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...

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...

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 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 Daily TelegraphTwo people rescued from Sydney unit blazeThe Daily TelegraphA MAN and an elderly woman who were trapped in a unit fire in inner Sydney are recovering in hospital after being rescued by police and firefighters. POLICE officers found the ground-floor unit in Redfern well alight on F...

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...

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 ReviewHow the Prime Minister's supporters abandoned him in a dangerous momentThe Australian Financial Review"Well, that went great." Malcolm Turnbull leaves the House after the Opposition won two divisions in an attempt to bring on a debate to establish a royal commission in...

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...

Times of IndiaAustralia: Mother arrested for murder of 8 childrenTimes of IndiaCAIRNS (Australia): Australian police said on Saturday they had arrested the mother of most of eight children reportedly stabbed to death in the northern city of Cairns, as vigils were held to mourn the tragedy. Officers ...

Woman's body found in NTYahoo!7 NewsA woman's body has been found in a house in Alice Springs in what police say are suspicious circumstances. Police received a report that about 8am a 36-year-old woman's body was found in a house at Charles Creek camp. The Southern Investigation ...and more »

Herald SunMissing Canberra boy found but police still hold concerns for Garry GordonDaily MailA nine-week-old baby reported missing has been found, but his father's location is still unknown. Police say the baby is safe and well, but they are concerned for the welfare of the infant's dad Garry Gordo...

Herald SunShooting in Keysborough sparks major police operationHerald SunA CLOSE family friend has remembered the victim of last night's fatal shooting in Melbourne's southeast as a “very special boy.” Naile, who did not wish to give her surname, is the aunt of one of the young men who l...

Gold Coast BulletinOffensive vans banned from SplendourGold Coast BulletinWicked Campers are not welcome at Splendour in the Grass this year because of the obscene language written on their vehicles. Sisters Mercedes and Isabel Bachelet from Chile with their camper at Kirra. Photo: Richard Gosling. ...

Courier MailAnnastacia Palaszczuk kept in the dark about Labor candidate Daniel ...Courier MailOPPOSITION Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk was kept in the dark for months about the “inappropriate” incident that led to her demanding the sacking of a candidate contesting one of the LNP's most ...

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...

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 »

New Museum in Egypt to Display All of Tutankhamun's Artifacts in One PlaceTolerance.caA hundred years after their discovery, the artifacts from Egyptian prehistoric mausoleums will return close to the place where they were found. A huge new museum overlooking the Giza pyramids in Egypt is due to ope...

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 ...