Aussie towns hold key to long life

Port Pirie resident Maureen Bairstow takes her Jaguar for a spin. Picture: Simon Cross Source: News Limited AUSTRALIANS enjoy a lifestyle envied around the world but there are some areas of the country where life is simply better than others....

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Police hunt savage cafe attacker

CCTV shows how the seemingly unprovoked attack unfolded outside a St Kilda cafe. A man becomes involved in conversation with a group of people before grabbing a glass and assaulting one of them A MAN sitting in an outdoor cafe has...

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Tax bill looms for health fund members

A survey has found 53 per cent of the 2.4 million fund members affected by means-testing have not made any changes to their insurance. Picture: Guy Bailey. Source: Supplied MORE than 1.2 million Australians face a retrospective tax bill of...

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Tradies jump on apprenticeship program

Almost 500 potential apprentices have registered for the Gillard government's $57.5 million Kickstart program launched two weeks ago, giving tradies who take on a new apprentice before the end of February a bonus $3350 from the commonwealth.  ...

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Top-secret tourism at outback US air base

OPERATION EXPOSED: The hangar of the former wartime US airbase near Charleville. Pic: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail IT was the top-secret air base so covert even the locals were sworn to silence. The US Air Force base, outside Charleville...

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Singleton makes move on Fairfax

Advertising guru John Singleton has opened discussions with fellow Fairfax Media shareholder Gina Rinehart. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun ADVERTISING entrepreneur John Singleton has purchased a strategic share in Fairfax Media and...

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Aussies missing in Bolivia found safe

The world's largest salt flats at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia / Flickr user Casablance FIVE Australians reported missing in Bolivia have been found safe after the group got lost in the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. A search...

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Stolen macaws found in midnight raid

Two stolen macaws stolen from Featherdale Wildlife Park on Christmas Eve have been recovered in a Sydney backyard. Source: News Limited TWO rare and valuable birds stolen from a wildlife park over Christmas have been recovered from a Sydney...

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Two sacked after Army security breach

Kim Scott, director of BAE Systems land and integrated systems unit, said the Defence Department alerted the company of the security breach in October. Picture: Greg Higgs Source: The Advertiser A $500 MILLION Army communications contract will...

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Parents turn to apps for missing kids

A new breed of techology tools and apps are helping parents who have children who go missing. Picture: AFP Source: AFP FOR parents of children who wander off, a new breed of technology tools could be the difference between life and death. ...

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Crims in gift card money laundering rort

CRIME syndicates are buying gift cards from major retailers to launder money in a bid to avoid seizure and prosecution. Source: The Courier-Mail CRIME syndicates are buying gift cards from major retailers to launder money in a bid to avoid...

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Seven cops injured at wedding brawl

SEVEN police officers have been injured trying to gain control of a brawl at a western Sydney wedding reception. Police say they were called to the reception on Railway Parade in Guildford where a number of people were fighting on the dance...

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Child-scare snake footage goes global

IT was a case of snakes alive at a childcare centre in Darwin - 24 of them to be specific. VIDEO footage of a snake infestation which closed a childcare centre in Darwin yesterday has gone global. Mitchell St Childcare Centre was...

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Man faces murder charge over stabbing

A MAN has been charged with murder after another man was allegedly stabbed to death during a heated argument in a town east of Melbourne. William Scriven, 33, faced court this afternoon charged with one count of murder. The charges follow the...

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Scorcher brings on total fire bans

Scorching conditions have prompted total fire bans across South Australia from midnight. Source: adelaidenow TOTAL fire bans are in place across most of the state till midnight due to expected soaring temperatures and severe or extreme...

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Murder fear as pair found dead in blaze

Two people have died in a suspicious house fire at a Yarraville residence in Melbourne's west. A RESPECTED elderly couple may have been murdered before their killer torched their home, police suspect. The bodies of the husband and...

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Diggers depart East Timor

SIG Marty Gleave brings the flag down for one of the last times as Australian soldiers prepare to pull out in the coming weeks / Pic: Adam Taylor Source: The Daily Telegraph DIGGERS lower the flag over Camp Phoenix in Dili, marking the setting...

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Gillard is up for the fight

Julia Gillard in her office at Parliament House in Canberra during the interview with Phillip Hudson. Picture: Kym Smith Source: News Limited "YOU'VE always got to start the year full of optimism that you can take the big prize," said Julia...

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Face scratches focus of Baden-Clay murder

A packed court room has heard accused wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay's bid to be home for Christmas THESE are the facial injuries that confronted police when they first arrived to talk to Gerard Baden-Clay about his missing wife. ...

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Two dead in NSW petrol tanker crash

A FATAL petrol tanker crash that shut down the Princes Highway in New South Wales has claimed two lives. The tanker and a ute collided on the highway south of Berry, in southern NSW, just after 1am today. The male ute driver, who has not yet...

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Fatal umbrella hit at packed public pool

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl died hours after allegedly being hit by a wind-blown umbrella at a school break-up party at a Bundaberg pool. Police said the child was struck in the head by an umbrella that had blown over at Anzac Pool on Quay Street in...

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Man drowns in surf on Sunshine Coast

A MAN has drowned on Teewah Beach north of Noosa after he and four other swimmers had to be rescued from the surf when their inflatable pool overturned. Rescue services said the group from Gatton, who were holidaying with friends at Fresh Water,...

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Asylum seekers arrive en masse

On Friday a boat carrying 101 people was intercepted north of Christmas Island by HMAS Pirie, pictured, operating under the Border Protection Command. THREE boats carrying a total of 214 people have been intercepted off Australia's north-east...

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NSW healthcare system 'working well'

The NSW healthcare system is performing well when compared internationally, according to the annual Healthcare in Focus 2012 report.  Source: The Australian RATES of premature death from cancer, heart disease and stroke have fallen across...

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Sisters blamed for abuse by foster child

Date/Time: 2012:11:30 20:34:19 Source: The Courier-Mail THREE sisters who were repeatedly sexually abused by a foster child have been told by the Child Safety Department they share the blame for failing to lock their bedroom doors. The...

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Gold Coast Titans' porn star trainer

An image of Kortney Olson from her webpage, where she claims to be an official employ of the Gold Coast club. Source: The Courier-Mail NATIONAL Rugby League club the Titans have been hit by a fresh scandal following explosive revelations a...

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LNP trade popularity for self-destruction

HOUSE DIVIDED: There have been complaints about the leadership style of Campbell Newman, Jeff Seeney and Tim Nicholls. Source: The Courier-Mail LESS than a year after flying high following their stunning election landslide, the LNP have descended...

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Ex-league star's financial advice ban

Origin Greats Wally Fullerton Smith, Greg Conescu and Gordon Tallis on the Gold Coast. Picture: Wayne Jones Source: Gold Coast Bulletin Wally Fullerton Smith, a back-rower played for the St George Dragons rugby league club and represented...

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Dad of seven on sex offenders registry

Father of seven Dean Hutchinson placed on sex offenders registry for downloading child pornography. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser A FATHER of seven, aged 41, has been put on the sex offenders' register for eight years over...

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Men charged after guns, cash found

Police have charged two men after finding guns and $300,000 cash during raids on homes in Sydney. Source: AAP POLICE have charged two men after finding two handguns, more than $300,000 cash, drugs, a stun gun and steroids during raids on four...

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Homes threatened as bushfires rage

Tasmania's central lakes area is battling a large bushfire that could threaten lives. Vehicles on fire in the bushfire at Glen Huon in south-east Tasmania. Picture: Luke Bowden Source: The Mercury A BUSHFIRE has jumped...

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Man arrested in Darwin navy boat raid

Patrol boats at HMAS Coonawarra naval base in Darwin. Police believe a number of people were involved in a conspiracy to steal weapons from a navy patrol boat in Darwin. Source: Northern Territory News POLICE believe a number of people were...

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Swan lauds five years in government

Wayne Swan says the MYEFO shows the government will still achieve its surplus objective despite 'storm clouds over the global economy'. Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan lauds his government's five years in power. Picture: Ray Strange....

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Our Isabelle will never be forgotten

TRAGEDY: Isabelle Colman fell from a balcony on the Gold Coast during Schoolies. Source: Supplied THE family of Isabelle Colman is taking comfort from the words of friends who say they had never seen the teenager happier than on her last day....

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