Three former WA ministers face charges
(AAP) Two former West Australian ministers will be charged with corruption and another with giving false testimony, the WA Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) says.
NSW Health 'to cut costs not services'
(AAP) NSW Premier Nathan Rees says the state's health department must become more efficient but its budget won't be slashed in an attempt to solve the state's financial woes.
Irish fear losing Cup underdog status
(AAP) Having secured a World Cup semi-final qualifier berth, Ireland coach Andy Kelly fears his side may have lost one its greatest weapons - underdog status.
De Rossi's nuptials now in doubt
(AAP) Australian actress Portia de Rossi's marriage to Ellen DeGeneres and the nuptials of 18,000 other gay couples in California are in limbo after a slim majority of the state's residents voted t
PNG's PM defends Cairns property deals
(AAP) Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare and his minister son say they have nothing to hide over property deals in Queensland worth more than $1 million.
Cup may be over for Divavesi, Solomona
(AAP) Fiji's Iowane Divavesi and Samoan backrower David Solomona may have played their final game of the rugby league World Cup after being charged by the match review committee.
Parents reassured over ABC childcare
(AAP) ABC Learning Centres' childcare operations around Australia will continue as normal despite the company being placed in receivership, parents have been assured.
C7, Fox 'close competitors', court told
A Federal Court judge was "simply wrong" to conclude Seven Network Ltd's former C7
pay TV channel and Fox Sports were not close competitors, a court appeal has been
told.
PNG PM Somare to brief Rudd on Fiji
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare will brief Australian counterpart
Kevin Rudd on the Fiji situation when the pair meet in Sydney on Thursday.
31,000 new dams in Murray-Darling basin
An extra 31,000 dams were built in the Murray-Darling basin in the decade to 2005,
as the region grappled with severe drought.
