07:10 : Staying with my brother in Arlington, Virginia

FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke is coming to Hobart to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Franklin River being saved.

A WOMAN is suing a publican in Tasmania after her husband died while driving home drunk.

A PERTH man has been charged after he allegedly persuaded a group of teenagers to snatch a toddler from a park.

POISONOUS redback spiders have taken over a bush hospital in central Queensland, forcing it to close.

THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by a drug smuggler who argued his sentence should have been shorter because ecstasy was less harmful than heroin.

SIX Chinese immigrants who captured and hogtied New Zealand fugitive Nai Yin Xue in the US have been rewarded with $US10,000 ($10,581), most of which they will give to his daughter.

Teen claimed she was bullied before death Police seize personal items, mobile phone Family asks young people to be kind to others

VICTORIAN Supreme Court judge Betty King says she can't stop Channel 7 from airing its "crime mums" interview outside Victoria but she has told the jury in the Lewis Moran murder trial to ignore any news reports about the program.

THREE men risked their lives to save a family from their burning home near Melbourne early today.

AN alleged associate of convicted drug smuggler Tony Mokbel has been granted bail because his trial would take at least two years to get underway.

A TODDLER is recovering after her pram was dragged down a South Brisbane street by a car which hit her father and brother.

A SERIAL pedophile should be returned to jail as he is in denial about his offending and has little chance of rehabilitation, a court has been told.

A $5m plan to save 1bn litres of drinking water a year by piping recycled water into city buildings has been proposed to the South Australian Government.

A TRUCK driver has been charged with trafficking drugs after his vehicle was stopped by police for a routine check on the Gold Coast.

VICTORIAN police officers will stop issuing speeding fines next week unless an industrial dispute is resolved.

THREE men who risked their lives to save a family from their burning home will be nominated for bravery awards.

PUBLIC sector doctors have embarked on an unprecedented weekend elective surgery blitz to reduce waiting lists and ensure South Australia doesn't lose $13m in Commonwealth funding.

A Gold Coast couple have won almost $100,000 in damages from an exclusive country club that expelled them.

RETIRED racing greyhounds are being sent to the doghouse to be trained by prisoners to be good pets.