Business fears losses after solar means test
ABC - Saturday May 17, 09:23 PM
A business in South Australia says it will lose millions of dollars because of the new means-test on the solar energy rebate.

Qld digger wounded in Iraq bomb attack
AAP - Saturday May 17, 09:01 PM
An Australian soldier has been wounded by a roadside bomb while on patrol near An Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.

One killed, three injured in boat accident
ABC - Saturday May 17, 08:13 PM
Police say one man has been killed and three injured in a boating accident off the New South Wales south coast.

Brisbane backpackers cleared after fire
ABC - Saturday May 17, 07:22 PM
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has cleared the management of Brisbane's Palace Backpackers hostel of any wrongdoing after a fire there on Friday night.

More skilled workers needed, govt warns
AAP - Saturday May 17, 07:02 PM
Australia's economy cannot continue to grow without a lot more skilled migrant workers, Immigration Minister Chris Evans says.

Australians to lose out under migration labour plan: Nelson
ABC - Saturday May 17, 06:29 PM
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says the Government's plan to plug the labour shortage with an increase in migration will put Australians out of work.

Lebanese migrants rally for peace
AAP - Saturday May 17, 05:12 PM
Lebanese migrants have rallied across Australia, calling on the government to apply more pressure to help end the conflict in their Middle East homeland.

Draft carbon capture laws unveiled
AAP - Saturday May 17, 05:11 PM
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has unveiled draft legislation to establish the world's first framework for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage.

Compo not enough, says Indonesian fishermen
ABC - Saturday May 17, 04:40 PM
Two fishermen illegally detained in a Darwin detention centre for several weeks says Australian authorities refused to listen to them when they were stopped fishing off the Northern Territory coast.

Mokbel due to arrive home this afternoon
AAP - Saturday May 17, 04:29 PM
Drug lord and accused murderer Tony Mokbel has arrived back in Australia after being extradited from Greece and will face court Tuesday.

Pensioners 'will revolt without policy'
AAP - Saturday May 17, 04:10 PM
Neither side of federal politics has developed a plan to address pensioner pay, federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.

Federal govt cracks down on dole cheats
AAP - Saturday May 17, 04:01 PM
The federal government is cracking down on dole cheats by allowing Centrelink investigators easier access to welfare recipients' private bank accounts.