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ACT News
Canberra weather: warm April expected after record breaking March temperatures
CLARE COLLEY 6:38pm Canberra can expect warmer than average temperatures to continue for April after enjoying its equal second warmest March on record.
Video Entertainment News
Cirque du Soleil sues Justin Timberlake
6:31pm Cirque du Soleil is suing Justin Timberlake for allegedly copying their song Steel Dream for his song Don't Hold the Wall.
League News
South Sydney Rabbitohs star Luke Keary contemplates another one-year deal
ADRIAN PROSZENKO 6:30pm Luke Keary has revealed his next contract could be another one-season-only commitment as South Sydney attempt to retain all three of their playmakers.
WA News
Adam Voges awarded Cricket Australia contract after bumper year
BRENDAN FOSTER 6:20pm It only took more than a thousand runs in 2015 and an average at one stage higher than Don Bradman, but WA cricketer Adam Voges has finally got a Cricket Australia contract.
Queensland
Queensland Rebels bikie and son sold $166,000 of meth
6:06pm A Rebels bikie who trafficked at least $166,000 worth of methylamphetamine, some with the help of his son, has been sentenced to almost eight years in jail.
ACT News
Drunk driver appeals jury's 'mistaken' verdict in fatal crash case
CHRISTOPHER KNAUS 6:01pm Driver immediately launches appeal after jury finds him guilty of causing crash that killed his mate.
Political News
Turnbull gets a lesson in the complexities of the federation
MARK KENNY 5:58pm "Utter humiliation" was how a Labor insider described Malcolm Turnbull's stunning repudiation at Friday's Council of Australian Governments meeting.
National
The Saturday Age Cartoons, 2nd April, 2016
5:56pm Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their very own humorous version of the news of the day.
WA News
Eight Bentley Hospital staff given contracts as redundancy call continues
EMMA YOUNG 5:50pm The Health Department on Thursday finalised all but one of the contracts Bentley Hospital staffers had been working without for the past two weeks.
AFL News
Hawthorn name Daniel Howe for grand final re-match
DANIEL CHERNY 5:48pm Hawthorn youngster Daniel Howe is set be thrown into the cauldron of a grand final re-match, named to play his fifth game against West Coast at the MCG on Sunday.
Motorsport
Whincup and Winterbottom disagree on Supercars' new format
MARK FOGARTY 5:41pm Six-times champion Jamie Whincup is not a fan, but title-holder Mark Winterbottom expects V8 Supercars' new sprint race format to be a winner.
Cricket
New Zealand's Grant Elliott calls time on one-day cricket
5:40pm A year after he created what has been considered New Zealand's most memorable cricketing moment, all-rounder Grant Elliott has retired from one-day international cricket.
ACT News
Driver, 87, fined for colliding with scooter at give-way sign
ALEXANDRA BACK 5:38pm A moment of inattention from an 87-year-old driver as he moved off from a give way sign caused him to collide with a scooter, a court has heard.
Rugby Union Match Centre
Live Super Rugby: ACT Brumbies v Waikato Chiefs
LEE GASKIN 5:34pm Join Lee Gaskin from 7.30pm for all the action from Canberra Stadium when the Brumbies take on the Chiefs.
Queensland
Must Do Brisbane: Top things to do this weekend, April 1-3
5:29pm From Sleeping Beauty to markets and comedy, there are wonderful things to do in Brisbane.
Domain News
Throsby land release stage two begins
RACHEL PACKHAM, EMMA KELLY 5:24pm The ACT government will sell 203 blocks for a total of $89.5 million.
St Kilda Saints
Alan Richardson urges Saints to show respect for Nick Riewoldt in milestone match
5:21pm The Saints are looking for their first win after a final quarter fade-out against Port Adelaide in round one.
Horseracing
The Championship 2016: Sires a great $1 million option for Seaburge and Zamzam
CHRIS ROOTS 5:21pm Life with The Championships suits David Hayes and his two-year-olds Seaburge and Zamzam just fine.
Entertainment
April and the Extraordinary World
5:19pm 1941. France asleep in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously.
Video World News
Mexican youths scale US border
5:17pm Video captured on the border between Arizona and Mexico's Sonora state shows two young men scaling the international border fence.
Political News
Unrepentant terrorists could be held indefinitely after jail terms end
DAVID WROE, NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT 5:16pm Jailed terrorists who still pose a risk when their prison terms expire could be held indefinitely under national laws agreed to by Malcolm Turnbull and state premiers on Friday.
Entertainment
Where to Invade Next
5:15pm To learn what the US can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
WA News
Police hunt man who inappropriately touched girl, 7, in Baldivis
BRENDAN FOSTER 5:11pm Police are hunting a man who inappropriately touched a seven-year-old girl in Baldivis in late December.
Sport
Surfing: Courtney Conlogue realises her dangerous dream
PETER HANLON 5:10pm Twenty-three-year old American sees of Australia's Sally Fitzgibbons for her first Rip Curl Pro title.
Queensland
Korean Rain predicted for Queensland tourism campaign
NATHANAEL COOPER 5:08pm Tourism and Events Queensland hope to make it rain with one of K-Pop's biggest stars shooting his latest film clip here.
AFL News
AFL 2016: Gambling revenue the AFL's dirtiest cash cow
CAROLINE WILSON 5:02pm Gillon McLachlan took more than a week to respond to the Collingwood illicit drugs controversy. By then the so-called "noise" had almost gone quiet and the minds of a multitude of supporters made up...
Queensland
Queensland Labor leads LNP in latest poll
5:01pm Queensland's minority Labor government has an election-winning lead and the premier is well ahead in the popularity stakes, a new poll shows.
Books
Shrill voice of Oxford Dictionary shows grating gender bias
DAVID ASTLE 5:00pm "She's a wild promiscuous good-time girl." Who, you ask. Never mind that: the real question is why. Specifically, why does the Oxford Dictionary have such a misogynistic reflex when it comes to...
Books
Sydney Writers' Festival program in The Sydney Morning Herald
SUSAN WYNDHAM 5:00pm Jemma Birrell woos and wins major writers at last.
Books
Mette Jakobsen: The books that changed me
5:00pm Sydney writer Mette Jakobsen was born in Denmark. She has a PhD in creative writing and a BA in philosophy, and recently graduated from NIDA's Playwright's Studio.
World
China's crackdown: 'If you are strong, you don't have to worry about criticism from anybody.'
PHILIP WEN 5:00pm Beijing's inquisition to identify those behind an online letter urging President Xi Jinping to resign has led to more criticism of his style.
Political News
'Now we have a home': Babies bound for Nauru taste freedom in the suburbs
MICHAEL GORDON 5:00pm Two months ago, Samuel* was among 37 babies facing imminent removal to a life in limbo on Nauru. That was when his picture, and images of many of the others facing removal, appeared on the front page...
Music
Vinyl forever: Tim Rogers, Dan Kelly and Ash Naylor join musicians supporting Record Store Day across Melbourne
MICHAEL DWYER 4:58pm Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Madonna are among the artists breaking out of digital hell with new physical product for Record Store Day, celebrating its tenth anniversary on April 16.
Video Domain
Homeowner refuses to budge
4:57pm Meet 87 year-old Barry Dickson. When the developers came knocking, Barry wasn't interested.
AFL Match Centre
AFL season 2016: Collingwood v Richmond live
EMMA QUAYLE 4:56pm Can Collingwood hit back after a horror eight days? Follow the action live from the MCG.
Markets
Aconex founders outdone by director colleague
CHRISTOPHER WEBB 4:56pm Aconex topped the sellers' tally this week, taking recent disposals by directors to about $21 million.
WA News
Undelivered Coles catalogue stock put out for domestic verge collection
EMMA YOUNG 4:55pm A motorcyclist who cast his eye over an assortment of goods put out for verge collection got an unusual shock when he passed one particular house.
Comment
Six reasons Malcolm Turnbull is looking a lot like Kevin Rudd
PETER HARTCHER There are striking similarities emerging between the prime-ministerial ways of Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd, according to a Labor campaign veteran.
Canberra Life
Photographer Kelly Tunney on track for another big win
JIL HOGAN Local photographer Kelly Tunney created history at the Australian Professional Photography Awards last year, and she could be on her way to an even bigger win this year.
NSW
Jamie Gao murder accused Glen McNamara tells daughter: 'I didn't do anything'
EMMA PARTRIDGE "I didn't do anything," former detective Glen McNamara exclaimed to his daughter during a phone conversation from jail.
World
Migrant crisis: 'Turkey illegally sending Syrians back'
Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent back from Europe under a deal to come into effect next week,...
Video World News
Football legend goes on killling spree
Retired Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov has caused outrage posting images of big game that he shot on safari in Africa.
Video Entertainment News
Private Sydney: Deng dating Putin?
It's the story that has taken on its own life. But is it true? Andrew Hornery joins the feeding frenzy.
Music
Former metal band member Rodney Holder draws on expertise for online music summit
MICHAEL DWYER Rodney Holder had a ton of hard lessons to share after 20 years, six albums and several world tours with Canberra metal band Alchemist, but he "didn't want to be the guy banging on about...
Video Federal Politics
Short-term health fix, long-term funding fudge
The Prime Minister's 'full-blooded' income-tax sharing proposal to fund hospitals has been rejected by state and territory leaders, but short-term funding has been secured.
League News
NRL and clubs fail to end stalemate over Sydney stadium plan
MICHAEL CHAMMAS The NRL has sought an extension from the NSW government after failing to meet the deadline for a 65-game stadium commitment from the Sydney clubs to play at the major stadiums.
Political News
COAG: Malcolm Turnbull's radical plan on state taxing powers knocked back
MARK KENNY, CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT State and territory leaders have flatly rejected Malcolm Turnbull's radical plan to hand them income taxing powers, unceremoniously consigning the idea to the political dustbin.
Horseracing
The Championships 2016: Tegan Harrison looks for Doncaster Mile success on Rudy
CHRIS ROOTS Queensland jockey Tegan Harrison headed straight for Randwick on Friday to get to know a track she has only seen on television before the biggest ride of her career in terms of prizemoney.
Music
Opera-loving doctor David Skewes gives up his day job
MICHAEL DWYER Anaesthetist David Skewes returns to his first love, to help raise money for his second.
World
Xi and Obama's polite pushing contest overshadows nuclear summit
PAUL MCGEOUGH As more than 50 world leaders dropped in to the US capital on Thursday to discuss nuclear safety, more pressing issues stole the limelight.
ACT News
National Health Co‐op opens bulk-billing medical centre in Macquarie
Belconnen will be home to another bulk-billed medical centre when the National Health Co‐op opens its latest clinic in Macquarie.
Canberra Life
A Canberra Story artwork at Canberra Centre lets you get hands on
JIL HOGAN If you've walked through level one of the Canberra Centre recently, you might have spotted the new art installation across from the Apple store.
WA News
Perth 'Christmas Grinch' has case for allegedly stealing presents adjourned
RAY SPARVELL A woman branded the 'Christmas Grinch' for allegedly stealing presents from people's doorsteps in December has had her case adjourned.
AFL News
Collingwood v Richmond at the MCG
LARISSA NICHOLSON James Aish makes his Collingwood debut, Travis Cloke v Alex Rance - tonight's match provides plenty of intrigue for footy fans.
ACT News
Yvette Berry welcomes domestic violence housing progress
TOM MCILROY Yvette Berry has welcomed a unanimous call from state governments for increased federal funding for housing and homelessness services.
Victoria
Growing number of cyclists end up in hospital after crashes with motor vehicles
DARREN GRAY The number of cyclists ending up in hospital after a crash on Victorian roads involving a motor vehicle has surged over the 10 years to the end of 2014, TAC figures show.
The Economy
The fast lane is accelerating in our two-speed economy
MICHAEL PASCOE All the recent jobs growth has occurred in NSW and Victoria, with the rest of the country stuck in a vicious cycle.
Business
Macau slump dampens James Packer's casino fortunes
PERRY WILLIAMS James Packer's hopes of a revival in fortunes at the world's largest gambling hub, Macau, have been dashed after casino revenues fell more than expected in March.
Markets
Banks cause ASX a week of pain
JESSICA SIER Bank stocks pummeled the ASX this week, pulling the market below 5000 points on Friday, despite dovish noises from the US Fed and reasonably performing miners.
