May 23, 2013 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 24, 2013 The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of live odds in sports broadcasts.

May 24, 2013 Ford was always going to fold. Management expert Professor Roy Green served on the Prime Minister's manufacturing taskforce and her manufacturing leaders advisory group. He says it was the ''weak link'' in the Australian manufacturing chain - the only firm with plainly dismal prospects.

May 24, 2013 Australia's loss-making car industry is under threat and risks closure following Ford's move to end nearly 100 years of local manufacturing.

May 24, 2013 For many Australians and new migrants a job at Ford meant a secure future.

May 24, 2013 An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize.

May 24, 2013 Harking back to the pomp and ceremony of David Jones' heyday, when crystal sparkled and furs flounced, Sydney's glitterati gathered at the department store's headquarters to celebrate the chain's 175th birthday.

May 24, 2013 One of Sydney's top selective high schools could relax entry requirements to make it easier for high-achieving local students to enrol, in a significant break from existing policy.