National News
Mother stopped at Sydney Airport, charged with supporting terrorism
MEGAN LEVY 7:25am A mother-of-four has been charged with supporting terrorism after she was arrested at Sydney Airport while trying to board a flight to Syria with her young children.
The Zone
Shining a light on charities
MICHAEL SHORT David Crosbie, chief executive of the Community Council of Australia, says government should not abolish the regulator of the crucial not-for-profit sector.
Grieving family members join in Unite Against Violence Walk
STEPHANIE WOOD 1:32am On Sunday morning, Leonie Collins wished her son Jamie a happy birthday. ''I told him ‘happy birthday’, it’s his day today.'' Then she caught a train into the city, carrying the birthday cake she had made him and a pocket stuffed with tissues.
Seniors left without phones or internet
Craig Butt 4:55pm Some of Australia’s most vulnerable people have been left without phone and Internet after a telecommunications company that specialises in the over 55s went into administration.
Australian on paedophile charges dies in Thailand
2:24pm A 94-year-old Australian man facing pedophile charges in Thailand has died while awaiting trial.
Study finds no reason to panic about teens, sex and technology
JILL STARK A comprehensive study argues there is no need to panic about the intersection of teenagers, sexual behaviour and technology, writes Jill Stark.
Super in the line of fire
JULIEANNE STRACHAN Thousands of future military recruits could miss out on one of the most generous superannuation schemes in the country, because of the cost-saving recommendations by the National Commission of Audit.
The Zone transcript: David Crosbie
Michael Short: David Crosbie, welcome to The Zone and thank you for your time. You are chief executive of the Community Council for Australia – and we will talk about the council presently. You are here primarily to talk about the regulatory body that was set up a few years ago, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, after a big number of studies over many years indicated the not-for-profit sector needed to be become more accountable, transparent and efficient. The other thing that you think the sector needs to do is become a little bit more robust and prominent as an advocate for itself.
Taronga Zoo chimp Lulu dies at 62
A "significant" and "influential" great-grandmother who started out performing in a US roadside circus has been farewelled in Sydney.
Former Hunter Valley billionaire Nathan Tinkler to enlighten NSW corruption inquiry ICAC
Anne Davies 'Who is ICAC?' billionaire coalminer and former princeling of the Hunter Nathan Tinkler texted to his employee Darren Williams in April last year upon learning that an investigator from the corruption watchdog had visited his offices.
There's no getting over it - one in six children suffer post-traumatic stress
John Elder The good news: posttraumatic stress disorder in children isn't as high as it was previously thought, at least not in Australia, the UK and USA.
Customers switch banks in day of divestment
Goya Dmytryshchak More than 100 people took part in Melbourne’s Divestment Day protest, as part of a national day of action against major banks continuing to invest in new coal, oil and gas projects.
From hard sell to hard cell: art fraudster Ron Coles jailed
Rachel Olding and Eamonn Duff Former high-flying art dealer Ronald Coles said he defrauded clients and lied to them repeatedly about the paintings they had invested in because the global financial crisis had sent him broke, forcing him to devise the Ponzi-style scheme to keep his head above water.
New tax on rich could seal Tony Abbott's fate
TOM ALLARD Could it become become known as the "Abbott moment", when a prime minister cursed his political fate and consigned his government to one term?
Flight MH370 searchers are totally committed, says Angus Houston
The search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is likely to take eight to 12 months, authorities say.
Sri Lanka arrests 54 asylum seekers bound for Australia
Sri Lanka's navy has arrested 54 asylum seekers, including 13 children, in a boat bound for Australia.
