Hit-and-run driver Eugene McGee should be banned from practising law, to boost public confidence in the legal profession, independent senator Nick Xenophon says. McGee killed cyclist Ian Humphrey in Adelaide 2003, left the scene and arranged his legal re

The government should sack its petrol commissioner for failing to uncover a ''scandal'' in fuel pricing, according to independent senator Nick Xenophon. The senator's comments follow claims by the Australian Automobile Association that motorists had been

SYDNEY (AFP) – Qantas chief Alan Joyce on Monday warned the airline would be forced to slash services and expressed ''grave fears'' for its future if proposed laws strengthening its ties to Australia went ahead. Joyce said a bill, which would force Qanta

THE federal health regulator's handling of the faulty breast implants will be examined by a Senate committee. The Therapeutic Goods Administration's actions will be referred to the community affairs references committee, after the independent senator Nic

Qantas is threatening that it may have to sell its budget subsidiary Jetstar if the Australian government passes laws aiming to keep local jobs. The airline's boss, Alan Joyce, warned a parliamentary hearing that forcing Qantas to keep its main operation

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Jetstar boss Bruce Buchanan (right) appear before a Senate Committee hearing in Canberra. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Advertiser JETSTAR will be sold or killed off if Senator Nick Xenophon succeeds in his push for strict ne