Saint Istvan Gold Ltd, a company whose directors include former NSW premier Neville
Wran, has bought a majority stake in the Hamersley iron ore exploration project in

Local hopes Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik have a tough draw in the Hopman Cup
teams tennis tournament in January.

David Jones publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk has emerged smiling from day-long
conciliation talks.
The 27-year-old, who launched a $37 million sexual harassment lawsuit against the

The federal government is between a rock and a hard place when it comes to restoring
environmental flows to the Murray-Darling Basin, a conference dedicated to the

A total of 52 children at a childcare centre in southern NSW have been evacuated
because of concerns the building could be flooded amid wild weather in the region.

US-based Oil States International Inc has made a $651 million takeover bid for
mining accommodation firm The MAC Services Group Ltd, which has been backed by the

Sydney have completed the changes to their AFL list, delisting Ed Barlow and Matthew
O'Dwyer.
Essendon have also axed five players, including Jason Laycock and Tyson Slattery,

He may be Test coach Tim Sheens' No.1 man at NRL level, but Wests Tigers skipper
Robbie Farah knows that won't guarantee him anything when it comes to clinching a
Kangaroos berth.

Bulleen have lost more games in two new-season rounds as they did in their WNBL
minor premiership-winning campaign after finishing on the receiving end of one of

Adelaide kept its unbeaten record intact and entered the A-League record books
following a scrappy but somewhat controversial scoreless draw with Gold Coast at