| Japan offers 'heartfelt apology' to former POWs The first group of former US prisoners of war to be formally invited to Japan were offered a "heartfelt apology" by the country's foreign minister for their treatment during World War II. abc.net.au |
Families kept in safe house after violent feud Northern Territory Police say they are keeping three families in a safe house in the Central Australian community of Yuendumu after violence escalated there yesterday. abc.net.au |
Treatment before girl's death reasonable, coroner finds A north Queensland coroner has found the actions of nursing staff and a doctor were not to blame for the death of a four-year-old girl at Doomadgee in the Gulf of Carpentaria. abc.net.au |
G20 seeks to avoid currency war, revamps IMF The United States has won G20 backing to tackle groaning trade imbalances as the world's biggest industrial nations vowed to avoid tit-for-tat currency devaluations. abc.net.au |
Ambos told find their way by torchlight PARAMEDICS forced to pull over and read their maps by torchlight because Ambulance Victoria refuses to give them GPS devices. heraldsun.com.au |