Three men are on the run following an armed robbery of a shop in inner Sydney.
The robbers, all wearing hoodies and with their faces covered, entered a shop on

A charge of burglary against Wallabies rugby union star Quade Cooper has been
dropped in a Gold Coast court.

The $US20 billion ($A22.61 billion) that BP has set aside to pay for losses caused
by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will start making payments in early August.

NRL boss David Gallop says it's not up to the league to ensure Melbourne's 'fab
four' don't defect to Super League or a rival code in the wake of the club's salary
cap scandal.

Police committed a "terrible error of judgment" in leaving an Ipswich teenager lying
handcuffed on a busy street, the Queensland coroner has told an inquest into the

The Queensland Liberal National Party plans to harness voter unrest over the dumping
of Kevin Rudd as it gears up to fight the federal election.

Julia Gillard appears almost certain to visit Governor-General Quentin Bryce on
Saturday as she seeks a public mandate for her prime ministership.

The independent audit found no evidence to suggest Melbourne's glittering array of
NRL superstars knew they were involved in salary cap breaches - but the shadow of

Former patients of jailed surgeon Jayant Patel are braced for another harrowing
court battle as lawyers for the man dubbed Dr Death lodge an appeal against his

There is no evidence to back Paul Keating's claims Bob Hawke's depression lasted for
years, biographer Blanche d'Alpuget says.