A man has been charged with theft and firearms offences after a marked police car
was stolen, then crashed, south of Melbourne.

Maligned over Penrith's habit of scoring the bulk of their tries from kicks,
halfback Luke Walsh has vowed to unleash his running game.

Mad Max star Steve Bisley has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-wife after a
magistrate rejected his claims he was acting in self defence.

Penrith livewire Michael Jennings has paid Shaun Kenny-Dowall the ultimate
compliment ahead of their hyped battle on Saturday, declaring his Roosters' opposite

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott - vowing to "demolish" Labor on broadband policy - has
resurrected Malcolm Turnbull for what he sees as the key political issue of the next

A Queensland company has pleaded guilty to safety breaches following the
electrocution of a teenage insulation installer.

Just hours before a bloody and violent riot erupted between ethnic groups at
Christmas Island detention centre, Sri Lankan detainees demanded staff act on an

Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has farewelled Campbell Brown with the warning that
he will retire from the AFL as a one-premiership player.

Universities have welcomed the federal government's decision to change the name of
one of its portfolios to acknowledge the higher education sector.

Jim Stynes' life is now a succession of signposts, with the next big landmark to
come in six weeks' time.