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Sword-wielding Vic man surrenders

A sword-wielding man dressed in medieval-style armour has surrendered to police after a day-long stand-off in Victoria's north.
May 24, 7:14 pm
Govts want 'generous' Ford contribution

Ford says it will contribute to a fund to help its workers set to lose their jobs, with the federal and Victorian governments pushing for significant sums.
May 24, 7:14 pm
Food plan forgets small growers: alliance

An alliance of community food groups says the government's inaugural National Food Plan has big business, not smaller players, at its heart.
May 24, 6:52 pm
Freo not in market for Jack Watts - yet

The Dockers are said to be one of at least eight clubs keen to snare Melbourne utility Jack Watts at the end of the season.
May 24, 6:41 pm
Woman attacked where her body was found

Queensland police now believe a pregnant woman who was bashed and raped as she walked to work on Tuesday night was attacked where her body was found.
May 24, 6:35 pm
Vic premier sees light for Geelong

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has vowed work with industry to grow jobs in Geelong after Ford's announcement it will stop making cars in the city.
May 24, 6:35 pm
AFL player's stalker wanted romance: court

A man who had a romantic attachment to AFL defender Alex Rance began stalking him after the Tigers player ended their friendship, a Melbourne court heard.
May 24, 6:30 pm
Youngest MP backs gay marriage

Queensland Liberal backbencher Wyatt Roy, 23, says he wants coalition MPs to have a conscience vote on gay marriage.
May 24, 6:15 pm
Labor to run 'quality' candidate in Dobell

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her party still has every intention of fighting for Craig Thomson's seat of Dobell at the federal election.
May 24, 6:15 pm
Police stand off with man in suit of armour ends

A stand-off between police and a man wearing a suit of armour and wielding a sword near Shepparton in Victoria's north has ended.
ABC - May 24, 6:13 pm
Serco under pressure over Qld escapees

Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has asked the firm running a far north Qld detention centre to explain how seven Vietnamese men escaped from it.
May 24, 5:58 pm
PM Julia Gillard rejects calls to raise import tariffs as car industry struggles for survival after Ford closure

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has stared down backbench calls for an increase in tariffs on imported cars in the wake of Ford's .
ABC - May 24, 5:52 pm
Brisbane man charged over his daughter's death

Police have a charged a man over the death of his three-year-old daughter in northern Brisbane earlier this year.
ABC - May 24, 5:48 pm
Search for missing Canadian bushwalker halted

Rescue teams have found no trace of a missing Canadian bushwalker after searching the Mount Kosciusko and Charlotte Pass area in New South Wales.
ABC - May 24, 5:43 pm
NSW ferry ticket prices up by nearly 39%

Regular ferry users will have to pay hundreds more each year under changes to the ticketing scheme announced by the NSW government.
May 24, 5:37 pm