(AAP) - A decision by the air safety authority to ground Tiger Airlines shows it is prepared to take tough decisions to protect safety, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.

(AAP) - Authorities are battling to prevent a serious outbreak of Hendra virus in eastern states, with four horses already dead and dozens of people possibly exposed to the lethal bat-borne illness

(AAP) - The Wiggles have jetted off to the US for their North American tour, leaving behind Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt, who is recovering from emergency heart surgery in Sydney.

(AAP) - Qantas engineers have called off industrial action planned for next week because of the grounding of Tiger Airways.

(AAP) - Shellshocked Richmond coach Damien Hardwick likened his side's insipid 103-point AFL thrashing by Carlton on Saturday to a day of "shifting chairs on the Titanic".

(AAP) - That's all St George Illawarra need to navigate before they can get their NRL season fully back on track and restart their charge towards a third consecutive minor premiership - and a bid t

(AAP) French-bound winger David Smith's barnstorming finish to the Super Rugby season was enough to secure him the Western Force Player of the Year award.

(AAP) - Fremantle celebrated skipper Matthew Pavlich's 250-game AFL milestone with a win, shaking off a dogged Gold Coast to prevail by 50 points at a wet Patersons Stadium on Saturday.

SYDNEY (AAP) - July 01 - Rising swim star James Magnussen confirmed his status as Australia's fastest freestyler with victory at the national short course championships on Friday night.

SYDNEY (AAP) - July -01 - Brisbane have been fined for breaching the AFL's salary cap during the 2010 season.