Negative body image 'harming Aussies'
(AAP) - The federal government is serious about tackling an unhealthy obsession with body image among young Australians, Youth Minister Kate Ellis says.
Australia 'sixth happiest nation'
(AAP) - Australia has clinched sixth spot in an international study of wealth and happiness, beating the United States and New Zealand.
Asylum seekers in limbo off Indonesia
The Australian Customs vessel anchored off Indonesia's Bintan Island with 78 asylum
seekers aboard has been refused permission to offload its human cargo by the
island's governor.
PM attacks Turnbull over asylum seekers
Kevin Rudd has accused Malcolm Turnbull of pitching to the political right on the
asylum seeker issue in an attempt to salvage his troubled leadership.
RBA rate hike likely be limited to 25bp
A widely anticipated interest rate rise on Melbourne Cup day looks like being
limited to 25 basis points as new data shows business facing very few overall cost
pressures.
Swans confident of securing Bradshaw
Sydney coach Paul Roos is confident of securing ex-Lion Daniel Bradshaw in the AFL
pre-season draft and believes he will be a perfect fit in the Swans' attack in 2010.
Asylum seekers waiting off Indonesia
After eight days at sea, 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers aboard an Australian Customs
vessel may have to wait another night before being handed over to Indonesian
authorities.
GC United 'have to make changes'
Coach Miron Bleiberg will wield the axe while his assistant Paul Okon attacked poor
attitudes as an "embarrassed" Gold Coast assessed the wreckage from their record
A-League defeat.
One of Dr Chang's killers to walk free
A man jailed for murdering renowned heart surgeon Victor Chang will soon walk free
after having served his minimum sentence of 18 years.
Keep bank details in Australia: MPs
Draft laws to prevent people's bank details being sent overseas have been tabled in
the Senate.
Family First Senator Steve Fielding said when a customer talked to a bank employee
