An Australian soldier has been hurt by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Defence says.
It is the second soldier to be hurt in the Asian country this week.

The coalition is expected to present a united front and vote down emissions trading
legislation when it is brought before parliament next week.

The AFL has lost one of its biggest stars and most charismatic personalities, as
Richmond star Matthew Richardson has announced his retirement.

Police raided the Melbourne offices of Dr Philip Nitschke's pro-euthanasia group
Exit International over an alleged assisted suicide.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wants Australia to move forward from its "on-again,
off-again" relationship with India but he won't consider lifting a ban on uranium

As Mary Valley residents celebrate the scrapping of the state government's proposed
Traveston Dam project, other parts of southeast Queensland can look forward to

Cyclone Phyan is threatening to blow Kevin Rudd's trip to India off course.
Cyclonic winds and pelting rain hammered Mumbai just hours before Mr Rudd was to

Former world No.3 Adam Scott says there were times this year when his confidence
sunk so low he wondered how he was ever going to play good golf again.

Rio Tinto Ltd has declined to comment on reports that a trial date for detained
executive Stern Hu is about to be set.

Fire bans declared for parts of NSW