Media slammed over Bulgaria murder case

A LONG-SERVING former public prosecutor says the story of a young Sydney man jailed for murder in eastern Europe shows the havoc Australian media can wreak on tourists who get into legal trouble abroad. Nicholas Cowdery on Sunday told a packed...

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Body found after Melbourne siege

A stand-off between police and fugitive rapist Antonio Loguancio has entered its second full day. Source: AAP A THE body of convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio has been found in a bungalow after a two-day siege in Melbourne came to a fiery...

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Court slashes Samsung's $1b damages bill

A US judge slashed nearly half of the $US1 billion ($A984.40 million) damage award a jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple over the rights to the design and technology running market-leading smartphones and tablet computers. US District Court Judge...

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Abbott and PM descend on western Sydney

TONY Abbott has fired the first shot in this week's war for western Sydney as Julia Gillard gears up for a five-day tour to reconnect with the Labor heartland and salvage support in once-safe seats. The opposition leader descended on Campbelltown...

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Profit season shows signs of hope

THERE are signs of life and glimmers of hope in the market after a reporting season that beat expectations - albeit only slightly - and promised better things to come. The February reporting season all but wrapped up on Friday with overall results...

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Iran pipeline work to begin this month

A CONSORTIUM will start work next week on a much delayed $US7.5 billion ($A7.38 billion) gas pipeline from Pakistan to Iran despite American warnings of possible sanctions. The date was announced after Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held...

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Vic elective surgery list heads to 50,000

VICTORIA'S elective surgery waiting list is edging closer to 50,000 people, many of whom are in pain as they wait their turn. There were 4587 more people on the list at the end of last year than in December 2011, after the first 12 months of the...

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RBS slumps to $8.9bn loss

STATE-RESCUED Royal Bank of Scotland said that net losses almost tripled to STG5.97 billion ($A8.9 billion) in 2012, when it was hit by compensation payouts and a Libor fine. The vast loss after taxation compared with a shortfall of STG1.99 billion...

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NSW cop stands by Aboriginal punch story

THE police officer who accused an Aboriginal man of punching him says his original version of events was true, even though other officers now concede the attack never happened. Senior Constable David Hill acknowledges that CCTV footage of the...

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O'Farrell revamps public sector

THE NSW public sector is set for a major revamp, with middle management to be reduced by 20 per cent while the remaining executives are shifted onto contracts. It's the first major overhaul of the sector in almost three decades and NSW Premier...

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No change to gun silencer law: O'Farrell

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has denied hunters will be allowed to use silencers in national parks. Source: AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has denied hunters will be allowed to use silencers on guns when shooting feral animals in the state's...

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Mixed reactions to summit on Qld's future

THE Queensland opposition says Premier Campbell Newman is too scared to hold his "future" summit in the southeast due to job cuts in the region. Queenslanders have been invited to tell the state's 89 MPs what they want their state to look in 30...

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Flash-flooding alert for Brisbane

TORRENTIAL rain is drenching southeast Queensland, with up to 200mm expected to fall in the next 24 hours. At 5.50pm, Brisbane residents were again warned of the possibility of flash flooding for the rest of today and Tuesday. A text alert from...

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Lake Eyre under greatest threat in decades

MINING on its floodplains and irrigation along its rivers pose the greatest threat in decades to Australia's largest lake, an advocacy group warns. Lake Eyre Basin is under the spotlight after the Queensland government's decision to rewrite...

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