A gunman who shot another man in the leg, sparking a manhunt in Perth's suburbs, has
surrendered.

A hunger striker has collapsed unconscious outside the foreign affairs headquarters
in Canberra after leading a 3,000-strong protest against Sri Lanka's treatment of

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended Labor's efforts to combat illegal boat
arrivals in the face of opposition claims that the government has gone soft on
border protection.

The Australian Rugby League board will meet next Tuesday to discuss whether to use
one or two referees for this year's State of Origin series.

Two thirds of Australian parents find it too time consuming and difficult to cook
with their kids, research shows.

Rio Tinto's planned $US19.5 billion ($A26.8 billion) deal with Aluminum Corporation
of China (Chinalco) is coming under increased scrutiny following investor anger in
London.

An alleged drug kingpin intended to murder two associates, only to have his plans
derailed by car problems, a court has heard.

Once the jewel of the South Pacific, political and economic trouble in Fiji could
mean bad news for the whole region, a new report says.

The federal government's own climate adviser says it might be best to dump the
emissions trading scheme (ETS) and "have another crack at it" later.

Heavily-armed bandits have staged a brazen daylight robbery at a large jewellery
store in a major Sydney shopping centre.