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Australian market powers ahead

The Australian share market is powering ahead, boosted by mining companies and optimism that a government stimulus package in the US could speed up an economic recovery. More

Dog kills child, injures another

A dog has killed a young child and seriously injured another in the New South Wales Riverina. More

S Korea Parliament returns to work on reforms

South Korea's Parliament has returned to work after the end of an opposition boycott and has begun processing dozens of reform bills the ruling party says are needed to steer the country through the global financial crisis. More

New home sales down 1pc in November: survey

An industry survey of 100 residential builders has found that new home sales fell by more than 1 per cent in November last year. More

Second man to face murder charge

A second man will be charged with murder over a man's death in Adelaide's northern suburbs on New Year's Day. More

Holden axes left-hand Pontiac G8 exports

Holden says its export program to the United States will not be negatively affected by the axing of its left-hand drive utes. More

Santos/Apache gas project resurrected

An $800 million gas project in Western Australia will now go ahead, one month after it was mothballed. More

$130k worth of water stolen from Lake Boga

Victoria Police are investigating the theft about $130,000 worth of water near Swan Hill. More

Bulgarian nationals arrested over tram thefts

Victoria Police have arrested three Bulgarian nationals in connection with a rash of thefts on Melbourne trams in December. More

Retail figures buck predicted fall

There was a small rise in retail sales in November, despite predictions activity would fall. More

Fire crews race to contain bush blazes

Several bushfires are continuing to burn across New South Wales as firefighters brace for more hot weather. More

Strong quake rattles Indonesia

A strong earthquake has rattled Indonesia's West Papua province, the US Geological Survey said. More

Blackwater guards plead not guilty to manslaughter

Five former guards from US security firm Blackwater Worldwide, a State Department contractor in Iraq, have pleaded not guilty to killing 14 Iraqi civilians and wounding 18 others by gunfire and grenades at a busy Baghdad intersection in 2007. More

Resource stocks, Wall Street gains push local markets higher

The Australian share market is higher this morning, led by a rally in resources stocks and gains on Wall Street overnight. More

Obama picks TV doctor as surgeon general: reports

US television network CNN says President-elect Barack Obama wants its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be his surgeon general and serve as chief overseer of Americans' health. More