Banks' funding costs have risen relative to the cash rate mainly because of an
increase in the cost of funds, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says.

Lump sum payments to NSW families of asbestos victims would be increased by $65,000
under legislation to be introduced by the state government.

In one way it wasn't so strange that Victoria's new premier Ted Baillieu should
praise his predecessor John Brumby as lavishly as he did on Tuesday.

Libby Trickett is excited by the prospect of racing Alicia Coutts and other new
leaders of Australian swimming in an early comeback to competition.

Sydney FC will be out to join the bottleneck of sides jostling at the bottom of the
A-League top six when the struggling champions host fellow finals hopefuls

Labor's 11-year reign in Victoria is over after Premier John Brumby conceded defeat,
two days after the party was battered at the polls.

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has given the NSW Labor Party president Bernie Riordan
until Friday to resign, clearly indicating he will be sacked by the party's

(AAP) - Two men who fired shots into an Adelaide nightclub have been jailed for at least two years for treating the city like the "wild west".

The fatal shooting of an Aboriginal man by police during an incident in NSW's
northwest has sparked fear and mistrust, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC)
says.

There was no trademark magic but David Beckham showed his true professionalism by
pushing through the pain barrier in LA Galaxy's 2-1 loss to Newcastle Jets on
Saturday.