Sydney Morning HeraldIt's not all bad news. A collection of positive stories from 2014Sydney Morning HeraldAt the end of a horrific week for Sydney, many could be forgiven for thinking this year has been unrelentingly grim, with plane crashes, Ebola, wars and death. But it has also been a year of jo...

NEWS.com.auQantas: Passenger restrained by air marshal on Sydney flightNEWS.com.auA MAN had to be restrained by an air marshal as well as fellow passengers on a Qantas flight yesterday after he became violent when staff refused to serve him alcohol. The 45-year-old boarded the Sydney bound flight fr...

Truck driver who hit pedestrians in Southbank gets bail  The AgeView Full coverage on Google News

ABC OnlineTasman crossing: Kayaker Stuart Cleary rescued after distress callABC OnlineSolo kayaker Stuart Cleary has been rescued off the New South Wales mid-north coast less than a day after he set off to cross the Tasman Sea. Mr Cleary, 53, departed from his home town of Ballina, in northern New S...

ABC OnlineFire crews warn of wind danger in West Wodonga, northern VictoriaABC OnlineFire officials warn the worst is yet to come for residents who are being threatened by a 170-hectare bushfire burning near West Wodonga, in northern Victoria. A watch and act message was issued by the Country Fire A...

The AustralianYvette D'Ath offers to resolve Tim Carmody disputeThe AustralianQueensland's attorney-general has offered to help the state's judges resolve their bitter dispute with embattled Chief Justice Tim Carmody. Yvette D'Ath is still refusing to comment on the skirmishes between Justice Carmod...

Herald SunMoomba 2017: Thousands flock to festival amid heavy police presenceHerald Sun... 10.30pm: Following a random search a male was caught by police carrying a screwdriver which was taken off him; 10.55pm: A group of youths suddenly swarm on Federation Square. Police use pepper spray and draw b...

ABC OnlineWA police launch new search as part of investigation into death of prospector ...ABC OnlinePolice investigating the death of prospector Raymond Kehlet and the disappearance of his wife, near the remote town of Sandstone are about to conduct another search of the area, their fifth in the pa...

Sky News AustraliaTerrorism accused to stay behind barsSky News AustraliaA 24-year-old man arrested in counter-terrorism raids in Sydney's west will remain behind bars until his next court appearance in March. Merrylands resident Abdullah Salihy has been charged with knowingly collecting or making a...

NEWS.com.auHomicide squad searching for Campsie womanNEWS.com.auHOMICIDE detectives have been called in to help find a missing Campsie woman, after her Sydney flatmates and family in China raised the alarm about her disappearance on Saturday. The Daily TelegraphJune 11, 201812:49pm ...and more »

Irish MirrorEvacuation mission for Irish sailor who tried to assist injured rival a successIrish MirrorAn evacuation mission to rescue a hero Irish sailor who tried to assist an injured rival during the Golden Globe Race was completed today. Dubliner Gregor McGuckin lost the mast of his yacht during...

Australia Day: PM describes Indigenous Australians as ‘great overcomers’  NEWS.com.auAustralian exports booming despite trade restrictions from China  ABC NewsPM: No China talks with preconditions  NEWS.com.auScomo: Aussies’ resilience is something we should be proud of  Daily TelegraphAustral...

Times of IndiaMurdoch's Sydney siege tweet triggers uproarTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: Rupert Murdoch is at the receiving end again! Celebrities and netizens have taken on media baron Rupert Murdoch for his tweet congratulating one of his publications for its timely coverage of the Sydney terror attack. '...

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney weather: brace for latest batch of thunderstormsSydney Morning HeraldThe picture that captures story of city's tempests · Storm activity predicted to last a week. About 2000 homes in Sydney's northern suburbs are without power after a storm passed through Sydney's norther...

Brisbane TimesState climate change rule sees councils exposedThe AustralianQUEENSLAND councils are claiming they are now exposed to legal action from home and land owners following a precedent-setting move by the Newman government to remove a predicted 0.8m sea level rise because of climate change f...

New York Daily NewsAustralian grandma faces death penalty in Malaysia drug mule caseNew York Daily NewsAn Australian grandmother faces the death penalty after being caught with 1.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto could be hanged ...

Sydney Morning HeraldAir quality in Sydney at dangerous levelsSydney Morning HeraldAir quality rose to dangerous levels in Sydney on Saturday following the hazard reduction burn offs that shrouded the city in smoke. Back-burning operations will continue around Sydney throughout Sunday as authorities...

Pedestrian TVBill Shorten: Let's revive republic debateThe AustralianBILL Shorten has called on Australians to revive the Republican movement, arguing that a British head of state does not reflect our modern identity. The Opposition Leader also forayed into the debate over the so-called “histo...

The AgeMartin Place siege: Man Haron Monis has long history of hatred of politiciansThe AgeMan Haron Monis was convicted in 2013 over offensive letters he wrote to families of dead Australian soldiers and was charged with sexual offences in October relating to his time as a self-proclaimed "spiritua...

ABC OnlineMother took son to mental health centre hours before being stabbed to deathABC OnlineA 52-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the southern Perth suburb of White Gum Valley had attempted to get her son admitted into a mental health unit hours earlier. Sources told the ABC the woman t...

ABC OnlineMan found fatally injured in Riverwood alleyway after phone box tip-offABC OnlineA man was found fatally injured in an alleyway in Sydney's south-west overnight after police received an anonymous tip-off from a person calling from a phone booth. Rudolf Carino, 19, was found in the middle o...

Sydney Morning HeraldPolice warn of Parramatta protests as brother of terror suspect prays at mosqueSydney Morning HeraldPolice are warning of possible protests in the Parramatta Central Business District, which will result in road closures on Friday afternoon. At least two media outlets had receive...

9news.com.auAustralian woman dies after 300m fall from New Zealand mountainHerald SunAN AUSTRALIAN woman has died after falling 300 metres from a peak in New Zealand's Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Rescue teams responded to an emergency location beacon on the Eugenie Glacier this morning where they ...

Perth NowTurnbull's emotional speech praisedPerth NowTHE federal communications minister fought back tears addressing media after attending a memorial Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney on Tuesday - a few blocks from where two hostages and a gunman died only hours before. Mr Turnbull recalled the ...

ABC OnlineBrisbane man and two sons go missing during a driving holiday to CairnsABC OnlineA Brisbane man and his two sons who failed to arrive as scheduled in Cairns in far north Queensland are the subject of a police search. The three left Brisbane last week on a driving holiday. Steven Van Lonkhu...