Man charged with stealing diggers' flowers

A WESTERN Sydney man is behind bars, accused of trying to steal Anzac Day flowers and wreaths from a war memorial. Police allege the man was spotted at Railway Parade in Riverstone on Saturday morning bundling the tributes into a trolley. Officers...

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Vic govt flags road, transport funds boost

THERE will be more money for Victorian roads and public transport in the upcoming state budget, the government says. Treasurer Michael O'Brien said the government will spend an additional $130 million in road works of four years, with $80m to...

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Thousands honour veterans in Sydney

IRAQ veteran Benjamin Lesley Gillman knows he was following big footsteps when he marched alongside Sydney's diggers on Anzac Day. "What I just did then is one of the best things I've ever done in my life," the 29-year-old told AAP. "I had a...

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Smaller crowd falls silent at Gallipoli

A SMALLER-THAN-EXPECTED crowd at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day dawn service has been reminded that reverential silence on the often eerily quiet Turkish peninsula is a tribute to the diggers who died in 1915. Just 4400 mostly Australian and New...

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Ruralco to return to the black

AGRIBUSINESS Ruralco Holdings expects to post a half year net profit of between $4.5 and $5 billion, up from a $500,000 loss a year ago. The operator of more than 40 specialist businesses expects underlying earnings in the six months to the...

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No review of Michael Jackson doctor's case

THE California Supreme Court has refused to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor, rejecting his lawyer's petition without comment. The decision by the state's highest court on Wednesday was the latest stop...

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Stocks to watch at close on Tuesday

STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Tuesday: OGC - OCEANAGOLD - down one cent, or 0.4 per cent, at $2.34 OceanaGold has suspended production at its open pit mine at the Macraes Goldfield north of Dunedin in New...

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Flies, heat welcome royals to Uluru

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will receive a series dot paintings when they visit Uluru. Source: AAP IT'S been the warmest welcome so far for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William and Kate touched down in Yulara in central...

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Mickey Rooney laid to rest in California

MICKEY Rooney has been laid to rest at a private funeral in California. Family and friends of the Breakfast at Tiffany's star bid farewell to the beloved actor at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday, following a memorial service on Friday....

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Author Alistair MacLeod dies at 77

ALISTAIR MacLeod, the award-winning Canadian author who was best known for his short story collections and novel No Great Mischief, has died. He was 77. MacLeod's former publisher, Doug Gibson, confirmed the death on Sunday. He said MacLeod had...

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Prince George finally meets Bilby George

Prince George has met Bilby George in a successful first official engagement in Australia. Source: AAP PRINCE George has met Bilby George in a successful first official engagement in Australia for the youngest royal. George was relatively...

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First bodies pulled from Korean ferry

The death toll from a South Korean ferry that capsized has risen to 46, officials say. Source: AAP DIVERS have begun retrieving bodies from inside the South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, as families...

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