Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce has written to frequent flyers saying
sorry for flight cancellations due to what he says were mechanical issues and not

Gangland widow Judy Moran and three co-accused will stand trial for the murder of
her brother-in-law Des "Tuppence" Moran.

New Hope Corporation Ltd has become the second contender for Macarthur Coal Ltd,
trumping an earlier offer by US-based Peabody Energy Corporation.

Re-signed Waratahs powerhouse Wycliff Palu admits NSW face a big ask but says the
team is ready for the challenge of winning their potentially season-defining Super

Kelly Slater is old, bald and was surfing this week with a cracked bone in his foot.
But as Australia's current world champion Mick Fanning noted, Slater is still The Man.

Lara Bingle's refusal to talk to investigators over the nude photo taken of her by
Brendan Fevola meant the AFL couldn't prove allegations of misconduct against the

Dragan Vasiljkovic, the Australian citizen suspected of war crimes in the former
Yugoslavia is now the subject of an international dragnet after global police agency

Former Brisbane star Darius Boyd has warned his St George Illawarra teammates to be
on guard against a host of unfamiliar Broncos faces even he is struggling to
recognise.

Wildlife carers are on standby as authorities prepare a risky operation to remove
heavy oil from a grounded Chinese vessel in the Great Barrier Reef.

Caretaker premier David Bartlett has been ordered by the state's Governor Peter
Underwood to recall parliament and test his support as premier on the floor of the