BEN Cousins’ fall from grace was complete yesterday, as he was refused bail by a magistrate and locked up with some of Western Australia’s hardest criminals.

The NSW premier has conceded there is no clear way for him to protest the state’s huge loss in the GST carve up, as he hit out at WA for becoming a “petro-state”.

Aussie drivers will encounter a big change this week, as one major road rule comes back into force. Here’s everything you need to know.

THE Liberal National Party has confirmed it will not support bills to decriminalise abortion in Queensland.

MOVE over Irwin family, there’s a new wildlife warrior in town.

DONALD Trump is set to change his stance on climate change, according to a former US Republican congressman.

If you’re needing to stock up after Christmas or want to snap up a bargain in the Boxing Day sales, this is your full guide to today’s trading hours.

The federal election will be held on Saturday, May 21, with voting across Victoria opening at 8am and closing at 6pm sharp. See the full list of polling booth locations here.

BOSSES in Victoria might want to forgive their employees for being bleary eyed tomorrow. Their tiredness might not be due to a post Anzac Day hangover but rather a series of “short, sharp” thunderstorms shaking the state from its slumber.

Two brothers set fire to a home as the occupants lay in bed sleeping for one wild reason.

Negotiations on what the Liberals’ new shadow cabinet could look like have broken down as opposition leader John Pesutto makes an 11th-hour manoeuvre.

AUSTRALIAN authorities have made the largest ever seizure of the drug ice in the nation’s history in Nunawading in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

The ASIO boss has broken his silence after weeks of heated debate over visa vetting processes for people fleeing the war in Gaza.

TROUBLED former AFL star Ben Cousins has been refused bail after he was charged with a string of offences related to drugs and family violence, including an allegation of stalking.

TRAVERS Beynon, the Gold Coast tobacco salesman who poses as mega rich playboy — “the Candyman” — pays bikini models to hang off him out of a $2 million promotion fund, his ex-manager claims.

Experts have issued a warning for attendees of the AFL’s Gather Round as thousands flock to Adelaide for four days of sport.

An eerie note has emerged after a separated Perth couple were found dead.

A TEENAGE farmer from regional NSW has spoken out after he received death threats online including one that stated it would be good if he’d died from AIDS.

Just weeks after a major global IT outage caused chaos around the world, a cloud-based accounting software company has gone down.

A CANBERRA man who killed his ex-partner with an axe while she was carrying her eight-day-old daughter has been sentenced to at least 26 years in jail.

A Melbourne businessman has been accused of trafficking steroids out of a wellness clinic, as footage emerged of police towing millions of dollars in luxury cars.

FALLEN AFL premiership player Ben Cousins has been acquitted of an outstanding meth possession charge after prosecutors conceded they did not have enough evidence.

DON’T put your money on Australia being a cashless society soon. We still love the folding stuff.

HE WAS labelled “non-stick” for his ability to emerge from legal scrapes unscathed.

Australia’s Foreign Minister says the Australian Defence Force is “ready” to help Australians stranded on New Caledonia amid the exploding political unrest.