An Australian woman accused of the most shocking of crimes in the United States is now facing the prospect of death row. Last month a judge found Lisa Cunningham and her husband Germayne may be liable to the death penalty for the alleged abuse and murder of his seven year old daughter. But was it murder, or a tragic case of the system failing a family struggling with a deeply troubled child?
At least 800 people have been confirmed dead after an earthquake triggered a tsunami on the Indonesia island of Sulawesi. Anne Barker describes the devastation and the clean up effort from Palu, which bore the brunt.
China is a boom market for Australian wine. For the first time our winemakers have hit the billion dollar mark in our biggest export market. But now the Chinese are pushing back. They plan to win over their own consumers by becoming the world's top producer of fine wines.
The footy season is now officially over. There was no fairy tale send off for Billy Slater and his Melbourne Storm, who were blown away by the Sydney Roosters in the NRL grand final. Cooper Cronk defied a fractured scapula to inspire his team to victory. And in Melbourne the West Coast Eagles beat Collingwood in one the most entertaining AFL grand final for years.
Aside from being Federal Treasurer and Governor General, Bill Hayden is perhaps best know for his strident atheism. So it came as a shock to many to learn that the former Labor politician was baptised into the Catholic church last month, at the age of 85.
The future of US Supreme court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is set to be determined by the all-powerful Senate Judiciary Committee. It's become an epic credibility battle between the man described by the President as a genius, and the women who claim he is guilty of sexual assault.
