Byron Bay teen beach brawl

Teenagers visiting Byron Bay for schoolies week fight with local youths.

No vaccine, no school, insists doctors' chief

Jonathan Swan, Amy Corderoy Unvaccinated children should be barred from attending school, says the Australian Medical Association federal president, who also wants groups spreading anti-vaccination messages to be punished.

Extreme winds disrupt airline traffic

Stephen Cauchi Qantas, Jetstar and Tiger Airways canceledl all services in and out of the Gold Coast.

Disaster-hit north braces for worse

Bridie Jabour and Ilya Gridneff Up to 1500 people were feared trapped in Bundaberg last night as the Queensland city's floodwaters were set to reach record levels in the state's mounting flood crisis.

Hysteria, then silence, marked the end of the world

Sarah Berry Hundreds of people gathered at Byron Bay to witness the end of the world as we know it.

Schoolies still go for Gold

Amy McNeilage DESPITE the growing status of some of NSW's coastal towns the Gold Coast is still the big drawcard for the state's school leavers.

Angel of Bali's ocean of memories

Damien Murphy Minutes after the bomb ripped through the Sari Club, a freelance photographer snapped Hanabeth Luke fleeing the carnage, an image that unforgettably captured terrorism on Australia's doorstep.

Angel still searching for piece of heaven

Damien Murphy MINUTES after the bomb ripped through the Sari Club a freelance photographer snapped Hanabeth Luke fleeing the carnage, an image that unforgettably captured terrorism on Australia's doorstep.

Then hell came to heaven

Hanabeth Luke, 32, had visited Bali many times before she went there with her English boyfriend, Marc Gajardo, in 2002.

Moving onwards, but never forgetting - the Angel of Bali rides the shockwaves

Damien Murphy Minutes after the bomb ripped through the Sari Club, a freelance photographer snapped Hanabeth Luke fleeing the carnage, an image that unforgettably captured terrorism on Australia's doorstep.

Australian girl, 9, attacked in Bali

Nine-year-old from New South Wales allegedly raped while holidaying in Bali with her family.

Minimum security maximises the risk of killers on the loose

Amy Corderoy, Saffron Howden TRENT JENNINGS - a killer absolved of his crime because of the demons in his head - is not alone. Almost all the 385 forensic psychiatric patients found not guilty by reason of mental illness have...

No policy to restrict killer's access to passport or licence

Saffron Howden NO GOVERNMENT agency sought to restrict killer Trent Jennings's access to passports or licences before he was allowed out unsupervised of a psychiatric hospital on day leave.

Eye injuries prompt debate on design of surfboards

James Robertson THIRTY years ago, Andrew Mainsbridge was out in big surf at Newport beach when he was thrown off the lip of a wave. His leg rope snapped the tip of the board back towards him - and then, darkness.

Woman shot in the head during police scuffle

Paul Millar and Mex Cooper A Victorian woman has been shot in the head during a car robbery in Coffs Harbour.

Driver charged with murder

He was a former alcoholic who had turned his life around to become a full-time volunteer, bike builder and environmentalist.

Michael Short

Ripe for success

Michael Short An idea sprouted over drinks at a pub has become an online film and music hub.

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Big stars a key to saving Tamworth

The Tamworth Country Music Festival risks becoming irrelevant if big international acts continue to bypass the event, the festival's promoter says.

Search me, so that's what was most talked about in 2011

What were the most talked about world events of 2011?

Widespread kickbacks in councils, ICAC hears

A widespread culture of kickbacks for council officers who placed orders with suppliers was a symptom of corruption afflicting more than two-thirds of NSW councils.