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...

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 ...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Business Insider AustraliaMalcolm Turnbull wants to know why Lodge renovations have blown out to $15 millionBusiness Insider AustraliaFormer prime Minister Kevin Rudd greets dignitaries at The Lodge in 2013. Photo: Stefan Postles/ Getty. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has demanded an independent au...

The Sydney Morning Heraldgovernment to defuse Catholic 'scare tactics' by guaranteeing funding increasesThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe Turnbull government will move to quash claims of massive fee hikes at Catholic schools under its new funding model by locking in minimum funding increases for all scho...

ABC OnlineGonski 2.0: Queensland private and Catholic schools confused, angry over funding cutsABC OnlineThere is widespread confusion and anger among Queensland private and Catholic schools about how big a hit they will be forced to take in the latest education funding shakeup. Key points: Queensla...