A goal to Australian striker Emily Hurtz in the dying stages of the match has handed
the Hockeyroos consecutive wins over Ireland.

Brownlow Medal fancy Michael Barlow suffered what appeared to be a broken leg as the
Dockers cruised to a 57-point AFL victory over Port Adelaide at Subiaco Oval on
Saturday.

The relatives of a man who died trying to protect his mother during a Sydney home
invasion says the 25-year-old would have done anything for his family.

A motorcyclist on L-plates who crashed his bike in Melbourne on Saturday became the
fifth person to die on Victoria's roads in two days.

Concern over asylum seekers is set to be a key election issue, with Prime Minister
Julia Gillard preparing to unveil a new policy direction in the coming days.

Rocked by the injury-forced retirement of Maroons team-mate Steve Price, in-form
forward Sam Thaiday has vowed to play Wednesday night's State of Origin game like
it's his last.

The golden era in Australian road cycling that Stuart O'Grady helped start 13 years
ago will yield more records at this Tour de France.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge will be draped in Queensland colours for a week in
mid-July following the conclusion of the State of Origin matches, the NSW government
has confirmed.

An Estonian backpacker who went missing from a Sydney beach has been found safe and
well.
Police said on Friday that Pirjo Kukk, 28, had been located at a home in Wahroonga,

Julia Gillard has passed her first major test as prime minister, thrashing out a
compromised mining tax deal with global majors BHP Billiton Ltd, Rio Tinto Ltd and
Xstrata.