Melbourne Rebels coach Rod Macqueen denies the fledgling rugby club is chasing Billy
Slater, but admits they're closing in on ex-international Mark Gasnier.

A boat carrying 49 suspected asylum seekers has helped Australia achieve a new, but
unenviable milestone on arrivals, the federal opposition says.

Troy Buswell says he plans to stay on as West Australian treasurer after admitting
an affair with Greens MP Adele Carles during which he misused ministerial
entitlements.

Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne has expressed sympathy for the Melbourne Storm's
situation and has called on the NRL to look at overhauling the salary cap to give

They can take our points but they can never diminish our pride.
That was the overwhelming sentiment from passionate Melbourne Storm fans as a sea of

Queensland authorities are investigating the origins of a net used to trap and kill
three dugong off Cairns.

Rugby league legend Steve Mortimer has suffered a fractured jaw and facial injuries
in a car crash.
The 53-year-old former Australian and NSW representative was taken to Bathurst

Collingwood's AFL season is gathering pace, after a first-quarter Anzac Day
demolition of Essendon helped them cruise to a 65-point win at the MCG on Sunday.

Australians have observed the first Anzac Day devoid of the World War I generation
that created it.

Writing home to Australia from the horror of World War I's front lines in France,
Lieutenant Alec Raws left nothing to the imagination.