Positive illicit drug tests rise in AFL
Stimulants such as cocaine are becoming the drug of choice for players caught under
the AFL's illicit drugs program.
Coalition to wind back mining tax
Tony Abbott has signalled the coalition will wind back the tax on mining super
profits and put a two-year freeze on public service jobs if it wins government.
Two hurt in plane crash at WA airport
A flying instructor may lose an eye and her student pilot has been injured in a
light plane crash at Jandakot Airport in Perth's south.
Two toddlers pulled from Sydney pond
A young woman is being questioned by police after the near drowning of two toddlers
in a Sydney pond.
Sneaky new property tax in NSW: Libs
The NSW government has been accused of using the federal budget to sneak in a new
property tax that will add $200 to fees for an average Sydney house purchase.
Govt pressures Abbott to detail savings
The federal government is confident it has killed off the coalition's debt and
deficit scare campaign and is now trying to lay a trap for Tony Abbott when he gives
Class action targets excessive bank fees
A class action against banks for the billions of dollars they made from what it is
claimed to be unfair exception fees is being bankrolled by litigation funder IMF
Australia Ltd.
NRL elite not greedy, says Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva angrily denies the NRL's elite players are driven by greed,
claiming he and his Australian teammates are more concerned with getting a better
Police find blood of missing millionaire
A pool of blood identified as Craig Puddy's and a discarded wallet have reinforced
WA Police fears that the millionaire Perth businessman has been murdered.
Conroy joins UN broadband commission
(AAP) - Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has been appointed to a new United Nations commission on broadband.
