The Reserve Bank of Australia could be forced to cut the official cash rate again if
retail banks continue to face pressures from rising funding costs, economists say.

North Queensland have confirmed star fullback Matt Bowen will miss the next four
weeks of the NRL season with a broken rib.

The father of a pregnant 12-year-old is frustrated the youngster is again living
with her mentally ill mother and may not be receiving adequate care, his local MP
says.

Unions have been reduced to virtual bystanders as the Rudd government announced
plans to retain coercive powers to curb illegal behaviour in the building and

Having steered Australia to the 2010 World Cup finals with minimum risk and maximum
effectiveness, coach Pim Verbeek will stay true to himself in the final qualifier

A plan to use $2 billion of taxpayers' money to shore up the commercial property
sector has been rejected by federal parliament.

North Melbourne's financial troubles helped cut short Dean Laidley's coaching
tenure, but Kangaroos chairman James Brayshaw insists they won't prevent the AFL

A man has been arrested over an alleged $500,000 life insurance fraud, believed to
be linked to a donation made to the Cronulla Sharks rugby league club.

Underworld matriarch Judy Moran has been charged over the murder of her slain
husband's brother.
The flamboyant widow of Lewis Moran faced court on Tuesday charged with being an

Premier Anna Bligh has urged Queenslanders on the eve of the state budget to make
sacrifices to keep the economy moving.