Port Adelaide and the AFL have flatly rejected the prospect of the South Australian
club relocating to Tasmania.

The Australian Davis Cup squad has arrived in Bangkok to prepare for their
Asia/Oceania group one match against Thailand starting on Friday.

China's state-backed Chinalco has stressed its investment in Rio Tinto Ltd won't
give the company control over Australia's resources or influence over commodity
pricing.

Partially collapsed scaffolding at a Sydney construction site won't be fully removed
until Wednesday, the building company in charge of the site says.

Young Australians will likely see pornography before they are legally allowed
because of a proliferation of easily available x-rated material, a new study says.

Defence has pulled out of plans to buy long-range Global Hawk planes, Defence
Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says.

Five Australians jailed in Indonesia over an ill-fated sightseeing adventure in West
Papua have been released from prison while their lawyers prepare an appeal.

Kevin Rudd's vision for an Asia Pacific Community (APC) may have suffered another
blow after South-East Asian leaders accelerated their push to form an European
Union-style club.

Victoria has mobilised thousands of firefighters under an unprecedented plan to
protect the state from gale-force winds and fire conditions almost as bad as Black
Saturday.

Reaching the semi-finals of the AFL pre-season competition won't sway Carlton coach
Brett Ratten from his plan to give his stars adequate rest before the season proper.