NSW Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano's career is in ruins and she faces a possible prison
term after admitting to defrauding state parliament, misusing public money, and

The federal government's school stimulus program is too complicated and riddled with
cost blowouts and delays, an independent inquiry has found.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has ramped up his hostility towards the
super-profits tax following a meeting with mining executives, warning the only way

Australian skipper Darren Lockyer has implored the NRL to take immediate action to
protect the game's top stars from being poached by rival codes.

The nation's top scientists are bracing for up to 500 job cuts as speculation mounts
about changes at the CSIRO.

The finger pointing sparked by Melbourne's salary cap scandal has gone all the way
to the top with News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch casting doubt over whether the

A Victorian man accused of the "wicked" murder of his three sons was seen swerving
across the road moments before he crashed into a dam where his children drowned, a

Confidence in the property market among established purchasers is at an historic
high as first home buyers recede from the market, a survey finds.

A last-minute rally in support for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's embattled
Labour government has given it hope of clinging to power in Thursday's general
election.

Another interest rate rise has sent housing affordability down the "gurgler" and is
due to the "incompetence" of the federal government, the opposition says.