Australian gymnasts Lauren Mitchell and Georgia Bonora have finished in sixth and
14th place respectively in the women's all-around final at the gymnastics world

Corey Brown missed out on a Cox Plate victory in his mate Stathi Katsidis' memory,
but may be riding his way to Melbourne Cup glory.

Police are urging motorists to take care over the Melbourne Cup long weekend after a
horror 24 hours on Victoria's roads.

Police are considering whether to lay criminal charges against a Melbourne doctor
believed to have infected at least 41 women with hepatitis C.

Two people have been charged with dangerous driving after an accident in which two
sisters were killed while riding on a car bonnet.

Ten Network Holdings Ltd says it welcomes the interest of its new major shareholder
James Packer but won't say if the billionaire has requested a seat on the
broadcaster's board.

The federal government's return to a budget surplus in 2012/13 will require
considerable effort and a lot of discipline, Treasury Secretary Ken Henry says.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the opposition is putting Australia's "pillars of
prosperity" at risk by demanding the government regulate bank interest rates.

Almost a third of small primary schools with outstanding projects under the federal
government's Building the Education Revolution (BER) program have been given more

It's called Surfers Paradise, but the Gold Coast streets were nothing but hell for
V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup last year.