Flooding has isolated Normanton in far north Queensland, but Carpentaria Shire mayor
Fred Pascoe says it's a real blessing that Cyclone Olga hit early on Saturday.

It was a fourth Australian Open women's doubles title, an 11th grand slam doubles
championship, the Williams' sisters 39th grand slam victory in all forms of the

A wild storm in southeast Queensland on Friday afternoon has left more than 8,000
homes without power.

Public servants will be hit in the hip pocket as the South Australian government
scrapes up $750 million for its coffers.

Robbie Fowler has pledged his full allegiance to A-League club North Queensland Fury
and coach Ian Ferguson, admitting he feels "embarrassed" by the saga surrounding his
future.

An unwelcome combination of king tides and wild weather is expected to cause
flooding and damage in many parts of Queensland over the weekend.

Most eyes will be on Will Chambers' Queensland debut but Ewen McKenzie will be just
as focussed on his old front-row position when the Reds meet the Crusaders on Friday
night.

Two Singaporean tourists have died and four other people have been injured when
their passenger van overturned on a country road in western Victoria.

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee, but Roger Federer is expecting to
meet his physical match in Friday night's Australian Open semi-final showdown with

Everton manager David Moyes claimed Tim Cahill had taken his game to another level
after the Socceroos midfielder starred in his side's 2-0 English Premier League win