Islamic leaders have condemned the Bali bombers in a bid to quell religious tensions after the three militants died together at the hands of elite Indonesian police snipers in Central Java.

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The Boxing Authority of NSW is set to conduct an investigation into the post-fight brawl which erupted at Central Coast Leagues Club on Friday night after hot prospect Willie Kickett was sensationa

Tonga has destroyed a battered and bruised Scotland in their final Rugby League World Cup match.

A plane carrying a Victorian police woman, her young son and two others, was trying to return to an airport runway when it crashed killing all on board, police say.

The NSW government's extra $3,000 for first-time home buyers is unlikely to stimulate the ailing housing market without changes to crippling levies, critics say.

A Chinese student who fell to her death from a balcony was an "angel" with a "shining smile", her mother told hundreds of mourners at a Buddhist service in Sydney on Saturday.

Counting in New Zealand's general election is pointing to a change of government, with the opposition National Party well ahead of the ruling Labour Party.

There is a strong chance that on Sunday morning the three men responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings will be dead.

(AAP) Sydney FC boss John Kosmina hopes a two-week break will help improve his club's injury woes, while the media and opposing coaches hope it lightens up the volatile mentor.