Ford driver Jamie Whincup has clinched the V8 Supercar championship in emphatic style with a comfortable victory in race one of the final round of this year's series.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has shown no desire to lower the current superannuation rates, despite a recommendation suggesting the move would put more money in workers' pockets and stimulate the econ

The only protest vessel set to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctic waters has arrived in Newcastle, with crew expecting an even tougher confrontation than last year.

A tanker truck carrying sulphuric acid has rolled off the Bruce Highway in central Queensland forcing emergency crews to impose a 250m exclusion zone to contain leaking acid.

She spent much of Underbelly in trackie-daks playing gangland wife Roberta Williams, but actress Kat Stewart wasn't committing any fashion crimes.

The ANZ Bank will cut up to 800 jobs before the end of the year following an announcement to staff.

A teenage motor racing driver will undergo spinal surgery on Friday night after a serious crash during a support race to the V8 Supercar championship at Oran Park.

Australians departing Thailand have praised Thai authorities for their handling of disruption to travellers during the week-long closure of the main international airport.

Strains of Advance Australia Fair rang out across an Islamic school on Friday, as it responded to claims it had banned students from singing the national anthem.

Two Chilean Navy ships are powering through the southern oceans to help 122 people, including 11 Australians, aboard a cruise ship that is taking on water after running aground in Antarctic waters.