9news.com.auCrews battling two fires in Barossa ValleyNEWS.com.auFIREFIGHTERS are battling to contain two neighbouring bushfires in South Australia's Barossa Valley. THE CFS warns that a blaze in Springton may threaten the safety of residents. The grassfire, near Cookes Hill Road, Strachan Road and ...

Sydney Morning HeraldCairns stabbing: When words aren't enough to convey the griefSydney Morning HeraldNo words can truly describe the effect learning of the deaths of eight children has on the body. Cairns MP Gavin King acknowledged as much after learning one of the most terrible crimes in Queensla...

ABC OnlineWA police officer shoots tyre as driver 'tries to run down' partner near CollieABC OnlineAn officer has opened fire as a teenager allegedly tried to run down his partner during a traffic stop in Western Australia's south yesterday. About 6:30pm on Tuesday, police pulled over a vehicle on t...

Herald SunHigh hopes for medical marijuanaBendigo AdvertiserNEWS a bill to legalise medical marijuana could be put before the Victorian Parliament within 12 months is a real positive. Premier Daniel Andrews revealed on Friday that the Victorian Law Reform Commission would submit a report on medical ...

Sky News AustraliaDutton confirms closure of ManusSky News AustraliaImmigration Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed to Sky News that Australia will work with the Papua New Guinea govenremnt to close down Manus Island detention centre. 'We will work with the PNG government to close the Manus Island D...

Herald SunBoy, 8, dies at Swan Bay after being trapped under a tractorPort Stephens ExaminerPolcie will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of an eight-year-old boy on a property at Swam Bay Sunday afternoon. PORT Stephens police will prepare a report for the coroner following the d...

ABC OnlineMan on ice for three days before Bowral police station death: partnerABC OnlineA man who died at a police station after being Tasered at a McDonald's restaurant had been on methamphetamines for several days, his partner says. A drug-fuelled domestic dispute is believed to have triggered a ...

Sky News Australia19yo Rochester woman dies in Koyuga road crashABC LocalPolice are investigating a car crash in northern Victoria that claimed the life of a teenager from Rochester. Officers said the 19-year-old woman died when her car hit a tree at Koyuga, south-east of Echuca. Her body was discov...

ABC Online'Religious' attitude led Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh to join Islamic State, court ...ABC OnlineAn increasingly "religious" attitude led an Australian doctor to travel to Syria to join the terrorist group Islamic State, Australian Federal Police (AFP) documents reveal. An arrest warrant ...

Global Voices Online'It's as bad as it's ever been': Liberal MP lodges formal complaint against Prime ...9news.com.auTensions within the government have reached boiling point, with a senior MP lodging a formal complaint over comments made by Prime Minister Tony Abbott which suggested his colleagues ...