The West AustralianMan dies in hit and run crash at CullacabardeeThe West AustralianA driver was killed while trying to get help for his bogged ute in an apparent hit and run near Cullcabardee last night. The 47-year-old was found with serious injuries about 9pm. His vehicle was bogged in soft sand ...

The Land NewspaperALP Country Caucus talks tacticsThe Land NewspaperLabor Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and Country Caucus chair and Richmond MP Justine Elliot met with canegrowers in her NSW electorate ahead of a Country Caucus meeting to discuss changing sugar marketing arrangements....

Sydney Morning HeraldPolice raid homes of notorious Sydney families after threat to police stationSydney Morning HeraldThe homes of at least four people banned from holding firearms have been raided on the back of an alleged threat to shoot a Sydney police station. Laws giving police the power to se...

ABC OnlineBalcatta stabbing: Keith Allan Hughes charged with murderABC OnlinePerth man Keith Allan Hughes has appeared in court over the stabbing murder of another man in Perth's north yesterday. Police and an ambulance were called to an Amelia Street property in Balcatta about 5:00pm. A 41-year-old...

Sydney Morning HeraldPenthouse Australia's Twitter handle hackedNew KeralaAfter getting hacked, a number of tweets flooded the adult magazine's social media page re-branding their glossy pages from the bikini clad women to include 'The Gay Issue' as well as a couples cover shoot involving Peta Credl...

Herald SunCourt hears DNA on handcuffs linked to accused killer Brendan AbelaHerald SunHANDCUFFS found in a car linked to accused killer Brendan Abela contained the DNA of both himself and his alleged victim, a court has heard. The near-liquefied body of Albanvale man David Whimpey was found inside ...

The Australian Financial ReviewNo good news for Coalition in pollsThe Australian Financial ReviewVoters seem largely unmoved by Prime Minister Tony Abbott's efforts at 'barnacle removal' during the past two weeks. Photo: Andrew Meares. Edmund Tadros. Visualisation | What voters think of Abbott in 7 ...

9news.com.auVic ambo dispute over, morale high: union9news.com.auDaniel Andrews has managed to resolve the paramedic pay dispute after two weeks in office. (9NEWS). AAP. Paramedic morale has lifted across Victoria with a long-running pay dispute resolved. The state's paramedics will get a $3000 sign...

Sydney Morning HeraldTabcorp going to High Court in $686 million Victorian pokies payout battleSydney Morning HeraldWagering giant Tabcorp is attempting to take its fight with the Victorian government for a $686 million payout all the way to the High Court. The Melbourne-based company's appeal over ...

Sky News AustraliaLIVE: 'Hell has touched us'The Australian3.30pm: Tony and Margie Abbott have visited the Martin Place memorial and laid a bouquet of flowers. More on that soon. 3.25pm: Meanwhile back at DFAT, A caterer has told the ABC the suspicious package was a backpack in the canteen. 3.21pm: ...

Sydney Morning HeraldMelinda Houston's Christmas picks: Dr Who, Tiny, Call the Midwife, Carols by ...Sydney Morning HeraldDR WHO: LAST CHRISTMAS. Friday, December 26, 7.30pm, ABC. I think it's safe to say that Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor has been a resounding success. Strange, complicated, somet...

Sydney Morning HeraldHSC 2014: Girls blitz boys among top studentsSydney Morning HeraldFull HSC 2014 coverage: SMH Education · Like SMH Student on Facebook. The state's brightest young women have outshone their male classmates at the pinnacle of HSC achievement this year, taking home almost two-thir...

ABC OnlineCraig Thomson appeal: Former MP not guilty of 49 fraud charges, guilty of theftABC OnlineA County Court judge has found former federal MP Craig Thomson not guilty of 49 charges of misappropriating Health Services Union (HSU) funds, but guilty of 13 theft charges. Thomson is appealing again...

Perth NowTwo children dead, community in shockPerth NowTHE distraught grandmother of two children found dead in an apparent murder-suicide involving their father has urged people suffering depression to get help. Major Crime detectives are investigating the deaths of two children, aged just three an...

Herald Sun'Tinny terror' accused extradited to appear in Melbourne courtHerald SunFIVE men accused of trying to flee to Syria by boat to join Islamic State have appeared in a Melbourne court for the first time. Just hours after arriving in Melbourne after being extradited from Queensland the men app...

The Sydney Morning HeraldFormer Brothers for Life gangsters Mumtaz, Farhad and Jamil Qaumi jailed for decadesThe Sydney Morning HeraldFormer Brothers for Life heavyweight Farhad Qaumi has been sentenced to 60 years behind bars and his brothers will spend decades in prison for their roles in a violen...

The AgePolice dance with swingers hours before shooting at Inflation nightclubThe AgeTwo policemen danced and hugged with several women at a swingers party just hours before members of the Critical Incident Response Team stormed Inflation nightclub and shot a couple last month. CCTV footage obtained...

The Australian Financial ReviewNational Union of Workers credit card used to buy sex toysThe Australian Financial ReviewDerrick Belan has denied any impropriety at the inquiry into trade union governance and corruption. Dean Lewins. Share on twitter. by Ewin Hannan. Credit cards issued to National U...

The Australian Financial ReviewRoyal commission a nightmare for Bill ShortenThe Australian Financial ReviewThe commissioner's concern that Mr Shorten's 'non-responsive' answers might ultimately affect his 'credibility as a witness' was devastating for the Opposition Leader. Share on twitter · Share ...

9news.com.au'Check him out': Phone call hours before Sydney siege urges ASIO to look at ...9news.com.auOn the weekend before gunman Man Monis took a group of people hostage in a Lindt cafe in Sydney's CBD, an anonymous phone call was placed to authorities urging them to have a closer look at the sel...

Slipper court appeal case continues9news.com.auCommonwealth lawyers will argue that former Speaker Peter Slipper's conviction for dishonestly using taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers to visit wineries should stand. The appeal hearing will continue in the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday at 10am.and more »

The Australian Financial ReviewDeloitte Access report 'drivel', Michael Egan saysThe Australian Financial ReviewFormer NSW Treasurer Michael Egan says the Deloitte report "should be given to first year economics students so that they have something easy to tear apart". Jessica Hromas. by Geoff Wines...

ABC OnlineMan's body found in Gladstone house fire9news.com.auAn unidentified man's body has been found in a central Queensland house that was gutted by fire. Emergency crews were called to the blaze at Barney Point in Gladstone at 9.30pm on Sunday and arrived to find the house fully alight. The two...

The GuardianPresidents, planes – and Paris. Inside the whirlwind of Malcolm Turnbull's ...The GuardianMalcolm Turnbull caught up with Barack Obama for the first time at the summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Manila. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Katharine Murphy · @murpharoo. Friday ...

Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia Day honours: Lawyer John Denton awarded AO for business and ...Sydney Morning HeraldHyperactive lawyer John Denton is out of bed each day by 6am at the latest. He has to be, with all the hats he wears: governor of the Arts Centre, chairman of the Australian group for t...