NEWS.com.auGunman confirmed one of two deadNEWS.com.auTWO people are believed to be dead and three injured after police stormed the Lindt Café in Sydney's Martin Place shortly after 2am, bringing the city's inner-city siege to a dramatic conclusion. Channel 7 journalist Chris Reason, who had a cl...

The Australian Financial ReviewUluru Statement recognises an institutional dilemma. How will parliament react?The Australian Financial ReviewNoel Pearson signs the canvas upon which the Uluru Statement from the Heart will be painted. Alex Ellinghausen. Share on Facebook · Share on twitter · Share on...

ABC OnlineUniversity student Peter Fox-Slater sentenced to life in jail over fatal ...ABC OnlineA Fremantle university student who fatally stabbed an itinerant man in a case of mistaken identity has been sentenced to life in jail, with a 16-year minimum. Peter Fox-Slater, 20, pleaded guilty to murde...

Daily MailDrone strikes counterproductive, says secret CIA reportThe AgeDrone strikes and other "targeted killings" of terrorist and insurgent leaders favoured by the US and supported by Australia can strengthen extremist groups and be counterproductive, according to a secret CIA report published by...

Sydney Morning HeraldCentrelink, Medicare staffers to rally9news.com.auThousands of angry public servants from one of the biggest Commonwealth departments will refuse to wear their uniform in protests over a pay dispute. Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support staff from the Department of Human Servi...

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 AgeLake crash tragedy: Alleged child killer Akon Guode breaks down in courtThe AgeMother Akon Guode, who stands accused of murdering three of her children by driving into a lake, has broken down in the dock, wailing hysterically as a harrowing triple-zero call of their final moments was played. ...

ABC OnlineClive Palmer media adviser Andrew Crook charged over alleged kidnap of ...ABC OnlineClive Palmer's media adviser and confidant Andrew Crook has been charged by Queensland Police over the alleged kidnapping of a National Australia Bank executive on an Indonesian island. As part of the same ...

NEWS.com.auPolice rescue two people from fire in RedfernBrisbane TimesTwo police officers forced their way into a burning unit in Redfern on Friday night to rescue two people trapped inside. The officers arrived at the property on Walker Street about 10.20pm to find it well alight, with smoke billow...

Brisbane TimesQueensland Masonic Lodge vandalisedBrisbane TimesFreemasons have been accused of being 'baby killers' and 'terrorists' in a vandal attack on a Queensland Masonic Lodge. The Wynnum Masonic Centre, which was established in Brisbane's bayside in 1894, was targeted by vandals who covered i...

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...

2020 Toyota Supra: Base four-cylinder to offer 145kW in Japan  CarAdviceNew Toyota Supra revealed at 2019 Detroit motor show  NEWS.com.auFull Details: 2019 Toyota GR Supra  Drive2020 Toyota Supra unveiled: Japan's latest hero goes official at last  CarAdvice2020 Toyota GR Supra: Ten things you need ...

ABC OnlineThree men found guilty of manslaughter over missing Mt Gambier man Gordon ...ABC OnlineThree South Australian men accused of killing a man after he won $6,000 on the pokies have been found guilty of manslaughter. Mt Gambier man Gordon Hamm, 34, was last seen in the town of Nelson in Victor...

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...

Richard Yan meets Richard Yan - like looking into a brainy mirrorBrisbane TimesTo make things easier in telling the tale of Richard Yan and Richard Yan, let's use their middle names, shall we? Richard Ruichen Yan is from Thornbury and went to Northcote High School. This week he was awarded an ATAR o...

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...

Sydney Morning HeraldMisleading claims on packaged foods - researchTVNZAustralian researchers have found packaged foods are routinely fudging fruit and vegetable claims on labels. They're calling on the government to crack down on the practice by bringing the claims within the scope of the food stan...

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney man paid $13k for honeymoon days before disappearing on jihad mission9news.com.auA young Sydney man believed to be fighting with the Islamic State paid $13,000 for his own honeymoon days before he and his three brothers disappeared. Omar Elbaf even put deposits on furnitu...

‘Out of hand’: Inside missing girl’s flat  YahooHousemate of missing Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop released without charge  Australian Broadcasting CorporationPheobe Bishop disappearance: police release housemate James Wood without charge  The GuardianHousemate claims ‘what really happen...

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. ...