Tour de France great Lance Armstrong won't start among the favourites to win the
Tour Down Under in January, fellow professional Stuart O'Grady says.

Football Federation Australia has ordered Newcastle and Central Coast to explain why
they should not be sanctioned over an on-field scuffle after their A-League match
last Friday.

Steel making giant Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet (Zhongjin) has received
Chinese government approval to take a 50.1 per cent stake in cash-strapped lead and

A sailor has been hurt in a lightning strike just after organisers of a sailing
regatta on the NSW central coast cleared competitors off the water during a severe
storm.

Thousands of people have clogged central Sydney streets in a protest against the
Israeli bombing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called on the federal government to formally
apologise to Dr Mohamed Haneef.

Former Defence chief Peter Cosgrove has called for Vietnam-era service families to get involved in a study on the long-term effects of war service on families and children.

New Year revellers have been warned to ensure balconies and decks are safe before allowing partygoers on them.

New Year revellers have been warned to ensure balconies and decks are safe before
allowing partygoers on them.

The so-called real Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the battle for handicap honours, was securely in Sydney skipper Bob Steel's bag after his 52-foot yacht Quest docked in Hobart on Sunday afternoon.