Canberra is continuing to talk tough with Beijing, urging the Chinese government to
consider whether it could suffer "adverse implications" from its handling of the Hu
case.

A brother and sister in their twenties from NSW are dead after an Iranian airliner
caught fire in mid-air and crashed into farmland, killing all 168 on board.

(AAP) - Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has put the club's mid-range players on notice, demanding they "redeem" themselves following last week's AFL debacle against Adelaide.

(AAP) - Former Queensland government minister Gordon Nuttall is spending his first night behind bars after being found guilty of receiving secret commissions.

Former treasurer Peter Costello continues to tease his Liberal colleagues, revealing
"a lot" of people are urging him to reconsider his decision to quit federal
politics.

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans isn't surprised by the All Blacks side named for
Saturday's Tri-Nations opener and fully anticipated they would opt for Stephen

A 38-year-old woman has become the first Queenslander to die after contracting the
swine flu virus.

Huddling under logs or just his jacket on freezing nights, Jamie Neale thought he
was going to die but somehow survived 12 days lost in the harsh Australian bush,

Marijuana-smoking "dopes" are the targets of a new TV campaign to promote road
safety in Victoria.

Carlton have re-signed defenders Bret Thornton, Paul Bower and Dennis Armfield to
new two-year contracts, which will tie them to the AFL club until the end of 2011.