NSW cop charged with dangerous driving

7 February 2012, 9:26 pm

A POLICE officer who allegedly crashed into a power pole during a chase north of Sydney has been charged with dangerous driving.... Read More »

Rudd will just bring forward the demise of Labor

7 February 2012, 8:11 am

I've voted Labor for 60 years but would not do so again if Kevin Rudd was leader (''Did he or didn't he? Rudd denies asking powerbroker for help in hostile state'', February 7). Why? Because he is a person with grandiose ideas who is unable to progress them in a way that gain... Read More »

Australia braces for floods, threat to coal and crops

2 February 2012, 4:29 am

CANBERRA (REUTERS) - Heavy summer rains across eastern Australia prompted authorities to issue flood warnings for vast areas of Queensland and New South Wales states on Thursday, including coal mining areas in the Hunter Valley. Related Stories British police probe The Times over email hacking Swede... Read More »

Gillard: just a matter of when

29 January 2012, 10:00 pm

The Australia Day debacle is emblematic of a Prime Minister who can't take a trick. Read more on the blog...... Read More »

Australia Day crane stunt turns deadly

26 January 2012, 1:56 pm

A MAN is dead after he fell from a Sydney crane during an apparent Australia Day prank.... Read More »

Australia Day now a drongo-free zone

20 January 2012, 5:00 am

AUSTRALIA Day revellers face being hit with hefty on-the-spot fines as part of a zero-tolerance police booze blitz at beaches and parks right across NSW.... Read More »

New shark attacks make three for month

19 January 2012, 9:16 am

SYDNEY - A 3m tiger shark has attacked a swimmer off a remote beach in Australia's third attack this month. That's as many attacks as the country generally sees in an entire year.Western Australia Police Sergeant Gerry Cassidy says...... Read More »

Australia rocked by fresh military sex scandals

12 January 2012, 5:31 pm

THE Australian military has been hit by more sex scandals, including allegations of assault, child porn, rape and drug dealing within its ranks.... Read More »

Australia’s military rocked by new scandals

12 January 2012, 1:16 am

Documents obtained by Australia's Channel Seven News under the Freedom of Information Act detail what it called "ongoing, often major, breaches of discipline in Australia's armed forces".... Read More »

New sex scandals hit Australian defence force

11 January 2012, 11:36 pm

The Australian military was rocked Thursday by more sex scandals, including allegations of assault, child porn, rape and drug-dealing within its ranks.... Read More »