Nine people cruising Sydney Harbour suffered suspected spinal injuries when their
high-speed tour boat was hit by a giant wave, paramedics say.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd hasn't been a student for about three decades, but he's
just acquired a memento of those heady days at Canberra's Australian National
University (ANU).

Three police officers were attacked in an alcohol-fuelled brawl at a pub in the NSW
Hunter Valley.

It was six shots apiece, but six-love and the match to the Western Bulldogs over
North Melbourne.
The Dogs underlined the importance of efficient AFL conversion in trouncing the

Fremantle are making history and Sydney are in danger of becoming history.
This much was clear on Saturday after the Dockers battered the Swans by 37 points in

Former NSW transport minister David Campbell's failure to deliver better public
transport was his "real sin", the state opposition says.

Collingwood have dropped John Anthony and Geelong have recalled James Podsiadly for
the Friday night AFL blockbuster at the MCG.

He's yet to throw a pass in camp but injured hooker Cameron Smith is growing in
confidence he'll play in Wednesday's State of Origin opener in Sydney.

AFL footballer Jason Akermanis's coach, Rodney Eade, says the player has wrongly
given the impression that homophobia is rife in the code.

New information has led police to lay a murder charge against a man who last week
said on national television he was innocent in the slaying of Sydney nurse Michelle
Beets.