ABC OnlineWoman thrown 80m in fatal hit-and-run by speeding drunk driver, Melbourne court toldABC OnlineA young woman was thrown 80 metres when she was hit and killed by a speeding drunk driver in West Melbourne last July, a court has been told. Tanami Nayler, 24, was killed instantly when she was s...

NEWS.com.auTrump will reverse climate change position, former Republican congressman Bob Inglis saysNEWS.com.auDONALD Trump is set to change his stance on climate change, according to a former US Republican congressman. Bob Inglis is no lefty activist or latte-drinking 'trendy'. He was a congressman...

9news.com.auBrutal kangaroo killers get hit with heavy punishments by WA judge9news.com.auA WA man has been dealt an "incredibly rare" punishment after police discovered a secret video of him and a friend mercilessly bashing a helpless kangaroo to death. Magistrate Evan Shackleton watched disturbing...

ABC OnlineAustralian model Ethan Turnbull saves New York teens from icy Central Park pondABC OnlineAn Australian model and his skateboarding friend have been hailed as heroes in New York after they saved seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park. Instagram: Ethan Turnbull talks about savi...

The Sydney Morning HeraldCrash between truck, several cars closes M7 southbound at Eastern CreekThe Sydney Morning HeraldFour people have been injured in a crash between a truck and multiple cars, which closed the M7 Motorway southbound for more than a hour at Eastern Creek in Sydney's west. Emergen...

dailytelegraph.com.auChullora fire: Massive blaze rips through recycling centredailytelegraph.com.auFIREFIGHTERS have turned to a hi-tech solution to help them contain a blaze at the recycling centre in Chullora. With more than 100 firefighters already battling a blaze that took hold of the recyclin...

The AgePlane crash lands near Princes Highway, pilot and passenger 'shaken' but unharmedThe AgeTwo people have had a lucky escape after a light plane crashed in Traralgon on Thursday afternoon. The plane came down in a paddock next to the Princes Highway and the Latrobe Regional Airport about 1.25pm...

The Australian Financial ReviewJulie Bishop lays out China policy to Trump teamThe Australian Financial ReviewForeign Minister Julie Bishop meets Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Molly Riley. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by John Kehoe. Foreign Minis...

ABC OnlinePenalty rates: Labor vows to stop Fair Work Commission cutsABC OnlineThe move to slash Sunday penalty rates could face a legal and political battle, with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vowing to stop the cuts. The commission today announced Sunday and public holiday penalty rates would be ...

The Sydney Morning HeraldConwoman Sanaa Derbas jailed for dating scam targeting lonely menThe Sydney Morning HeraldA Sydney conwoman who swindled more than $2 million from lonely men she met through online dating services has been jailed for at least 18 months. After the sentence was delivered, Sana...

The Sydney Morning HeraldEgg, the missing pet pug dog, has died, police sayThe Sydney Morning HeraldA pet pug dog whose mysterious disappearance sparked a search across Sydney has died, detectives say. The 14-week-old puppy, named Egg, died at his owner's home and his "body was disposed of", a NSW P...

ABC OnlineVictorian Parliamentary Speaker Telmo Languiller to repay $40k claimed for living 80km from MelbourneABC OnlineVictoria's Parliamentary Speaker has promised to repay an allowance of almost $40,000 he claimed for living in the seaside town of Queenscliff, more than 80 kilometres from Melbou...

NEWS.com.auGerard Baden-Clay removed from will of the wife he murderedNEWS.com.auGERARD Baden-Clay has been barred from accessing any part of the almost $1 million dollar estate of the wife he murdered in 2012. The former Brisbane real estate agent, who is serving a life sentence for her murder, was...

The AustralianKeysar Trad: 'violence is a last resort'The AustralianA prominent Muslim leader has apologised for statements conceding his religion allows for a husband to beat his wife as a “last resort”, saying he was “clumsy” in a television interview. Keysar Trad, the president of the Aus...

The Sydney Morning HeraldPlanning under way for Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump to meetThe Sydney Morning HeraldPlanning is under way for Malcolm Turnbull to stand side by side with Donald Trump on the deck of a battleship in New York Harbour to affirm the solidarity of the Australia-US alliance. ...

The AustralianOutrage forces Islamic leader to apologiseThe AustralianA powerful political backlash has forced prominent Muslim community leader Keysar Trad to apologise and back away from his incendiary comments that domestic violence was a “last resort'' when couples were fighting. A contrite Mr...

dailytelegraph.com.auQueensland electoral map: Big changes could end MPs careersdailytelegraph.com.auQUEENSLAND'S political landscape has been cast into turmoil with electorates across the state radically reshaped and scrapped just months from an election. An online copy of the Queensland Redistribu...

dailytelegraph.com.auTony Abbott: Coalition in danger of becoming 'Labor lite'dailytelegraph.com.auFORMER Prime Minister Tony Abbott has penned a highly critical analysis of the Turnbull Government, highlighting voter “despair” and concerns “the Coalition has become Labor lite.” In a stark m...

NEWS.com.auDudley Davey pleads guilty to killing South Australian nurse Gayle WoodfordNEWS.com.auA MAN has confessed to raping and killing beloved South Australian outback nurse Gayle Woodford. Dudley Davey, 35, pleaded guilty in Port Augusta Magistrates Court on Thursday to murdering Ms Woodford in...

Catholic OutlookCatholic leaders speak of church's 'catastrophic failure' in past approach to child abuseThe Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia's most senior Catholic leaders delivered a scathing assessment of their church's past approach to victims of child sexual abuse, telling a royal commission it w...

Doctors condemn deportation of NSW familyNEWS.com.auAustralia's peak doctors body has condemned the imminent deportation of two doctors and their children because one of the children is autistic. Nasrin Haque and her husband, Shafiqul Bhuiyan, are being deported - despite the fact Dr Haque has been ...

NEWS.com.auSydney lonely hearts fraudster gets three years jail for $2M swindleNEWS.com.auTHE Sydney lonely hearts fraudster who swindled about $2 million from lonely men she'd met through dating services has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars. Sanaa Derbas, 42, last year pleaded g...

Herald SunFallen AFL star Ben Cousins facing fresh chargesHerald SunBROWNLOW medallist Ben Cousins will spend tonight and the next two weeks in jail after being refused bail on another set of allegations of breaching a violence restraining order, along with aggravated stalking and possession of eigh...

The AgeSpeaker Telmo Languiller's political career on a knife edgeThe AgeThe career of embattled speaker Telmo Languiller is hanging in the balance as Victoria's parliament begins a forensic audit into whether he rorted a "second residence" allowance worth almost $40,000. On Friday morning Premie...

Courier MailQueensland electoral map: Big changes could end MP careersCourier MailLIBERAL National Party MP Scott Emerson says he will contest the redrafted seat of Maiwar at the next state election, following the abolition of the Indooroopilly electorate by the Queensland Redistribution Commission....