Leaders, politicians and President of Alzheimer's Australia Ita Buttrose praise the late Hazel Hawke.
A Melbourne man says he began stalking AFL Richmond defender Alex Rance after developing a romantic attachment to him, a court has heard.
18 minutes agoUnions and business group leaders will discuss the Ford closure fallout with Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan on Friday.
31 minutes agoPolice find evidence of illegal alcohol sales at a Hells Angels clubhouse in Sydney.
52 minutes agoThe federal government has urged Ford to chip in to an assistance package for workers and their families.
53 minutes agoComments from Tony Abbott and Peter Costello show the Liberals' arrogance over an election win is getting out of control, says Julia Gillard.
54 minutes agoVictorian Premier Denis Napthine has vowed work with industry to grow jobs in Geelong after Ford's announcement it will stop making cars in the city.
1 hour, 0 minutes agoUnion blockades at two Melbourne building sites last year was in contempt of court, a judge has ruled.
1 hour, 5 minutes agoA 17-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being stabbed during the armed robbery of a liquor outlet in Melbourne.
1 hour, 55 minutes agoBob Hawke says ex-wife Hazel was a constant support through the years of his prime ministership.
May 24, 2013, 9:44 amNew political research points to Bob Katter's political party failing to gain a Senate seat at the federal election.
May 24, 2013, 9:43 amCoal seam gas protesters say shots have been fired while they were blockading operations northwest of Brisbane.
May 24, 2013, 9:07 amManly Sea Eagles NRL player Jorge Taufua, who allegedly spat at a police officer, has had his case adjourned by a Queensland court.
May 24, 2013, 9:05 am
High costs and low tariffs make for a tough equation when it comes to manufacturing in Australia, says GM Holden chairman Mike Devereux.
May 24, 2013, 8:46 amFord says the company will contribute funds to help workers made redundant as it closes its Australian factories, but won't yet say how much.
May 24, 2013, 8:11 amTrade Minister Craig Emerson says the declining Australian dollar provides powerful assistance for the automotive industry.
May 24, 2013, 7:58 amSydney may not be able to host major events and exhibitions, because a deal to construct a temporary convention centre has collapsed.
May 24, 2013, 7:38 am
A man has died after crashing a truck into a shop on a busy road in Sydney's inner west, police say.
May 24, 2013, 7:22 amFord Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano says the company will work with the government to help its workers who lose their jobs by 2016.
May 24, 2013, 6:55 amFears are mounting the national economy is fracturing after iconic manufacturer Ford announced it would stop building cars at its Australian plants and sack 1200 workers.
May 24, 2013, 5:48 am
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has recalled how Hazel Hawke put him at ease when he drove her to a function in his bomb of a car when he was 20.
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