Unbelievable, unstoppable and perfect.
That was the summation of the AFL game Geelong's Steve Johnson played on Sunday and

An officer shot during a dramatic armed siege at a Sydney pub is a hero whose
actions had saved lives, says the NSW police commissioner.

Health authorities are still considering whether to move to the next stage of the
swine flu plan as the disease hit every state and territory on Sunday, with a total

Holden has broken through for its first race win of the V8 Supercar season.
Garth Tander took Saturday's opening race at Symmons Plains from the Commodore of

NSW lock Paul Gallen has been ruled out of Wednesday's State of Origin series opener
against Queensland due to a shoulder injury.

The federal government will consider another request by the US to resettle a group
of detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Australia.

It's not exactly one for the trophy cabinet, but an ashtray full of cigarette butts
will soon be adorning the office of South Australia's health minister.

Coach Paul Roos felt Sydney produced the worst football he had seen in his six years
at the helm in their listless 40-point thrashing by the Western Bulldogs at

Brisbane coach Michael Voss called it eight quarters of hard effort for four AFL
premiership points.

Australia has 209 identified cases of the swine flu, the nation's chief medical
officer Jim Bishop says.