Bus crash injures 18 at Phillip Island

Police are investigating a collision between a car and a tourist bus in Victoria. Source: AAP THE scene of a crash between a tourist bus and a car which has left 18 people injured on Victoria's Phillip Island was chaotic, emergency officials...

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Mild NSW weather helps RFS fight bushfires

FIREFIGHTERS are taking advantage of milder conditions to carry out containment work on more than 80 blazes that continue to burn across NSW. There are hopes that many of the hundreds of firefighters who have been working around the clock battling...

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Witness appeal over massive Vic fire

The tiny town of Licola is in the path of a massive fire that continues to burn in Victoria's east. Source: AAP A MASSIVE fire could continue burning for weeks in Victoria's east as police investigate whether campers noticed anything suspicious...

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WA enviro groups launch election campaign

ENVIRONMENTAL groups have begun a campaign of door-knocking and advertisements in Western Australia as the state prepares for an election in March. In an effort they say is unprecedented in WA, the Wilderness Society and Conservation Council...

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Man dies in Victorian bushfire

A MAN has died in the large fire burning in Victoria's east. His body was found in a burnt-out car in the Seaton area late on Friday afternoon, police said. The body, found at about 5pm (AEDT) on Friday, has yet to be formally identified, police...

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Heat to recede after day of blazes

Temperatures are expected to plunge across Australia's bushfire-ravaged southeast this weekend. Source: AAP TEMPERATURES should plunge across Australia's bushfire-ravaged southeast this weekend, bringing rain and relief after another day of...

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Feds blame Qld for jobless increase

THE federal government has blamed Queensland for the jump in Australia's jobless rate, while the state's treasurer blamed global factors for a spike in unemployment. Queensland's unemployment rate jumped to 6.2 per cent in December as the national...

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Bushfire under control in WA's Rockingham

FIREFIGHTERS are winning the battle against a bushfire in the east of Rockingham, south of Perth, which was started by a car set on fire at the end of an urban crime spree. WA's Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has downgraded...

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Don't change national parks laws, Qld told

QUEENSLAND conservationists and tourism experts are urging the state government not to change national parks laws. A proposal to allow ecotourism facilities to be built in parks is being examined by a parliamentary committee which heard from tourism...

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Chinese revolutionary Yang Baibing dies

YANG Baibing, a veteran Chinese revolutionary and strong proponent of economic liberalisation, has died. He was 92. Along with his more famous half-brother, former Chinese president Yang Shangkun, Yang had been among the most powerful leaders...

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Obama staff sell seats at inauguration

FOR $US100,000, donors will receive a package of tickets that include a candlelight reception at the posh National Building Museum. For $US250,000, there's a star-studded children's concert. And for $US1 million, there are reserved seats for...

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Teen charged over $3.5m Target fire

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with arson over a $3.5 million fire in the Target Country Store at Port Lincoln, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. The blaze on Sunday was initially thought to have been caused by a faulty light fitting...

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Fallen Vic firefighter was 30-year veteran

HIGHLY experienced and passionate about firefighting, Victorian firefighter Peter Cramer died doing what he'd devoted half his life to. The 61-year-old, from Tyers in Victoria's Gippsland region, was one of more than 70 Victorian emergency services...

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Observatory fire threat a 'deja vu' moment

THE fire threat at Siding Spring Observatory in NSW was a case of deja vu for Australian National University (ANU) professor John Morris. Nearly a decade ago Prof Morris was acting as director of the Australian National University's astronomy...

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