Murdoch to make News Corp carbon neutral
Posted on 10 May, 2007
Rupert Murdoch revealed moves to make his News Corporation carbon neutral as the company posted a big jump in quarterly profits on the back of a solid performance by its film division.
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Australia can afford tax cuts: Costello
Posted on 9 May, 2007
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says he has cut income tax for a fifth consecutive year because the economy can afford it.
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Fat teens grow into obese adults: study
Posted on 7 May, 2007
A study that has tracked a sample of Australian children since 1985 has found that the teenage years are critical in predicting obesity in adults.
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Hockey denies public pressure led to WorkChoices scale back
Posted on 4 May, 2007
Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey denies he is bowing to public criticism by scaling back the Government's WorkChoices legislation.
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Aust 'not on track' to meet emissions target
Posted on 3 May, 2007
The Federal Opposition is disputing new figures that the Government says show Australia is on track to meet its Kyoto targets.
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Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal Bill
Posted on 2 May, 2007
President George W Bush has vetoed legislation that would force him to begin withdrawing US combat troops from Iraq this year, setting up a new showdown with Democratic leaders in Congress over funding the war.
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Howard guarantees responsible Budget
Posted on 1 May, 2007
Prime Minister John Howard says next week's federal Budget will not be geared towards winning votes.
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Labor's energy plan needs to go further: ACF
Posted on 30 April, 2007
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has welcomed Labor's plan to help people buy a range of water and energy efficiency devices for their houses, but says it does not go far enough.
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Garrett, Turnbull at odds over climate change report
Posted on 27 April, 2007
Labor environment spokesman Peter Garrett says a new report on greenhouse emissions highlights the Howard Government's incompetency on climate change.
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New IR body will be 'hand-picked by unions': Howard
Posted on 26 April, 2007
Prime Minister John Howard has attacked Labor's plan to replace the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) with a new IR watchdog.
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Turkish terrorism warning as Aussies flock to Gallipoli
Posted on 24 April, 2007
Veterans Affairs Minister Bruce Billson is warning Australians to be wary when travelling to Gallipoli this Anzac Day, with reports of possible terrorist threats across Turkey.
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Stoner wins Turkish MotoGP
Posted on 23 April, 2007
Australia's Casey Stoner has blown away his rivals to win the Turkish MotoGP race and take the overall lead in the championship.
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Murray-Darling shows climate change priority needed: Rudd
Posted on 20 April, 2007
Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says the dire situation in the Murrary-Darling systems shows that dealing with climate change should be the nation's number one priority.
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Uni gunman: 'You forced me into a corner'
Posted on 19 April, 2007
The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at Virginia Tech university paused between campus shootings to mail a rambling manifesto of grievances to US network NBC.
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Portrait emerges of uni gunman
Posted on 18 April, 2007
Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui was a loner who wrote twisted and violent stories and plays where he fantasised about killing a professor and classmates.
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Gunman shoots himself after US campus rampage
Posted on 17 April, 2007
A lone gunman has committed suicide after killing 32 people in a rampage at the Virginia Tech university campus in the USA.
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Govt warned against pre-election spending spree
Posted on 16 April, 2007
A leading economic forecaster has warned the major parties to avoid promises of spending sprees ahead of this year's federal election.
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World Bank chief says sorry over girlfriend's pay scandal
Posted on 13 April, 2007
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has confessed to errors over a pay scandal surrounding his girlfriend, and left his fate up to the global lender's national governors.
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Meth use widespread among young Aussies
Posted on 12 April, 2007
New statistics on drug use show Australians are the biggest users of ecstasy and amphetamines in the English-speaking world.
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Jones lashes out at Cronulla ruling
Posted on 11 April, 2007
Sydney radio personality Alan Jones has hit out at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it ruled he broadcast material likely to encourage violence in the run-up to the Cronulla riots in 2005.
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