Tuesday was an unusual day that ended in tragedy for Sydney nurse Michelle Beets.
During the couple of hours after leaving work, her car broke down and there was a

Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has eased some of the best league converts into rugby but
has warned Israel Folau there will be no simple path into the Wallabies.

Cronulla captain Trent Barrett says his experience playing with battlers Illawarra
and the Sharks has made him a staunch supporter of the NRL salary cap.

NRL players' union boss David Garnsey says his No.1 concern is ensuring Melbourne's
stars urgently receive counselling for the trauma of losing two premierships and

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett should review his decision to sack treasurer
Troy Buswell, the former lover of the embattled MP says.

The federal government is planning to unveil the biggest renewable energy program
the country has ever seen, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Gangland widow Judy Moran has been refused bail after police said she had threatened
to "fix up" a witness in her trial for the alleged murder of brother-in-law Des
Moran.

Federal minister Tanya Plibersek says building new childcare centres in areas with
shortages isn't necessarily sustainable.

The Victorian government has used its budget powers to sink the opposition's
election-year bid to get the upper hand on crime, splashing out millions of dollars
for more police.

Accused of lacking sympathy, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has publicly apologised to
the four families who lost loved ones under the government's ill-fated roof
insulation program.