As Sydney sharpshooter Michael O'Loughlin prepares to ride into the AFL sunset,
Sydney are waiting to find out if his long-term accomplice Barry Hall will saddle up

Steep falls across the world's stock markets underline the fragility of the global
economy and indicates Australia is not "out of the woods yet", Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd says.

It may be a sign of desperation, but NSW coach Craig Bellamy says he will keep
Queensland guessing as long as possible about the final make-up of his
injury-ravaged side.

The chance of an early election based on climate change appears to have faded for
the time being after the Senate delayed a vote on emissions trading.

Labor government ministers lined up in parliament to hound Opposition Leader Malcolm
Turnbull over the OzCar affair on Tuesday.

A rise in the number of motor vehicle sales in May confirms that consumer confidence
is on the mend and the domestic economy is bullish, economists say.

Another southeast Queensland school closed in a swine flu scare last week will
reopen on Tuesday but 11 others will remain closed.

The Rudd government is moving to crack down on wealthy litigants who attempt to win
court cases by pumping so much money into them that their opponents simply give up.

Michael Voss has backed Nathan Buckley to follow his lead and make a successful
transition from AFL player to senior coach without serving an apprenticeship.

The federal opposition denies it was the threat of an early election that prompted
it to roll over on the government's $1.6 billion alcopops tax hike.