Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a formal agreement with the Australian Greens has
put Labor ahead in the race to form a minority government.

Human remains discovered in notorious Belanglo State Forest are reportedly those of
a woman, raising hopes of closure for some families with missing loved ones.

One Australian has died and others remain missing after their plane crashed in Papua
New Guinea's Milne Bay Province.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has revealed more details of a parliamentary overhaul
designed to win over key independents but it may be too late, with Tony Abbott

Hawthorn midfielder Travis Tuck has become the first player to record a third strike
under the AFL's controversial illicit drugs policy.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) has overtaken National Australia Bank Ltd
(NAB) as the country's biggest business lender, as its market leading satisfaction

Wallabies stars have backed coach Robbie Deans and the direction the team is headed,
despite intensifying criticism of Australia's coaching set-up.

Being sent off may have saved Petero Civoniceva's NRL finals campaign with the
Penrith skipper the first player to benefit from the `send-off discount'.

The body of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, killed in action in Afghanistan, has
been returned home with a sombre repatriation ceremony in Brisbane.

The NRL has refused to speculate on how severe the penalty would be for a player
implicated in a betting scandal and have made it clear they're not investigating any