It was a grey, rainy, horrible (in lots of ways) weekend, so we spent just about all of it holed up in the house.* We read, worked on our hobbies (me: knitting; the Snook: Warcraft and homebrew), and watched a

A NEW push has begun to force the Federal Government to open the gates to foreign childcare workers to combat severe staff shortages.

AT least one tornado smashed its way through southern Perth today, ripping roofs off houses and causing mass blackouts, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

JOB losses have began to bite as West Australian businesses battle to cope with the 30 per cent cut to the state's gas supplies caused by last week's explosion at the Apache Energy-run pipeline.

TENS of thousands of homes are without power as severe weather lashes Perth and southeast WA.

A PERTH man fled Australia for eight years after stabbing his former girlfriend five times as she shielded their 21-month-old daughter from the "callous" attack.

A HUMAN skull found near a lake bed in Victoria's west is being examined to establish its history.

Anti-social behaviour and arrests on Melbourne's streets decreased significantly on the first weekend of a new 2am lockout for licensed venues, police say.

FIREFIGHTERS with cutting equipment have helped doctors at a Melbourne hospital remove a metal spike from a man's hand.

THE nation's richest lawyer, Allan Myers QC, is locked in a bitter court battle with a business partner, accusing him of receiving confidential documents relating to his business affairs.

Rockstar Yamaha's Jay Marmont has extend his lead in the Pro Open class after taking out round six of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at perfectly prepared Murray Bridge motocross track in S...

Cam Sinclair has crashed in preparation for his double backflip attempt at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville, QLD (Australia). While testing the landing ramp for what would be the biggest...

MELBOURNE crime families are being stripped of their status symbols in a massive police assets grab.

THE new Melbourne 2am lockout laws have been criticised after police could not back up claims violence was down with actual data.

QUEENSLAND'S tourism industry is bracing itself for more bad news after Virgin Blue's chief hinted that flights may be cut and a new luggage tax implemented.

AGENT Orange was not tested in the north Queensland town of Innisfail during the Vietnam War, the Defence department says.

A SOUTHEAST Queensland city has proven it can drink like a fish after winning the world's biggest pub crawl for the second consecutive year.

In his first visit to Freestone County Raceway, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart extended his winning streak to three at the Monster Energy Freestone Motocross National Presented by Yamaha, ...

Rookie phenom Ashley Fiolek took her second win of the season on Sunday at round two of the AMA/WMA Women’s National Motocross Championship Presented by Kawasaki. The American Honda/Red Bull/Alpine...

Gareth Morgan, the Bugman, and Waikato University experts will gather at Fieldays for a series of public lectures.