US president Barack Obama says he doesn't care that the country's recession has been 'offically' declared over.

Twenty-three people have reportedly been evicted from quake-damaged council flats without warning.

The first round of quake-affected businesses signed up to the Government's wage assistance package will see money in the bank tomorrow.

Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.

The Govt will introduce mandatory automatic payments as it seeks to crack down on what is now $2b in overdue child support.

Peter Dunne's bill is unfair, unaffordable and unlikely to happen, writes Brian Fallow.

A sole parent says she has lost a sixth of her bodyweight because she has not been able to eat properly since the Govt tightened access to training subsidies for beneficiaries.

Whether it's the boss or the bureaucrats, the answer's the same: mind your own business.

John Armstrong writes that the working group's prescription for change may be blinkered by ideology such as time limits.

A woman accused of murdering her baby son by leaving him alone in the bath knew CPR but did not try to resuscitate him because she thought it was too late, a court has been told.

A mother accused of murdering her baby said she felt "incapable" of looking after her children.

A CYF supervisor says an oversight meant a parental assessment was not carried out for a baby boy who was returned to his parents and allegedly drowned by his mother.