Adelaide - South Australia

Godwin Grech, at the depth of his despair last week, wrote to former prime minister John Howard.

Malcolm Turnbull has presented a solid case to show how he was duped by the very strange Godwin Grech.

Godwin Grech comes across as a stressed, overworked man in shockingly poor health with an axe to grind.

Godwin Grech seems to have deceived everyone in the OzCar affair — including himself.

That the collapse of a force in Africa allegedly inspired a militant Islamist plot in Australia underlines the global nature of modern terrorism.

Heavily armed police shattered the quiet of a cold morning in the northern suburb of Meadow Heights yesterday during pre-dawn anti-terrorism raids.

Al-Qaeda has long taken an interest in Somalia, even as the wider world has mostly forgotten this blighted country.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland has vowed to charge anyone found to have leaked details of Operation Neath.

Melbourne’S Somali and Lebanese communities were shocked and horrified when news broke yesterday of terrorism raids across Melbourne.

Despite the lack of force at the gates of the Holsworthy army base, the Defence Force says it is confident that security is strong enough.

Godwin Grech admits he wrote the fake email which alleged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave special treatment to a Queensland car dealer.

Five Chinese building workers brought to Australia were paid less than $3 an hour to work on projects in Springvale and WA.

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has effectively ruled out a deal on emissions trading before a Senate vote next week.

Canberra has revealed its $100 million plan to refurbish the squalid Alice Springs town camps.

Kevin Rudd challenges Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbulll to describe all his contacts with Godwin Grech.

A peace deal between Formula One and racing teams has secured the Melbourne Grand Prix for next year.

Two dummy candidates were unaware they were being recruited as candidates in a Melbourne suburban council election to help a then-friend be returned to office, a court has heard.

Bulldozing part of a Frankston wildlife reserve to make way for a $750 million freeway may increase the likelihood that Victoria’s endangered southern brown bandicoot will become extinct.

Peter Costello has thrown a new bombshell at the Liberals and their leader, saying they lack a ‘‘narrative’’ and accusing the party organisation of doing nothing since the election defeat.

Researchers defend the patenting of human genes while those who could most benefit from their work have asked if a grab for intellectual property might slow down potentially lifesaving medical research.