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The CFMEU has been found in contempt of court over its blockade of a Melbourne building site last year.

Victorian 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.

Bob Carr has announced another $12 million in help for people fleeing the violence in Syria.

The Queensland Council of Unions has claimed success in its campaign to keep protections in the state's workers' compensation scheme.

A man who strangled his mother in their NSW home has been sentenced to at least four years in jail.

A 17-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being stabbed during the armed robbery of a liquor outlet in Melbourne.

Bob Hawke says ex-wife Hazel was a constant support through the years of his prime ministership.

New political research points to Bob Katter's political party failing to gain a Senate seat at the federal election.

A late-night disturbance has taken place at a detention centre housing unaccompanied boys.

A bikie gang member has been charged after police searches of two homes on the Gold Coast turned up drugs and a loaded gun.