Man charged with stealing diggers' flowers

A WESTERN Sydney man is behind bars, accused of trying to steal Anzac Day flowers and wreaths from a war memorial. Police allege the man was spotted at Railway Parade in Riverstone on Saturday morning bundling the tributes into a trolley. Officers...

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Vic govt flags road, transport funds boost

THERE will be more money for Victorian roads and public transport in the upcoming state budget, the government says. Treasurer Michael O'Brien said the government will spend an additional $130 million in road works of four years, with $80m to...

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Thousands honour veterans in Sydney

IRAQ veteran Benjamin Lesley Gillman knows he was following big footsteps when he marched alongside Sydney's diggers on Anzac Day. "What I just did then is one of the best things I've ever done in my life," the 29-year-old told AAP. "I had a...

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Smaller crowd falls silent at Gallipoli

A SMALLER-THAN-EXPECTED crowd at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day dawn service has been reminded that reverential silence on the often eerily quiet Turkish peninsula is a tribute to the diggers who died in 1915. Just 4400 mostly Australian and New...

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Two more arrests in NSW hog-tie murder

TWO more people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was found half-naked and hog-tied at a Newcastle park. The arrests have come days after police nabbed one of the state's most wanted alleged murderers, Anthony Richard...

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Car rego hike in Victorian budget

VICTORIAN car registration and stamp duty will be increased to pay for new infrastructure spending in the upcoming state budget. The budget measures will raise $136.8 million in 2014/15. Treasurer Michael O'Brien said the money would be used...

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Sherpas consider Everest boycott

An appeal has been launched to help the families of sherpas killed in an avalanche on Mt Everest. Source: AAP SHERPA guides on Mount Everest are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain's history, a move that could...

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Labor warns pensioners to feel budget pain

An asset test that allows older Aussies to collect a part-pension is likely to be spared the axe. Source: AAP LABOR is confident the Abbott government is gearing up for its first broken election promise, and is fanning speculation that pensioners...

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NSW premier flags hospital privatisation

New NSW Premier Mike Baird has flagged he'll be looking to privatise the state's public hospitals. Source: AAP NEW South Wales' new premier has flagged he will be looking to privatise the state's public hospitals as a way to "transform and...

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New intensive care beds for Vic babies

SICK babies will have more intensive care beds in Melbourne, the state government has promised. Five new neonatal intensive care unit cots will be funded in the May 6 state budget, taking the state's capacity to 100 baby beds. Health Minister...

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