CARMEN Smith was one of The Voice's top contestants. Now she's left after appearing in Guy Sebastian's new film clip.

FORMER Labor MP plans to claim calls to escort agency were made by someone else, on a completely different phone.  

ROBERT F. Kennedy Jr's estranged wife, who fought drug and alcohol problems, has been found dead in an "out building".  

UNLIKELY A-lister tops Forbes' Most Powerful list in the same week she threw in her job.

TOBACCO giant is forced to sell cheap smokes to win back market share from illegal products sold in Australia.

THE building of mines and related infrastructure will continue to underpin the non-home construction sector for the next two years, a survey says.

THE man who shot dead Sydney heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang will most likely be released from prison in the next few months.

THE head of the New South Wales independent casino authority has declared the "soap opera" surrounding the sacking of former Star casino boss Sid Vaikunta over.

AN ABC Learning Centres director arranged for the childcare chain to pay him a deposit dramatically above the standard amount when it purchased three of his own centres, a court has heard.

FOUR Sydney stores have been taken to court for repeatedly selling toys and accessories that could harm children.

JOHN Lennon's killer has been transferred from the jail he has been in for 30 years to another maximum security prison in New York.

THE newlywed suspected of murdering his wife in her wedding dress allegedly made a call to relatives.

ROBERT F. Kennedy Jr's estranged wife, who fought drug and alcohol problems, has been found dead in an "out building".  

A MAN who lost both arms and legs in an accident has begun his epic swimming journey around the world.

ANTON Hammerl was a freelance photographer covering the Libyan uprising when he was killed last year. Now photographers unite to support his family.

FORMER Geelong Grammar student fails to qualify for law course and, disappointed, sues the prestigious high school.

ARTIST Jenny Sages takes out top award for a self-portrait that captures her grief following the death of her husband.

MILLIONS spent on websites devoted to providing information to the public which Australians in their millions ignoring.

FORMER Labor MP plans to claim calls to escort agency were made by someone else, on a completely different phone.  

DEMONS footballer Liam Jurrah will face court in Alice Springs today over claims he attacked a man with a machete.

THE building of mines and related infrastructure will continue to underpin the non-home construction sector for the next two years, a survey says.

THE man who shot dead Sydney heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang will most likely be released from prison in the next few months.

THE head of the New South Wales independent casino authority has declared the "soap opera" surrounding the sacking of former Star casino boss Sid Vaikunta over.

AN ABC Learning Centres director arranged for the childcare chain to pay him a deposit dramatically above the standard amount when it purchased three of his own centres, a court has heard.

FOUR Sydney stores have been taken to court for repeatedly selling toys and accessories that could harm children.

THE Australian market had lost value by noon, following weak overnight leads from the US and Europe.

MCDONALD'S is set to almost double its Chinese workforce and open another 250 restaurants in the coming year in a push against rivals.

SKECHERS is to pay $40 million to settle claims that it deceived consumers by suggesting its shoes could help tone their butts.

THE Commonwealth Bank posted a profit of $1.7 billion for the three months to March, but says higher funding costs reduced margins.

THE Commonwealth Bank posted a profit of $1.7 billion for the three months to March, but says higher funding costs reduced margins.