Drenched Brisbane faces drinking water crisis
Nick Ralston Devastation caused by ex-cyclone Oswald in Queensland and northern New South Wales will continue for days, with thousands of homes inundated, entire communities isolated and the possibility that...
Man feared dead, at least 80 properties lost in Tasmanian bushfires
Andrew Darby, Nick Ralston AT LEAST 80 homes have been lost and one man is feared killed by a bushfire that swept down onto the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, less than 60 kilometres from Hobart, in catastrophic conditions.
Australia reloads as gun amnesties fail to cut arms
Nick Ralston AUSTRALIANS own as many guns now as they did at the time of the Port Arthur massacre, despite more than 1 million firearms being handed in and destroyed, new research reveals.
Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes charged with 11 child sex offences
Megan Levy and Nick Ralston Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes been charged with 11 child sex offences dating back to the 1980s. Mr Hughes appeared in court when his matter was briefly heard on Thursday afternoon.
Hey Dad star lands to face multiple sex charges
Megan Levy and Nick Ralston Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes has been charged with 11 child sex offences dating back to the 1980s.
Hey Dad star granted bail on sex charges
Nick Ralston THE star of one of Australia's most watched television shows, Robert Hughes, sat in the dock of a Sydney court on Thursday facing 11 child sex charges that date back to the 1980s.
Gillard will be grilled, says Abbott
Nick Ralston The Coalition says it is prepared to give Prime Minister Julia Gillard the benefit of the doubt over claims she was involved with the mortgage on a property partly paid for with stolen union funds...
Opposition plots return of TPVs via private bill
Jessica Wright and Nick Ralston The opposition will try to resurrect temporary protection visas through legislation this week.
Fatal shooting at bikie wedding
Glenda Kwek, Nick Ralston Sensing there may be trouble, police had an eye on the reception hall at the Serbian National Defence Council in Sydney on Sunday evening.
Parents lobby retailers over 'sexy' children's clothes
Kate Prideaux, Nick Ralston Major retailers are being urged to stop marketing inappropriate clothing at children or risk a boycott by parents after a social media backlash aimed at Target over its range of girls' clothes.
Man, 44, held over family killings
Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies A Sydney man is under police guard in hospital suspected of killing his parents and brother in Sydney yesterday
Three slain, relative arrested
Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies Man expected to be charged over deaths of three of his family in a Sydney unit.
Cameraman injured outside court
Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies He sat in court supporting his mate as the mate faced a murder charge, and then moments later is alleged to have committed a similar, violent act of his own.
'We're going to Belanglo, someone's going to die'
Nick Ralston In the days before he killed a teenager with a double-sided axe, the relative of serial killer Ivan Milat began revealing parts of his murderous plan to friends.
Don't raise drink age: Scipione
Nick Ralston, Saffron Howden RAISING the legal drinking age would do nothing to stem the tide of alcohol-related social and health problems among young people, the NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, says.
Man shot by officers was 'armed with curtain rod'
Nick Ralston, Saffron Howden A YOUNG man was using a curtain rod to try to protect his family from intruders when he was shot in the stomach by a police officer outside his home, his family says.
US charges laid over Iran deals
By Dylan Welch and Nick Ralston A Sydney electronics supplier has been charged in the United States with conspiring to export sensitive missiles, drone, torpedo and helicopter equipment to the Iran military, as part of a Justice...
Weekend offenders charge their glasses 22 times
Saffron Howden, Nick Ralston PEOPLE who end their Friday and Saturday nights in a police holding cell charged with assault are likely to have consumed 22 drinks before their arrest, new research shows.
Riot ignites detention backlash
Dylan Welch, Nick Ralston THE Gillard government was under pressure last night from the Greens and the opposition to overhaul its failing detention system following the torching of the Villawood centre - the second serious...
No sleep for residents watching rising water and waiting for its peak
Nick Ralston, Rockhampton As nearby towns go under water and more and more surrounding roads become blocked, all Rockhampton residents can do is sit and wait for the inevitable.
