Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has hinted the government could cut taxes to try to
stave off a recession.

(AAP) Four years after their classic semi-final, Roger Federer and Marat Safin will square off in another Friday night showstopper at Melbourne Park after steaming into the third round the Australi

(AAP) Lance Armstrong is re-discovering the main requirement for any professional cyclist - the ability to suffer on a bike.

The federal government should think again about emissions trading following job losses in the mining industry, the Nationals say.

Almost half of all Australian mothers-to-be drink alcohol throughout their pregnancy, and some even admit to bingeing in the final months before giving birth.

Premier Colin Barnett will make an emergency visit to a West Australian town that says it will be slashed in half by BHP Billiton's decision to shelve a nickel mine at a cost of almost 1,500 jobs.<

Hardline anti-whaling protesters have offered to abandon their aggressive tactics if Australia or New Zealand take legal action against Japan.

Australia would have a "very strong" case if it took international legal action to
try and stop Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, a legal expert says.

At least three men were killed and 150 injured when they fell from a speeding train
in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, media reports say.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd has lodged a $27.09 million debt claim at a
meeting of Storm Financial Ltd's creditors on Tuesday.