May 21, 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard's school funding reforms have ignited a war of words in Coalition ranks, with federal education spokesman Christopher Pyne claiming Premier Barry O'Farrell was ''conned'' into ''a very bad deal'' for NSW.

May 21, 2013 One of Australia's biggest drug providers is threatening to slow down delivery times of vital medicines if it doesn't receive more money from the government.

May 21, 2013 An Abbott government would dump the baby bonus altogether - even the reduced, means-tested payments proposed by Labor, Joe Hockey has said.

May 21, 2013 The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed that the tally room will be running for the upcoming election, despite reports that commercial TV broadcasters may abandon the service.

May 21, 2013 An Abbott government would dump the baby bonus entirely - even the reduced, means-tested payments proposed by Labor, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has said.

May 21, 2013 Richard Pollett, a 25-year-old musician, was crushed under the wheels of a cement truck while cycling in September 2011.

May 21, 2013 An Australian executive has been sentenced to 10 years jail in Dubai but his junior colleague acquitted in a spectacular climax to their four-year battle against property fraud charges.

May 21, 2013 Legislation allowing childcare centres and preschools to ban unimmunised children would be ''draconian'' and unnecessary, a child immunisation expert from the University of Sydney said.

May 21, 2013 No longer kids but not yet adults. Hyperconnected but wary of giving away too much. They want to be independent but need their parents, too. What's it like being 13 in 2013?

May 20, 2013 Former PM changes his mind on same-sex marriage and now believes the federal parliament should legalise it.