Sky News AustraliaAbbott vows reshuffle will refocus govtSky News AustraliaTony Abbott says his new frontbench team will 'reset and refocus' the government for the new year. The prime minister on Sunday announced a major reshuffle, dumping Defence Minister David Johnston and naming Social Services M...

ABC OnlineDanny Deacon, former partner of Darwin mother Carlie Sinclair, arrested on ...ABC OnlineThe former partner of Darwin mother Carlie Sinclair has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, sources have told the ABC. Danny Deacon was arrested on Friday after being seen close to where a body, t...

9news.com.auDrug use possible factor in shocking murder of eight children in Cairns: reports9news.com.auDecember 20, 2014: The woman accused of stabbed eight children – seven of whom were her own – to death in a Cairns home has been arrested by police. 9NEWS. Queensland police are repo...

ABC OnlineMLC Bernard Finnigan quits politics in wake of child pornography guilty verdictABC OnlineMLC Bernard Finnigan has quit politics, effective immediately, after being found guilty of a child pornography charge. Finnigan issued a public statement through his lawyers saying he had given "carefu...

Herald SunWoman found dead outside home in Melbourne's northwestHerald SunPolice have cordoned off the car a woman drove when she handed herself into Sunbury police station in relation to the death woman on a nature strip in Sunbury. Picture: Sarah Matray. A WOMAN has been charged after the death of...

NEWS.com.auIncredible stroke of luck halts multi-million dollar drug haul9news.com.auDecember 13, 2014: NSW police officers stumbled across buckets of the powder used to make the drug ice in the boot of a car, after the driver crashed, and ran from the scene. Renae Henry. Police responding to a rout...

Plea for top-10 VCE heeded by Shelford Girls' GrammarThe AgeIn her start-of-year speech, Shelford Girls' Grammar captain Florence Potter rallied her class to break the school into the top-10 VCE performers. "I got a lot of flak afterwards," she said. But the speech seemed to resonate, because not on...

Daily MailTerror plot accused, Omarjan Azari, will not get fair trial, court toldABC OnlineA man accused of planning a terrorist attack on Australian soil will struggle to get a fair trial because of "inaccurate media reports", a court has heard. Omarjan Azari, 22, was arrested in September when hun...

Times of India'Better Life Index' shows Indians value 'life satisfaction' mostTimes of IndiaAs per an infographic map, which shows the main priorities in almost every country around the world, Indians value "life satisfaction" most in life. The OECD Better Life Initiative, which has been collecting ...

The Daily TelegraphTwo people died and another rescued after their boat capsized in Botany BayThe Daily TelegraphTWO men who drowned after their boat was capsized by a rogue wave in huge surf off Kurnell in Sydney's south yesterday were not wearing life jackets. A third man managed to swim to a rock...

The West AustralianFather killed in Altona North a 'lovely, lovely bloke'The AgeThe "Good Samaritan" killed in the middle of a Melbourne street at the weekend has been remembered as a "lovely, lovely bloke", who leaves behind a wife and two young daughters. The 46-year-old was stabbed to death after...

Sky News AustraliaSydney man loses finger in home attack9news.com.auA man has had a finger severed after two intruders attacked him when he went to investigate noises in the back yard of his western Sydney home. Police say the 44-year-old was struck with an unknown weapon in the early hours of Satur...

ABC OnlineMan charged with murder after Tamworth street fightABC OnlineA 37-year-old man from Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, has been charged with murder following the death of a 52-year-old man after a fight on Friday night. Steven John Johnson appeared briefly behind the dock of Tamworth L...

The Sydney Morning HeraldLindt cafe siege: NSW police chief concedes 'buck stops with me'The Sydney Morning HeraldThe state's police chief has withstood a sustained grilling at the Lindt cafe siege inquest and conceded the consequences of the fatal event rest with him. The failure to approve, at any...

dailytelegraph.com.auTowns on alert in face of record floodsdailytelegraph.com.auThe NSW town of Forbes has been evacuated while Condobolin remains on standby as floodwaters rise. September 25th 2016; 5 hours ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. Nervous wait for NSW towns in flood danger. NSW ...Flo...

Brisbane TimesNSW bail laws under scrutinyHerald SunBAIL laws in NSW are set to come under fresh scrutiny because the gunman in the Sydney siege was released from custody despite facing more than 40 offences. MAN Haron Monis, 50, first gained notoriety when he penned a series of grossly offensive .....

The West AustralianTruck licence restrictions 'impractical'Herald SunA CALL for truckies from any state to master a tricky South Australian freeway descent before they can get a licence is impractical, the industry says. SA deputy coroner Anthony Schapel on Monday made a string of recommendations in...

ABC OnlineQueensland MP Christian Rowan calls for debate on reinstating the death ...ABC OnlineA Queensland MP has called for a public debate about bringing back the death penalty in Australia. Opposition MP Christian Rowan, a member of the Liberal National Party (LNP) and a former Australian Medica...

NEWS.com.auPM calls on Australians to do more9news.com.auPrime Minister Tony Abbott has urged Australians to reaffirm their pledge to make their country a beacon of hope in uncertain times. In his annual Australia Day message, Mr Abbott also said work towards constitutional recognition of indigenous...

Irish ExaminerSurvivor's tears for her slain bossNew Zealand HeraldAmid the sea of flowers and mourners at Sydney's Martin Place, siege survivor Harriette Denny set up her own tribute for her slain boss, Tori Johnson. The 30-year-old Lindt Chocolat Cafe worker - one of six who escaped gunman Man Har...