Sydney AFL coach Paul Roos expects his side to be competitive against Port Adelaide in Sunday's NAB Cup game in Canberra despite again getting no love and respect from the bookies.

The Rudd government's maternity services review has broad support from doctors and midwives but home birthing groups say it fails to put women first.

Olympic Games silver medallist Sally McLellan has vowed to break the national 100m record after a sizzling performance in her return to the Australian athletics circuit.

Reigning premiers Hawthorn stormed home on the back of a five-goal haul from Jarryd Roughead to hand last year's wooden spooners Melbourne an agonising three-point NAB Cup defeat in Launceston on S

The federal government has distanced itself from an Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid on the anti-whaling ship Steve Irwin made at the request of the Japanese.

An Australian author jailed for nearly six months for criticising Thailand's royal family is happy to be home, but angry at his ordeal.

If the scale of the task facing bushfire investigators wasn't already obvious, Victoria's coroner has revealed that the remains of more victims have been found in areas previously searched.

The dengue fever epidemic in far north Queensland has spread to the small Aboriginal community of Yarrabah.

Qantas Airways Ltd's credit rating has been downgraded by Moody's Investor Service due the carrier's falling profits amid a decline in demand for travel.

About 300 members of Australia's Tamil community have marched on a number of
embassies in Canberra demanding an end to hostilities in Sri Lanka and to increase