Who needs Socceroo Jason Culina when you've got Shane Smeltz?
Gold Coast defeated Sydney FC 2-1 in the top-of-the-table clash at Skilled Park on

Melbourne have stormed their way to a home semi-final, thrashing the Warriors 30-0
in Auckland on Saturday night.

Geelong provided emphatic proof that form is temporary, but class is permanent as
they marched to within one win of a third successive AFL grand final.

The NSW Opposition is calling for an urgent investigation into claims the murder of
businessman Michael McGurk may be linked to a tape with information damaging to the

Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner has promised to release all video,
photographs and the report surrounding a blast aboard an asylum seeker boat that
left five people dead.

Coach Norma Plummer has challenged her tallest defender Susan Fuhrmann to stand up
and nullify New Zealand's deadly shooter Irene van Dyk in Sunday's opening netball

Collingwood have pulled the biggest selection surprise of the AFL finals so far by
punting on veteran forward Anthony Rocca to play St Kilda in Sunday's qualifying

Rural services provider Elders Ltd says it will raise as much as $550 million
through the issue of new shares but the restructuring of a separate debt package

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has blamed Storm Financial for not passing on
margin calls to its investors despite admitting the bank did not contact the
customers itself.

The federal government should declare a national emergency response to the oil spill
off the coast of Western Australia, conservationists say.