(AAP) - The opposition believes the bush will help deliver a turnaround in the fortunes of the coalition, claiming rural Australians are sick of being forgotten by the Rudd government.

(AAP) - The federal government is urging the states to pass on the full value of a recent pension boost to the elderly, instead of slugging them with higher public housing rent.

(AAP) - Kylie Minogue's boyfriend says the couple aren't hearing wedding bells yet.

North Queensland Fury's undefeated streak has ended with a 2-0 defeat by Adelaide
United in Round 8 of the A-League at Dairy Farmers Stadium.

A number of Wallabies collected injuries as Sydney University clinched their fifth
successive Sydney Rugby Premiership with a gritty 24-19 Grand Final win over

Thousands of homes in Tasmania will remain without power overnight after southerly
winds lashed the state, bringing down trees and heavy bands of rain.

Actors, comedians and TV and radio personalities have joined MPs and angry residents
in staging a mock funeral in protest at the NSW government's planning laws.

Fire crews have battled more than 30 fires in Queensland on Sunday and a blaze in
the centre of the state is causing major problems.

The federal government's ability to push through key decisions of the Group of 20
leaders summit may be thwarted by coalition resistance to capping corporate salaries

(AAP) - A 27-year-old father-of-two from Western Australia has coined the name for the new Vegemite, with his winning entry chosen from a field of almost 50,000 submissions.