Police fired shots at a man who allegedly drove at them when he was asked to stop in
Sydney's west.

A baby boy who was in a car stolen from Sydney's south has been found safe and well.
The burgundy Holden Commodore sedan was stolen from Gannons Road at Caringbah just

Six luxury boats have been destroyed in a huge blaze at a marina on Sydney's
northern beaches, with two people, including a police officer, suffering smoke
inhalation.

The meals served to Swans greats at their hall of fame dinner on Saturday night were
ruined by the sour taste of Sydney's ten-goal loss to Carlton just hours earlier,

Wallabies great Brett Papworth believes the very survival of rugby union in
Australia is dependant on the Western Sydney Rams being accepted as the 15th team in

A vaccine for the deadly swine flu could be available within weeks as Australia,
which has already recorded more than 40 deaths, begins world-first human trials.

The Rudd government is standing firm in its opposition to calls from the unions for
Labor to adopt a "Buy Australian" policy at its conference next week.

The bodies of two Australians killed in the Jakarta hotel attacks were due to be
flown home on Wednesday, as police revealed one of the suicide bombers could have

Health authorities have renewed warnings about the risk swine flu poses in pregnancy
and among indigenous people, following the death of a Queensland woman's unborn
baby.

St Kilda defender Zac Dawson has been suspended for two games by the AFL tribunal
for rough conduct.