SYDNEY (AAP) - June 16 - After a decade of trying to convict Abu Bakar Bashir for various acts of terrorism, Indonesian authorities have finally succeeded and the Muslim cleric now faces the prospe

SYDNEY (AAP) - June 16 - Airline schedules have returned to normal across Australia's south following mass disruptions caused by an ash cloud from a South American volcano.

(AAP) - After a decade of trying to convict Abu Bakar Bashir for various acts of terrorism, Indonesian authorities have finally succeeded and the Muslim cleric now faces the prospect of spending th

(AAP) - The normally sacred political cows of schools, hospitals and police have been sacrificed for the sake of fiscal responsibility in the Tasmanian budget.

(AAP) - Two senior Victorian police officers who fell foul of departing chief commissioner Simon Overland are now seen as leading candidates for his job.

(AAP) - NSW MPs have voted against sacking a Sydney magistrate accused of bullying and treating defendants unfairly, saying while the complaints against her were justified, removing her was not.

(AAP) - A bid to force the resumption of live cattle exports to Indonesia in just a few weeks has failed to win parliamentary support.

(AAP) - A NSW mid-north coast town has been left with potholes "big enough to bury a car in", as communities in the area and further south remained cut off by flood waters after four days of wild w

(AAP) - An illegal drug lab has been found at a Gold Coast home where a man was shot and his pregnant partner and child were held captive.

(AAP) - A further five council areas in northern NSW have been declared natural disaster zones as thousands of people remain isolated following days of torrential rain in the region.