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8:51PM (AEST): Gillard defends carbon tax in mining state

THE PM has addressed a community meeting in Perth as she seeks to sell the government's carbon tax to Australia's largest mining state. Read more
8:12PM (AEST): Police raid houses across London

POLICE have begun raiding houses across London to make arrests over the riots that rocked the British capital. Read more
7:47PM (AEST): Aborigines spat at in gas protest - Barnett

ABORIGINAL residents of Broome who support a $30 billion gas precinct are being spat at WA Premier Colin Barnett says. Read more
7:30PM (AEST): Two killed in Beirut blast - police

A BLAST has ripped through a parking lot in a Christian suburb of Beirut, killing two people, a security official says. Read more
7:28PM (AEST): RSPCA hits back at senator's claims

THE RSPCA has denounced as baseless a Liberal senator's claim that abattoir workers were paid to abuse cattle for television cameras. Read more
7:26PM (AEST): British PM to address MPs as riots ease

BRITISH PM will address an emergency session of parliament on the worst riots in a generation. Read more
6:48PM (AEST): Census workers disrupt robbers

TWO Census workers on duty to collect forms stumbled upon a house robbery in Boonah, west of Brisbane. Read more
6:45PM (AEST): Israel to OK 4300 new flats in Jerusalem

ISRAEL interior minister has given final authorisation to build 1600 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and will approve 2700 more in days. Read more
6:31PM (AEST): Gold Coast woman charged - stabbings

A 19-year-old Gold Coast woman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. Read more
6:29PM (AEST): Aussie facing prison for drugs in Bali

AN Australian is facing up to 12 years in an Indonesian jail for possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine. Read more
6:24PM (AEST): Doctor admits prescription 'inappropriate'

A JUNIOR doctor has told a coroner she was responsible for up to 90 patients on a busy night when she prescribed an inappropriate drug to a man who later died. Read more
6:20PM (AEST): Dollar weaker on jobs, debt fears

THE dollar closed weaker in local trading after euro debt jitters and weak domestic jobs data spooked investors. Read more
6:12PM (AEST): PNG approves Manus Island centre

PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says his cabinet has approved an asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island. Read more
6:08PM (AEST): Sweet-tooth pilot in sticky Pacific mess

A "sea crazy" Australian helicopter pilot was arrested on the tiny Pacific outpost of Nauru after illegally landing on the island in search of sweets and soft drinks, a report said today. Read more
6:02PM (AEST): Murray-Darling draft plan delayed again

THE authority for the Murray-Darling Basin has delayed again the draft plan to allocate water rights, this time by a month to November. Read more
6:01PM (AEST): Neill-Fraser appeals murder conviction

THE murder conviction against a Tasmanian woman found guilty of killing her medical specialist partner was a miscarriage of justice, a court has been told. Read more
5:59PM (AEST): Two overnight home invasions in Perth

HOME invaders have bashed an elderly couple in Perth and in another incident a young couple barricaded themselves in their bedroom as intruders smashed through their front door. Read more
5:31PM (AEST): Man sorry for killing dad, court hears

A MELBOURNE man who killed his father by repeatedly striking him with an axe was extremely sorry, a judge has been told. Read more
5:29PM (AEST): Dog mutilation not work of kids - police

THE theft and gruesome mutilation of a family's pet dog which was found chopped in half is too violent to be an act of stupidity or the work of youths, police say. Read more
5:19PM (AEST): 102 asylum seekers arrive in Australia

A BOAT carrying 102 asylum seekers has arrived at Christmas Island after the Navy intercepted it near the island today. Read more
5:03PM (AEST): Shares recover to close flat

THE Australian share market recovered from early heavy losses to close flat. Read more
4:58PM (AEST): Quarantine strike causes airport delays

PASSENGERS arriving at some international airports have suffered delays after government quarantine staff walked off the job for two hours, the union says. Read more
4:52PM (AEST): Man charged with sex assault on teenager

A MAN has been charged with multiple counts of sexually assaulting an intellectually impaired teenager. Read more
4:31PM (AEST): Two cops charged with teen assault

TWO police officers have been charged over the alleged kidnap and assault of a teenager near Dubbo. Read more
4:25PM (AEST): Telstra results help turn market around

THE Australian share market has recovered from early heavy losses to close flat. Read more
4:16PM (AEST): Homes exposed to carcinogenic chemical

A CHEMICAL that can cause skin irritations and potentially cancer escaped from a plant near homes in the Newcastle area, the NSW government says. Read more
3:59PM (AEST): Elderly couple die in gas caravan accident

A FAULTY gas line probably led to the deaths of an elderly couple inside their caravan in northwest NSW, police say. Read more
3:45PM (AEST): Ex-footballer denies abuse against wife

THE wife of former AFL footballer Fabian Francis punched his teeth out and tried to strangle him with a phone cord, a court has heard. Read more
3:39PM (AEST): Assaults on Indian students not racial

INDIAN students are less likely to be assaulted than the general Australian population, new statistics show. Read more
3:36PM (AEST): Transit officer punched in face at station

A TRANSIT officer has been punched in the face after he asked four teenagers, all aged under 15, to produce train tickets at a station in Sydney's southwest. Read more
3:24PM (AEST): Six illegal workers found at NSW markets

SIX Chinese students will be deported within a matter of days after immigration officers today discovered they were working illegally at the Flemington Markets in Sydney. Read more
3:16PM (AEST): Young man charged over fatal crash

A 20-year-old man has been charged over a car crash in which a young woman was killed in Sydney's northwest. Read more
2:56PM (AEST): Two charged over death of girl locked in box

TWO adult cousins of a 10-year-old US girl who suffocated to death after being locked inside a box have been charged with murder. Read more
2:49PM (AEST): Telstra's billion dollar plans paying off

TELSTRA'S focus on improving its historically poor customer service seems to be working as it reports better-than-expected results. Read more
2:40PM (AEST): Call for inquiry into NSW Crime Commission

THE New South Wales Government will launch an independent inquiry into the state's Crime Commission. Read more
2:24PM (AEST): Australian killed in PNG chopper crash

AN Australian pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash in Papua New Guinea, authorities say. Read more
2:15PM (AEST): Accused cathedral rapist granted bail

A 24-year-old Indian student has been accused of dragging a woman up the stairs of a Melbourne cathedral and raping her. Read more
1:52PM (AEST): Government: No plans to deport woman aged 96

THE Federal Government insists it has no plans to deport an ailing 96-year-old British woman being cared for by family in Tasmania. Read more
1:43PM (AEST): 13 refugees arrive from Malaysia

THIRTEEN refugees have arrived in Australia from Malaysia, the first to touch down since the Government inked its people swap deal. Read more
1:38PM (AEST): Cooper shares up on takeover bids

COOPER Energy shares jumped after the junior oil and gas producer said it had been approached by several parties for a merger or outright takeover. Read more
1:37PM (AEST): Missing woman did not go snorkeling - boyfriend

THE boyfriend of a US woman who disappeared while holidaying in Aruba insists she would not have gone snorkelling. Read more
1:37PM (AEST): Dollar up despite French fears, jobs data

THE Australian dollar was flat at noon after recovering from a dive after weaker than expected local jobs data and overnight fears about French debt. Read more
1:26PM (AEST): Quarantine strike to delay air passengers

INBOUND passengers at all of Australia's international airports are expected to be hit by delays this afternoon. Read more
12:52PM (AEST): Market down on international fears

THE Australian share market recovered early heavy losses to be only slightly lower at noon. Read more
12:38PM (AEST): 'Snow man' with severe hypothermia in hospital

A MAN found lying in the snow in the middle of the night had the coldest body temperature not often seen in someone still alive. Read more
12:29PM (AEST): Serial bottom slasher strikes again

THREE more people may have been targeted by a man behind a spate of attacks on young women who had their buttocks slashed. Read more
12:28PM (AEST): 'Stun gun' used in robbery

A WOMAN who chased down two bag snatchers on the Gold Coast has been threatened with a device believed to be a stun gun. Read more
12:27PM (AEST): Jobs data confirm weak labour market

OFFICIAL employment figures today confirm the labour market is weak, as should be expected after a period of weak economic growth. Read more
12:25PM (AEST): Accidental millionaires had baby on run

NEW Zealand's infamous accidental millionaires, who skipped the country with millions after a bank blunder, had a baby on the run, it has been revealed. Read more
12:15PM (AEST): Indian PM pulls out of CHOGM

INDIA'S prime minister has pulled out of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, stunning organisers who considered him a major drawcard for the October event. Read more
12:07PM (AEST): Raid nets treasure trove of animal remains

AN Aladdin's cave of exotic animal remains has been found hidden inside a Sydney home. Read more
12:04PM (AEST): Man fronts ambos with knife in stomach

A MAN with a knife lodged in his stomach and two women with knife wounds have turned up at a Gold Coast ambulance station. Read more
12:01PM (AEST): Man arrested at airport over sex assault

A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at knifepoint in a laneway in Newcastle has been arrested at Sydney Airport after stepping off a plane from Indonesia. Read more
11:59AM (AEST): NASA rover reaches Martian crater rim

NASA'S surviving Mars rover Opportunity has reached the rim of a 23km-wide crater where the robot geologist will examine rocks older than any it has seen in its seven years on the surface of the red planet, scientists say. Read more
11:55AM (AEST): Ex-top NSW cop found guilty at drugs trial

ONE of the nation's most powerful investigators has been found guilty of plotting to import drugs worth more than of$120 million. Read more
11:50AM (AEST): Dollar drops on weak jobs data

THE dollar dropped almost one US cent after official figures showed the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 per cent in July. Read more
11:45AM (AEST): Shares fall ahead of jobs data

SHARES buckled after two days of gains on a renewed nose-dive on Wall Street and European bourses, as worries over eurozone debt problems and a US recession resurfaced. Read more
11:43AM (AEST): Jobless rate jumps, could rise further

AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate rose unexpectedly in July to its highest level since November 2010, and may rise further in coming months. Read more
11:34AM (AEST): Man hides mum's body, collects pension

AMERICAN investigators say a 67-year-old man concealed his mother's decomposing body at their home in rural Wisconsin for years so he could continue to receive her monthly Social Security benefit cheques. Read more
11:23AM (AEST): Tiny Pacific isle gets Stars Wars currency

ISLAND nation of Niue set to have Luke Skywalker emblazoned on its coins, but the money will be too valuable to spend. Read more
11:03AM (AEST): Schoolies get new university website

SCHOOL leavers have a new tool to help them decide which university to choose - a website set up by students. Read more
10:38AM (AEST): Bali bombing suspect arrives in Jakarta

A KEY suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings has arrived in the Indonesian capital after authorities extradited him from Pakistan. Read more
10:37AM (AEST): Market falls at open, but Telstra's up

THE Australian share market fell 1.5 per cent at open today, following more heavy losses in Europe and on Wall Street overnight. Read more
10:28AM (AEST): 400 couples compete at world tango champs

ABOUT 400 couples are competing in this year's World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires. Read more
10:06AM (AEST): Andrew Wilkie calls for fresh Iraq inquiry

MP wants former prime minister John Howard to front a "proper inquiry" into Australia's decision to join the war against Iraq in 2003. Read more
10:05AM (AEST): Subscribers stick with Foxtel, profits soar

FOXTEL increased full year earnings by 15.5 per cent as the pay television provider gained new subscribers and retained more existing subscribers. Read more
10:05AM (AEST): Gold hits new record, passes $US1800

GOLD prices surged past $US1800 an ounce ($1763 per 28.3g) as investors bought up the safe haven. Read more
9:49AM (AEST): David Jones slashes profit forecast 20pc

DAVID Jones has downgraded its 2012 profit forecast, the CEO saying they are facing an "extremely difficult trading environment". Read more
9:42AM (AEST): Fifteen car pile-up chokes Kwinana Freeway

A 15-CAR pile-up is causing traffic chaos on the southern Kwinana Freeway. Read more
9:42AM (AEST): Optus posts 5pc fall in first-quarter profit

OPTUS has posted a 5 per cent fall in quarterly profit, describing the result as "resilient" amid intense competition. Read more
9:39AM (AEST): Old people ... just wander off - accused

ASKED what she thought might have happened to missing pensioner Vonne McGlynn, Angelika Gavare shook her head. Read more
9:35AM (AEST): Telstra profits drop but customers queue

TELSTRA'S annual profit might have fallen by 17 per cent but their customer base is booming as mobile consumers switch to the telco. Read more
9:34AM (AEST): Webjet annual profit up 5 per cent

ONLINE travel agent Webjet has lifted annual profit by five per cent, and says it expects to double the result in the current year. Read more
9:32AM (AEST): Alumina first-half profits up 53pc

ALUMINA has increased first half profit by 53 per cent as the aluminium maker says demand for the metal continues to grow. Read more
9:28AM (AEST): Bat scratches woman's arm, climbs on head

BAT latches onto woman's arm, scratching it and drawing blood, before climbing on to her back and head, sparking infection fears. Read more
9:03AM (AEST): Triumphant Cadel Evans wants hug from mum

TOUR de France champion Cadel Evans says he's happy to be home and honoured that Australians have supported him. Read more
9:02AM (AEST): Teenage girl assaulted, arrested over drugs

POLICE have arrested a 17-year-old girl after they investigated her assault by an intruder and found a drug lab at an Adelaide home. Read more
8:57AM (AEST): Family dog brutally cut in half

POLICE are investigating the shocking mutilation of a family dog in Victoria's Wimmera region. Read more
8:54AM (AEST): Driver kills three women after thong slips off

THREE elderly women were killed after the driver of an SUV lost control when her flip-flop sandal got stuck under the accelerator. Read more
8:45AM (AEST): Potential bomb discovered on gas line

BOMB teams today removed what is believed to be an improvised explosive device (IED) from a gas line in a small town in Oklahoma. Read more
8:41AM (AEST): France forced to face downgrade fears

THE French President is fighting to protect the country's AAA credit-rating as the global debt crisis threatens to consume yet another nation. Read more
8:36AM (AEST): Call for probe of bin Laden film project

A REPUBLICAN politician accused the Obama office today of jeopardising national security by cooperating with a film director. Read more
8:31AM (AEST): Banks big losers as European stocks sink

EUROPEAN bank shares suffered huge losses on stock markets overnight, with French banks the biggest losers as new problems emerged over private-sector Greek debt re-scheduling. Read more
8:27AM (AEST): Dollar dragged lower on French rumours

THE dollar was trading close to two US cents lower this morning, after rumours of bad economic news out of France sparked a global sell-off. Read more
8:24AM (AEST): Gay and lesbian retirement village goes ahead

AUSTRALIA'S first gay and lesbian retirement village is being built on Geelong's doorstep at Ballan in Victoria. Read more
8:17AM (AEST): Elderly man critical after house fire

AN elderly man is in a critical condition after his home in Sydney's west caught fire. Read more
8:12AM (AEST): Stocks dive as Italy prep structural reform

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to hold a cabinet meeting to adopt new budget-cutting reforms. Read more
7:54AM (AEST): Call for probe of bin Laden film project

A US republican politician accused the Obama administration today of jeopardising national security by cooperating with a Hollywood director planning a film on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Read more
7:51AM (AEST): Apple becomes most valuable company

APPLE officially became the world's most-valuable company, in terms of market capitalisation, at the close of the trading session. Read more
7:41AM (AEST): Government to sell 12,000 defence vehicles

THE Government has launched the process to dispose of a very large number of surplus defence vehicles. Read more
7:30AM (AEST): Cannabis crop found during bushfire

A LARGE cannabis crop has been uncovered during a bushfire in north Queensland. Read more
7:26AM (AEST): France forced to face downgrade fears

THE French President is fighting to protect the country's AAA credit-rating as the global debt crisis threatens to consume yet another nation. Read more
7:23AM (AEST): Killer T-cells wipe out leukaemia

THREE US cancer patients were brought back from the brink by a new therapy that turned their own immune cells into tumour killers, wiping out an advanced form of leukaemia, researchers said today. Read more
7:09AM (AEST): US stocks plummet over 4pc

US stocks plummeted over four per cent today, more than wiping out the gains of yesterday's rebound as European debt troubles and worries of a new US recession kept investors nervous. Read more
6:57AM (AEST): Three wounded in knife attack

TWO women and a man have received knife wounds following an attack in a home on the Gold Coast. Read more
6:56AM (AEST): Norway killer may have filmed shooting spree

NORWEGIAN mass killer Anders Behring Breivik may have filmed his shooting spree on Utoya island that killed 69 people, police said today. Read more
6:53AM (AEST): US soldier gets life for slaying sergeants

A US Army sergeant was sentenced today to life in a military prison without parole for shooting and killing his infantry squad leader and another US soldier in Iraq after they criticised him for poor performance. Read more
6:49AM (AEST): NewsCorp reports lift in net profit

NEWS Corporation says the phone hacking scandal in the UK has had "no material impact" on the global media giant's other operations after reporting full year earnings in line with market consensus. Read more
6:42AM (AEST): Motorcyclist dies after hitting cow

A MAN has died after the motorbike he was riding hit a cow on a north Queensland road. Read more

Yesterday

11:46PM (AEST): 'Taliban who shot down helicopter killed'

THE Taliban insurgents who shot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend have been killed. Read more
11:35PM (AEST): North Korea fires second artillery barrage

SOUTH Korea fired warning shots today after North Korea twice sent shells toward the tense Yellow Sea border, a news agency reported. Read more
11:30PM (AEST): Vigilantes take to British streets

DEFIANT Britons take to the streets in their hundreds to defend their communities against rioters - but some have paid with their lives. Read more
11:17PM (AEST): Funding restored to aged care in Sydney

MORE than $1 million in funding will be restored to palliative care in northern Sydney, Health Minister Jillian Skinner says. Read more
10:54PM (AEST): Government 'could be liable for GM spill'

A SPILL of genetically modified canola in West Australia could have contaminated up to 12 farms, anti-GM advocates say. Read more
10:27PM (AEST): Minister to rule on honeymoon suspect

A JUDGE has ruled that a British man can be extradited to South Africa to face trial for the murder of his new bride on honeymoon. Read more
10:14PM (AEST): France bids to reassure markets with plan

NICOLAS Sarkozy promises measures to slash France's public deficit amid fears that France could suffer a credit-rating downgrade. Read more
10:10PM (AEST): 'Dead' Gaddafi son shown on Libyan TV

KHAMIS Gaddafi, the son of embattled Libyan leader shown on state TV today just days after rebels battling the regime reported his death. Read more
9:30PM (AEST): Toll in Comoros boat accident reaches 54

AT least 54 people died after a passenger boat capsized off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros, a rescue official said today. Read more
9:10PM (AEST): Sheen 'honoured' by gruesome death

FORMER "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen is "honoured" by his TV character's gruesome demise in a horrific train crash. Read more
9:03PM (AEST): 'Fightback has begun' against UK rioters

BRITISH PM says a "fightback" is underway after four nights of rioting, adding that more robust policing had calmed the situation in London. Read more
8:53PM (AEST): Moss-inspired 'skinny' shirts face ad ban

WEB advertisement for kids' T-shirts, with the slogan "Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels!" banned by the UK's advertising regulator. Read more
8:15PM (AEST): US launches anti-Gaddafi Africa offensive

THE US has launched a diplomatic offensive against Libya among African nations as Tripoli accused NATO of a "massacre" of 85 people. Read more
7:57PM (AEST): Fraudulent home sale hits WA again

A YEAR after a man's home was sold without his permission, minister says authorities are looking at claims it's happened again. Read more
7:37PM (AEST): Chinese aircraft carrier begins sea trials

CHINA'S first aircraft carrier has started open sea trials that underscore concerns about the country's growing military strength. Read more
7:20PM (AEST): Man charged over body in Sydney freezer

A MAN has been charged more than six months after a body was found in a commercial freezer in Sydney's south. Read more
7:07PM (AEST): WA govt retains local gas supply policy

THE WA government will keep in place a 15 per cent domestic gas reservation requirement for all major gas projects in the state. Read more
6:43PM (AEST): Alleged conman stole $4m from lenders

AN alleged conman concocted an elaborate scheme in a bid to steal millions of dollars from mortgage lenders, a court has heard. Read more
6:36PM (AEST): Key insurgent captured in Afghanistan

AFGHAN forces in conjunction with Australian special forces have captured a key insurgent commander in Afghanistan. Read more
6:29PM (AEST): Syrian troops take over eastern city

AN activist in Deir el-Zour says Syrian troops have taken control of the eastern flashpoint city following intense shelling and gunfire. Read more
6:22PM (AEST): Police smash escalating drug ring

FIVE Malaysian nationals charged over a multi-million dollar drug ring had plans to import hundreds of kilograms of ice into Australia. Read more
6:13PM (AEST): GM grain contamination fears in WA

SPILLAGE of tonnes of genetically modified canola onto a highway has raised contamination fears for non-GM crops. Read more
5:57PM (AEST): Dollar holds up as sentiment returns

THE dollar is holding onto its overnight gains, after the US Federal Reserve calmed markets by saying interest rates could stay at record lows until mid-2013. Read more
5:43PM (AEST): Shelling across the Korean border

SOUTH Korean marines have returned fire after North Korea launched artillery shells into waters near their disputed sea border, South Korean defence officials say. Read more
5:39PM (AEST): Wife pleads for missing husband's return

EVERY day at 5.20pm, Jodie Annett awaits a call from her husband to let her know he is 10 minutes away from home before the couple have dinner together with their six-year-old daughter. Read more
5:13PM (AEST): MP back at work after home targeted

THE Victorian MP whose house was sprayed with bullets is back at work after a break overseas. Read more
4:56PM (AEST): Market volatility takes toll on consumers

SHARE prices finished over 2.5 per cent higher, finding a solid base from Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve promised to keep interest rates low over the next two years. Read more
4:45PM (AEST): Blogger jailed in Vietnam for subversion

A COURT in Ho Chi Minh City has jailed a French-Vietnamese lecturer and blogger for three years for attempted subversion, in Vietnam's latest high-profile rights case. Read more
4:36PM (AEST): Charges over home invasion, sex attack

A MAN and a woman have allegedly been sexually assaulted by three robbers who forced their way into their home in Sydney's south. Read more
4:33PM (AEST): Playmate arrested with gun at airport

A PLAYBOY playmate was charged with firearm offenses after attempting to board a plane in Florida with a loaded handgun in her bag. Read more
4:22PM (AEST): Man lights fire at legal services in SA

A MAN has set a tin of petrol alight in the Legal Services Commission building in Adelaide. Read more
3:57PM (AEST): Most Wanted man charged over priest

THE man charged over the alleged 2008 abduction and extortion of a Greek Orthodox priest was on NSW Police's Most Wanted list. Read more
3:46PM (AEST): Man rammed, bashed in road rage attack

A 42-year-old man has been left with serious facial injuries after being bashed in a Perth road rage attack in which a car was repeatedly rammed from behind. Read more
3:39PM (AEST): 3 plead guilty to 'baby-selling in US

A US lawyer who specialises in reproductive law has pleaded guilty for her role in what federal prosecutors called a "baby-selling ring" that charged a dozen couples more than $US100,000 ($96,436) to adopt babies born from surrogate pregnancies. Read more
3:29PM (AEST): US drone strike kills 21 in Pakistan

PAKISTANI intelligence officials say 21 Islamist militants are now known to have been killed in an American missile attack close to the Afghan border. Read more
3:05PM (AEST): Tiger gets all-clear to resume flights

TIGER Airways is free to resume flights immediately but under strict new conditions to ensure passenger safety. Read more
2:42PM (AEST): Carbon tax to hit just 400 polluters

FIRST the carbon tax would apply to 1000 of Australia's biggest polluters, then it was 500, and now it's "more like 400". Read more
2:30PM (AEST): Jobs index falls for fourth straight month

THE federal government's leading employment index has fallen for a fourth straight month in August, following on from three consecutive monthly increases. Read more
2:27PM (AEST): Accused Gold Coast sniper granted bail

A MAN accused of shooting an innocent bystander during a sniper-style attack on his old Gold Coast workplace has been granted bail. Read more
2:24PM (AEST): Beware of Rudd, Oprah offering gifts: ATO

BEWARE of people promising gifts from Kevin Rudd and Oprah Winfrey, the boss of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has warned. Read more
1:33PM (AEST): Woman stabbed to death, man arrested

A SYDNEY woman has died from a stab wound to her neck and police have arrested a man at the scene. Read more
1:27PM (AEST): Nine years jail for Victorian stab killer

A MAN who fatally stabbed his friend following an afternoon of drinking has been jailed for nine years for manslaughter. Read more
1:24PM (AEST): Navy sailor found guilty of rape

A ROYAL Australian Navy sailor has been found guilty of raping a female Defence Force colleague. Read more
1:23PM (AEST): Dollar strengthened by US rate comments

THE Australian dollar was higher at noon (AEST), after the US Federal Reserve said interest rates could stay at their record lows until mid-2013. Read more
1:13PM (AEST): Myer renews Brookes CEO contract

MYER has renewed chief executive Bernie Brookes' contract to extend his term to August 2014. Read more
1:06PM (AEST): Beached baby humpback whale to be put down

A BABY humpback whale rescued off the Gold Coast today will be put down after beaching itself for the second time in three days. Read more
12:58PM (AEST): Gibbon's leap secrets unveiled

SCIENTISTS have uncovered the secret behind the extraordinary jumping ability of the white-handed gibbon, capable in the wild of leaping across more than 10 metres in gaps in the forest canopy. Read more
12:55PM (AEST): Crime reporter Les Kennedy has died

VETERAN Sydney crime reporter Les Kennedy has died after a battle with cancer. Read more
12:51PM (AEST): Texas was once part of Antarctica - scientists

TEXAS may be suffering through severe drought this summer, but long ago, the weather must have been surprisingly different. Read more
12:41PM (AEST): Judy Moran gets 26 years over Des killing

MELBOURNE gangland matriarch Judy Moran has been sentenced to 26 years' jail for orchestrating the murder of her brother-in-law. Read more
12:36PM (AEST): Aussie market keeps climbing at noon

STOCKS were higher at noon as the market held onto gains which began late yesterday and were boosted by a late Wall St surge. Read more
12:29PM (AEST): Telstra tipped to report net profit fall

TELSTRA is tipped to report a double-digit decline in net profit as its year-long bid to capture more customers eats into the bottom line. Read more
12:13PM (AEST): Eruption of undersea volcano predicted

US scientists say they have for the first time successfully predicted the eruption of one of the world's most active undersea volcanoes off the coast of the western state of Oregon. Read more
12:00PM (AEST): Des Moran's killer jailed for 26 years

THE man who murdered Melbourne crime family figure Desmond Moran by firing seven shots into him has been jailed for 26 years. Read more
12:00PM (AEST): Harvey Norman lifts global annual sales

RETAILER Harvey Norman has posted a 1.7 per cent increase in global sales for the year to June 30, earning $6.18 billion, despite the slump in consumer spending. Read more
11:58AM (AEST): Children's pyjamas found to pose fire risk

CONSUMERS Affairs Victoria has seized hundreds of items of children's nightware from stores across Melbourne which pose a fire safety risk. Read more
11:56AM (AEST): Religious violence and abuse growing

RELIGIOUS-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets, according to a private US study. Read more
11:39AM (AEST): People forget to hit 'send' on census

AROUND the nation last night, Australians sat down to fill out their census forms but among those who opted for the internet option there's been a problem. Read more
11:38AM (AEST): Westfield sambas into Brazil shopping

SHOPPING centre owner Westfield Group is making its first new market entry in 11 years, acquiring 50 per cent of a Brazilian operation. Read more
11:24AM (AEST): Shots fired; violence continues on UK streets

POLICE are investigating reports shots were fired in Birmingham as fresh rioting breaks out in Britain. Read more
11:20AM (AEST): Nation's biggest Picasso show on the way

SYDNEY will later this year host the biggest exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso ever to come to Australia. Read more
10:57AM (AEST): Consumer sentiment plunges in August

CONSUMER sentiment has fallen further as concerns about the global economy add to worries about rates, housing prices and the carbon tax. Read more
10:38AM (AEST): Farewell for flood survivor killed in fire

MORE than a hundred mourners have arrived for the funeral of a young Lockyer Valley flood hero, who died last month in a fire. Read more
10:35AM (AEST): Anonymous plans to 'kill' Facebook

THE "Anonymous" internet hacking group is planning to "kill" Facebook and has announced the date it will attempt do so. Read more
10:32AM (AEST): Students injured in Victorian school bus crash

A SCHOOL bus has collided with another bus during the morning school run, with three teens taken to hospital with minor injuries. Read more
10:27AM (AEST): Aussie stocks surge 3pct in early trade

AUSTRALIAN stocks made a welcome 3 per cent rise in early trade today, after sharp rebounds in the United States and Europe overnight. Read more
9:59AM (AEST): US sergeant 'shot five fellow soldiers'

US army chaplain worried about the mental state of a soldier now accused of fatally shooting five service members at a stress clinic. Read more
9:54AM (AEST): Stockland posts 58pct profit rise

DEVELOPER Stockland has posted a 58 per cent rise in annual profit, and says it expects to maintain earnings in the current year. Read more
9:53AM (AEST): People feared trapped as building explodes

AN explosion rocked a commercial building in LA, seriously injuring at least four people and possibly trapping others. Read more
9:52AM (AEST): China's first aircraft carrier launched

CHINA'S first aircraft carrier has left its shipyard in the northeast to start its first sea trial, the state news agency Xinhua said. Read more
9:50AM (AEST): Nauru 'lesser evil' than Malaysia deal

HUMAN rights expert says the Nauru solution could be considered a lesser moral evil than the asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia. Read more
9:36AM (AEST): US drone strike kills seven in Pakistan

A US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border has killed at least seven fighters of the Haqqani network. Read more
9:31AM (AEST): London riot police call on retired officers

THE Metropolitan Police called on retired officers to help as commanders promised to swamp the UK's streets and act tougher. Read more
9:23AM (AEST): Asian 'phoenix' lived with the dinosaurs

PALAEONTOLOGISTS have found the fossilised remains of a giant bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago. Read more
9:11AM (AEST): CommBank's record $6 billion profit

COMMONWEALTH Bank posts a $6.39 billion profit for the year but warns banks may not escape the economic turmoil overseas. Read more
9:10AM (AEST): Defence workers vote to go on strike

DEFENCE civilian staff have voted to take protected industrial action over stalled pay negotiations, the main public sector union says. Read more
9:06AM (AEST): eCensus stands up to the test

THE national census has already shown that Australians have embraced the online way of doing things. Read more
9:03AM (AEST): Domino's Pizza annual profit up 20pct

DOMINO'S Pizza has increased full year profit by 20 per cent per cent, and says it expects another 15 per cent rise in the current year. Read more
9:01AM (AEST): Dad stuffed baby wipe in infant son's mouth

A US father jailed for stuffing a baby wipe in the mouth of his son then throwing him on the floor when he would not stop crying. Read more
8:59AM (AEST): Spain rejects need for rescue from debt

SPAIN rejected outright any need for a rescue to avert a sovereign debt crisis even as European Central Bank intervention halted a market attack on its bonds. Read more
8:57AM (AEST): Mum 'got girl, 6, to videotape group sex'

A US woman was in jail today for forcing her six-year-old daughter to videotape her having group sex on multiple occasions. Read more
8:52AM (AEST): Fire breaks out at Obama holiday retreat

A FIRE broke out today at the Martha's Vineyard home where US President Barack Obama and his family spend their holidays. Read more
8:49AM (AEST): Woman dies after falling into recycling bin

A US woman from Ohio died after she apparently fell head-first into her recycling bin and became unable to breathe. Read more
8:42AM (AEST): American Airlines jet hits severe turbulence

AN American Airlines jet made an emergency landing today after experiencing severe turbulence that left three people injured. Read more
8:33AM (AEST): Group queries live cattle exports to Turkey

ANIMAL lobbyists will hand over video footage of animals being slaughtered in Turkey to assist the Government's live exports review. Read more
8:25AM (AEST): Shots fired into family home

A FAMILY of six, including four children, were lucky to escape injury after shots were fired into their home in Sydney’s west last night. Read more
8:22AM (AEST): Dead whale may not be Migaloo - expert

A DEAD white whale found floating off Palm Island near Townsville is not the famous albino humpback Migaloo, an expert says. Read more
8:17AM (AEST): BlackBerry threatened for helping police

CANADIAN firm threatened with reprisals if it releases encrypted communications of its British BlackBerry users to help police. Read more
7:56AM (AEST): US soldier charged in bomb plot

A US soldier of Palestinian descent has been indicted on weapons charges over a plot to build a bomb and attack the area surrounding a sprawling Texas military base. Read more
7:49AM (AEST): UK police station fire bombed

POLICEin the central England city of Nottingham say a group of 30 to 40 men have fire bombed a police station as violent rioting which has swept Britain for four days reached another part of the country. Read more
7:47AM (AEST): eCensus stands up to the test

THE full results won't be in for some time, but the national census has already shown that Australians have embraced the online way of doing things. Read more
7:43AM (AEST): Blackberry threatened for helping UK cops

RESEARCH In Motion was threatened with reprisals if it released encrypted communications of its British Blackberry users to help British police quell days of violent looting. Read more
7:41AM (AEST): Policeman charged with assault

A POLICE sergeant based in Melbourne's north-west has been charged with assault and stalking-related offences. Read more
7:34AM (AEST): Five charged with trafficking ice

FIVE Malaysian nationals have been charged with importing and trafficking the drug ice. It's alleged the men travelled to Australia from Malaysia with the sole purpose of importing large commercial quantities of the illicit drug. Read more
7:34AM (AEST): Europe stocks end negative day on high

EUROPE's main stock markets ended days of sharp declines with most markets recording rises or ending the trading day flat. Read more
7:30AM (AEST): AOL shares sink more than 25 per cent

SHARES in Internet company AOL plunged more than 25 percent overnight on Wall Street. Read more
7:25AM (AEST): Striking workers sabotage company

VERIZON claimed that striking workers sabotaged company wirelines and physically prevented staff from entering workplaces across the US. Read more
7:23AM (AEST): Government denies $70m live export aid

THE federal government has played down a suggestion it's about to cough up another $70 million in assistance for the live cattle industry. Read more
7:18AM (AEST): 4WD ploughs through fences, into house

A FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE has ploughed through two fences before hitting the side of a house after a collision in a south Brisbane suburb. Read more
7:11AM (AEST): Australia hurt by hysteria, not US rating

THE livelihood of businesses, consumers and workers is at risk - not because of the US rating downgrade, but due to market hysteria. Read more