Disgraced former NSW Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano may face criminal charges after the
corruption watchdog found her guilty of rorting her staff entitlements.

Australian taxpayers have spent almost $10 million training Iraqi police officers,
new figures reveal.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard may have got the government's mining tax debacle off
the front page of newspapers but few are happy with the resulting minerals tax,

A boat with 71 suspected asylum seekers on board has been intercepted in Australian
waters.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said the boat was intercepted by ACV Holdfast

Asylum seekers could be housed on Nauru if the federal government can't reach
agreement with East Timor after its president said he was open to signing the UN

A TV commercial about insurance depicting a Brisbane Broncos NRL player stealing
chocolate bars from a vending machine has been banned.

Wallabies halfback Will Genia is confident of playing in Australia's opening
Tri-Nations clash with South Africa in Brisbane and says New Zealand have given his

Collingwood have been dealt a blow ahead of their AFL blockbuster with St Kilda, as
key forward Travis Cloke was hit with a two-game suspension for striking.

A witness to a fatal bikie brawl at Sydney Airport ran in fear upon seeing rival
gang members "kicking, screaming and fighting" after a flight arrived from

A driver warned his passengers to "hang on" moments before a fiery head-on crash
that killed him, his wife and his sister, a court has been told.