Victorian police seek fatal hit-run driver

A man has been killed in a hit-and-run accident in Melbourne's east, police say. Source: AAP POLICE say they will not rest until they identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed a Melbourne man. They are searching...

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Indigenous shakeup looms under Abbott

THE man set to head the new indigenous advisory council under a Tony Abbott government is flagging a radical shakeup of Aboriginal institutions, starting with abolition of a wide range of governance bodies. Warren Mundine, former Labor national...

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Balance rights and responsibility: Pearson

IT'S not up to governments to save blackfellas but to empower them to help themselves, says academic and activist Noel Pearson. The chairman of the Cape York Institute was addressing the Garma Festival on Yolngu land in east Arnhem Land in the...

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Chinese data not enough to rally shares

AUSTRALIAN shares rallied late, but closed slightly lower on Friday after being dragged down by the banks. Investors were restrained after strong gains on Thursday. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were moving out of dividend paying...

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Vic anti-McDonald's protester charged

POLICE have dramatically intervened in a long-running protest at the proposed site of a McDonald's restaurant in outer Melbourne. Up to 50 police moved in before dawn on Tuesday, using a cherry picker to remove a woman from the roof of the Tecoma...

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Rudd, Abbott back Lib candidate over gaffe

TONY Abbott and Kevin Rudd don't agree on much, especially during an election campaign. But they were united on Tuesday in sympathy for Liberal candidate Jaymes Diaz. Both men leapt to Mr Diaz's defence after he was left red-faced in a television...

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Aust share market drops ahead of rate call

THE Australian share market has posted a slight fall, ending two weeks of gains by the market's largest companies. The weaker performance was linked to data out of the United States on Friday that showed less jobs were created than expected in...

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PNG may renegotiate refugee plan

PAPUA New Guinea will renegotiate its refugee resettlement plan with Australia if the Pacific island nation has trouble managing large numbers of asylum seekers. Prime Minister Peter O'Neill told journalists in Port Moresby on Monday he would...

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Camping can cure night owls: study

A WEEK in the wilderness, with nights lit only by the glowing embers of a camp fire, may be just the thing for incurable night owls. Camping out for a few days and nights can re-set the biological clocks of people who have trouble sleeping and...

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Vic signs on to schools deal

Kevin Rudd has announced the federal government has reached a deal with Victoria on school funding. Source: AAP BILLIONS of dollars extra will be spent on Victoria's students but principals will retain control of their schools under a funding...

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