Four large lenders have matched the Commonwealth Bank of in passing on less than
half of Tuesday's official cut to interest rates.

Inexperience among Australian submariners at a time when the navy is struggling to
recruit sailors raises the prospect of a potential catastrophe, a new report warns.

Angry Cape York leaders have threatened to ban outsiders from their land if the
Queensland government doesn't wind back its controversial wild rivers policy.

Thousands of demonstrators have forced the closure of a major Sydney street as they
rally for peace in Sri Lanka.

The parents of a Chinese student murdered on her way home from a cleaning job will
be thankful a jury has found a man guilty of her killing, a family friend says.

A man has been charged with smuggling from China a precursor chemical commonly used
to make the illegal drug ice hidden inside photo frames, customs says.

Victorian Premier John Brumby has called an urgent meeting of major sporting codes,
police and venue operators to discuss the issue of violence at sporting events.

Swedish supergroup ABBA won't reform because they fear they'd disappoint their fans,
two of the band's founding members say.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) surprise decision to cut official interest
rates to a 49-year low may be the last reduction for a while.

Nick D'Arcy is expected to quit swimming after claims the controversial butterflier
was misled for more than a year that he could redeem himself and return to the
national team.