The parents of Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith say they are “very proud” of their son on the eve of his defamation trialChildren on vegan diets are growing up shorter and with weaker bones than their omnivorous counterparts.Mystery surrounds the death of a former Northern Beaches man whose body was found in ThailandA new two-lane bridge across the Hawkesbury River and a bypass of both Richmond and North Richmond on the way