ANZ Banking Group Ltd says it has no current plans afoot for a capital raising
despite market speculation.

Prince Harry has been ordered by his British army bosses to enrol in an equality
course after calling a fellow officer a "Paki".

Australian basketball great Shane Heal will end a glittering 21-year career with two
consecutive wooden spoons, but the four-time Olympian has no regrets.

Plans for emissions trading appear to be up in the air after the federal government
called a fresh inquiry into the scheme.

Little Mercedes Davies found a new playmate as she mucked around in the dust with
her toy train and her dog Beck amid the fire-devastation of north-east Victoria on
Thursday.

Kevin Rudd promised to write a new chapter in Australia's history following last
year's apology to the stolen generations but the page remains blank, Pat Dodson
says.

The Senate's rejection of the federal government's $42 billion stimulus package will
mean even higher unemployment, Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned.

Key senators expect to have further talks with the federal government on Wednesday
to hammer out an agreement on its $42 billion economic stimulus package.

Australia is better prepared than most countries to weather the global economic
slowdown, helped by the biggest boost in disposable income in the nation's history,

A bill making serious cartel behaviour a criminal rather than civil offence has
passed federal parliament's lower house.