Manly still have their sights on a top-four berth despite flirting with the danger
of missing out on the NRL finals entirely.

Wiping tears from her eyes, Australian swimming's golden girl Stephanie Rice was
forced to bow to the inevitable and abandon the Commonwealth Games.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made an 11th-hour bid to base her case for
re-election on decisive issues of the 2007 poll, warning the coalition poses a risk

Essendon legend James Hird has apologised for making life tough for Bombers coach
Matthew Knights, with Hird admitting his comments this week were "a little
inflammatory".

Australians head to the polls on Saturday to vote in a highwire contest between two
untested leaders in one of the tightest - and most negative - election campaigns in
decades.

On election eve, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott eased back on his pledge to stop the
refugee boats within three months.

The odds of a coalition victory at Saturday's federal election have tightened
substantially, but Labor still remains favourite to retain power.

Qantas Airways Ltd has received draft approval to extend its code-sharing
arrangement with South African Airways on flights between Australia and South Africa

A Queensland police officer has been suspended from duty following allegations he
misused resources and leaked top secret information.

Victorian police will set up an information caravan as they investigate the murder
of crime family patriarch Macchour Chaouk.