Holden's Kelly claims V8 win in Darwin
Holden's Rick Kelly has claimed a remarkable victory in the Darwin round's opening V8 Supercars race on Saturday.
Cleanup begins as NSW flood waters recede
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - Floodwaters continue to recede across northern NSW, with many residents returning to their homes to begin cleaning up.
Man breaks leg in bid to escape NSW police
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - A 40-year-old man, who broke his leg while attempting to escape from police, is under police guard in Westmead Hospital.
Protesters rally against live export trade
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - Waving placards that included "profit no excuse for cruelty" about 500 people have gathered in Melbourne to protest Australia's live animal export trade.
Gillard to fight on despite poll gloom
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed to push on with plans for a carbon tax, despite Labor's approval rating hitting a new low.
League legends farewell colourful Mossop
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - Rugby league lost one of its toughest and most colourful figures after legendary player and commentator Rex Mossop died aged 83 on Friday after a long fight with Alzheimer'
World's largest solar plants for NSW, Qld
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 18 - Two of the largest solar power stations in the world will be built in NSW and Queensland, the federal government says.
Essendon's James Hird drops five players
Essendon coach James Hird has dropped five players including three of his former team-mates in a savage response to the club's three-game losing streak.
Drug lab found in Qld gun target house
An illegal drug lab has been found inside a Rockhampton house hit with a volley of gun shots.
It is the second shooting in Queensland this week linked to a drug lab.
Overland resigns, who's next?
Two senior Victorian police officers who fell foul of departing chief commissioner Simon Overland are now seen as leading candidates for his job.
