Pakistan vs Australia, third Test, day four, live updates from lahore  ABC NewsAccusation after Cummins’ incredible ‘catch’  news.com.auAussies get the edge after brutal spell  Fox SportsCummins, Starc rip Pakistan apart to give Australia 123-run lead  The News InternationalPakistan vs Austral...

The West AustralianTruck licence restrictions 'impractical'Herald SunA CALL for truckies from any state to master a tricky South Australian freeway descent before they can get a licence is impractical, the industry says. SA deputy coroner Anthony Schapel on Monday made a string of recommendations in...

The AustralianClive Palmer's media advisor Andrew Crook charged over kidnap plotThe AustralianCLIVE Palmer's media adviser Andrew Crook was yesterday granted bail after appearing in a Brisbane court charged with two other men of kidnapping an employee of the National Australia Bank to get him to cha...

NEWS.com.auPM calls on Australians to do more9news.com.auPrime Minister Tony Abbott has urged Australians to reaffirm their pledge to make their country a beacon of hope in uncertain times. In his annual Australia Day message, Mr Abbott also said work towards constitutional recognition of indigenous...

The West AustralianFather killed in Altona North a 'lovely, lovely bloke'The AgeThe "Good Samaritan" killed in the middle of a Melbourne street at the weekend has been remembered as a "lovely, lovely bloke", who leaves behind a wife and two young daughters. The 46-year-old was stabbed to death after...

ABC OnlineTasman crossing: Kayaker Stuart Cleary rescued after distress callABC OnlineSolo kayaker Stuart Cleary has been rescued off the New South Wales mid-north coast less than a day after he set off to cross the Tasman Sea. Mr Cleary, 53, departed from his home town of Ballina, in northern New S...

ABC OnlineMan charged with murder after Tamworth street fightABC OnlineA 37-year-old man from Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, has been charged with murder following the death of a 52-year-old man after a fight on Friday night. Steven John Johnson appeared briefly behind the dock of Tamworth L...

ABC OnlineMan's body found in Gladstone house fireNEWS.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 ...

ABC OnlineICAC warns of 'culture of non-compliance' with NSW electoral funding rules, calls ...ABC OnlineNew South Wales's corruption watchdog says the state has a "culture of non-compliance" with political donation laws, and the electoral commission should be given the power to deregister parties f...

Courier MailAustralian federal police officer appears in Brisbane court accused of accessing child exploitation materialCourier MailAn Australian federal police officer accused of accessing child exploitation material has walked from court after being granted bail. Gregory Paul Edwards, 45, appeared...

The AustralianIrfaan Hussein: Melbourne teen killed fighting for Islamic StateThe AustralianTony Abbott has warned young Australians against enlisting with Islamic State, after a Melbourne teenager was reportedly beheaded by extremists as he tried to flee the battlefield. The family of 19-year-old I...

Photographer hits back at Lisa over snaps  news.com.au‘Lonely women’: Awkward joke on The Project  news.com.au

ABC OnlineAsylum seeker in Darwin 'would rather starve to death than return to Iran'ABC OnlineAn Iranian asylum seeker on the 49th day of a hunger strike has told refugee advocates he has no choice but to continue starving himself, even if it means dying. The 33-year-old man, who is being held in th...

The AgeVictorian bushfires 2015: Homes lost as blaze rages near Lancefield, BenlochThe AgeResidents rush to save a Lancefield home as fire approaches the property on three sides. PT1M33S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. A f...

Sky News AustraliaBatty forged 'new understanding'Sky News AustraliaRosie Batty has forged a new understanding of family violence and she is rightly 2015 Australian of the Year, says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. The Victorian mum channelled her grief into advocacy, following the murder of her 1...

ABC OnlineBrisbane man and two sons go missing during a driving holiday to CairnsABC OnlineA Brisbane man and his two sons who failed to arrive as scheduled in Cairns in far north Queensland are the subject of a police search. The three left Brisbane last week on a driving holiday. Steven Van Lonkhu...

Herald SunWoman found dead outside home in Melbourne's northwestHerald SunPolice have cordoned off the car a woman drove when she handed herself into Sunbury police station in relation to the death woman on a nature strip in Sunbury. Picture: Sarah Matray. A WOMAN has been charged after the death of...

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney weather: brace for latest batch of thunderstormsSydney Morning HeraldThe picture that captures story of city's tempests · Storm activity predicted to last a week. About 2000 homes in Sydney's northern suburbs are without power after a storm passed through Sydney's norther...

Sydney Morning HeraldIt's not all bad news. A collection of positive stories from 2014Sydney Morning HeraldAt the end of a horrific week for Sydney, many could be forgiven for thinking this year has been unrelentingly grim, with plane crashes, Ebola, wars and death. But it has also been a year of jo...

ABC OnlineWA police launch new search as part of investigation into death of prospector ...ABC OnlinePolice investigating the death of prospector Raymond Kehlet and the disappearance of his wife, near the remote town of Sandstone are about to conduct another search of the area, their fifth in the pa...