GENERAL Francis Agwi will have his term as Papua New Guinea's Defence Force Chief temporarily extended until a successor is found.

THE City of Sydney Council has unanimously endorsed the installation of 10 extra CCTV cameras in Sydney's busiest nightspots.

THE FDA has approved a new medication for Hepatitis C but treatment looks likely to cost $US84,000.

THE federal government has stepped in to pause operations at Ranger uranium mine until regulators know more about the fallout of the massive toxic leak.

THE Electrical Trades Union says the loss of 21 rail electrical and maintenance positions in the greater Sydney area will lead to commuter delays.

GANG crime squad police have found a dagger and charged a man after a raid on a Henley Brook home during an investigation into a bikie clubhouse stabbing.

Two people are pulled from wreckage after aircraft falls short of airport runway.

Government says it has identified the four Australian spies who allegedly bugged its offices - and claims one was a woman.

Australians are retiring much earlier in life than the government would like, new figures show.

The men, aged 25 and 45, died after an incident underground at a copper mine.

Victims storm out of royal commission, crying ?What an insult!?, ?What a joke!? and ?Good Lord!?

Victims storm out of royal commission in Sydney, crying ?What an insult!?, ?What a joke!? and ?Good Lord!?

Queensland's Bar Association says the state's Attorney-General got it wrong last month when he said the lawyers' organisation was helping the Government make it harder to release dangerous prisoners.

A secret internal investigation at Rookwood Cemetery has unearthed decades of irregular practices and led to the sacking of its long-serving chief executive.

Serious governance problems came to light after the Cemetery merged with five independent religious trusts and was appointed a new board by the O?Farrell Government last year.

Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame during the third Ashes Test.

Two people have suffered burns after the light plane they were in crashed onto an oval at South Lake in Perth's southern suburbs.

Police say it appears the pilot experienced engine trouble.

A Cairns man on trial for his wife's murder says a TV current affairs program gave him the idea to dispose of his wife's body in acid.

The Australian Conservation Foundation says it is time the Ranger uranium mine was closed permanently after yet another spill in Kakadu National Park, east of Darwin.

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that his team still has plenty to do if they want not only to win back the Ashes from England but also to become the world's top Test team, according to reports. According to Sport24, Australia took a 2-0 lead in the five-Test series following a 218-run trouncing of England in the second Adelaide Test on Monday and are poised to retrieve the Ashes they ...

Australia has named an unchanged squad for the third Ashes Test just hours after recording a crushing victory in Adelaide, according to reports. According to the Courier Mail, Australia's pace attack, headlined by a born-again Mitchell Johnson, led them to victory in the second Test and there were thoughts that some of the quicks could potentially be rested for the Perth Test, which starts on ...

Australian Test bowler Peter Siddle has said that it is nice to see the plans his team has put out working, which includes targeting England captain Alastair Cook's wicket. According to News.com.au, Siddle said that Cook comes out at the top and they want to put the pressure on him from the word go. He said that these are the specific plans the team works on as a bowling unit. Cook was clearly ...

India-born hit-and-run fugitive Puneet Puneet's father has said he is not going to fight his son's extradition to Australia as he felt that Indians are not safe in Oz prisons. Puneet was captured in India last week after being on a running spree for more than four years with 100,000 dollars reward on his head. Puneet's father Naresh Rawel said his son is not an accused, instead he is a victim, ...

One of the heads of England's fan squad the Barmy Army has conceded defeat to Australia in the Ashes series, according to reports. According to News.com.au, in Alice Springs last week for the Chairman's XI match in Traeger Park, co-founder Dave Peacock predicted if he was a betting man, the odds were in Australia's favour. Australia has also beaten England in the Adelaide Test by 218 runs to ...

Australia took four quick wickets on the final day to complete a demoralising 218-run victory and take a 2-0 lead at Adelaide, according to reports. According to the Mirror, defeat leaves England's hopes of retaining the Ashes in tatters. Matt Prior offered some resistance with a free-wheeling 69 from 102 balls, his first half-century for England in 17 innings stretching back to Auckland in ...

Several witnesses have told an inquest into the death of teenage lifesaver Matthew Barclay about challenging conditions at last year's national titles on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Tasmanian mining community Queenstown is in shock following the deaths of two locals at the Mt Lyell copper mine.

A secret internal investigation at Rookwood Cemetery has unearthed a litany of questionable business dealings and led to the sacking of its long-serving chief executive.

Homicide detectives are investigating allegations a dispute over unpaid home renovations led to the murder of a Melbourne couple while their children slept.

Two men have died after falling about 20 metres down a shaft at the Mount Lyell copper mine at Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast.

The Federal Government has suspended all processing operations at the Territory's Ranger uranium mine following a toxic spill on the weekend.

Labor can defeat Abbott at the next election, Gillard says

A woman who fell from a cliff in southeast Queensland may have tumbled 40 metres.

Halfway through the media launch of Sydney's first connection to the network, it cut out.

British actress Keira Knightley has married singer James Righton in a discreet ceremony in the southern French village of Mazan, according to the mayor.

A fun day at the beach turned sour for a Sydney grandfather and his six-year-old granddaughter after somebody saw the little girl swimming naked and called police.