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Father asks killer Malcolm Naden, 'Why?'

Former NSW bush fugitive Malcolm Naden tore families apart by murdering his cousin and another woman, grieving relatives have told a Sydney court.
April 24, 4:11 pm
A female PM is treated differently: Ita

Feminist icon Ita Buttrose says it's unfair Prime Minister Julia Gillard cops flak for her clothes, empty fruit bowl and her hair.
April 24, 3:57 pm
Gillard appoints new national spymaster

One of Julia Gillard's top advisers will head up the nation's peak spy agency, the Office of National Assessments.
April 24, 3:53 pm
Sharrod Wellingham nearing Eagles debut

After spending more than two months on the AFL sidelines, West Coast recruit Sharrod Wellingham is finally ready to return to the playing field.
April 24, 3:41 pm
MLC candidates polled on social views

About half the candidates standing in next month's Upper House elections are refusing to reveal how they would vote on several social reforms including decriminalising abortion.
ABC - April 24, 3:40 pm
Inflation leaves room for rate cut

The Reserve Bank of Australia has room to deliver further interest rate cuts after official CPI figures showed inflation remains in check.
April 24, 3:37 pm
At 95, Spitfire pilot returns to the skies

Six weeks after marrying his sweetheart in 1942, Earnest Arthur 'Blue' Sharman was sent to war.
ABC - April 24, 3:31 pm
Vic hit-run victim left crawling on ground

An elderly woman has sustained serious injuries in a suspected hit and run and was found crawling along the ground in Melbourne.
April 24, 3:30 pm
Vic families to honour Anzac veterans

Many young Victorian families who don't have direct ancestral links to veterans are expected to pay tribute to them at this year's Anzac services.
April 24, 3:29 pm
Singapore Airlines lifts stake in Virgin

Singapore Airlines has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to 19.9 per cent, paying $123 milliion for additional shares.
April 24, 3:16 pm
Planes sent to Qld coal ship protest

Two planes have been sent to check on six Greenpeace activists aboard a coal carrier headed to South Korea from Queensland's Abbot Point coal terminal.
April 24, 3:09 pm
APN restructures to battle media decline

Publisher APN News & Media is restructuring parts of its business to battle challenges for the newspaper industry.
April 24, 2:43 pm
NSW premier denies special deal on schools

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell denies doing a deal with the prime minister for his support of her school funding plan, saying it was a "tough choice".
April 24, 2:40 pm
Corby family wins copyright case

Members of Schapelle Corby's family have won a copyright case over a book about the convicted drug smuggler's father.
ABC - April 24, 2:29 pm
We must have a path to surplus: Abbott

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the the nation's triple-A rating is at risk unless there is a clear path back to a budget surplus.
April 24, 2:28 pm