Queensland prop Ben Daley will face a baptism of fire in his Wallabies debut against
England at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.

An unexpected drop in the jobless rate provided some welcome relief for the federal
government from its ongoing battle with miners over its controversial resources tax.

Community workers fighting a test case for better wages are hoping for a win by
Christmas for a sector they say has been undervalued as "women's work".

The federal government is confident it has nothing to fear from an anticipated High
Court challenge to its mining super-profits tax.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he will join mourners at the funerals of two
Australian soldiers killed Afghanistan if their families want him there.

Once again the door has snapped shut on Australia's most-capped prop, Al Baxter,
with Wallabies selectors opting to throw a greenhorn front-row into the deep end

(AAP) - Greater Western Sydney (GWS) have scrambled to clarify Israel Folau's immediate future, after speculation that the star AFL signing might first play rugby union.

(AAP) - NSW coach Craig Bellamy has described Kurt Gidley as a leader by action rather than words - but insists the dumped skipper can still do the job from the comforts of the interchange bench.

(AAP) - Reports that Scottish talent show sensation Susan Boyle has plans to tour Australia and New Zealand later in the year have been shot down by her record label.

Australia's largest producer of smallgoods has been slapped with a record fine for
mislabelling a large quantity of bacon product as "Product of Australia" when the