I'm going to kill my son
Desperate mother's chilling threat against her troubled teen finally stirs authorities to take him into care.

Cox stars in Eagles win
West Coast survives frenetic St Kilda comeback to post a 30-point victory at Patersons Stadium.

Supafest on the edge
Urban music festival could be about to topple as royalties company unpaid fees stretching back to April 2011.

Chen grateful for 'restraint'
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng spends first day in US after month-long tussle that tested China-US ties.

Pay best teachers more: MP
Experts warn we must attract more of our intellectual elite into education courses to lift student achievement.

Dale in clear on Williams
EXCLUSIVE Taskforce finds ex-detective played no role in prison hit on crime lord.

Smart meter complainant outsmarted
A Coburg man has failed in a bid to stop one being installed at his home.

Six die as strong quake rocks Italy
Centuries-old buildings collapse, massive losses for Parmesan cheese makers.

Boy dies after 4WD collision
Child loses fight for life after he is run down in a suburban street.