Destructive winds are lashing southern NSW, causing damage to dozens of homes as a
series of storms bringing flooding rains and huge seas approach the coast.

Adelaide adventurer Duncan Chessell's elation at conquering Mt Everest a record
third time this week has been tempered by the horror of finding the dead bodies of

An Australian man who has arrived home after five months in a Bali jail for drug
offences has called on the government to bring Schapelle Corby home.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says taxpayers have to stump up $38.5 million for a
pro-mining tax ad campaign to "put the facts on the table".

Once known as the world's biggest bookmaker, Bill Waterhouse was noncommittal about
his ledger as he called the odds for the last time at Randwick on Saturday.

Gary Ablett set aside mounting speculation about his AFL future, producing another
impressive performance as Geelong easily beat Melbourne by 54 points.

The federal Liberal Party is fully behind a return to tough immigration measures
last seen under the Howard government, Opposition immigration spokesman Scott
Morrison says.

Four men and a woman said to be behind a plot to import $11.5 million worth of
cocaine into Australia are behind bars on Saturday after British police intercepted

Richmond have broken through for their first victory of the AFL season, slogging
their way to a 47-point win over Port Adelaide at a sodden AAMI Stadium.

Rather than Jonathan Brown's troublesome abs, Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss
reckons his players' heads should be the focus heading into their crunch AFL clash