Prince William's long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton has hired the Queen's lawyers
to launch legal action over paparazzi photographs of her playing tennis.

An Australian woman says it's a miracle she survived the earthquake which devastated
Haiti, as the federal government has pledged $10 million in emergency aid to the

Homeowners have been told to brace for a possible string of rate rises in 2010 after
the latest jobs data managed to surprise even the most optimistic economists.

Marcos Baghdatis has eliminated Lleyton Hewitt from the Sydney International,
downing the Australian 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Thursday.

Tony Abbott will make the environment a key battleground for the next election, with
a plan to take control of the Murray-Darling Basin and develop a 15,000-strong
"green" army.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is ending a family holiday to the US with a trade
mission promoting tourism, clean energy and bioscience technology.

FFA boss Ben Buckley has dismissed security fears ahead of the World Cup despite
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek describing the "unbelievable" African Cup of Nations

Prince William's long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton has hired the Queen's lawyers
to launch legal action over paparazzi photographs of her playing tennis.

(AAP) - International stars, buskers and tourists alike are descending on the mecca of Australian country music.

(AAP) - Transurban Group says December quarter revenue grew 5.3 per cent from a year earlier as traffic increased across all its Australian toll roads.