Port Adelaide's unforgettable Showdown win over Adelaide is the highlight of a loaded day of AFL action, with West Coast, Carlton, Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle also winning.

A man who allegedly abducted a 12-year-old boy from outside his Gold Coast home on Friday is known to the family and had previously made requests for money, police say.

The economy regularly makes or breaks the fortunes of politicians. But if you look deeper into this week's budget papers, they forecast a different story to usual, writes Laura Tingle.

The economy regularly makes or breaks the fortunes of politicians. But if you look deeper into this week's budget papers, they forecast a different story to usual, writes Laura Tingle.

The first trimester of a pregnancy can often be the hardest, so why do so many women feel the need to stay quiet? And what if the answer — miscarriage — is the reason we should be talking about pregnancy earlier?

The first trimester of a pregnancy can often be the hardest, so why do so many women feel the need to stay quiet? And what if the answer — miscarriage — is the reason we should be talking about pregnancy earlier?

A 12-year-old boy is missing after being abducted in a car at Mudgeeraba on Queensland's Gold Coast on Friday afternoon, with Queensland police saying the boy may be at significant risk.

The country's three biggest supermarket chains say they will investigate claims made by workers of exploitation and bullying at a major national flower supplier.

Unheralded forward Ben Ronke rises from obscurity to boot seven goals for Sydney as the Swans come from behind to beat Hawthorn in a cracker at the MCG.

Was it delicious or malicious timing from the High Court to screw over the Government's post-budget sales pitch by dropping its citizenship ruling hours after the Treasurer's address?