Julia Gillard says the integration of Italian migrants in Australia shows the strength and the benefits of immigration to the nation.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Former Richmond defender Travis Casserly will remain barred from playing football at any level until the end of 2012 after his appeal against a doping offence was dismissed on Friday

Western Force winger David Smith scored a magical 55m runaway try as the Perth-based franchise came from behind to post a gutsy 21-14 Super Rugby victory over the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday n

SYDNEY (AAP) - Sixth-in-line to the British throne Princess Eugenie has revealed details of the childhood surgery that saved her from becoming a hunchback.

EDS: Embargoed until 2030 AEST Friday June 3

SYDNEY (AAP) - Eastern Australia is in "deep recession" and the NSW and Victorian manufacturing industries are "stuffed", the head of Linfox Logistics says.

SYDNEY (AAP) - A true warrior is renowned for his valour in battle.
As a decorated Australian soldier, Commando Sergeant Brett Wood was also remembered for his humility.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing pressure from the Greens, unions, lobby groups and Labor colleagues to ban live animal exports.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Australian beef is being placed under the microscope after a restaurant owner said he suspected it was to blame for an outbreak of E.coli in Japan.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Australia's lowest-paid workers have been granted an extra $19.40 a week, but unions say the increase is not enough and business leaders argue it's unaffordable in tight times.