AAP-April,26-Discount retailer Aldi has become the first supermarket chain in Australia to banish artificial colourings from its entire range of food products.

AAP-April,26-The world's biggest gold miner Barrick Gold is set to acquire Australian copper miner Equinox Minerals Ltd for $C7.3 billion ($7.1 billion) after trumping a Chinese state-owned firm.

AAP-April,26-England's fickle weather could play havoc with Prince William and Catherine Middleton's meticulously planned royal wedding.

AAP-April,26-Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has dismissed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's concerns over the Asian giant's human rights crackdown.

AAP-April,26-Labor says its tougher immigration laws will penalise asylum seekers who damage Australia's detention centres or commit even minor offences.

AAP-April,24-The brute strength of Dustin Martin and Jack Riewoldt's all-round brilliance helped Richmond score a come-from-behind win over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

AAP-April,24-A 17-year-old youth will be flown to Perth for surgery after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia's north.

AAP-April,24-Cronulla halfback Tim Smith has been fined by police for remaining in the vicinity of licensed premises after being refused entry.

AAP-April,24-The Immigration Department has dismissed claims that asylum seekers are on a hunger strike at the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia's north, insisting it is a "peaceful prot

(AAP) - A fiery gyrocopter crash has left a man dead in north-western NSW.