· ANZ to cut 1000 jobs
THE ANZ will cut 1000 jobs in Australia in the next few months, as the bank battles the ongoing volatile global economic conditions.

· Liberal MP plans third gay unions bill
COALITION gay rights campaigner Warren Entsch will oppose two looming gay marriage bills, while preparing his own civil unions bill.

· Leighton in AFP probe
SHARES in Leighton fell after it said a subsidiary may have made payments in Iraq that potentially broke Australian laws.

· Whitney Houston dead in bathtub
WHITNEY Houston, whose career was ruined by crack cocaine, was found dead in the bath, say staff at the LA hotel where her body was discovered.

· Greece votes for crucial debt measures
POLITICIANS in Greece have voted in support of a crucial austerity and debt-relief bill needed to avoid bankruptcy, as riots raged in Athens.

· Limit industry bailouts, ALP figure urges
LABOR backbencher and economist Andrew Leigh has urged government restraint in helping struggling industries.

· Joyce call to fight 'bully' unions
QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has accused "bullying" unions of trying to unwind measures that have made Australia an open and competitive economy.

· Row over 'Bruni the Worker' statue
FRENCH president Nicolas Sarkozy has discovered the downside of having a glamorous wife, as a row blew up over plans to build a statue of her.

· Hockey on the attack, buoyed by Newspoll
LABOR must do more to protect Australians from economic stress, Joe Hockey said, after polling backed his credentials as an economic manager.

· Arrested journalists defend behaviour
JOURNALISTS at The Sun arrested over bribery allegations believe there was a clear public interest in the related stories, sources have said.