Just like last year's Australian Open final, the irrepressible Serena Williams
upstaged Dinara Safina on all fronts as the world's top two players took contrasting

Rio Tinto will negotiate a collective deal with its iron ore rail workers for the
first time in 15 years, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU)
says.

Australians are unable to account for a third of the cash they spend each week,
despite more than 50 per cent of people trying to stick to a budget, a survey shows.

Miracle cancer survivor Kathleen Evans says she has no idea why she was touched by
Mother Mary MacKillop, and probably won't know until she finally gets "upstairs".

NSW firefighters are bracing for the worst on Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar
into the 40s across many parts of the state.

A total fire ban has been declared for the ACT on Tuesday as the mercury continues
to climb towards 40 degrees Celcius.

The popular assumption that this year's Tour Down Under will be Lance Armstrong's
last race in Australia might be doubly wrong.

The Australian company behind local denim fashion label ksubi has been placed into
voluntary administration to help ensure its future.

Another 24 hours of carnage on NSW's roads has prompted demands for more highway
patrol cars and better road infrastructure.

Tennis luminary John McEnroe has criticised the handling of match-fixing claims in
the professional game, saying the suspension of Russia's Ekaterina Bychkova does not
make sense.