Blazes lit in Melbourne's botanic gardens

A 100-YEAR-OLD pavilion was damaged and two others destroyed by an arsonist in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. Firefighters were called to a large blaze in the gardens just before 6am on Saturday and arrived to find two more fires burning....

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Attempted assault in inner Melbourne

A man has tried to sexually assault a woman in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Source: AAP A SEX offender has tried to assault a woman in inner Melbourne, the third such attack in the same suburb in a week. In the latest incident,...

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RBA confirms relaxed view on house prices

YOU might disagree with the RBA about the state of the housing market, but you sure can't accuse them of ignoring it. And the central bank is sticking with its view that we aren't in the midst of an inflating housing market bubble. The RBA's...

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Engaged dads improve children's wellbeing

SYDNEY, May 15 AAP - Children who have positive relationships with their dads interact better with peers, have better developed social skills and cope with distress, research shows. KidsMatter, a mental health and wellbeing initiative in early childhood...

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Aust to donate landing craft to Tonga

AUSTRALIA is a buying a $5 million landing craft which it will donate to Tonga. The 30-metre craft will be delivered in mid-2015 under a long-running defence co-operation program. It will boost the Tongan military's capacity to reach remote...

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Fury as Nauru suspends three MPs

THE Nauru government has booted three opposition MPs out of parliament for talking to foreign journalists. Former foreign minister Kieren Keke, Mathew Batsiua and Roland Kun have been suspended until they deliver a written apology to the island...

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Roads package a sham, says Labor

Labor says the government's road funding package in the Federal Budget is a sham. Source: AAP LABOR says the government's road funding package is a sham. Treasurer Joe Hockey's first budget on Tuesday is expected to outline how $42 billion...

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Afghan women need Aust help: inquiry

AUSTRALIA has been urged to keep supporting Afghan women's rights so that gains the international community has helped fight for won't be lost. Despite some minor human rights achievements over the years, Afghan women still face alarming rates...

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Shorten open to talks on MP standards

OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten is willing to talk to the Abbott government about ways to prevent corruption. Mr Shorten was asked during Monday's federal Labor caucus meeting in Canberra whether he supported a national version of NSW's Independent...

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NZ dollar gains against euro

THE New Zealand dollar has gained against the euro after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi signalled more monetary easing in the euro region. The New Zealand dollar traded at 62.66 euro cents at 5pm in Wellington, little changed from...

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Hospitals to suffer under GP co-payment

HOSPITAL emergency wards would be inundated with extra patients under a GP co-payment system being considered by the Abbott government. A survey, conducted just days ahead of the Tuesday's budget, has found that most Australians oppose paying...

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Qld police name pair in abduction case

POLICE have publicly named two people they want to question in relation to the abduction of a two-year-old girl from her father's house southwest of Brisbane. Bella Rose Goulding was taken from a house at Willowbank, near Ipswich, on Saturday...

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