Initial tests on horses on three properties placed under quarantine at Bowen in
north Queensland have come back negative.

The Rudd government has criticised the opposition over its treatment of women,
saying it doesn't allow them to ask or answer enough questions in parliament.

The Rudd government is set to smash Telstra's powerful hold on Australia's
telecommunications sector by effectively forcing the break-up of the telco giant.

Award-winning actor Ray Barrett has been remembered as a generous and funny man in a
poignant ceremony on the Gold Coast.

One in three drowning victims is an older Australian and a surge in deaths has
prompted calls for ageing swimmers to be realistic about their strength in the
water.

Labor has used the spectre of a return to individual work contracts under the
coalition to deflect the opposition's attack on the $16 billion economic stimulus

The federal government insists it's serious about recalling parliament before
Christmas to reconsider its private health insurance changes, but key crossbench

(AAP) - Australia is in better shape than the rest of the world one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, despite rising unemployment, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

(AAP) - Mike, the older half of television's legendary Leyland Brothers, who brought every corner of Australia into the lounge room, has died.

(AAP) - Native title claims are expected to be processed faster under new laws passed by parliament.