PM praises charity that helped his mum (The West Australian)
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the charity that helped his mum after the death of his ex-serviceman father 40 years ago. The Legacy charity, which supports the widows and dependants of defence force families, kicked off its week of public fundraising, with the help of Mr Rudd, in Sydney.

Northeast charity receives cash boost (Scotland Today)
A leading northeast charity has received a major cash boost to build a new support centre in Aberdeen. Cancer care charity CLAN has been awarded more than £600,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.