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‘No benefit’ from a trans-Tasman currency

Australia and New Zealand are unlikely go down the European path and create a single currency. A study looking beyond 30 years of close economic ties between the two countries has found there would be no benefit to further integration through a trans-Tasman monetary union. But the draft report on closer economic relations (CER), jointly […]

‘No benefit’ from a trans-Tasman currency

Australia and New Zealand are unlikely go down the European path and create a single currency. A study looking beyond 30 years of close economic ties between the two countries has found there would be no benefit to further integration through a trans-Tasman monetary union. But the draft report on closer economic relations (CER), jointly […]

RBA governor to face parliament committee

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens will appear before a joint federal parliamentary committee next month to tell what he knew about alleged corruption inside the bank’s subsidiaries. Fairfax says the move follows a court appearance in Melbourne on Monday of the man who blew the whistle on the scandal, former RBA banknote executive Brian Hood. […]

RBA governor to face parliament committee

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens will appear before a joint federal parliamentary committee next month to tell what he knew about alleged corruption inside the bank’s subsidiaries. Fairfax says the move follows a court appearance in Melbourne on Monday of the man who blew the whistle on the scandal, former RBA banknote executive Brian Hood. […]

Two shootings in Sydney’s west

A home in Sydney’s west has been shot at while two adults and a teenager were inside. A bullet penetrated the front garage door of the home in Mimosa Road, Greenacre just after 10pm on Monday, police said. A man, woman and teenager at home at the time were not injured. The incident follows a […]

Two shootings in Sydney’s west

A home in Sydney’s west has been shot at while two adults and a teenager were inside. A bullet penetrated the front garage door of the home in Mimosa Road, Greenacre just after 10pm on Monday, police said. A man, woman and teenager at home at the time were not injured. The incident follows a […]

Muslim leaders address media over protests

Muslim leaders are set to reveal their response to Saturday’s brutal demonstration in Sydney against an anti-Islam film. An emergency meeting of Islamic groups was convened in Sydney on Monday night to formulate a plan to quell any repeat of the clashes, which were part of global protests over the US anti-Islam YouTube film, Innocence […]

Muslim leaders address media over protests

Muslim leaders are set to reveal their response to Saturday’s brutal demonstration in Sydney against an anti-Islam film. An emergency meeting of Islamic groups was convened in Sydney on Monday night to formulate a plan to quell any repeat of the clashes, which were part of global protests over the US anti-Islam YouTube film, Innocence […]

Search to resume for missing men

A search is set to resume for three men missing, feared drowned, off the NSW south coast. The men were not wearing lifejackets, police believe, when their dinghy capsized during a late night fishing trip at St Georges Basin. A fourth man was rescued by a local resident on a paddle board who heard his […]

Search to resume for missing men

A search is set to resume for three men missing, feared drowned, off the NSW south coast. The men were not wearing lifejackets, police believe, when their dinghy capsized during a late night fishing trip at St Georges Basin. A fourth man was rescued by a local resident on a paddle board who heard his […]

Taliban posts photo of diggers’ killer

The Taliban have posted a photo online of the rogue Afghan soldier accused of killing three Australian soldiers last month. Lance Corporal Stjepan “Rick” Milosevic, Sapper James Martin and Private Robert Poate, all with the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) Task Group, were shot dead at a patrol base in Oruzgan province on August […]

Taliban posts photo of diggers’ killer

The Taliban have posted a photo online of the rogue Afghan soldier accused of killing three Australian soldiers last month. Lance Corporal Stjepan “Rick” Milosevic, Sapper James Martin and Private Robert Poate, all with the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) Task Group, were shot dead at a patrol base in Oruzgan province on August […]

NSW police received texts before protest

Outraged members of Sydney’s Muslim community told police about incendiary text messages before a violent protest erupted over a video mocking Islam. Six men were arrested following clashes on Saturday that saw two police officers and 17 others injured as protesters targeted the US consulate in Martin Place. While police had been unaware of the […]

NSW police received texts before protest

Outraged members of Sydney’s Muslim community told police about incendiary text messages before a violent protest erupted over a video mocking Islam. Six men were arrested following clashes on Saturday that saw two police officers and 17 others injured as protesters targeted the US consulate in Martin Place. While police had been unaware of the […]

Banks taking Bell Group case to High Court

The banks involved in Australia’s most expensive and longest-running court case are seeking to take their battle to the High Court. The consortium of 20 banks including Westpac and Lloyd’s TSB Bank last month lost an appeal in Western Australia’s Supreme Court against a 2008 ruling that ordered them to pay about $1.58 billion to […]

Banks taking Bell Group case to High Court

The banks involved in Australia’s most expensive and longest-running court case are seeking to take their battle to the High Court. The consortium of 20 banks including Westpac and Lloyd’s TSB Bank last month lost an appeal in Western Australia’s Supreme Court against a 2008 ruling that ordered them to pay about $1.58 billion to […]

Man guilty of beating girlfriend to death

A South Australian man who claimed his girlfriend had blue lips and no pulse after a car crash has been found guilty of her bashing murder. The badly beaten body of 29-year-old Katherine Towner was found decomposing in her car at Strathalbyn, south of Adelaide, in April 2011. After a judge-alone trial in the South […]

Man guilty of beating girlfriend to death

A South Australian man who claimed his girlfriend had blue lips and no pulse after a car crash has been found guilty of her bashing murder. The badly beaten body of 29-year-old Katherine Towner was found decomposing in her car at Strathalbyn, south of Adelaide, in April 2011. After a judge-alone trial in the South […]

Probe into Vic building industry begins

An investigation has begun into alleged links to organised crime and bikie gangs within the Victorian building industry. But there is no power to compel people to give evidence, with the state attorney-general hoping that a wish not to see the industry return to “the bad old days” will be enough to encourage cooperation in […]

Probe into Vic building industry begins

An investigation has begun into alleged links to organised crime and bikie gangs within the Victorian building industry. But there is no power to compel people to give evidence, with the state attorney-general hoping that a wish not to see the industry return to “the bad old days” will be enough to encourage cooperation in […]

Muslim leaders to discuss Sydney violence

Senior members of Australia’s Muslim community will meet in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday night to try to head off any repeat of the violent weekend protests in Sydney’s CBD. Police and Muslim organisations are concerned about fresh violence following Saturday’s clashes with police during protests over an anti-Islamic internet video, in which 17 people […]

Muslim leaders to discuss Sydney violence

Senior members of Australia’s Muslim community will meet in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday night to try to head off any repeat of the violent weekend protests in Sydney’s CBD. Police and Muslim organisations are concerned about fresh violence following Saturday’s clashes with police during protests over an anti-Islamic internet video, in which 17 people […]

Expo space to be built on Glebe Island

A temporary exhibition space is to be built on Sydney’s Glebe Island to cover for the closure of the soon to be redeveloped Darling Harbour convention centre. Planning Minister Brad Hazzard on Monday announced that the NSW government would seek expressions of interest from the private sector to build the interim facility on the island. […]

Expo space to be built on Glebe Island

A temporary exhibition space is to be built on Sydney’s Glebe Island to cover for the closure of the soon to be redeveloped Darling Harbour convention centre. Planning Minister Brad Hazzard on Monday announced that the NSW government would seek expressions of interest from the private sector to build the interim facility on the island. […]

Amnesty removes 1200 guns across SA

A gun amnesty in South Australia has removed more than 1200 unwanted or illegal weapons from the streets, but police say none has been linked to crimes. The amnesty began last month and will run until October 31 with the haul so far including 60 handguns, more than 1000 rifles and a number of sawn-off […]

Amnesty removes 1200 guns across SA

A gun amnesty in South Australia has removed more than 1200 unwanted or illegal weapons from the streets, but police say none has been linked to crimes. The amnesty began last month and will run until October 31 with the haul so far including 60 handguns, more than 1000 rifles and a number of sawn-off […]

Police derelict in Briscoe death: coroner

Northern Territory Coroner Greg Cavanagh has slammed police and called for a shake-up of how they treat people in watchhouses, after the death in custody of an Aboriginal man earlier this year. The man, known since his death as Kwementyaye Briscoe, died at the Alice Springs watchhouse hours after being arrested on January 4 for […]

Police derelict in Briscoe death: coroner

Northern Territory Coroner Greg Cavanagh has slammed police and called for a shake-up of how they treat people in watchhouses, after the death in custody of an Aboriginal man earlier this year. The man, known since his death as Kwementyaye Briscoe, died at the Alice Springs watchhouse hours after being arrested on January 4 for […]

Vic police don’t expect repeat of violence

Victorian police are confident the violent weekend protests in Sydney won’t be repeated in Melbourne but have increased security at key locations. Regional operations deputy commissioner Tim Cartwright said he was quite confident the violent protests in Sydney over a video mocking Islam would not be repeated in Melbourne. Police are monitoring social media and […]

Vic police don’t expect repeat of violence

Victorian police are confident the violent weekend protests in Sydney won’t be repeated in Melbourne but have increased security at key locations. Regional operations deputy commissioner Tim Cartwright said he was quite confident the violent protests in Sydney over a video mocking Islam would not be repeated in Melbourne. Police are monitoring social media and […]

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