A man's naked body has been found in a laundry bin in a western Sydney home, media reports say.

Assault charges against television personality Ernie Dingo have been dropped following successful mediation proceedings, police have confirmed.

A man has been charged with the murders of two people after a house fire north of Brisbane.

Colourful Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has been approached by colleagues to run against key independent Tony Windsor at the next federal election - an offer he'd be "foolish" not to take, he says.

The Western Force were happy to win ugly as they heaped more Super Rugby pain on the Brumbies with a 27-19 triumph in Sunday's Australian conference clash at Canberra Stadium.

Fremantle defender Nick Suban suffered a suspected broken leg as the Dockers continued their bright start to the season with a 29-point AFL win over the Kangaroos at Patersons Stadium on Sunday.

Port Adelaide produced a stunning comeback to eclipse arch rivals Adelaide by 32 points on Saturday night to revive their AFL season.

Australia's women tennis players suffered a shock loss to Ukraine on Sunday to be dumped from the elite Fed Cup World Group.

NRL player Anthony Watts has had an AVO taken out against him after he was charged with assaulting a woman at a house party in Coogee.

The federal government has refused to rule out means-testing the child care rebate to help deliver budget savings.