11:45 AM AEST | The kidnappers of an Australian photographer and Canadian journalist in Somalia want a ransom of $3 million for the pair's safe return.
11:33 AM AEST | Environment Minister Peter Garrett today said that Gunns would have until January 5, 2009, to complete the Environmental Impact Management Plan for its proposed $2 billion Bell Bay Pulp Mill.
11:31 AM AEST | The Illawarra's two ministers, Keira MP David Campbell and Kiama MP Matt Brown, have been promoted in new Premier Nathan Rees' Cabinet shake-up.
| Illawarra MPs saved in Cabinet ... | Illawarra MPs saved in Cabinet ...
11:10 AM AEST | Once again Jindabyne residents are left in shock after the discovery of a man's body this morning
8/09/2008 | WA Electoral Commission says the result of the election is unlikely to be clearer until later this week.
| WA Nats hold key to poll outcome
8/09/2008 | A south Canberra primary school boy is going to be ''counselled'' after bringing two homemade knives with him to school.
8/09/2008 | Major political parties put on notice after all were given a thumping during coast-to-coast elections held over over the weekend.
| WA Nats hold key to poll outcome
8/09/2008 | Brendan Nelson's leadership will come in for increased scrutiny after mixed messages for the federal Coalition from the weekend's elections.
8/09/2008 | OF THE many boxes a team must tick to give itself a chance of upsetting a superior opponent, "sustained effort" is as critical as any. It was perhaps the only key performance indicator St Ki...
8/09/2008 | ST KILDA will be racing the clock, and sweating on the decisions of the match review panel, as it prepares to salvage its finals campaign after being smashed by Geelong by 58 points in yesterday's...
8/09/2008 | AT HALF-TIME on Saturday night with Sydney bumbling their way along against North Melbourne, their season looking anything but like it would be extended by another week, Paul Roos produced a guarantee...
8/09/2008 | THE man in charge of preparing the way for a second AFL team in Sydney says his confidence about meeting the proposed 2012 start-up date has not been shaken by the small attendance at ANZ Stadium for ...
8/09/2008 | IS IT an indication of the strength of Sydney's belated resurgence? Or is it the consequence of a slump that has seen the Western Bulldogs lose six of their past eight games?
Either way - or b...
8/09/2008 | IT was just a couple of weeks ago that the Swans would have felt like they were on a television quiz show. The losses had become infectious, and so many questions were being asked. They were coming from everywhere, including one quite foreign place: from within.
8/09/2008 | MONDAY MAUL
PSSSST, Wallabies. Hate to tell you, but those pesky referees are right on to you. They don't like what you do at the scrums, and have grown tired of your sneaky offside antics.
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8/09/2008 | WALLABIES halfback Brett Sheehan will be the first player to meet the team doctor today after he gave coach Robbie Deans a scare with news that he went off with a neck injury in yesterday's Shute ...
8/09/2008 | Wallabies centre Berrick Barnes believes he has a strong chance of regaining his midfield spot for the Tri Nations decider against the All Blacks in Brisbane on Saturday night. But he first has to convince Wallabies coach Robbie Deans he is 100 per cent physically and mentally ready for Australia's biggest Test of the season.
8/09/2008 | LEAGUE fans - stand by for wrestlemania. That's it folks; we now spend the next month working out which team has the best wrestling technique in the NRL.
Big matches these days all come down t...
8/09/2008 | ROOSTERS back-rower Craig Fitzgibbon has broken his silence about losing the captaincy to Braith Anasta to quell suggestions he is bitter about the decision.
Fitzgibbon was the best player on the ...
8/09/2008 | CRONULLA'S finals campaign is poised to gather extra momentum with City Origin second-rower Reece Williams readying himself for an unlikely return.
Williams was ruled out for the season after ...