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POLICE have confirmed for the first time they believe Joan Ryther was attacked at the site where her body was found.

UPDATE: SLAIN soldier feared for the safety of his soldier girlfriend serving in Afghanistan, and then he was killed on a London street.

HE's accused of butchering a soldier in cold blood on the streets of London. How did a Christian boy turn so radical so quickly?

NSW Police are terrified a frightening new weapon, a plastic gun made from downloading a file to a 3D printer, will be used in Sydney.

A QUEENSLAND teenager has been charged with manslaughter following a deadly head-on road crash north of Brisbane last year.

AUSTRALIA is paying tribute to former first lady Hazel Hawke, who has died following a battle with dementia. Leave your tributes.

FOOTAGE of two-week-old polar bear cub caught on camera and beamed to Sea World visitors, showing tender moments with mama bear. SEE THE FOOTAGE

UPDATED: COMING the same week as Kevin Rudd's announcement, Coalition MP Wyatt Roy has thrown his support behind gay marriage.

Police are hunting for a man who held-up a Como liquor store with a syringe last month.

Five people were charged yesterday after firearms, fireworks and drugs were allegedly found during a raid on a Kwinana home.

Police are appealing for witnesses to three robberies committed against women in Perth’s southern suburbs last Wednesday.

UPDATE: 11:45AM A 24-year-old has appeared in court after being charged over the murder of a man whose body was found in a South Perth unit last week.

Bipartisan tributes have flowed for Hazel Hawke in her home state of Western Australia, where she is being remembered as gracious lady who captivated a nation.

One lucky West Australian may be $10 million richer after a Powerball ticket sold in Esperance scooped the entire division one prize in last night’s draw.

Police targeting street-based prostitution in Highgate charged nine men with seeking a prostitute in a public place yesterday.

Missing Jarrahdale man Peter Clarke was found last night.

CONSTRUCTION on a long-awaited link road between Sydney and the Central Coast will begin next year, Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese says.

THE delivery of primary health care in Australia would be reviewed if the coalition wins government in September, the opposition health spokesman says.

A REVIEW into female genital mutilation laws has recommended that states beef up the maximum penalties to at least 15 years' jail.

GOVERNMENT figures show Australia's domestic airlines were a little less full in March, with the growth in extra seats outpacing demand.

WIKILEAKS has released a transcript of a US documentary on the website, with copious notes alleging factual errors and misrepresentations.

A TSUNAMI warning has been issued for Russia's Far East region after a massive 8.2 earthquake in the sea off Sakhalin Island.

SCOUTS Australia says it has always allowed gay youths to join and gay men to be leaders, following a landmark decision by their US counterparts.

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices are lower as recent comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continue to weigh on the market.

Stocks are expected to rebound after yesterday's big sell-off. The dollar is back above 97 US cents.

Sydney is set to host its highest number of auctions for two months this weekend, with 422 properties scheduled to go under the hammer.

It's the last weekend in autumn, and here's just a couple of ways you can get out there and enjoy it.

US stocks have finished slightly lower, little-affected by a sharp selloff in Asian and European markets led by the 7.3 per cent plunge of Japan's Nikkei 225 index.

Greek-born, Melbourne-based stripper, Pistol Pete, won't accept a booking after 11pm on a Saturday night. An Orthodox Christian, he gets up at 8am every Sunday to go to church.

Canberra businesses were hit with power outages throughout Civic on Friday morning.

NSW Police are terrified a frightening new weapon, a plastic gun made from downloading a file to a 3D printer, will be used in Sydney.

HAZEM El Masri became the Blues' oldest Origin debutant in 2007, and he sees similarities in the plight of Nathan Merritt.

UPDATE: SLAIN soldier feared for the safety of his soldier girlfriend serving in Afghanistan, and then he was killed on a London street.

COMMENT: YOU don’t need a holy book to tell you that what happened on a Woolwich street was a gross abomination against any God worth worshipping.

BIGGEST Loser star Michelle Bridges has finally admitted she is dating her fellow trainer Steve "The Commando" Willis. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO

FIVE people in Weipa and Cairns have been accused of aiding the escape of seven Vietnamese nationals from the Scherger detention centre in far north Queensland.

MEGAN GALE and Charlotte Dawson have lashed out at a cosmetic physician's assertions this week that the pair had undergone too much cosmetic work.

THE Waratahs have apologised after a highly offensive description of an NRL player appeared on their official Twitter feed overnight.