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RAAF Laverton to close in 15 years, chief says

Lalor MP Joanne Ryan has urged the federal government to come clean on its plans for the Laverton RAAF base. The call comes following confusion...

UPDATE: DFAT urged to help girl stuck in Vietnam

A Maidstone mother has issued a heartfelt plea to be reunited with her young daughter, stranded in Vietnam after her father allegedly took off...

Workers call on minister to save shipyard

Angry workers protested outside the Melbourne office of Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Friday, calling on the federal government to save Victoria’s only shipyard. The...

MP tips end to Williamstown shipyard

The closure of Williamstown’s shipyard is imminent, a federal MP has warned. Up to 1100 jobs at BAE Systems are on the brink, with present...

$500,000 cut expected from west arts programs

More than half a million dollars of expected funding is about to be stripped from western suburbs arts organisations, leading to widespread job cuts...

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Give better this Christmas

It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...