Percentage of women on Aust boards doubles

THE percentage of women on Australia's top corporate boards has more than doubled in the past four years, but is still only at 17.6 per cent. Australian Institute of Company Directors' chief executive John Colvin said the figures showed that...

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UK star publicist's sex trial starts

CELEBRITY publicist Max Clifford, whose clients have included Muhammad Ali and Frank Sinatra, has gone on trial in London accused of a string of sex offences against children and young women. Clifford used his celebrity connections to "bully...

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Bishop plays down China's public rebuke

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has revealed she shared a delightful evening meal with her Chinese counterpart after his public rebuke last year. Ms Bishop was upbraided by Wang Yi during a press conference in Beijing in December. The foreign...

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Pollies to put Stevens under the spotlight

FEDERAL politicians will get the chance to tease out the Reserve Bank's current thinking on the economy and interest rates when its boss goes under the spotlight. Governor Glenn Stevens and his top officials appear before the House Economics...

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Deregulation on TV networks wish lists

MORE freedom over programming standards is on commercial television networks' wish lists as they face increased pressure from the internet. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is holding talks with telecommunications and media broadcast...

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Experts to give verdict on direct action

KEY climate change experts are set to deliver their verdicts on the Abbott government's proposed alternative to the carbon tax - its direct action plan. Heavyweights from the CSIRO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Climate Change Authority...

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Pacific kids more depressed: NZ study

A NEW study has found relatively high levels of depression among Pacific Island children in New Zealand, particularly bullies and their victims. The Pacific Islands Families Study, published in the latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal,...

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