THE possible closure of Mitsubishi's car manufacturing operations in Adelaide comes as no surprise, an industry analyst says.

A WOMAN has been charged after a policeman was allegedly bitten on the arm after she was arrested in north Queensland overnight.

COMING face-to-face with a deadly eastern brown snake is not something many of us want to do, but Tony Harrison does it all the time and doesn't mind a bit.

A SEARCH is underway for a missing diver off Cardwell in north Queensland.

TWO men from Brisbane's southside have been killed in a stolen car which collided with a truck on the Pacific Motorway.

12:38 : I've been home for 3 days. It must be time for another set of flights...

A MAJOR planning assessment of Western Australia's unique Kimberley region will be undertaken by the Federal and State Governments.

MEDICAL scientists employed in Victorian hospitals are set to start 24-hour rolling stoppages from 9am AEDT today in support of wage rise claims.

THE managing director of embattled margin lender Tricom Securities, Lance Rosenberg, said yesterday his company might get out of margin lending altogether and he backed away from apparent criticisms of the ASX, as he focused on placating financiers and regulators.

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has reminded the Reserve Bank (RBA) of his plan to massively boost the budget surplus and tackle inflation, ahead of a likely interest rate rise.

Fraud in Britain, including that made against the government, surpassed ?1 billion ($2.18 billion) in 2007, the highest in 12 years, and may worsen in 2008 amid economic woes, accountancy firm KPMG said.

INFLATION is still growing ahead of today's expected jump in interest rates to 7 per cent - its highest level in almost 12 years.

BHP Billiton is preparing to launch its formal takeover bid for mining rival Rio Tinto on Wednesday.

THE board of carmaker Mitsubishi Motors will decide today whether to axe its troubled Adelaide plant amid growing signs the operation will close with the loss of up to 1000 jobs.

MICROSOFT'S $US44.6 billion ($49.28 billion) bid for Yahoo!, if successful, would have big implications for two of the country's television companies.

CHINALCO president Xiao Yaqing yesterday dismissed suggestions that the Chinese Government is seeking to gain control of Australia's mineral resources.

THE near-certain interest rate rise to be delivered today by the Reserve Bank is being forecast as being too small to stem inflation.

For the third year in a row the Rockstar Mini SX presented by Fox and Honda was a great success. With a record 160 race entries and a perfect sunny day in Frankston, spectators were treated to a d...

THE future of Mitsubishi's car-making operations in Australia is on a knife edge with the Japanese company's board meeting in Tokyo today to decide the fate of its Adelaide plant.

ROADS are cut and a retirement village evacuated as a city receives more than two-thirds of its average February rainfall in just a few days.