An Australian soldier and civilian have been wounded in a roadside bomb attack in
Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.

Flights from Thailand to Sydney are leaving half full while hundreds of Australians
remain stranded in Bangkok because of the political siege at the city's two main
airports.

About 80 pilot whales have stranded on rocks on Tasmania's remote west coast, authorities say.

Wind gusts of up to 110km/h swept through parts of south-east Queensland on Saturday afternoon.

It could be days before the official Australian death toll in the Mumbai terrorist attacks is known, says Foreign Minister Stephen Smith.

Federal-state relations have taken a "strong step forward" with an extra $15.1 billion in funding for the states over the next five years, says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

AAP - Australian Masters favourite Robert Allenby positioned himself for a strong weekend tilt at a third gold jacket on Friday, picking up five shots in his last six holes.

AAP - Surveillance has been stepped up off the West Australian coast after a vessel carrying 12 boatpeople made it to the mainland.

AAP - Brisbane have announced they will not recruit fallen AFL star Ben Cousins.

AAP - More aged care nursing homes will fail government standards in the next year if nursing conditions do not improve, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says.