SYDNEY, March 22 (AAP)- Matt Giteau says the Brumbies Super rugby clash with an equally out of sorts Waratahs side in Canberra on Saturday is a battle between two hurting and desperate teams.

SYDNEY, March 22 (AAP)-The head of a billion dollar global attractions group has warned that Australia should avoid government intervention in the tourism industry amid worldwide debate about impro

SYDNEY, March 22 (AAP)- The son of West Australian police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has been charged with a drug offence as he recovers in hospital from burns sustained in the explosion of a cl

SYDNEY, March 22 (AAP)-Federal police have arrested two men in the jungle on Christmas Island during a search for escaped detainees following break-outs and riots at the detention centre.

SYDNEY, March 22 (AAP)-Most working Australians will have to help pay for recovery efforts in Queensland, after the federal government's $1.8 billion floods levy passed parliament.

March 21 AAP - A man has died as savage thunderstorms lashed the Illawarra, swamping suburbs and wreaking havoc with the road and rail networks.

The humbled Waratahs intend to produce passion and heart against the Brumbies on Saturday after an old fashioned honesty session following their humiliating Super Rugby loss to the Cheetahs.

Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell will miss the start of the Magpies' AFL premiership defence.

(AAP) - March 21 - Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman should quit immediately if he has designs on state politics, his council opponents say.

Takeover target Aragon Resources Ltd has advised its shareholders to accept an all-scrip bid by fellow junior gold explorer Westgold Resources Ltd.