May 23, 2013 BREAKING: Ford announces total manufacturing shutdown, with 1200 jobs set to go.

May 23, 2013 British police have shot and wounded two men after a man thought to be a serving soldier was killed outside a London barracks, in what eyewitnesses described as an attempted beheading.

May 23, 2013 Gina Rinehart's personal wealth has shed a staggering $7 billion in the past 12 months, but even her losses exceed the total wealth of Australia's next richest person, according to the BRW Rich 200 list, released on Thursday.

May 23, 2013 Former speaker Peter Slipper will stand trial in December over claims he defrauded the Commonwealth.

May 23, 2013 The defamation action brought by Schapelle Corby's family against a book publisher has been dealt a blow in the NSW Supreme Court, with her brother's case dismissed and her sister's claims narrowed.

May 23, 2013 The only surprise about Ford announcement is the timing.  

May 23, 2013 Read Ford Australia's full statement on the closure of its Australian manufacturing plants.  

May 23, 2013 He helped sail a leaky fishing boat packed with 97 asylum seekers to Christmas Island but a court found he had no idea where the boat was going.

May 23, 2013 The cost of raising children has risen 50 per cent in the past five years with a middle-income family now spending $812,000 on two children, new modelling shows.

May 23, 2013 Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting a loophole in its alliance with Emirates.