May 1, 2013 Almost a quarter of childcare services are failing to meet new health and safety standards under rigorous new benchmarks designed to improve quality.

May 1, 2013Racing: Waterhouse watchers had a field day at Warrnambool on Tuesday as the first lady of racing entertained a capacity crowd of the town's women at what was billed as a ''ladies-only lunch''.

May 1, 2013 Negatively geared property investors lost an astonishing $13.2 billion in 2010-11, up from $10.1 billion the year before.

May 1, 2013 Almost a quarter of childcare services are failing to meet health and safety standards under rigorous new benchmarks designed to improve quality.

May 1, 2013 Gillard government figures show federal funding for each university student will decline over the next four years in real terms, despite previous claims it would increase even with the new efficiency dividend taken into account.

May 1, 2013 Children will again be held in mainland detention centres, with authorities setting aside a compound at Darwin's Wickham Point centre for families.

May 1, 2013 Queensland police detained and then questioned a NSW detective who desperately tried to save the prime suspect in the Kate Malonyay murder investigation from jumping to his death from a hotel balcony.

May 1, 2013 Melbourne lawyer Jessie Smith went to the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana in 2007 to volunteer as a teacher. After six weeks, she decided to stay on.

April 30, 2013 On the 25th anniversary we look back on the event that is said to have shaped the Brisbane of today.  

April 30, 2013 Up to 10,000 unionists have brought the Melbourne CBD to a standstill in a protest against construction company Grocon.