Three men kidnapped during an alleged drug deal were tortured with hot wax and
cigarette lighters, a court has been told.

NSW MP Tony Stewart has been brought in from the political wilderness, with Premier
Kristina Keneally handing him a parliamentary secretary position.

Switching dangerous loads from road to rail was not viable and would not reduce the
escalating road toll, say police and truckies.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wore a pink tie, his wife Therese Rein wore a pink floral
skirt and Sports Minister Kate Ellis a pink top.

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According to a new survey, nearly one in ten people from NSW, Queensland and

Three people are dead after a head-on collision involving a semi-trailer on a rural
NSW highway.
Police say the semi, loaded with cattle feed, collided with a car on the Newell

Police have released images of three men wanted in relation to a large scale ATM
skimming scam centred in Wollongong.

Rumours are growing that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Australia
in the next fortnight.

The partner of a man killed in a horror car smash has lost her baby in hospital.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was one of five people injured in a head-on smash at

Australia has sweltered through its hottest decade on record - and the federal
government says that's proof that global warming is real.