AFL club Sydney have vowed to support co-captain Jarrad McVeigh however they can, as he and his wife cope with the death of their baby daughter.

SYDNEY (AAP) - They are brothers-in-law and now they are brothers in unimaginable grief.

SYDNEY (AAP) - An independent probe found suspected misuse or misappropriation of Health Services Union (HSU) funds under its former general secretary, Labor MP Craig Thomson, the union says.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Mining giant BHP Billiton has delivered Australia's highest corporate financial result, beating analyst expectations with a full year net profit of $US23.6 billion ($A22.46 billion).

Cricketer turned commentator Shane Warne will marry British model and actress Liz Hurley, a London tabloid reports.

Federal Labor backbencher Craig Thomson will step down as chair of a powerful parliamentary committee as NSW police begin looking into the alleged misuse of a credit card issued to him when he was

Heath Hocking was determined to stop Daniel Kerr breaking clear of his tackle, but the AFL tribunal has ruled he went too far.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that the divide between the mining and non-resources sectors of the economy has widened more than it had anticipated a year ago, creating "less growth

The Sydney Roosters have delayed a decision on Todd Carney's future until after the NRL season following a request for more time from the troubled star.

Defence has named the latest soldier to be killed in Afghanistan as Private Matthew Lambert, a member of the Mentoring Task Force.