Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has paved the way for Kevin Rudd to have his job - if
he wants it.

The Sydney Swans have had a gutful of losing to Collingwood, with feisty midfielder
Kieren Jack declaring any of his team-mates who aren't ready for a battle at ANZ

The depleted Wallabies are braced for a nothing-to-lose Irish attacking approach as
the tourists attempt to become just the second team to roll Australia at Suncorp
Stadium.

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says women seem to have taken over Australia.
He's also glad his country doesn't have a vice president, and a female one at that.

Prince Charles asked a young Aussie music fan whether he was an illegal immigrant
during a visit to the Glastonbury Festival.

Every weekend AFL fans yell out "ball!" to try to convince the umpire to pay a free
kick to their team, but Sydney coach Paul Roos says he never knows which way the

Independent commission protagonist Shane Richardson says the Queensland Rugby League
has no leg to stand on in its bid for a greater slice of power under a new governing
body.

The administrators of Sonray Capital Markets say preliminary investigations into the
broker's collapse indicate it had control of funds worth about $65 million.

Refiner and fuel marketer Caltex Australia Ltd says its net profit for the first
half of calendar 2010 will be about half that of the same period last year, due

Victoria's police watchdog has raided a suburban police station and seized files
relating to the failed rape case involving St Kilda footballers Stephen Milne and
Leigh Montagna.