| Tourist train derailment strands wedding guests A tourist train carrying wedding guests has derailed in the Adelaide Hills, leaving about 100 passengers stranded. abc.net.au |
Tasmania recognises same-sex marriages The Tasmanian Parliament has approved laws recognising same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in other states or countries. abc.net.au |
UK firm launches army of laptop snoopers Anyone who owns a laptop computer can now fight crime from the safety of their home and win cash prizes for catching thieves red-handed, under a new British monitoring scheme that went live this week. abc.net.au |
'Circle Sentencing' a huge success on the north coast A program that lets Aboriginal Elders take a lead role in the sentencing of Indigenous offenders is being expanded across New South Wales. abc.net.au |
Joan Sutherland dies in Switzerland Opera legend Joan Sutherland has died in Europe after a long illness. abc.net.au |