Rally calls for Tas forest protection

5000 protesters have rallied in Hobart to oppose the delisting of Tasmania's World Heritage forests. Source: AAP OPPONENTS of the Abbott government's bid to wind back Tasmania's World Heritage wilderness have rallied outside state parliament....

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Israel combs West Bank for missing teens

Israeli security forces are combing the West Bank in search of three missing teenagers. Source: AAP ISRAELI security forces are searching for three teenagers who went missing near a West Bank settlement, the army says, amid media speculation...

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Jail term cut for WA teen's murder attempt

A WEST Australian teenager who changed his mind about killing an acquaintance after repeatedly stabbing him and attacking him with a brick has had his sentence reduced. THE young man was aged 17 and drunk when he and two acquaintances went to...

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Millions for homeless but refuges in doubt

WOMEN'S refuges fear they are days away from closing their doors, despite the NSW government's new promise to pump money into homeless support and restore funding for inner-city shelters. THE government had foreshadowed cuts to inner-city areas...

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Jobless rate steady for third month

Unemployment is tipped to have risen in May, amid job losses linked to the wind down in mining. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S jobless rate is steady, but only because people are dropping out of the race for a job. UNEMPLOYMENT remained unchanged...

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Govt providing certainty for jobs: Hockey

A FURTHER rise in full-time employment comes at an opportune time for Joe Hockey as he continues to peddle his poorly received budget. THE jobless rate also remained at 5.8 per cent for a third straight month in May when economists had expected...

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BHP cuts Downer contract, jobs at risk

Downer EDI has had a Queensland coal mining contract worth $360 million cancelled by BHP Billiton. Source: AAP MORE than 400 people are expected to lose their jobs after BHP Billiton tore up a $360 million mining services contract with Downer...

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Privacy concerns over Kings Cross scanners

EARLY lock-outs, 3am last drinks, year-long bans from party spots and now ID scanners. While the NSW government and police are praising the early success of measures to curb alcohol-related violence, civil libertarians fear it may have gone too...

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Calls for floor price on cigarettes

AN independent senator is pushing for a minimum floor price on cigarettes to counter a tobacco giant's "cynical" move to sell discounted packets. British American Tobacco Australia has launched what it claims is the cheapest legal packet of...

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Public comment sought on WA shark cull

ALMOST 1000 sharks could be caught in the next three years if the West Australian government's controversial shark kill policy continues, but less than 25 are predicted to be great whites. The state government opened its public environmental review...

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Woman critical after Sydney bus hit

A WOMAN is in critical condition in hospital after being hit by a bus in central Sydney. The woman, aged in her 30s, was crossing George Street when she was hit and has been taken to the nearby St Vincents Hospital in a with severe injuries. ...

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GM makes more recalls: air bags, chimes

GENERAL Motors Friday issued another four recalls, this time for air bag and warning chime problems in about 89,000 models from 2012 to 2015. It was the latest of dozens of recalls this year that covered at least 15.9 million cars worldwide,...

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