Two people have died in flash flooding that's hit communities west of Brisbane.
A wall of water hit the city of Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley at the foot of the

Heavy rains have isolated hundreds of people in northern NSW, as more wet weather is
expected to hit the area.

The West Australian government misunderstood how much assistance could be granted to
its flood-hit farmers and businesses and has applied for more, the acting premier
says.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for calm after Japanese whalers and
conservation activists clashed in the Southern Ocean.

Police have launched a public appeal to find four men who allegedly sexually
assaulted and bashed a man in a Melbourne park.

Australia's first indigenous political party has been officially registered.
The First Nations Political Party plans to contest the next federal and Northern

Sam Stosur brushed aside an indifferent start to the year and declared herself ready
to be scrutinised by the Australian sporting public even more in 2011 after a

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick says the unavailability of two quality
strikers is hitting hard, after the club suffered a second straight big A-League
defeat on Sunday.

Central Coast Mariners fought doggedly to protect a 1-0 half time lead to fend off
Wellington Phoenix in a pulsating A-League match in Gosford on Sunday.

A large bull shark has come within 25 metres of swimmers at a NSW south coast beach.
The lurking three-metre monster was spotted by a patrol plane off the beach just