Victoria unveils big-spending budget
The Victorian Government unveiled a big-spending budget on Wednesday, with commitments to improve schools, public transport, and hospitals, and allocating more funds for police and job creation.
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World in brief – Trump and Clinton dominate east coast primaries
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump strengthened their standings in the US presidential nomination races yesterday, winning most of the delegate votes on offer in five East Coast states.
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VIDEO: Will smokers be slugged?
Australians are divided following speculation that cigarette packets could soon rise to $40 in an effort to help pay for income tax cuts.
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Anzac service draws young and old to Martin Place Cenotaph
Sydney’s main ANZAC commemorations – both the dawn service and the march – always draw huge crowds.
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NRL round 8 – Dragons claw their way up ladder
Monday night’s Anzac Cup clash between St George Illawarra Dragons and Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium was an appropriately gruelling contest.
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Anzac Day 2016 – 101 years on, Australia remembers
Australians and New Zealanders alike this morning remembered servicemen and women who fought and died for their countries, most notably on April 25, 1915, at Gallipoli.
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VIDEO: Macleay College 2015 graduation
More than 100 students were awarded degrees and diplomas in all faculties at Macleay College’s annual graduation ceremony yesterday.
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Musical genius Prince dead at 57
Prince Rogers Nelson, the virtuoso best known simply as Prince, died this morning aged 57.
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World in brief – Up to 500 refugees feared dead off Libyan coast
Up to 500 African migrants may have drowned off the Libyan coast after their boat sank in the Mediterranean last week.
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News in brief – Hundreds of child sex abuse cases ‘blind’ reported
Documents released under FOI rules have revealed the extent to which NSW institutions have reported child sex offences to police while withholding the names of the victims.
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