No easy way back for wayward Hooper
AWOL Lion Rhan Hooper is "desperate" to return to AFL action but Brisbane won't make
it easy for him, according to Brisbane coach Michael Voss.
CBA shares drop to five-year low
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) shares have dropped to a five-year low after it
announced an unpriced $750 million share placement to Merrill Lynch to redeem
Bad debts overhang Westpac: analysts
Further bad debts are one of the few clouds now overhanging Westpac Banking
Corporation after the bank raised $3 billion in new capital, analysts say.
Hage-Ali covered up Ramadan cocaine use
A government Muslim affairs adviser lied to her drug dealer to hide her use of cocaine during the religious period of Ramadan, a Sydney court has been told.
Smith backs extra troops for Afghanistan
Australia has reiterated its support for extra troops for Afghanistan but is not planning to send any extra forces.
Hands off the PBS, Treasury told
The pharmaceutical industry has issued a blunt warning to federal Treasury: hands off taxpayer-subsidised prescriptions.
Michael Kirby to leave High Court
Michael Kirby will leave the High Court five weeks shy of his 70th birthday, Attorney-General Robert McClelland announced on Wednesday.
Man dead, woman critical in Qld shooting
A man is dead and a woman, found semi-naked in front of a house, is in a critical condition after a shooting in Brisbane.
More funds offered for screen writers
Budding movie and screen writers will be eligible for more generous development
grants from next year.
Cops hunt WA police station firebomber
Not one of the 12 officers at a Perth police station noticed an attacker back a ute
up to the front door and set it on fire, sparking a blaze that gutted the station's
