Jumps racing in Victoria will cease at the end of the 2010 season after 150 years
but key stakeholders say they will fight the decision announced on Friday by Racing

Former St Kilda captain Luke Ball has been granted his wish to join Collingwood in
the AFL's national draft.

The medical team that successfully separated conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna
have made all Victorians proud, Premier John Brumby said on Thursday.

Kevin Rudd will meet US president Barack Obama in Washington on Monday to talk about
climate change.

While BHP Billiton chiefs don't deny the reality of climate change a question mark
still hangs over aspects of the government's proposed emissions trading scheme
(ETS), they say.

A teenage girl has been struck by lightning while the State Emergency Service (SES)
dealt with hundreds of calls for help after an intense thunderstorm swept Victoria.

A navy patrol boat has intercepted a boat carrying 49 suspected asylum seekers and
three crew about six nautical miles north of Christmas Island.

Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and his Canadian colleague have left
Somalia after more than a year in captivity, Somalia's national security minister
says.

Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has declared he's still the leader of the
coalition after a string of frontbenchers resigned on Thursday over the emissions

He's got the gift of the gab and Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg will need to
use all of his motivational powers for Saturday's A-League match against Melbourne.