Rights group Terre des Hommes 'nets' Australians in online child sex sting

Rania Spooner 5:27pm A children's rights group based out of the Netherlands claims to have netted more than 1000 paedophiles, including 46 Australians, by using a virtual child as bait.

Employers warn on misuse of anti-bully laws

CLAY LUCAS 5:13pm Employees who face the sack could exploit new laws to stop bullying by taking their manager to the national workplace umpire, employer law firms and business groups have warned.

Daniel Hayman charged over child sex at Bondi's Jewish Yeshiva centre

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie 4:25pm Sydney detectives have charged a businessman with child sexual abuse offences at Bondi's Jewish Yeshiva centre during the 1980s.

Super-sized mannequin required for Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's uniform

FLETA PAGE 12:16pm Staff at the Australian War Memorial had to hand-make a mannequin large enough to display the combat uniform of Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith which was installed on Tuesday.

One of our dinosaurs is missing

Alex Hannaford Last year, a man was caught trying to sell a stolen Tyrannosaurus skeleton for $US1m. But how many more illicit fossils are on the market? And where does Nicolas Cage fit in?

Former cadet hopes to force change by suing military over Skype sex scandal

The woman at the centre of the Defence Force's Skype affair plans to sue the military after what she says has been 2½ years of sexual harassment, ending in her discharge.

Indonesia steps up attack over spying

Michael Bachelard, Karuni Rompies and David Wroe Indonesia has intensified its reaction to revelations that Australia was systematically spying from its embassy in Jakarta, apparently threatening in response to stem intelligence about people smuggling.

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Doctor charged Medicare for treating 500 patients in one day

DAN HARRISON One doctor billed the taxpayer for seeing more than 500 patients in a single day, and more than 200 patients on several other days, according to the Medicare watchdog.

Conrad Black sums up the US: It's become a silly country

Anne Davies When he graced Australian shores in the 1990s, the larger than life media mogul Conrad Black was crossing swords with that ''coarse autodidact'', former prime minister Paul Keating over foreign ownership and journalists at his Australian outpost, Fairfax, over editorial independence.

High Court challenge to gay marriage will be heard before ACT ceremonies

HEATH ASTON The High Court will hear a challenge to the ACT's same-sex marriage laws less than a week before the first wedding ceremonies will take place.

It's official - study shows odds against you backing a winner

RICHARD WILLINGHAM Only one in five punters are likely to back a winner in the races at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, a new study into gambling success rates finds.

Melbourne Cup 2013: one huge money-spinner

DAISY DUMAS Could it be Gai Waterhouse's year? Who cares! With the thud of hooves on turf comes the ringing of cash registers across the land, no matter the victor.

Tom Waterhouse miffed after losing $1m Melbourne Cup chance on mother's horse

TONY WRIGHT Tom Waterhouse wasn't happy. Why, he'd been refused a nice big Melbourne Cup bet on his own mum's horse.