News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has been questioned by shareholders about a series of
large donations made to right-wing organisations.

Wild weather has caused havoc for thousands across Australia's eastern states, with
floods forcing residents to flee and severe wind damage leaving swathes of homes
without power.

There was optimism in the air as the new-look Kangaroos gathered for the first on
Thursday ahead of the upcoming Four Nations rugby league tournament.

Key independent MP Tony Windsor says there's no guarantee the Murray-Darling Basin
plan will get through parliament.

Australia will sack more than a third of the advisers directing aid to Papua New
Guinea in an attempt to eliminate waste in the nation's $457 million PNG assistance
program.

Brisbane is set to become the nation's first city to have super-fast fibre optic
broadband running through its sewage pipes.

Sydney Harbour Bridge maintenance workers fear lead paint used on the world-famous
structure could be behind a number of cancer cases among their number.

The administrators of the Sydney Opera House have been instructed by the NSW
government to work with the opposition on a proposal to name a theatre in the

Victoria's police chief has flagged the AFL's "very special" status as he explained
why a controversial deal was struck that gave the league extraordinary powers in

Australia's pesticides regulator has ended the use of a chemical banned in more than
60 other countries.