Last Top Stories: Over 110 years old and still as bold as brass

Over 110 years old and still as bold as brass

The Victorian Band Championships have been running as part of the Royal South Street Society eisteddfod since the Victorian Bands League was founded in Ballarat 84 years ago. The band members are keen to repeat their success in 2013 when they were ... >> view original

Hawthorn assistant coach Brett Ratten's emotional tribute to 16yo son Cooper ...

AFL great Brett Ratten has paid an emotional tribute to his teenage son who was killed in a car crash in Melbourne's east yesterday. Cooper Ratten, 16, was in a car with two other boys, when it rolled on Glenview Road in Yarra Glen in the early hours ... >> view original

Sweeping changes needed to ensure child safety: Royal Commission

The failure of state and territory governments to introduce a nationally consistent system to reduce the risk of paedophiles working with children has been described as "inexcusable" by a royal commission that has recommended sweeping changes to ... >> view original

Ambulance delays — blame the Brits

A RAIDING party from the London Ambulance Service will come to Australia next month to poach up to 200 senior Australian paramedics. Last September, and again in March this year, they made two other Australian recruitment drives and offered 393 places ... >> view original

Mark Latham resigns from Australian Financial Review

Former federal ALP leader Mark Latham has resigned as a columnist for The Australian Financial Review after a storm about his views expressed on social media. The AFR reported Mr Latham told editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury yesterday he would no ... >> view original

Question Time: four things we learned

Labor used every question today to chip away at Dyson Heydon, the former High Court judged who now leads the government's royal commission into union corruption. It put Tony Abbott on the defensive, but at least he wasn't talking about cabinet ... >> view original

Monis unknown in Muslim community

Australia's two most senior Muslim leaders say Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis was unknown in the Muslim community and an 'amateur' in his understanding of the religion. Senior counsel assisting the siege inquest, Sophie Callan SC, told the court ... >> view original

Pyne, Turnbull back Entsch on marriage bill

Malcolm Turnbull and Christopher Pyne have rallied behind backbencher Warren Entsch as he introduced to parliament a cross-party bill to allow same-sex marriage. Mr Pyne and Mr Turnbull were the only cabinet ministers in the House of Representatives ... >> view original

Sean Christian Price has admitted murdering Masa Vukotic earlier this year

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Masa's accused killer pleads guilty 0:25. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Sean Christian Price, 31, pleads guilty to murdering Melbourne teenager Masa Vukotic. Sky News; 17 Aug ... >> view original

Morrison dismisses concerns on mums' leave

The federal government has dismissed as a first-world issue human rights concerns about its planned crackdown on paid parental leave 'double dippers'. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has urged the Senate to reject legislation that ... >> view original