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...