ONE person is fighting for life and four others are in a serious condition after a minibus collided with a parked car in Rockhampton this afternoon.

MALCOLM Turnbull will discuss a deal on security upgrades at major venues when he meets with state premiers this week.

PROMOTER Michael Gudinski has added his voice to calls to rename Margaret Court Arena in the wake of Court’s ongoing comments against homosexuality.

An Australian gold mining company has taken an African government to court over a dispute worth nearly half a billion dollars.

A real estate agent accidentally burned down a multimillion-dollar home to the ground. Court documents have now revealed a dramatic twist.

DEPUTY Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has backed making urgent changes to foreign donation laws as Canberra was left reeling from reports of growing Chinese influence on Australia’s two major political parties.

The distraught mum of the children tied up in a man’s driveway has spoken out - and it’s left Ally Langdon in tears.

Big names in Australian music, including Angus and Julia Stone and Peking Duk, are among 11 clients that lost huge sums of money to a dodgy accountant.

A WOMAN is in a property with a man who fired a shot, sparking a stand-off with police in Victoria’s north.

As the historic Voice referendum nears, leading Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo answered questions live from news.com.au readers.

Australians are being urged to get their flu shots early as experts warn of a dangerous and early flu season similar to last year.

IMF economists have offered good news on the path of inflation and GDP growth, but they warn Australia is set to lag its global peers.

A fed-up concreter has torn up a client’s driveway over an alleged unpaid bill, with police called to the scene pleading with the tradie to “be reasonable”.

Aussie mum Hannah Paine popped into her local cafe with her four-month-old when she spotted an aggressive sign that left her “stunned”.

PAULINE Hanson’s claim to be the big new thing in politics was shredded at the weekend along with the West Australian Liberal government.

ANZAC services at Gallipoli will be conducted under G20-type security next month, with attendees forced to hand over water bottles, backpacks, flags, folding chairs and cameras.

HOMICIDE detectives have joined the search for a young Brisbane childcare worker whose distinctive classic car was found abandoned in bushland on the northern NSW coast.

CORRECTIVE Services NSW is investigating allegations that prison officers failed to keep watch over one of the state’s most notorious criminals as he received treatment at a Sydney hospital.

Stubborn councils in one state will be forced to stop issuing this “unpopular” fine after the system was blasted as being unfair.

Police are searching for a man reported missing after his boat washed ashore south of Hobart on Wednesday.