A Brisbane man will stand trial for the murders of his former girlfriend and her two
siblings.
Neelma Singh, 24, and her brother Kunal, 18, and her sister Sidhi, 12, were found

More than a year after businessman Michael McGurk was shot dead outside his Sydney
home, four men - including those described as "principals" - have been charged in

The federal opposition will test new rules and numbers in the parliament to push for
an inquiry into the controversial school building program.

Indonesia has agreed to more talks on Australia's proposal to establish a regional
asylum seeker processing centre in East Timor but has stopped short of endorsing the
plan.

Essendon claim the appointment of former Cats assistant coach Brendan McCartney is
"another step" in giving new head coach James Hird all the help he needs.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has criticised as inappropriate comments by
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott regarding the prosecution of three Australian diggers.

Accused murderer Walter Ciaran Marsh was angered by his "stupid" colleagues at a
Sydney hospital, often spoke of killing the people he hated and practised cutting a

The death of opera legend Dame Joan Sutherland has left the music world grieving for
a plain-speaking Australian with a colossal voice and no talent at all for pretence.

Hours after Sydney nurse Michelle Beets was killed, the man now charged with her
murder allegedly told his wife "the bitch is dead".

A Perth man has faced court on eight counts of accessing child pornography online.
Murray Britza of Beverley, 130km east of Perth, pleaded not guilty in the Perth