Foreign rig workers 'paid $3 an hour' Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman investigates claims foreign workers were paid just $3 per hour for work on oil rigs off the coast of WA.
Officer offers olive branch to flood victims' family A senior Queensland police official hopes he can renew a good relationship with the family of Toowoomba flood victims Donna and Jordan Rice after the "unfortunate" handling of their triple-0 calls.
Parts of Habib review 'to remain classified' Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland says only parts of a report into Australia's role in the arrest of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib will be made public.
ABC forced to pull Chaser wedding coverage Just days before Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to tie the knot, ABC TV has been forced to cancel The Chaser's live coverage of the event.
Mother pleads not guilty to kidnapping child A court has heard a New South Wales mother is likely to stand trial accused of kidnapping her child and taking him out of Australia.
Race issues linked to beauty pageant violence A beauty pageant held by Melbourne's Sudanese community, which has sparked three nights of violence, has raised concerns about problems facing young Sudanese Australians.
Inflation data causes sell down on local market On its first day of trade after returning from the Easter break, stronger-than-expected inflation data caused a sell down on the local share market.
Slanging match erupts over inflation figures The Treasurer blames an inflation spike on the summer's natural disasters, but the Opposition says the data is about more than the weather.
PlayStation users warned of identity theft risk Sony Playstation users are being told to change their passwords or risk identity theft after hackers access the personal data of millions of customers.
Carbon tax will create economic wasteland: Abbott The steel town of Whyalla in South Australia will be "wiped off the face of the map" by the Government's carbon tax, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.
Picasso painting an academic cash cow Sydney University has been given a multi-million-dollar Pablo Picasso painting that will be sold to help fund scientific research.
Food, petrol prices drive up inflation Official inflation numbers show the Queensland floods and unrest in the Middle East have pushed consumer prices higher than expected.