The Sydney Morning HeraldLin family's killer familiar with layout of house, Robert Xie's trial toldThe Sydney Morning HeraldFive members of the Lin family were fast asleep in their beds when someone lurking outside cut the electricity to their North Epping home on a cold, winter's night. That person...

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...