Jockey Stathi Katsidis labelled Shoot Out a potential champion after he claimed his
second Group One victory in the AJC Australian Derby at Randwick.

A 37-year-old father has killed his three children before taking his own life in
their northern Melbourne home.

Brisbane's 27-point victory over a flat Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday
showed with painful clarity that the Power will be the deepest of trouble if they

A cyclist has been killed and three others are lucky to be alive after a truck
ploughed into the group in a "horrific" accident on a Sydney motorway, police say.

North Melbourne captain Brent Harvey bounced back from one of the worst games of his
career to produce one of his best, spearheading his young side to a 25-point AFL win

The government has defended its tough stand on asylum seekers as a move in the
national interest, rejecting the suggestion that anyone coming from a troubled

Another strong display from in-form hooker Isaac Luke and two tries from Nathan
Merritt helped South Sydney seal a 28-10 NRL victory against Newcastle at Gosford's

A Brisbane shipping pilot has averted a possible disaster by bringing the
out-of-control cruise liner Pacific Dawn to a stop before she reached the Gateway
Bridge.

The federal government has betrayed its own asylum seeker reforms by refusing to
process the refugee claims of Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals, critics say.

Twelve women who underwent procedures at a Melbourne abortion clinic may have been
deliberately infected with hepatitis C by their doctor, Victoria's health chief
fears.