Australia

• Canberra man jailed over 'frightening' armed robberies

  By Georgia Hitch

  Posted January 23, 2017 13:48:00

  A man who robbed a taxi driver at knife point and was involved in a carjacking in Canberra's north is sentenced to more than four years' jail.

  Topics: armed-robbery, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, melba-2615, canberra-2600, act, australia

• Woman who sent own children fake death threats defended as 'inspirational' parent

  By court reporter Rebecca Opie

  Posted January 23, 2017 13:32:58

  A former SA Health employee who sent her children fake death threats and bloodstained clothing as part of an elaborate scam is described as a "dedicated" and "inspirational" mother in court.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, crime, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• How does Victoria's bail justice system work?

  Posted January 23, 2017 13:28:00 | Updated January 23, 2017 13:46:45

  The bail justice system is unique to Victoria, but following Melbourne's Bourke Street tragedy, it's facing a shake-up.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Serena sails into quarter-finals with straight sets win

  Posted January 23, 2017 13:26:55

  Not at her very best, Serena Williams finds a way to progress to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova.

  Topics: tennis, australian-open, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Bellamy's facing second legal action by disgruntled shareholders

  By Sue Lannin

  Posted January 23, 2017 12:59:03

  Two shareholder groups are suing Tasmanian-based baby food maker Bellamy's on the grounds it mislead or deceived investors last year.

  Topics: company-news, dairy-production, food-and-beverage, tas, australia

• Do you really want to get fit? Observations from a PT Opinion

  ABC Health & Wellbeing

  Cassie White for Life Matters

  Posted January 23, 2017 12:43:16 | Updated January 23, 2017 12:57:48

  You've vowed to get fit. Great. The thing is, it's a promise you've made to yourself before. So how can you tell if things will be different this time?

  Topics: health, exercise-and-fitness, australia

• Bob Day's friend tells court she signed documents without reading

  By Elizabeth Byrne

  Posted January 23, 2017 12:27:18 | Updated January 23, 2017 13:35:21

  A woman tells the High Court she signed documents for the purchase of a building owned by former Family First senator Bob Day without reading them.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, federal-parliament, federal-government, adelaide-5000, sa, act, australia

• Women's cricket in the spotlight at revamped Allan Border Medal

  Posted January 23, 2017 11:37:17

  The rise of women's cricket is to be recognised in tonight's Allan Border Medal, with Australia's female players vying for new and revamped awards.

  Topics: cricket, sport, australia

• Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild theme parks affected by Dreamworld tragedy

  By business reporter Thuy Ong

  Posted January 23, 2017 11:02:26 | Updated January 23, 2017 11:04:40

  Village Roadshow says attendance by Queenslanders at its theme parks has dropped by more than 12 per cent compared to the prior year since the Dreamworld tragedy in October.

  Topics: company-news, disasters-and-accidents, stockmarket, australia, helensvale-4212, qld

• App aims to make it safer for sex workers to connect with clients

  AM

  By Angela Lavoipierre

  Posted January 23, 2017 10:23:33 | Updated January 23, 2017 10:50:49

  A new app which works in a similar way to Uber aims to make it easier and safer for sex workers to meet their clients.

  Topics: sexuality, community-and-society, prostitution, mobile-phones, information-and-communication, science-and-technology, internet-technology, australia

• McGrath 'bad news story' gets worse with agent exodus

  By business reporter Michael Janda

  Posted January 23, 2017 10:15:56 | Updated January 23, 2017 13:21:55

  Listed real estate agency McGrath warns investors that its full-year profit will probably miss analyst forecasts, as it confronts an exodus of sales agents.

  Topics: housing-industry, company-news, australia

• Government 'working flat out' to revise TPP deal without Trump's support

  By political reporter Henry Belot

  Posted January 23, 2017 10:06:45 | Updated January 23, 2017 12:29:48

  The Federal Government will seek a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without support from US President Donald Trump, claiming it will still bring "tremendous" benefits to exporters.

  Topics: trade, international-aid-and-trade, business-economics-and-finance, world-politics, australia, united-states

• NSW maintains economic lead, as south-east dominates growth

  By business reporter Michael Janda

  Posted January 23, 2017 09:03:33 | Updated January 23, 2017 11:27:15

  The south-eastern states are leading Australia's economy, with previously struggling Tasmania looking to join that group, while the resources-dependent states continue to struggle.

  Topics: economic-trends, australia

• With top two men's seeds out, who'll win the Australian Open?

  By James Maasdorp

  Posted January 23, 2017 07:16:41 | Updated January 23, 2017 07:32:48

  Can Roger Federer defy age and the naysayers to reclaim greatness at the Australian Open? The men's tournament is as wide open as ever after two high-profile exits.

  Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Who's on court on day eight at the Australian Open?

  Posted January 23, 2017 07:15:30

  After carnage on day seven, what does day eight at the Australian Open have in store? Serena Williams, Daria Gavrilova and Rafael Nadal are among the stars in action.

  Topics: tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• One year after freak 'mini tornado', couple looks to rebuild dream home

  By James Fettes

  Posted January 23, 2017 06:39:07 | Updated January 23, 2017 06:51:45

  On a windy night late last January, Jan and Geoff McKergow's house at Forbes Creek was torn to rubble in a freak storm described as a mini tornado. One year on, they are still putting the pieces of their dream home back together.

  Topics: storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, bungendore-2621, nsw, canberra-2600, act, australia

• High Court takes rare step to hear witnesses in Bob Day case

  By Elizabeth Byrne

  Posted January 23, 2017 06:39:07 | Updated January 23, 2017 11:44:00

  It's a high stakes game for former Labor senator Anne McEwen, who is waiting not just to hear whether former Family First senator Bob Day was validly elected, but also what orders the court will make about how the vacancy should be filled.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia, sa

• Indigenous communities struggling with suicide get $10m funding boost

  By Neda Vanovac

  Posted January 23, 2017 06:06:00

  A community-based support service to prevent Indigenous suicides is getting a $10 million boost as the Government begins to roll it out across Australia.

  Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, suicide, mental-health, youth, australia, wa, nt, sa

• School ADHD study raises misdiagnosis fears, researchers say

  By medical reporter Sophie Scott and David Weber

  Posted January 23, 2017 06:02:37 | Updated January 23, 2017 11:44:00

  Children who are younger than their school peers are "twice as likely" to be on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older classmates, a new study finds, raising concerns the younger children may have been misdiagnosed.

  Topics: adhd, medical-research, diseases-and-disorders, health, education, children, australia

• 'We are part of the new resistance': Bruce Springsteen talks Trump and touring

  By David Weber

  Posted January 23, 2017 00:26:35 | Updated January 23, 2017 10:00:54

  As "The Boss" launches his latest Australian tour in Perth, he says his band will form part of the "resistance" against new US President Donald Trump.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, human-interest, perth-6000, australia

• Federer back to his best in Aus Open win over Nishikori

  Posted January 22, 2017 22:38:51 | Updated January 23, 2017 01:41:30

  Roger Federer winds back the years to progress to the Australian Open quarter-finals after a hard-fought but imperious five-set win over Kei Nishikori.

  Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Australia takes ODI series after 86-run SCG win over Pakistan

  Posted January 22, 2017 21:55:35 | Updated January 23, 2017 07:07:24

  Australia clinches the five-match ODI series against Pakistan with an 86-run win at the SCG thanks to a brutal first-innings total.

  Topics: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, pakistan

• Wanderers ground Newcastle Jets for first home win

  Posted January 22, 2017 19:27:08

  The Western Sydney Wanderers remain undefeated in five games as they beat the Newcastle Jets 2-0 at Campbelltown Stadium.

  Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, parramatta-2150, newcastle-2300, nsw, australia

• Huge Australian Open boilover as Murray is dumped out by Zverev

  Posted January 22, 2017 18:24:23 | Updated January 22, 2017 20:17:27

  The Australian Open sees another sensational shock result with world number one Andy Murray dumped out of the year's first major in the fourth round by Germany's Mischa Zverev.

  Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at airports

  By political reporter Alexandra Beech

  Posted January 22, 2017 16:25:12

  The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is seeking tenders for a self-processing system to be introduced at airports later this year.

  Topics: federal-government, security-intelligence, australia

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