The United Nations says the Rudd government needs to take urgent action to ensure
asylum seekers rejected by Australia aren't being sent to their deaths.

Geelong ruckman Brad Ottens faces at least four weeks on the sidelines following a knee injury sustained in his AFL side's 20-point win over Richmond at Skilled Stadium on Saturday.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has met with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, during a brief stopover in Singapore on his way home from London.

Geelong ruckman Brad Ottens faces at least four weeks on the sidelines following a
knee injury sustained in his AFL side's 20-point win over Richmond at Skilled

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has met with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong,
during a brief stopover in Singapore on his way home from London.

The federal government has marked the start of the $6.4 billion low-cost public housing component of its Nation Building and Economic Stimulus Plan with projects in Sydney and Melbourne.

The federal government has marked the start of the $6.4 billion low-cost public
housing component of its Nation Building and Economic Stimulus Plan with projects in

A dominant second-half earned Collingwood their first win of the AFL season and exposed the gulf between Melbourne's best and worst.

Penrith survived another spirited Wests Tigers comeback to make it back-to-back NRL wins with a 42-22 victory at CUA Stadium on Saturday night.

Asbestos can be found in some remote indigenous communities in the Northern
Territory almost a year after it was brought to the attention of the federal
government.