Full transcript of Michael Short with Maree Crabbe for The Zone.
'We're the Usain Bolts of gardening'
An ecstatic team of Australians has won the best-in-show medal at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show - the Ashes of horticulture.
Lack of sleep greatly increases P-plater risk: study
Young people who regularly miss out on just a few hours sleep are at a hugely increased risk of crashing their cars, a study of more than 20,000 NSW P-Platers has found.
The downside of palm oil's market saturation
It's everywhere - in your bathroom, your pantry - and if you use make-up, it's probably on your face as well.
Dubai jails Australian for 10 years over fraud charges
An Australian executive has been sentenced to 10 years jail in Dubai but his junior colleague acquitted in a spectacular climax to their four-year battle against property fraud charges.
Coalition abandons baby bonus
An Abbott government would dump the baby bonus entirely - even the reduced, means-tested payments proposed by Labor, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has said.
Indonesia lifts arrests of people smugglers
Another people smuggler has been arrested by Indonesian police in the most concerted effort in years to catch and lock up those who transport refugees by boat to Australia.
Rudd endorses gay marriage
Former PM changes his mind on same-sex marriage and now believes the federal parliament should legalise it.
Coalition in war of words on education
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's school funding reforms have ignited a war of words in Coalition ranks, with federal education spokesman Christopher Pyne claiming Premier Barry O'Farrell was ''conned'' into ''a very bad deal'' for NSW.
Liberals would throw out the limited baby bonus
An Abbott government would dump the baby bonus altogether - even the reduced, means-tested payments proposed by Labor, Joe Hockey has said.