SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - Robert Smail was just 16 when he went to sea.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - Maddie Pulver's family has welcomed the surprise news that the man charged over her fake collar bomb ordeal may return to face justice in Australia sooner than expected.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - An independent inquiry has found a lack of leadership and strategies to attract and retain young volunteers at Victoria's Country Fire Authority.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - The first full day of debate on Labor's carbon tax bills contained exactly what was expected.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - The federal government has rejected a key recommendation of a review into student income support, to remove all geographical distinctions from financial independence tests.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - A Catholic priest has categorically denied "unsubstantiated" allegations that he repeatedly raped a teenager who went on to become an Adelaide-based Anglican archbishop.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 14 Sept - Major news groups have warned against government regulation of print and online media, as Labor launched the first big inquiry into the sector in two decades and flagged th

SYDNEY (AAP) - 13 Sept - NRL chief executive David Gallop has been forced to apologise after using a terrorist analogy to describe the Melbourne fans who booed him on the weekend.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 13 Sept - Arthur Sinodinos, a former chief adviser to John Howard, is set to become a senator after receiving the endorsement of the NSW Liberal Party.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 13 Sept - Sydneysiders are set to get an early shot of summer this weekend, with the mercury tipped to hit 30C in some parts of the city.