CONSTRUCTION workers could soon find it difficult to secure a visa for Australia with new rules expected to favour accountants and teachers.

ABOUT 100 Australian police are being investigated for circulating racist and pornographic emails via the internal police email system, and one officer involved in the scandal has committed suicide, a top official said yesterday.

AUSTRALIAN insurance group, QBE has reported record after-tax profits of Aus$1.02 billion (€595m) for the first half of this year – representing a 19% year-on-year increase.

Whoever does end up as the super-cool agent could find themselves lining up alongside Oz popette Kylie Minogue.