ABC OnlineMelbourne weather: Temperature drops eight degrees in 15 minutesThe AgeMelbourne's temperature has plummeted by eight degrees in 15 minutes, bringing relief to the city after a stinking hot night and a sweltering morning. The city reached a maximum of 36 degrees at 2.02pm, and by 2.17pm ha...

The AgeWoman dies after fall at Eastland Shopping Centre, RingwoodThe AgeA woman has died after she fell from a shopping centre balcony in Melbourne's east on Thursday morning. Police were called to Eastland Shopping Centre, on the Maroondah Highway in Ringwood, about 11.45am, a spokeswoman said. SH...

ABC OnlineDouble jeopardy: What is it? And why is it so important with the Bowraville murders?ABC OnlineThe case of the three young children murdered in the northern NSW town of Bowraville is long and complex. It is a story of political inertia, racism and fierce debate over the state's double jeopa...

NEWS.com.auLeigh Sales takes to twitter to criticise two-hour wait for help from CentrelinkNEWS.com.auTHANKS to the silence of the great broadcaster and one its famous presenters, no-one will know if the ABC's Leigh Sales actually did get through to Centrelink yesterday. The 7.30 Report host gave Ce...

The Sydney Morning HeraldCFMEU fined for illegal blockade at $1.6b Port of Melbourne projectThe Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia's largest construction union has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 for blockading a major Port of Melbourne expansion project, and threatening to bring "20,000 workers" to...

The AustralianAustralia becoming 'a more racist country', survey findsABC OnlineAn increasing number of people think Australia is a racist country, according to a new survey. The biannual Australian Reconciliation Barometer measures attitudes towards race and perceptions of reconciliation with Abori...

ABC OnlineYouth diversion boot camps dismissed by department head months before NT funding announcementABC OnlineOne of the Northern Territory Government's headline youth diversion announcements — boot camps — was an idea previously knocked down by one of its own senior bureaucrats in evidence t...

NEWS.com.auABCC update could cause building chaos, employers warnNEWS.com.auTHOUSANDS of jobs could be at risk as employers on Commonwealth building projects scramble to become compliant with new industry regulations, likely to be passed in Parliament next week. Employers are also warning of widespr...

The Australian Financial ReviewNick Minchin told Cory Bernardi not to quit LiberalsThe Australian Financial ReviewCory Bernardi's political mentor and former conservative power broker Nick Minchin urged the firebrand Senator not to quit the Liberal Party before he announced his stunning defection th...

Dutton defends immigration power boostSBSImmigration Minister Peter Dutton insists Labor is wrongly comparing new powers to review foreign visas with US President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban. Source: AAP. 10 Feb 2017 - 3:34 AM UPDATED 29 MINS AGO ...and more »

ABC OnlineAustralian Thomas Keating pleads guilty in jet ski crash that killed girlfriendABC OnlineThomas Keating arrived at Karon provincial police station in Phuket, flanked by members of his family and relatives of Emily Collie, who died in the crash. "Thomas pleaded guilty," Superintendent Sanya...

Sky News AustraliaAustralia will ratify torture treaty: AGSky News AustraliaAttorney-General George Brandis has suggested the Don Dale Detention Centre abuse scandal may never have happened if better oversight measures were in place. Mr Brandis reflected on the Northern Territory abuse saga after co...

The AustralianNBN banking on business demand for its long-term profitabilityThe AustralianNBN Co is betting on business demand to boost the amount of money it makes, with chief executive Bill Morrow playing down concerns that wireless technology will make the National Broadband Network redundant and...

The Sydney Morning HeraldMan dies in explosion on Emerald Princess cruise ship in Dunedin, New ZealandThe Sydney Morning HeraldA man has died after a gas canister exploded on an Australian cruise ship which was docked at Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island. The man, a crew member on the Emerald Pr...

Herald SunBlame game over rolling blackouts as South Australia promised dramatic overhaul of energy gridHerald SunFURIOUS South Australians have been promised a “dramatic” overhaul of their energy network to avoid further blackouts but given scant details, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lash...