(AAP) - Rugby league fans will be treated to a new anthem this year, with US rock superstars Bon Jovi jumping on board to promote the 2011 NRL season.

(AAP) - Two people and a dog walked away with just minor injuries after their light plane crashed into a suburban Sydney street, tearing down power lines and narrowly missing homes and a school.

(AAP) - Central Coast-bound goalkeeper Justin Pasfield looks to have played his last A-League match for North Queensland Fury after copping a two-week suspension for a back-play incident against th

(AAP) - Victorian government agencies have come under fire after the Ombudsman found they had failed to report more than 700 children had been in contact with registered sex offenders.

(AAP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has flagged a further wave of disaster relief and a national emergency strategy, as the opposition accused Labor of short-changing flood victims.

(AAP) - The body of Corporal Richard Edward Atkinson, the 22nd Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan since the launch of operations a decade ago, will be repatriated this week.

(AAP) - Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has defended the way he handled a TV interview in which he was shown embarrassing footage of his visit to Afghanistan.

(AAP) - A 56-year-old West Australian police officer has been charged by summons in relation to bushfires which ravaged the Perth hills district this week destroying 72 homes.

(AAP) Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants indigenous people to take greater responsibility for improving their own lives, after admitting the task was proving difficult for government.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - With about two months remaining before the central government is set to choose the home of a new international airport in the southeastern region of the country, behind-the-scenes