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Police around Australia are getting ready for a second night of a trans-tasman blitz on alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour.

Officials at the United Nations climate change conference taking place in Copenhagen are to discuss an energy-saving device designed by a 15-year-old British schoolboy.

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has lifted martial law in the southern province of Maguindanao.

Fire crews will work through the night to contain more than 80 fires still burning in New South Wales, ahead of further hot and dry conditions next week.

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers had their travels disrupted this afternoon while police investigated a suspicious package at Melbourne's Station Pier.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott says the size of the Australian delegation to the UN climate conference in Copenhagen is an unfair expense on tax payers.

Police investigations have begun into a minibus crash south-west of Sydney that has left 17 people injured, including a pregnant woman.

Macquarie Radio Network has suspended 2GB radio presenter Chris Smith following incidents at the company's Christmas party.

An Indonesian pilot cleared of wrongdoing over a 2007 crash that killed 21 people, including five Australians, says he wants to fly again.

Two major drug cases may be in jeopardy after the ABC revealed details of an affair between a senior manager at the Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre and a corrupt detective.

The Federal Opposition is urging Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to act on his threat of legal action over Japan's continued whaling, while the Greens labelled the threats as 'laughable'.

The US Central Intelligence Agency has cancelled a contract with a security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide that allowed the company to load bombs on CIA drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported.

Up to 90,000 environmental campaigners turned out for the Walk Against Warming rallies in the nation's capital cities and regional centres today.

Hundreds of extra police will be back out in force in Victoria tonight, for the second stage of a nationwide crackdown on drunken violence.

Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has criticised a draft climate deal at the Copenhagen summit.

The United Nations General Assembly has been criticised for ignoring Zimbabwe's reported failure to comply with international efforts to curb trade in so-called blood diamonds.

The US House of Representatives has approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression, marking a win for the Obama administration.

New research suggests that telling smokers cigarettes will kill them won't necessarily convince them to quit.

An international aid agency says more resources are needed to combat Papua New Guinea's worsening outbreak of cholera.

Pop legend Elton John is to sell off thousands of articles of his clothing, including outrageous outfits from his concerts, in a London shop as part of a charity fundraiser.