Sydney Morning HeraldStudents seize the VCE experienceSydney Morning HeraldLILY MATTHEWS, 17, ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE, GEELONG. I am really pleased with how year 12 has gone. It has not been easy and, despite the stresses and worries that are inevitable, I have had a truly satisfying and rewarding time....

Herald SunFamilies, not celibacy, to blame for child abuse, says Catholic clericThe AustralianAUSTRALIA'S most senior Catholic cleric has proclaimed that families are more likely than priests to abuse children and rejected a church report that linked celibacy to sexual abuse. Archbishop of Sydney An...

9news.com.auTony Abbott's absence clouds Queensland election campaign9news.com.auQueensland Premier Campbell Newman wanted the phrase of the day to be "Strong Plan", but instead it was "Tony Abbott". The Liberal National Party has been forced to deny the prime minister is in "witness protection" and...

Brisbane TimesGap report 'must focus on ice problem'Herald SunGenerations of Aboriginal families are being hurt by ice addiction and the federal Closing the Gap strategy will fail unless it deals with the impact the drug is having across Australia, a peak drug advisory group has warned. Aboriginal D...

Patients booking their COVID vaccine say they were asked to pay for pre-jab appointments by GP clinics  ABC NewsConfusion over COVID vaccine rollout, and the 'panic years' | The Drum  ABC News (Australia)Vaccine bookings opened at Australia's federally-funded health clinics to ease pressure on GPs  ...

Herald SunPOLICE are investigating the mystery death of a man in Melbourne's north.Herald SunEmergency services were called to reports of a grassfire in a paddock near the old Bunnings warehouse on the corner of Cooper and High streets in Epping about 3.10pm. Firefighters put out the small blaze bef...

9news.com.auWife of murdered Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson disappointed with killers ...9news.com.auThe wife of murdered Detective Inspector Byrson Anderson says today's sentencing of her husband's killers brings little comfort. Mitchell Barbieri, 21, broke down in the NSW Supreme Court as he ...

Brisbane TimesSurplus bombs leave $23m hole in Defence booksBrisbane TimesBut the department says getting rid of an average of one missile a week at an average cost of $271,000 per missile is an integral part of national security. The explosives were a mix of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles u...

ABC OnlineFears for father and two boys missing in Queensland outback9news.com.auDecember 20, 2014: Traveller Steven Van Lonkhuyzen and his two young sons, last seen refueling their white Pajero in the Western Downs town of Miles, have gone missing and are feared stranded following widespread rain. ...

The AustralianPerth toddler critical after being hit by car in DuncraigThe AustralianA GIRL who ran in front of a car on her way to kindergarten remains in a critical condition in Princess Margaret Hospital. The driver was unable to avoid hitting the four-year-old child and wasn't believed to be spe...

The Speed of Sound on Mars Is Strangely Different, Scientists Reveal  ScienceAlertAnalysis of sounds captured by Perseverance rover reveals speed of sound on the Red Planet  Phys.orgSounds in space: What noises do planets make?  Space.com

Girl killed in head-on accident in QueenslandBrisbane TimesA three-year-old girl has been killed and three other people have been injured in a head-on collision in Queensland's southeast. Police say two cars travelling in opposite directions collided on the Gatton Esk Road at Buaraba, south of Esk, ...

The AgeQuestions raised about savings from axing 175 government agenciesThe AgeFinance Minister Mathias Cormann: Jobs would be lost "across the public service". Photo: Christopher Pearce. More than 10 agencies among 175 that are being targeted by the federal government to save $500 million over the ...

The Australian Financial ReviewPapua New Guinea deserves more than a passing glance from AustraliaThe Australian Financial ReviewA Papuan activist whose body is painted in the colours of "Morning Star" separatist flag. The risk to Australia is that it's nearest neighbour becomes a failed state. Achm...

ABC OnlineDianne Rogan case: Man acquitted of murder, convicted of manslaughter for ...ABC OnlineA man has been found not guilty of murdering a Whyalla woman he was having an affair with, but he has been convicted of manslaughter. The Supreme Court in South Australia heard Dianne Rogan, 52, was foun...