Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has met with SAS members and their families as he
works to clean up the controversy surrounding a pay bungle.

Australia is set for a tree change, with great swathes of farmland expected to be
taken over by forests under emissions trading.

South Dragons captain Mark Worthington has challenged NBL referees to prevent a
physical grand final series against the Melbourne Tigers from boiling over.

A straggler pilot whale left behind when 53 pilot whales and five dolphins returned
to Bass Strait on Monday has failed to rejoin the pod.

Sending out text messages to every mobile phone customer would not suffice as a
national emergency warning system, authorities say.

Telstra's tender for the national broadband network (NBN) was rejected while the
company awaited assurances about making a more detailed bid, a Senate committee has
been told.

The world's chief trade negotiator Pascal Lamy is warning protectionism could have a
domino-like effect on trading nations around the globe.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is keeping "its powder dry" in the face of
coming tough times for the economy, leaving the official cash rate unchanged on
Tuesday.

Boeing will cut up to 90 jobs this week in the latest round of job losses in the
aviation company.
In a statement on Tuesday, Boeing said the workers, mainly from its Brisbane

High winds have battered Victoria, cutting power to thousands of residents and
leading to more than 300 calls for help.