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Gender balance 'appalling' at the top: Cairns

Origin Energy chairman Gordon Cairns has labelled the gender balance at the top of ASX-listed companies “appalling,” Fairfax Media reports. Speaking at a business lunch on Friday, Mr Cairns said the number of women who make it to chief executive ... >> view original

Man accused of setting fire to parents' Cairns sportswear store has arson ...

Mr Lavis appeared for the first time in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Friday, where the arson charge was formally reduced to the lesser charge of “endangering a particular property by fire”. If found guilty, the 23-year-old could face a maximum ... >> view original

Perth faces lowest ever water run-off into dams

Rain water run-off into Perth's dams is at the lowest level ever recorded for this time of the year, the Water Corporation says. The utility said run-off into the dams had been virtually non-existent since the start of winter, thanks to poor rainfall ... >> view original

Gay footballer to challenge safe Lib seat

Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has warned footballer Jason Ball will give the Liberal-held seat of Higgins a 'good shake' at the next election. Ball, the first openly gay Australian Rules player, will run against parliamentary secretary Kelly O'Dwyer ... >> view original

Grantham flood inquiry given an extension until September

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has granted an extension to what is shaping up to be one of the most emotive inquiries Queensland has witnessed. Walter Sofronoff, who is chairing the government's Grantham Floods Commission of Inquiry, wrote to Ms ... >> view original

Man charged after car ran off road and hit two teenagers in Adelaide Hills

A man who allegedly injured two children when his car ran off the road at Bridgewater in the Adelaide Hills on Saturday has been arrested and charged. A 15-year-old local boy and a 12-year-old girl from Oakbank were hit after the car collided with a ... >> view original

Hugo Weaving stars in #WeCanDoThis marriage equality campaign

The ad starring Hugo Weaving coincides with a cross-party bill to legalise same-sex gay marriage. Photograph: Jennifer Polixenni Brankin/Getty Images. Australian Associated Press. Sunday 9 August 2015 01.19 EDT Last modified on Sunday 9 August 2015 ... >> view original

WA Police form new transport teams to stop meth trafficking

DEDICATED police “meth transport teams” will target supply routes into Western Australia in a bid to stop the flow of drugs into the state. Police Minister Liza Harvey made the announcement on Sunday as part of the state government's wider meth ... >> view original

Treat travel expenses 'like businesses do'

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says politicians should consider whether their travel claims would be acceptable in a business as well as meeting community expectations. His comments came as News Limited reported that Treasurer Joe Hockey charged ... >> view original

Moreton Bay boat accident survivor clung to father's dead body: Rescuer

The rescue crew that rescued two men from a capsized boat off Cape Moreton. Photo: ABC News. A fisherman clung to his father's dead body as he waited for rescue after a boat's maiden voyage ended in tragedy off the Queensland coast, rescuers say. >> view original