Sydney Morning HeraldTony Abbott makes retired Australian Defence Force chief a knight of the Order ...Brisbane TimesPrime Minister Tony Abbott and Air Chief Marshal (retired) Angus Houston pictured in 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen. He was the nation's top soldier, and has since become the federal ...

Sky News AustraliaMan charged with lighting 23 fires in Victoria's westHerald SunA MAN has been arrested and charged over 23 fires lit in the state's west in the past five years. A fire at Concongella burned through 10ha of land yesterday before being brought under control by CFA firefighters. That ...

Courier MailBruce Flegg loses Moggill pre-selectionCourier MailNewman says next Qld budget will be a su... SENIOR Newman Government ministers say it's time to move on in the wake of the preselection battle that ended with Member for Moggill Bruce Flegg being dumped from the party's ticket. A number ...

Herald SunBoy, 16, attacked with machete in home invasion at Bidwell in western SydneyHerald SunA 16-year-old is recovering from a suspected broken arm after he was attacked with a machete and threatened with a pistol during a home invasion in western Sydney yesterday. Police say three men burst int...

9news.com.auSydney siege tributes to be collected and kept9news.com.auTributes can continue to be laid at Martin Place throughout the weekend with an additional site opened outside the Lindt Cafe, the site of the fatal Sydney siege. Condolence books will be at Martin Place until Sunday evening befor...

Courier MailPolice send warning to flood lootersCourier MailPOLICE will be patrolling from the sky during the Rockhampton floods to prevent looting after experiencing similar crime during previous natural disasters. Superintendent Ron Van Saane welcomed the PolAir helicopter's arrival to the region ...

NEWS.com.auFire claims a home in Crib Point. Picture: 9 NewsNEWS.com.auAT LEAST one home has been lost and a further 20 homes are under threat from a bushfire raging out of control southeast of Melbourne. The Country Fire Authority says the emergency warning, issued about 4pm on Monday, is for a fas...

The AustralianSydney siege: I hope you'll be OK without your mum, writes Jake (age 6)The AustralianTHE pregnant barrister held hostage during the Lindt cafe siege says her unborn baby is “healthy and unharmed” and she paid tribute to Katrina Dawson and cafe manager Tori Johnson. Julie Ta...

Sydney Morning HeraldInquiry into the death of Lieutenant Marcus Case leaves unanswered questions ...Sydney Morning HeraldEXCLUSIVE. An Australian CH-47D Chinook medium lift helicopter MLH prepares to touchdown at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan following a mission. As they hammered north ...

The AgeWA Transport Minister Dean Nalder survives as staffers take the fallThe AustralianWESTERN Australia's beleaguered Transport Minister Dean Nalder appears to have survived a conflict-of-interest scandal, but two of his senior staffers — his co-investors in a China-focused investment comp...