Helicopter crash pilot named

POLICE have named a 39-year-old helicopter pilot from Wairarapa, who died after crashing in the central North Island. Searchers found Mark Duncan Didsbury's body about 50m from the wreckage of the Robinson R-66 helicopter in the Oamaru Valley,...

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China to abolish rail ministry in shake-up

CHINA is to effectively abolish its scandal-plagued railways ministry as part of a sweep of government reforms aimed at tackling inefficiency and corruption, a top official has told parliament. The changes include bolstering a maritime body as...

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ACT police seek help for Grosvenor murder

ACT police are seeking help for the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor, whose body was found 11 years ago. Source: AAP CANBERRA police have again appealed for public help to solve the murder of Kathryn Grosvenor whose body was found in Lake Burley...

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Malaysia detains 79 'Borneo intruders'

MALAYSIAN police say they've detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders in Borneo as they intensify an operation to flush out members of a Filipino Muslim clan who took over a village last month. The armed clansmen have caused political...

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WA pollies trade barbs on social media

SOCIAL media has become a major battleground for the West Australian election, with Labor describing Premier Colin Barnett's bus trip as a perfect metaphor for his reign - "all ego, spin and stolen ideas". Opposition transport spokesman Ken...

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CMC chair takes leave over 'health'

Excerpts from a letter from Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie to Crime and Misconduct Commission chair Ross Martin. Source: The Courier-Mail CRIME and Misconduct Commission chairman Ross Martin has taken permanent leave from his post...

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NZ man killed in Qld mining accident

A 25-YEAR-OLD New Zealand man has been killed in a mining accident in northern Queensland. Police say the man was struck by a pole while working near a Mount Isa copper smelter owned by Xstrata on Wednesday morning. Media are reporting that...

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Husband of murdered Qld woman to surrender

A MAN accused of shooting dead his wife and her best friend in far north Queensland more than 20 years ago will hand himself in to police, his lawyer says. Alan Leahy was committed last week to stand trial over the deaths of his wife Julia-Anne...

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Station attacked as race tension builds

Extra police officers have been deployed to Doomadgee, Aurukun and Hopevale after a spate of unrelated street riots involving hundreds of locals wielding spears, rocks, and even a shotgun in recent days. DOOMADGEE police station in...

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Visas blocking Aussie workers: Swan

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan says some Australians have trouble finding work because of business rorting of the 457 visa system, but industry fears the debate demonises companies and should be toned down. The federal government is clamping down...

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Vic eyes ten years jail for match fixing

MATCH-FIXERS face up to 10 years in jail under new laws introduced to weed out corruption in Victoria's multi-million dollar sporting industry. People involved in match fixing, race fixing and spot fixing, where part of a game is fixed, will be...

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Illegal trade harvests 3000 great apes

The illicit trade in great apes is robbing an estimated 3000 primates from the wild each year. Source: AAP THE illicit trade in great apes is robbing an estimated 3000 primates from the wild each year, according to a United Nations report....

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No proposals to roll back US spending cuts

US political leaders have failed to offer any tangible proposals for rolling back an automatic $US85 billion ($A83.7 billion) worth of spending cuts. The White House and Republican congressional heads cast blame on each other on Sunday for the...

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Skull, bones found in Botany Bay mangroves

A KAYAKER has found a human skull in mangroves in Sydney's south, leading to the discovery of a number of other bones. Police launched an investigation after the man saw the skull in shallow mangrove water while kayaking new Towra Point Nature...

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