Court: Brittany Higgins is "in hospital getting the treatment and support she needs", a close friend has said after fears for the alleged victim's life led prosecutors to drop the charge against her accused rapist.
Court: The sexual assault charge levelled at Brittany Higgins' alleged rapist has been dropped after the ACT's top prosecutor decided a retrial would present an unacceptable risk to the complainant's life.
Court: More than 40 years after killing his wife Lynette and disposing of her body, former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson will now spend at least 18 years in jail.
Travel: Once a rundown pub facing demolition, Eden's Hotel Australasian has been transformed into an opulent hotel with a nod to the past and an eye to the future, writes Tim the Yowie Man.
Opinion: Australia has less than a year to get itself ready to vote on one of the most significant constitutional referendums in its history - to insert an Indigenous Voice into the constitution, writes Michelle Grattan.