Banks, miners, the Greens, Julia Gillard and Bob Brown have all had a good year,
which is more than can be said for former political leaders, a new survey suggests.

A jailed killer who lied to police about abducting Daniel Morcombe has told a court
the real kidnapper will reveal his identity this week.

Amid speculation of a tryst between Shane Warne and British actress Liz Hurley, the
Australian spin bowler says he broke up with his ex-wife Simone Callahan "a while
ago".

Large parts of NSW are preparing for more floods as another four areas join the list
of natural disaster zones, in the state's most expansive flooding in 30 years.

V8 Supercar champion James Courtney's anticipated departure from Dick Johnson Racing
was confirmed on Monday.

Forget mesmerising England's finest on the cricket pitch, Shane Warne has been
captured having an alleged affair with married British model Liz Hurley in London.

Hundreds of people have gathered outside a restaurant at Bondi Beach in Sydney's
eastern suburbs in the hope of catching a glimpse of Oprah Winfrey.

Home borrowers will be given a one-page fact sheet outlining their monthly mortgage
repayments and how they can shop around for a better loan, under new banking reforms

The federal government's vow to ban mortgage exit fees on new home loans could
unintentionally hurt smaller lenders, a leading economist and the banking sector's

A man has been killed and another saved in a dramatic rescue after a fishing boat
upturned in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.