April 23, 2013 Former top FIFA official Jack Warner allegedly stole a $462,000 donation the Football Federation of Australia gave to his Caribbean football organisation in 2010, at a time when the FFA was lobbying Mr Warner to back its bid to host the world cup.

April 23, 2013 Retired top soldier Peter Cosgrove has emerged as the man most likely to replace Australia's first female governor-general under a future Coalition government intent on putting the Anzac tradition above indigenous history.

April 23, 2013 Kim Fraser came from a ''good Roman Catholic household'', was a successful barrister and a single mother of two children.

April 23, 2013 Select-entry classes for children with high academic potential could be offered at more state high schools amid concerns the needs of many gifted and talented students are not being met.

April 23, 2013 Premier Barry O'Farrell has refused to budge from his opposition to a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek after Victoria announced it would build a second international airport.

April 23, 2013 Australia's population will tick past the 23 million mark on Tuesday night, as the country continues to grow at the fastest rate in the developed world.

April 23, 2013 A code banning bookmakers from promoting live odds during sports play will not lead to any practical changes to the way betting is promoted during sports broadcasts.

April 23, 2013 Every serviceman knows the moment they go to a defence force psychologist their military career is over, says Afghanistan veteran Geoff Evans.

April 23, 2013 Allied offensive launched from a strip of dirt.

April 23, 2013 Australia's population will tick past the 23 million mark on Tuesday night as the country continues to grow at the fastest rate in the developed world.