Black day for car industry says Abbott

Tony Abbott said Ford's move to stop making cars in Australia is a black day for Australian manufacturing.

Napthine will support axed Ford workers

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the state government will help any Ford workers who lose their jobs.

Prisoner recaptured after nine days

A Sydney prisoner who escaped while on work release in Bondi has been found nine days later.

Sydney ferry flasher appeals jail term

A serial exhibitionist jailed for performing a lewd act in front of two little girls on a ferry will appeal.

Hockey 'hiding' spending cut plans

Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the opposition of hiding its plans to cut public spending.

Bikie gangs used as debt collectors

Three members of the Commancheros have barged into the home of a leading building executive demanding money.

Sydney man shot in back, then arrested

A man shot several times in the back at a Sydney home has been arrested and placed under guard in hospital.

Robertson told to come clean on NSW coal

Opposition Leader John Robertson is being urged to come clean on plans for the NSW coal industry.

Indigenous family centre program delays

The national rollout of 38 family and children centres in indigenous communities is running behind schedule.

Two shootings in Sydney's west

A man is in hospital after one of two shootings in western Sydney.

Australia failing on human rights

Australia is failing to protect human rights said Amnesty International in its latest report card.

Public sector figures 'declining'

A former bureaucrat said there has been a decline in public sector numbers as a proportion of the workforce.

Coalition would rip up school agreements

Education spokesman Christopher Pyne says a coalition federal gov't would rip up school funding agreements.

Public told to dob in illegal gun owners

The federal gov't will launch a campaign to encourage public tip-offs about people possessing illegal guns.

Qld premier at odds with Abbott on rail

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will not fund the Cross River Rail Project if he's elected Prime Minister.

Bullet train speeds unto election

Body found in front yard in Brisbane

Thomson seeks more time on charges

Man charged over NSW bushfire

Ten injured in Vic army base crash

Injured boy wakes from coma

Coalition puts own spin on Gonski

Hockey puts ATO structure on notice

Govt to dock pay of Qld Health workers

Question raised about police complaints

People-smuggling crewman acquitted

Hopes sparked in Snowy Mountains search

Opposition questions treasury forecasts

Exemptions in NSW vaccine laws

Killer did the right thing says judge

WikiLeaks Party closer to registering

Man shot in park in South Sydney

More sex charges against dance teacher

Abbott rejects push for sale of ABC, SBS

Police eye zero alcohol before age 25

Gillard takes vote pitch to western Syd

Spend less or tax more, Parkinson says

Woman charged over $200,000 booze theft

Gillard sends condolences over tornado

More job losses likely after Ford: Swan