PM pays tribute to beef baron Graeme Acton

Australian beef baron Graeme Acton has died aged 63, after falling from a horse. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Australian beef baron Graeme Acton, describing him as a great and proud man. "He was a proud Queenslander...

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Man charged with three-year-old's murder

A Melbourne man has been charged with murder after a three-year-old boy died in hospital. Source: AAP A MELBOURNE man has been charged with murder after a three-year-old boy died in hospital. The boy was taken to the Royal Children's...

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Four arrested over train station stabbing

An 18-year-old man is in hospital after he was stabbed at a railway station south of Sydney. Source: AAP THREE men and a teenage girl have been arrested after a stabbing at a NSW train station. Policy say an 18-year-old man was found...

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Easy access to welfare is over: Andrews

Australians who receive the disability support pension will be assessed for the capacity to work. Source: AAP UP to 20,000 Australians who receive the disability support pension (DSP) will be assessed for the capacity to work, and if deemed...

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Pair die in fatal Qld car crash

Two people have been killed after their car hit a tree in a Gold Coast suburb. Source: AAP TWO people have been killed after their car hit a tree in a Gold Coast suburb. The driver, a 27-year-old Darra man, and a 26-year-old Fortitude...

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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Vic

Three people have contracted the potentially deadly legionnaires' disease in Melbourne west. Source: AAP THREE people have been struck down by an outbreak of potentially deadly legionnaires' disease in Melbourne. Two men and a woman,...

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Graffiti tag link to school chook killers

A GRAFFITI tag that appears to say "Siko" is a lead in a police investigation into the killing of 14 pet chickens at a Perth primary school. The principal and assistant principal of St Brigid's Primary School in Middle Swan were shocked to find...

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'Bitterness' behind brutal murders: court

Lian Xie's "bitterness" was behind his murder of five members of the Lin family a court has heard. Source: AAP NINE-YEAR-OLD Terry Lin was alive for up to two hours after he was allegedly asphyxiated and bashed by his uncle in the boy's family...

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AWH boss denies favours from NSW Lib MP

AWH boss Nick Di Girolamo says he never received political favours in exchange for payments. Source: AAP A NOTORIOUS infrastructure company's largesse towards NSW Liberals translated to "gold-edged service" including a favourable press release...

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Snapchat settles charge it deceived users

US regulators announced a deal with Snapchat to settle a charge that the internet firm misled users Source: AAP US regulators have announced a deal with Snapchat to settle a charge that the internet firm misled users into believing images sent...

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Mama panda shows off Canberra babies

Four-month-old twin red pandas are shown off for the first time at the National Zoo in Canberra. Source: AAP IT'LL be a bittersweet Mother's Day for second-time mum Eilish. The National Zoo's prized red panda lost one of her cubs the...

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Fears for missing Victorian delivery man

GRAVE fears are now held for an Indian student who went missing while on his delivery job in Melbourne a week ago. Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Shiva Chauhan who didn't complete any of his bread...

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Kurnell conversion on track: Caltex

Caltex says the conversion of Kurnell refinery into a fuel import terminal is on time and budget. Source: AAP FUEL refiner and supplier Caltex's $270 million conversion of its Kurnell oil refinery in Sydney into a major import terminal is on...

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Vic govt must do more on abuse: victims

The Victorian government will remove time limits that stop some child abuse cases going to court. Source: AAP VICTORIAN child abuse victims will no longer be constrained by time limits in seeking compensation from the organisations that harboured...

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WA debt rises amid infrastructure splurge

THE West Australian government's debt projections show the state sliding deeper into the red as huge spending on infrastructure overshadows revenue raising and cost cutting measures. The 2014/15 state budget handed down on Thursday shows the goal...

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Pistorius introduced Steenkamp as fiancee

A neighbour has testified that Oscar Pistorius was "torn apart" after shooting his girlfriend. Source: AAP OSCAR Pistorius introduced Reeva Steenkamp as his fiancee just a week before he shot her, a close neighbour of the runner testified in...

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PM's call puts Aust-Indon ties on track

A group of 20 asylum seekers claim they were turned back to Indonesia by Australian authorities. Source: AAP INDONESIA'S president has told Prime Minister Tony Abbott he hopes the two countries can heal the rift left by last year's spying scandal...

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Aussies spend $15b shopping online

Online retail sales are continuing to strengthen, with Australians spending more than $15 billion. Source: AAP ONLINE retail sales are continuing to strengthen, with Australians spending more than $15 billion over the internet in the past...

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Baird forced into another reshuffle

Premier Baird has made another tweak to his ministerial line-up amid an ongoing corruption probe. Source: AAP HE has been in charge of NSW for less than three weeks but Premier Mike Baird is quickly becoming an expert at reshuffles. Mr...

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Mixed reaction for big-spending Vic budget

The Victorian government will unveil a string of record surpluses from 2015/16 in its budget. Source: AAP THE Victorian government will stake its November re-election bid on its record infrastructure splurge but the opposition has accused it...

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NSW donation scandal crosses party lines

ICAC's Operation Spicer will call Darren Williams into the witness box after a spectacular week. Source: AAP FORMER coal mogul Nathan Tinkler made tens of thousands of dollars in secret donations so NSW politicians would "bend to his will",...

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Indonesia in dark over Abbott no-show

Indonesia has received no explanation for PM Tony Abbott postponing a meeting with the president. Source: AAP INDONESIA has received no explanation for Prime Minister Tony Abbott postponing a meeting with the president, nor any indication that...

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Abuse not seen as a crime, inquiry told

Senior Christian Brothers will give evidence to the royal commission into child sex abuse this week. Source: AAP THE Christian Brothers regarded the physical and sexual abuse of children as abhorrent and a moral failing but not a criminal offence,...

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Katie Price pregnant with fifth child

British model Katie Price is reportedly pregnant with her fifth child. Source: AAP BRITISH model Katie Price is reportedly pregnant with her fifth child. Britain's The Sun on Sunday reports Price discovered she is pregnant after falling...

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Forrest hands $12m to uranium explorer

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has injected $12 million into a WA uranium exploration company. Source: AAP MINING magnate Andrew Forrest has invested $12 million in a prospective West Australian uranium miner aiming to be in production by...

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Firefighter bravery recognised

FIREFIGHTERS who attended a fuel spill with the potential to ignite and threaten a Sydney peninsula faced a choice. Leave the two million litre tank to leak, evacuate the peninsula around Banksmeadow on Botany Bay and wait for a catastrophic explosion....

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Greens say they're the party to fix NSW

The Greens have announced their upper house line-up for the upcoming March 2015 NSW state election. Source: AAP THERE'S a smell wafting from the Labor and Liberal party rooms in NSW parliament, the Greens say. Just days after police minister...

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$15m boost to Vic mental health

Victoria will allocate an extra $15 million to mental health resources to reduce pressure on police. Source: AAP MENTAL health services will get a $15 million boost in the Victorian budget to help change the way specialist, police and ambulance...

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Vic govt to unveil infrastructure spend

Tuesday's Victorian state budget is expected to contain a number of major infrastructure projects. Source: AAP MELBOURNE'S East West Link tunnel will get more funding and light will be shed on plans for a Melbourne airport rail link in Tuesday's...

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Man dead after NSW highway smash

A man has been hit and killed by a bus that veered onto a footpath in Sydney, police say. Source: AAP A PASSENGER has been killed after the vehicle he was in veered onto the wrong side of the road on the NSW south coast. Police have been...

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