| Arrest over Katoomba shooting A NSW man will appear before an extradition hearing in Melbourne on Friday over the shooting of a man in the Blue Mountains. heraldsun.com.au |
Barnett regrets adviser's 'talk-fest' comments Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett says he regrets that one of his advisers labelled the Kimberley Land Council's (KLC) annual general meeting a "non-specific talk-fest". abc.net.au |
Two killed in freeway smash Two men have died in a car crash at Longwarry, south-east of Melbourne. abc.net.au |
China says Nobel prize tantamount to 'encouraging crime' China Thursday denounced the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to dissident Liu Xiaobo as tantamount to "encouraging crime," as state media said the award was part of a Western "ideological war" against Beijing. abc.net.au |
200,000 texts sent every second The popularity of text messaging has leapt three-fold in the past three years, with almost 200,000 text messages sent every second, the UN telecommunications agency has said. abc.net.au |