A MAN has been charged with manslaughter after an Aboriginal boy was found dead near Kalgoorlie, sparking racial tension and fears of unrest.

A THIRD Qantas plane has been forced to make an emergency landing with the Dallas bound flight forced to return to Sydney after experiencing technical issues.

THE tradie from Queensland who claimed to be a billionaire has been forced to reveal his real bank balance. It’s a little embarrassing.

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott hosted a briefing on national security yesterday, and these maps featured. Now he’s being asked to explain himself.

IT’S the hottest ticket in travel today — tech-free destinations are providing an oasis for phone-weary families seeking to reconnect and relax.

A JUDGE’S order to have a baby girl raised by a convicted sex offender has been slammed by a child protection campaigner.

JOURNALIST Ray Martin remembers the first time he came face to face with crooked detective Roger Rogerson.

DRAMATIC new poll results show evenly split support for Labor and the Coaltion, and Tony Abbott overtaking Bill Shorten as our preferred prime minister.

A SEVEN-year-old Australian boy photographed holding a severed head has created a quandary for the Government, which wants to revoke the citizenship of terrorists. *WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES*

THE GREAT Barrier Reef will not be listed as endangered but will remain under watch because of “major threats” to its health.

BILL Shorten’s appearance at the royal commission was meant to be about getting to the bottom of trade union corruption. The Labor leader disagrees. He believes it’s all about him.

FORMER Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a strong warning to Malcolm Turnbull on how to deal with President-elect Donald Trump.

A GROUP of workers who claimed they were cheated out of a $16.7m Powerball win have made a “secret deal” with the man who was accused of taking their money.

MARIAM ‘Mary’ Mehajer has defended herself against allegations she did not win the Miss Lebanon Australia crown.

AN Iraq war veteran who killed his girlfriend with a single strike to the head during an altercation in a Hunter Valley shopping centre car park in 2013 has been found guilty of manslaughter but not guilty of murder.

FOR weeks, a calendar in Rosie Batty’s loungeroom has presaged a date: June 20. It’s a day she has been dreading — the day her darling son, Luke, was to have become a teenager.

DOZENS of people have been crushed, with 19 people taken to hospital, after the crowd got out of control at a music festival in Victoria.

THE annual Australia Day lamb ad has become an Aussie tradition. But the latest one has been dubbed the most political one to date.

EXCLUSIVE: He is one of the stars of the Pirates of the Caribbean but he could delay filming of the fifth film because of Australia’s tough quarantine laws.

AT 9.44am on Monday, the sliding doors closed at the Lindt cafe. Seventeen hours later, two lives would be lost and an evil sham sheik would have changed our nation forever.

EVERY household could get a $3000 boost and enjoy a better quality of life if Australia changes how it deals with one important area.

CROSSBENCH senator David Leyonhjelm is resorting to references to classic radio hits in an effort to get the attention of Malcolm Turnbull.

PRINCE Harry has been spotted at a Perth eatery after flying in for the second part of his stint with the Australian Defence Force.

THE Afghan Taliban has released a video showing an Australian hostage pleading with the US government to negotiate with his captors.

A LEAKED AFP intelligence report reveals how two Indonesian pilots, including one who recently flew to Australia, were believed to be lured by Islamic State.