Police have warned political leaders and media commentators to back off, saying
interference and speculation could compromise their investigations into the
asylum-seeker disaster.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has finally conceded the economy will be dragged into a
recession for the first time since the early 1990s.

Australian golfer Scott Strange has won the Volvo China Open by one shot after a
four-under-par 68 final round helped him to see of a host of challengers.

Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart wore the befuddled look of a man who'd forgotten the
words of a familiar tune after watching his Sharks slump to the foot of the NRL

Australian aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton has found her final resting place, her
ashes scattered from the sky during an impressive aeronautical display near a museum

Consumers will be able to challenge "unfair" contract terms including bank exit fees
under a proposed federal government law.

West Coast atoned for last week's humiliating loss to St Kilda with an impressive
33-point AFL triumph over Western Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.

Australia and Indonesia agreed to work together closely to stem the flow of
boatpeople arriving in Australian waters when the countries' leaders spoke by phone
on Sunday.

A second person has been charged after a man was doused with petrol and set alight
in Melbourne's north earlier this week.

The NRL has demonstrated a no-nonsense approach to crowd violence by handing life
bans to two men following trouble at two recent games.