SYDNEY (AAP) Enough was finally enough for Manly NRL chief executive Graham Lowe who quit his post on Thursday in the face of failing health.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Garry Linnell has stepped down as editor of Sydney's highest-circulating newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.

SYDNEY (AAP) - An Australian man jailed in Bali for possession of cocaine has had his sentence reduced to just one year from seven years.

SYDNEY (AAP) - The welfare sector says Labor and the coalition need to stop "putting the boot" into the poor, ahead of next month's federal budget.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Negotiations to bring three detainees down from the roof of Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre have failed, as their protest goes into its ninth day.

SYDNEY (AAP) - The coalition has flagged it'll block key aspects of the federal government's planned financial advice industry clean-up, forcing Labor to rely on the Greens.

Gamers have attacked Sony for waiting a week before revealing a security breach in the PlayStation Network, with industry experts calling for tougher privacy laws.

Just as he transformed the Springboks from Tri Nations wooden spooners to all-conquering world champions, Jake White believes he can return the Brumbies to their Super Rugby glory days.

Survivors from "ground zero" of Queensland's floods have told an inquiry into the disaster of their grief and frustration at the lack of warning.

South Australian Consumer Affairs Minister Gail Gago concedes her workload is about to double but, she says, she's not daunted.