One of Australian television and film's great characters, Gus Mercurio, has died in
a Melbourne hospital after complications during surgery.
He was 82.

Nathan Ablett is expected to rise to "another level" alongside older brother Gary
after being selected by Gold Coast with the top pick in the AFL pre-season draft on
Tuesday.

Geoff Ogilvy boasts a major title, seven US PGA Tour wins and is coming off a
victory in last week's Australian Open, but he still doesn't know how to read his
own form.

More slimming products have been recalled after they were found to contain an
undisclosed prescription-only drug, itself pulled from the market over safety
concerns.

The physical scars may have faded but the emotional ones remain raw for thousands of
Australians who were abused while growing up inside children's homes.

The burgeoning Murrumbidgee River has turned into Wagga Wagga's leading attraction
as the town nervously watches the floodwaters rise.

Borrowers could well have several months to get over the shock of November's hefty
lending rate increases with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor seemingly

The Victorian town of Warrnambool has been hit by flash flooding as residents across
the state prepare for a three-day deluge threatening to wreak havoc similar to

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived on Hamilton Island for the first leg of
her whirlwind Australian adventure.

Defence has declared the RAAF's new Boeing Super Hornet jets ready for action.
This follows the arrival of four more aircraft at RAAF base Amberley, in Queensland,