An exhausted and embarrassed Gold Coast United have been given two days off to refresh, clean the mud from their faces and regroup for the grudge match of the A-League finals series against Melbour

Police have shot dead a man armed with a knife and meat cleaver after being called to a domestic disturbance in Canberra.
The 27-year-old man died from a single fatal shot to his chest.

Runaway NBL leaders New Zealand and Perth - the team they want to succeed as champions - are set to test their title credentials against each other this week.

A new strategy to tackle natural disasters has kicked off the agenda at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra.

Any deal reached on national health reform is a big win for state premiers and a humiliating backdown for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the federal opposition says.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reached a deal with the states to overhaul hospital funding.

AAP - Two Victorian teenagers have had their cars impounded in separate incidents just hours apart.

AAP - A man has been set upon by more than 20 people and slashed in the back with a machete in southwest Sydney.

AAP - Luckless Sydney Roosters forward Anthony Cherrington has suffered another season-ending knee injury in Canterbury's 24-22 NRL trial victory at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday.

(AAP) - The Egyptian community in Australia have voiced praise, hope and reverence for their countrymen for driving Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to resign after 18 days of protests.