Five people have been injured, one critically, in a head-on collision that reduced
traffic to a crawl on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

A solitary four metre putt has saved Victorian golfer Alistair Presnell from a
mundane job in air conditioning and propelled him towards the lucrative US PGA Tour.

Queensland warmed up for their highly-anticipated Super 14 grudge match against NSW
with a dominant 22-3 victory over the Cheetahs at Suncorp Stadium.

The central bank is tipped to cut interest rates to a record low level in March, as
the effects of the global downturn threaten to really hit the domestic economy.

Carlton are through to the semi-finals of the AFL pre-season competition after
beating Hawthorn by 24 points at Docklands on Sunday night.

Plastic rubbish, particularly recyclable drink and food containers, continues to
dominate refuse collected during Clean Up Australia Day, event chairman Ian Kiernan
says.

A number of reserve grade rugby league players have been interviewed by police over
the alleged rape of a woman in Queensland, a club boss says.

The game style needs work, but the Michael Voss-led Brisbane Lions will lack nothing for effort in the AFL.

Geelong muscled past Port Adelaide to advance to the pre-season cup semi-finals with an 18-point victory at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.

The special forces pay bungle and departmental infighting that engulfed Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon this week can be blamed on the former Howard government's politicisation of Defence, former