Slain Australian digger Brett Wood will be buried in Sydney on Frida

Slain Australian soldier Brett Wood will be buried in Sydney on Frida

NSW Waratahs coach Chris Hickey will urge his players to remain patient in their pivotal Super Rugby clash with the Bulls in Pretori

MPs and unions are ready for days of debate on the NSW government's contentious public sector wages changes as Greens and Labor look to delay the vot

The Socceroos are bracing for the 'trans-Tasman factor' to kick in when they face a wounded New Zealand side demoralised after a heavy defea

North Melbourne's best attempts to promote Brent Harvey's 311th game have been overshadowed with the skipper forced to deny he is a selfish playe

A doctor who saw a woman after she was allegedly sexually assaulted during a medical examination has told a Perth court she did not find any evidenc

An inquest has been told different police and rescue boats may have been chosen for Christmas Island had a government official known of an objectio

A male model involved in a vicious and unprovoked assault outside a Melbourne nightclub has been jaile

Geelong will shoot for their 10th successive AFL win without tall forwards Cameron Mooney and Tom Hawkins, as well as midfield star Paul Chapma

Twelve native title claims have been determined in the Northern Territory, amid calls from former PM Paul Keating for the system to be overhaule

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin has defiantly declared his side's NRL losing streak will be over "when we're ready

At least one person has suffered burns after a suspected clandestine drug lab exploded at a Perth hom

Hockeyroos star Casey Eastham is battling to be fit for selection for this month's Champions Trophy due to a hamstring injur

The rise in Australian home mortgage arrears is a concern that's likely to continue, a senior executive at ANZ say

Jake White's cleanout just keeps growing at the Brumbies with stalwart halfback Pat Phibbs the latest to be shown the doo

Monks and rabbis have stood alongside Catholics and Anglicans in Canberra to show support for the federal government's plan to tackle climate chang

Changes to the way an infrastructure tax is paid by developers will not improve housing affordability, a planning expert say

Australia's international trade appears to again be marching on a steady path to recovery, after the devastating impacts of recent natural disaster

Norma Plummer's eight-year reign as Australian netball team coach could be drawing to an end after she agreed to join the West Coast Fever next seaso

Neil Craig wants to coach Adelaide for the long haul, saying he is enjoying the role more than ever despite his AFL club's current struggle

The deaths of two rare dolphins found tied to a block of concrete have enraged Great Barrier Reef conservationist

The World Cup voting system which led to humiliation for Australia is to change after re-elected FIFA boss Sepp Blatter caved in to reform demand

Retail trade figures in April posted their highest monthly rise since November 2009, led by a recovery in department store sale

National protests will be held calling for an end to live animal exports after revelations Australian cattle were ill-treated in Indonesian abattoir

A Perth man who failed to seek medical treatment for his cancer-stricken cat has been fined $3000 for animal cruelt

A South Australian Labor MP has launched another bid to decriminalise all forms of prostitutio

A Swiss tourist wreaked havoc in a busy Melbourne tunnel after riding through it during morning peak-hour because 'it looked like a nice road

The South Australian Liberal opposition has signalled a shift in tactics with a policy announcement ahead of next week's state budge

WA Transport Minister Troy Buswell says building a new stadium at Subiaco could be more problematic than building it at Burswoo

The federal opposition has lashed government moves to tax alternative fuels, saying it will be another slug on familie

Native title laws are driving a wedge through indigenous communities and contributing to increased violence, an Aboriginal leader say

The five-year bans handed to three Pakistani cricketers for spot-fixing offences are too lenient, according to a survey of 45 international player

A new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cance

The NRL has banned a number of exotic betting options in a bid to retain integrity in a code plunged into crisis by last year's spot-fixing scanda

Stand-in centre Gavin Cooper says the Cowboys expect to face Terry Campese in a surprise NRL comeback for Canberra on Sunda

A Melbourne trio involved in an attack on former Australian Medical Association president Mukesh Haikerwal are appealing their jail term

A Melbourne trio involved in an attack on former Australian Medical Association president Mukesh Haikerwal are appealing their jail term

The boss of Australia's corporate watchdog has warned financial advisers planning to defy proposed reforms for the industr

The man accused of murdering Perth millionaire Craig Puddy and fleeing to Queensland plans to apply for bai

Michael Katsidis will end his five-year absence from an Australian ring with an August rematch against Englishman Graham Earl in Queenslan

Research funded by the federal government has raised doubts about the effectiveness of its proposed expansion of marine parks in W

Australia's stonefruit farmers thought they were next in line to gain access to the lucrative Chinese market, but the government may have other idea

Former federal MPs from opposite sides have united in a fundraising run from the North Pole to the South Pol

Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove says the Demons want to prove a point against Essendon after their toughness was publicly questione

Star centre Justin Hodges has conceded he will miss the second State of Origin match in Sydney despite speculation he will be named in Queensland squa

Greg Inglis has left the door open for a possible return to Melbourne as he prepares to come up against his former NRL clu

Six WA workers employed by engineering and construction have been sacked following allegations some were planking on site while others watche

The fate of two Sydney magistrates will likely be decided by NSW MPs within the next two month

The remaining nine Borders stores in Australia will close after no buyer could be found for the book stores, with 315 jobs to g

Wallabies legend Simon Poidevin expects Australia's growing depth will result in some disappointed players missing out on the World Cu

Police think a minor argument sparked a shooting that left a Melbourne man fighting for his lif

Western Force Super Rugby halfback James Stannard says he's happy to play at five-eighth whenever he's neede

The Melbourne Rebels hope to use a win over the Stormers on Friday night to launch their chase for third place in the Australian Super Rugby standing

Family First wants the South Australian government to fund an independent suicide prevention cor-ordinator in next week's state budge

Brumbies boss Andrew Fagan says falling crowds and injuries are set to push the finances of the Super Rugby team into deficit for 201

Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney is adamant his players will carry no mental scars into Friday's NRL clash with in-form premiers St George Illawarr

A 69-year-old deaf-mute Perth man who was wrongly convicted of the 1959 murder of socialite Jillian Brewer has been granted an ex gratia paymen

The discovery of humans remains 300 metres from the home of missing Cairns teenager Declan Crouch has come as a terrible shock to his famil

More internet searches will be done on mobile phones than on desktop computers by 2013 as Australians increasingly embrace smart phones, Google say

Federal government climate adviser Ross Garnaut says more "true information" is getting out on global warming and the need for Australia to do its fair share to solve the proble

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended a halt to all non-strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basi

A woman who was shot in the face by a police officer on the NSW mid-north coast earlier this week was unarme

The NSW Crime Commission is once again trying to silence an inquiry into alleged criminal activity by its staf

Two Sydney homes have been peppered with bullets in one night, but police believe the incidents are unrelate

St George Illawarra officials insist Brett Morris will be fit to play in Origin II but NSW coach Ricky Stuart appears unlikely to punt on the winge

Retail trade figures for April rose higher than expected led by a recover in department store sale

Federal government climate adviser Ross Garnaut says more "true information" is now getting out to the public about global warmin

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the debate over carbon pricing is likely to go the same way as that which preceded Kakadu being declared a national par

The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services for the month of Apri

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released retail trade data for Apri

Ex-Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler has told Perth Glory he won't be returning for the next A-League seaso

NAB shares plunged over 5% in opening trade after the stock began trading without a dividend and investors worried over the bank's European exposure

The government has survivied a row of constitutional significance over its control of legislation that requires a charge on the budge

The federal minister at the centre of a row over the sexist attitudes of Coalition politicians has accepted the apology of a Liberal senator who "meowed" at he

Sydney have recalled promising forward Trent Dennis-Lane on the same day injury-plagued Daniel Bradshaw has taken time off to consider his AFL futur

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended a halt to all non-strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basi

The federal coalition has united with the Greens to win an inquiry into the country's immigration detention syste

Rio Tinto Ltd says a tie-up with Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, will give it unprecedented access to explore resource-hungry Chin

Victoria's deputy Liberal leader, Louise Asher, is the second government MP in a week to miss a vote - she was snoozing in her offic

A man and woman accused of murdering a Gold Coast detective have faced court separately to avoid any contact between the

Negative sentiment is expected to last several weeks until bargain-seekers return to the market

The whistleblower in the Milton Orkopoulos child sex case is to receive more than $400,000 in damage

The domestic bond market closed firmer following an overnight rally in US Treasury yield

Essendon coach James Hird says the Bombers covered Jobe Watson's absence well in their most recent match but other areas need fixin

Wesfarmers Ltd has downgraded sales guidance at its Curragh metallurgical coal mine in Qld, blaming heavy rainfall in the April quarte

Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson says the sharp decline in growth in the March quarter was larger than expecte

Queensland's Liberal National Party won't support a carbon tax unless it's part of a global push to act on climate chang

Qantas is investigating how five rats got on board an aircraft that had to be grounded in Sydney on Tuesda

Aspiring premier Campbell Newman has announced more of his vision for Queensland but no policie

The federal minister at the centre of a row over the sexist attitudes of coalition politicians has accepted the apology of a senator who "meowed" at he

Treasurer Wayne Swan says new data showing a solid trade surplus and a surge in retail spending suggests the economy is on the men

Governor-General Quentin Bryce has met Pope Benedict XVI during her visit to Rom

The Australian dollar finished one US cent weaker, despite recovering some ground after better than expected retail spending figure

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at close on Thursda

Oil prices fell sharply, weighed down by weak economic data for the United States, while August gold rose $6.40 to settle at $US1,543.20 per fine ounc

Three people charged with the murder of a Gold Coast detective are due to appear in court on Thursda

Virgin Australia has thrown its support behind a campaign to save the Tasmanian devil, placing donation sculptures at airports around the countr

Southeast Queensland's police buildings will fly their flags at half mast in a mark of respect to Detective Senior Constable Damian Leedin

The opposition would withdraw any proposed income tax cuts linked with the carbon tax if elected, Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce say