE activist Colin Russell has been released on bail from a Russian jail. The Australian was the last of the Arctic 30 being...

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Vitamins, minerals help AIDS patients

A DAILY dose of multivitamins and minerals in the early stages of HIV infection can delay the disease's progression by as much as 54 per cent in people who are not receiving antiretroviral drugs, a US study reveals. Researchers from Florida...

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Sinn Fein head's brother jailed for abuse

THE pedophile brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping his daughter. Liam Adams, 58, from west Belfast, was found guilty last month of a string of sexual assaults on Aine Dahlstrom when she...

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Boy dies after hit by car in NSW driveway

A TODDLER hit by a car in the driveway of a Sydney home has died. The three-year-old boy was left with critical head injuries after a car hit him in Morven Street, Old Guildford, just after 4pm (AEDT) on Wednesday. Police say upon their arrival,...

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Church dissent over abuse approach

Dr Philip Aspinall says the Anglican church needs an external compensation scheme for abuse victims. Source: AAP ANGLICANS in Australia would take a dim view if the church sold off its multi-million dollar assets to settle with abuse victims,...

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Qld oppn gets even on CMC saga

Queensland's opposition has reinstated three sacked members to the Crime and Misconduct Commission. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S opposition got mad, but now they've got even in a tussle with the government over the latest Crime and Misconduct Commission...

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Church to audit child sex abuse settlement

The Anglican church will review settlements it gave for abuse suffered at a NSW children's home. Source: AAP THE former head of the Grafton Anglican diocese says he is totally humiliated for personally falling "very short" in dealing with the...

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Bobbie the bear overwhelms Tas farm

A plug from a Chinese celebrity has left a Tasmanian farm overwhelmed with orders for a teddy bear. Source: AAP A PLUG from a Chinese celebrity has left a Tasmanian farm overwhelmed with 45,000 orders for its lavender-filled teddy bear. ...

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Assange unlikely to be prosecuted in US

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange is unlikely to face charges in the US for publishing top secret documents, according to US officials. A formal decision was yet to be made and a grand jury investigation of WikiLeaks had not formally closed. But...

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Bomb attacks in Iraq kill 5 troops

A bombing near Baghdad has killed five members of Iraq's security forces. Source: AAP A SUICIDE car bomb and another bombing near Baghdad have killed five members of Iraq's security forces. Police say the suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden...

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US sailor charged over Darwin rape

A US sailor has been charged in relation to an alleged sexual assault in Darwin in September. A defence spokeswoman said Defence could confirm that a US Navy Sailor was arrested by Northern Territory police. "This matter is being managed in...

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Chinese company calls Palmer "obstructive"

A HONG-KONG based company locked in a bitter legal dispute with mining boss turned federal MP Clive Palmer says the case will be closely watched by other Chinese investors. But Mr Palmer, the member for the Queensland seat of Fairfax, has told...

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Detained activist in "lonely" position

AN Australian activist left in a Russian jail is in a "lonely and unenviable position" with no logical reason behind his detainment, the head of Greenpeace Australia says. Tasmanian man Colin Russell became the final Greenpeace campaigner to...

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No let up as more storms forecast this evening

NT residents are being urged to make final preparations as tropical Cyclone Alessia heads for the coast. SEVERE thunderstorm warnings remain in place for several areas across Queensland tonight. The weather bureau said the Wide...

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Drug lab uncovered in Sydney's north

A DRUG lab has exploded on Sydney's northern beaches. Police were called to a unit block on Frazer Street at 5pm on Saturday following reports of the blast. Entering the unit via a balcony, they allegedly found a clandestine laboratory. NSW...

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Yemen court delays elopement case verdict

A YEMENI court has postponed a verdict in the case of a Saudi woman accused of eloping with her Yemeni boyfriend, as the couple's supporters demonstrated outside. Prosecutors say they need time to see if 22-year-old Huda Abdullah Ali can be...

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ACT house shatters Christmas lights record

CANBERRA'S Richards family have turned on more than half a million Christmas lights, reclaiming a Guinness world record they first held in 2011. Their 331,038-bulb effort was eclipsed a year later when 346,283 lights were powered up at a home...

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