Up to half of Australian adults are expected to have an entry in this week's Powerball $150 million draw, according to lottery officials.The third biggest prize ever offered by the lottery game will be drawn on Thursday night.The money is up for grabs after there were no division one winners in the past six draws.READ MORE: Helicopter carrying Iran's...

Police are calling for information after a man was killed in an alleged stabbing in northern South Australia.Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Hutchinson Street in Coober Pedy about 5.45pm on Tuesday last week."When police arrived, they found a man collapsed on the footpath who had been stabbed," police alleged.READ MORE: Father and son...

A man who accused his father of murdering a young woman could also have been involved in her disappearance but there was not enough evidence against either man, a coroner has found.Sharron Phillips, 20, vanished on May 8, 1986, while waiting for her boyfriend after running out of petrol in Wacol, in southwest Brisbane.State Coroner Terry Ryan reopened...

Exclusive: A Perth father has spoken of his devastation and called for change after his 22-month-old son died after choking on a grape.Brian Bwoga was with his two sons on a mother's group outing at Burns Beach, near the Illuka Foreshore, when the tragedy occurred on January 15.Bwoga told 9news.com.au he was watching his youngest son Zaire, also known...

The Star entered a trading halt this morning after receiving "a number" of bids from companies interested in taking over the beleaguered casino operator.Following reports from the Australian Financial Review that Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos has a takeover proposal, Star Entertainment Group confirmed it had received "unsolicited" and "preliminary"...

A solution for the ballooning number of demountable classrooms in New South Wales looks far away, with the plan to build more permanent classrooms caught in a tug-of-war over funding.Demountable classrooms - often cold inside during winter and baking hot in summer - were established as what successive NSW governments said was a stop-gap solution for...