Melbourne put a major dent in Canberra's NRL finals ambitions with an emphatic 36-12
win at AAMI Park on Sunday to end their recent run of wins.

Richmond dealt Adelaide's AFL finals hopes a serious blow as they notched their
sixth win in nine games with a comeback 15.10 (100) to 11.14 (80) victory over the

The power and brute strength of Israel Folau proved the difference as Brisbane
emerged from an amazing 80 minute NRL battle with St George Illawarra as 10-6
winners.

The Western Bulldogs have belted North Melbourne in the final term for a 71-point
AFL win.
Prime Minister and Bulldogs No.1 ticker holder Julia Gillard looked on as her team

About 250 shoppers and 20 workers were evacuated after a small fire broke out in a
department store in Melbourne's west.

The Federal coalition has promised to continue indexation of funding for
non-government schools, accusing the Labor government of planning to cut funding by
$1.3 billion.

The spectre of Kevin Rudd is continuing to haunt Labor's election chances as issues
related to the former prime minister dominate the campaign as it nears the halfway
mark.

Washington, Jul 31 (PTI) India and US have signed an
agreement on reprocessing of American nuclear spent fuel by
India, marking the final steps in terms of implementation of

Previously, US had extended such reprocessing consent
only to the European Union (EURATOM) and Japan.
"The Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative has facilitated

Ballarat cyclist Patrick Shaw is in the box seat at the Tour of Gippsland as he extended his overall lead on Saturday.