The Nationals have adopted several policy changes including some green initiatives
in a bid to renew the party's appeal to regional Australians, but remain resolutely

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced $7.5 million in funding for Sydney's Nepean
Hospital, labelling it an "interim arrangement" ahead of his government's national

Essendon will take veteran fullback Dustin Fletcher to Perth for Sunday's must-win
AFL match against Fremantle.

Westpac Banking Corporation posted third-quarter cash earnings of $1.1 billion,
little changed from past quarters, as bad debts continued to rise at Australia's

Alicia Molik, the former darling of Australian tennis, is making a full-scale
comeback after exactly a year out of the game.

Gold Coast Titans fullback William Zillman has had his appeal against a four-match
suspension for biting South Sydney winger Jamie Simpson dismissed by NRL Judiciary

Dozens of workers have been evacuated from a Timor Sea oil rig after an oil and gas
spill, the project operator says.

It is now a crime for Australians to associate with Somali-based al-Shabaab after
Canberra joined Washington in listing the militant group as a terrorist
organisation.

Formula One star Mark Webber is confident Red Bull's stockpile of championship
points will allow it to fend off the resurgent Ferrari and McLaren teams.

Australians who believe they are related to the World War I diggers whose remains
were discovered in a mass grave in France will begin undergoing DNA tests in