Mystery still surrounds the fate of about 70 asylum seekers whose stricken boat
vanished in Indonesian waters en route to Australia.

A radical plan to employ a new breed of "super teachers" to boost results in
underperforming schools has been dismissed by the NSW Teachers Federation.

The national crime watchdog can access the private health records of eight teenage
girls after special powers granted to it as part of the federal intervention were

The mother of seven-month-old twins has been charged with their murder.
Rita Ariyaratnam, 30, was charged by detectives with two counts of murder during a

Soccer legend Robbie Fowler says he can't wait to kick off the new A-League season
with the North Queensland Fury.

A decision by the NSW government and a town in the Southern Highlands to boycott
bottled water could have a knock-on effect on jobs and people's health, critics of
the ban say.

NSW officials are adamant skipper Kurt Gidley will be fit to lead the Blues onto
Suncorp Stadium for Wednesday night's Origin series finale despite veteran Bulldogs

New exporters from Australia were nearly twice as confident of boosting their
profits in the next 12 months than their seasoned counterparts, a new survey says.

Australian diplomats will be allowed to visit the Rio Tinto executive being detained
in China on Friday.

Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock says his players are seeking certainty and
clarification over the sacking of former teammate Lote Tuqiri, but it is now an