Christmas mail may not be delivered on time with postal workers planning to walk off
the job on Tuesday.

Another six people have died on Australian roads, bringing the national toll to 21,
just three days into the official Christmas holiday period.

Thousands of Christmas cards and parcels may not be delivered on time with postal
workers threatening to take further strike action.

Fifteen people lost their lives on Australian roads in the first two days of the
Christmas period.
Six people died on NSW roads, three in Queensland, two in both WA and Victoria,

The federal opposition fears offshore processing rules could soon be relaxed due to
overcrowding at the Christmas Island detention facility.

Australian tennis prodigy Bernard Tomic is just one more win away from a berth in
his second Australian Open grand slam event.

The stage is set for a new war over climate change in Australia after the Copenhagen
summit yielded a controversial result and ended in chaos.

Federal police will now need ministerial approval to co-operate with international
investigations that could result in the death penalty.

Western Australia's health department chief, one of Australia's highest paid public
servants, has quit his job after a falling out with the state government over budget
cuts.

The Australian Olympic Committee has continued its attack on the Crawford Report,
saying it lacks a "broader vision" for the future of Australian sport.