Bon Jovi, Eagles to tour Australia
Christmas is coming early for music fans with Bon Jovi and The Eagles set to tour
Australia in December.
Whincup back, Courtney still leads V8s
Dismissing fears he would bottom out in the Top End, two-time defending champion
Jamie Whincup turned the tables on V8 Supercars leader James Courtney with a
Dragons squeeze past Sharks
St George Illawarra has reclaimed the outright lead of the NRL with a clinical 22-4
southern Sydney derby win over Cronulla at Toyota Stadium on Sunday.
Kangaroos beat Power by 36 points
North Melbourne got their AFL season into the black and condemned Port Adelaide to a
sixth straight defeat with a 36-point win at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Tigers leave it late to see off Raiders
Two late tries have helped seal a 18-8 win for the Wests Tigers over Canberra in an
exhilarating NRL clash at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.
Mental health needs $5b boost: Greens
The federal government needs to spend an extra $5 billion over five years on mental
health, the Greens say.
McGorry slams refugee policy 'failure'
Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry wants the major parties to show moral
leadership with a bipartisan approach to asylum seekers instead of using them as a
political football.
Opposition criticises broadband plan
Taxpayers will be paying off the federal government's $11 billion broadband plan for
decades to come, opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb says.
Rudd highlights cost of living
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has admitted cost-of-living pressures are hurting
households in western Sydney, scene of a state Labor by-election rout on the
weekend.
Aussie mining execs missing in Africa
Six Australian mining executives, including Talbot Group owner Ken Talbot and
Sundance Resources chairman Geoff Wedlock are among nine people missing in western
