John Aloisi rescued Sydney FC's A-League minor premiership hopes with an 87th-minute
winner in a thrilling and controversial 3-2 win over Perth Glory at Parramatta

The federal government has decided Australia's banks can survive on their own
without taxpayer-funded guarantees.

A rescue mission is underway after distress calls were received from a boat believed
to be carrying asylum seekers off Christmas Island.

Severe storms are continuing across NSW, with northern parts of the state preparing
for heavy rainfall and flooding.

A couple wearing only their swimsuits spent a freezing night huddled under a tree
after they were hurled from their lilos in a flooded Sydney river.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer says his company has secured Australia's biggest export
deal with a $US60 billion ($A69.39 billion) agreement to sell coal to China.

A car thief who allegedly terrorised women in Melbourne's western suburbs has been
arrested after 48 hours on the run, police say.

Sixteen houses sandbagged against rising floodwaters in the south-west Queensland
town of Roma have escaped inundation - for now.

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has hit back at St Kilda and their captain Nick
Riewoldt over Luke Ball's transfer between the AFL clubs.

He doesn't like the grub and has a sporting bias, but Shane Warne could be the
ultimate spin king Australia needs to repair its battered relationship with India.