SCHOOL children using Government-supplied laptop computers are being monitored in their own homes by software that takes snapshots of their screen activity.

THE Family Court will ask family members to disclose the whereabouts of four girls defying orders to return to Italy to resume a shared custody arrangement with their father.

TOMORROW marks four weeks of heartache since mother-of-three Allison Baden-Clay disappeared but the floral tributes for her continue to grow.

THE Courier-Mail's Save Our Origin campaign takes a twist after Sport Minister declares the state will not pay one extra cent to keep Origin matches here.

POLICE have defended the use of more than 200 officers during the eviction of Aboriginal protesters from Musgrave Park, claiming the presence was necessary.

LOCAL hospital boards will have the power to hire and fire their own chief executives under new laws to be introduced in State Parliament.

THE  remains of one of the largest dinosaurs found in the world and the largest in Australia have been uncovered in Queensland's south-west.

POLICE have released images of two women wanted over a brazen armed robbery of another woman in an elevator in Brisbane city.

THE decline in the high-flying lifestyle of fake Tahitian prince Joel Morehu-Barlow has finally hit rock bottom after his legal team withdrew due a lack of funds.

Massive police "hubs" will replace small local stations and are the future of policing in the metropolitan district, a community forum has been told.

The world's biggest bomber, built at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, will make two spectacular low passes at Pearce Air Base at the weekend for the Defence Force air show.

Nicole Stone's voice trembled as she tried to explain how proud she was of her brother Leon.

Western Power plans for a lavish $40,000 taxpayer funded send-off for retiring chief Doug Aberle were torpedoed when Energy Minister Peter Collier deemed it excessive.

Perth IVF clinics are seeing more people who want to be able to use their partner's sperm or eggs even if that partner dies.

Some of the State's most compassionate and generous individuals, organisations and businesses were celebrated last night at the WA Volunteer of the Year Awards.

Reality TV star Renae Wauhop has denied "flipping the bird" to obnoxious nightclub patrons during an argument minutes before her cousin was attacked.

Three former police officers have lifted the lid on the trauma of fighting crime in WA, telling politicians horrific experiences had left them and hundreds of other medically retired officers mentally scarred.

Almost 7000 businesses will pocket a one-off payroll tax rebate of up to $41,000 each from today's State Budget as the Barnett Government attempts to bolster the non-mining parts of the economy.

BREASTFEEDING halves the chances of a baby dying suddenly and unexpectedly, according to a child health group.

LOS Angeles authorities were searching today for Terminator 3 actor Nick Stahl, whose disappearance his wife fears is linked to possible drug use.

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe.

THE Australian dollar has moved back above 99 US cents despite a continuing slump in global stock markets, driven by fears Greece will exit the euro zone.

A NEW study suggests there may really be such a thing as a "gaydar" which helps people intuitively know the sexuality of a stranger.

ABORIGINAL activists are expected to meet today to decide the future of a tent embassy in Brisbane's Musgrave Park.

TWO masked men have attacked a 63-year-old with a baseball bat as they forced their way into his Homebush West home, police said.

ELEVEN North Carolina children were burned overnight when a hose burst on a school bus, WRAL-TV reported.

A TEACHER has gone on trial after publicly claiming that she was pressured to help rig Russia's parliamentary election to boost the results for Vladimir Putin's party.

The European Central Bank said it will temporarily stop lending to some Greek banks to limit its risk.

Oil fell to the lowest level in more than six months as US supplies grew to the most since 1990 and talks to form a coalition government in Greece collapsed, raising concern that Europe's debt crisis will worsen.

Oil slid to a six-month low and gold fell as the Dollar Index extended a record-long rally amid concern Greece's financial crisis is worsening. US stocks fluctuated

THE fiance of model Samantha Harris said goodbye, fearing he was going to die, as they sat injured in their wrecked car at the weekend.

NEWS of Michael Clarke's surprise Blue Mountains nuptials with Kyly Boldy was confirmed only when the newlyweds posted on Twitter.

DON'T worry about putting any pressure on NSW State of Origin halfback Mitchell Pearce. He just dumped a heap of it on himself.

IT seems, in cyberspace, they can hear you scream. That's what Julia Gillard found when she debuted as a live blogger with the Telegraph.

ONE of Australia's largest studies of mothers found those who give birth over 35 put themselves and their babies at risk of complications.