Bribery suspects rehired
Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie RBA company Securency International sacked several of its foreign agents suspected of being involved in alleged bribery and rehired them through a mysterious shelf company based in an Indian Ocean tax haven.
Push for teacher contract revamp
Jewel Topsfield New Teaching Minister Peter Hall vows to reduce number of teachers on short-term contracts.
Four bodies found in fire-damaged house
Reid Sexton Mystery surrounds deaths of four people in Heidelberg Heights after their bodies were discovered in a fire-damaged house in a quiet suburban street.
Vodafone probes its security
Peter Martin and Lucy Battersby Vodafone faces compensation payouts to millions of customers after confirming it is investigating a security breach that put billing and call records on a website protected only by passwords that change monthly.
The wombats that ate Wilsons Prom
Julia Medew and Richard Willingham Wombats might look cute and cuddly, but they are fast becoming a marauding pest at one of Victoria's most famous national parks.
Study unravels secret of Trojan horse viral gene
Bridie Smith Melbourne researchers discover secret behind disguise some viruses use to evade detection by body's immune system.
Choice pours scorn on 'expensive lolly waters'
Daniella Miletic Popular nutrient-enhanced water drinks ''expensive lolly waters'' with exaggerated health claims, according to review by consumer group Choice.
Murder of Aboriginal mother sparks riot fears
Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin Gruesome murder of Aboriginal mother of two children raises fears of violence erupting in Arnhem Land.
Police hit by reduced mental health care
Reid Sexton Traumatised police face declining levels of mental health support as service designed to help them suffers from understaffing and low morale.
After 90 years, images of World War I unveiled at last
Patrick Hutchens Brothers Jack and Bert Grinton left Bendigo for war in France and Belgium with two Kodak cameras.
Alarming lack of alertness revealed
Andrew Heasley Governments keep telling the populace to be alert but not alarmed, yet yesterday the Department of Justice was alarmed - but not alerted.
Motorist blames cat
Unlicensed woman caught drink-driving in state's north-east blames incident on her hungry cat, say police.
CFA saves apartments
Firefighters stop blaze at disused hospital in Victoria's north from spreading to nearby apartments.
Ambulance bottle attack
Two paramedics showered with shards of glass after bottle hurled at their ambulance windscreen as they sped down a Sydney freeway on an emergency call.
Woman in hospital
Woman bitten on the lip by a dog while pushing her child in a pram at Kyneton, north of Melbourne.
Melbourne's phantom developments
Marika Dobbin Phantom building projects reaping multimillion-dollar profits for property speculators while inflating land prices, upsetting residents and clogging up planning system, critics say.
Woolly ways of Tassie royalty
Andrew Darby, Hobart As royal watchers ponder how Australian heritage of Denmark's newborn twins would be recognised, one of the better bets was that they would soon have sheep-skinned feet.
Too few training places for doctors
Julia Medew Victoria urgently needs more specialist training places for medical students to ensure there are enough practitioners spread across health system, doctors say.
Australia's Sudanese refugees cast a historic vote
Daniella Miletic Footscray resident one of the first to cast vote that will help decide whether south Sudan region will secede from the north.
Broadmeadows candidate lights fire over Labor branch-stacking
Richard Willingham Branch-stacking by ALP factional heavies remains ''rampant'' across Victoria, according to candidate for preselection in seat of Broadmeadows.
Deluge hampers clean-up, poses flash-flood dangers
Harriet Alexander and Malcolm Brown Heavy rain continues to add misery to south-eastern Queensland, causing flash flooding and frustrating clean-up efforts.
She applied hard sell, style and a great voice to promoting the arts
Mary Delahunty In the foyers and offices of the arts, a vibrant suit, Gucci heels and a sharp sense of justice heralded Gerry Kerlin.
