A car has swerved off the Great Ocean Road into pedestrians in a busy Victorian coastal town, injuring at least seven people including two four-year-old girls.

Sydney FC chairman Andrew Kemeny has backed under pressure coach John Kosmina,
saying the club's players must shoulder some blame for the side's poor season.

Australia's top ranked woman Sam Stosur has wasted no time in her bid to crack the
world's top 30, producing an impressive straight sets victory on her first day of

The number of initial public offerings (IPO) is expected to decline further in 2009
as the global financial crisis continues to make it difficult to access capital

Lleyton Hewitt put more than four months of frustrating rehab behind him as he made
a successful return to the court with a tough three sets victory over Germany's

The federal government is refusing to condemn the Israeli invasion of Gaza, but is
supporting calls for a halt to all violence.

An Australian solder died instantly during a Taliban rocket attack overnight in
Afghanistan, defence force chief Angus Houston has confirmed.

Gunns Ltd has been cleared by the federal government to start construction of its
controversial Tasmanian pulp mill, the timber giant said.

Adelaide and Melbourne appear set to fight out the A-League premiership with three
weeks left in the regular season, while the fall of the once-mighty Sydney FC is

A year after Megan Dunn became the youngest winner of the Jayco Bay Classic she
learned a brutal lesson about road cycling.