(AAP)- There are some things you can just bank on out Parramatta way - like Nathan Hindmarsh throwing his battered body around for 40-odd tackles and Brett Finch running out in the No.7 jumper.

(AAP) - Denmark's Crown Princess Mary thrilled staff and two children in particular at a Melbourne children's charity when she popped in for a visit on Friday.

(AAP) - Households are being warned of tough times ahead but Prime Minister Kevin Rudd believes the economic picture will start to improve by next year.

(AAP) - Brisbane coach Leigh Matthews says the Lions would always be interested in securing a player of Daniel Kerr's quality, but admits securing the West Coast star is easier said than done.

(AA) - Allco Finance Group Ltd is relying on upcoming asset sales and the favour of large offshore institutions to repay debt after posting one of the largest corporate earnings losses ever seen in

Peter Costello has given his total support to Liberal Party leader Brendan Nelson, vowing to back him into the next election.

AAP - Russia is arguing that the current troubles in Georgia shouldn't affect a deal it has struck to buy Australian uranium.

AAP - The AFL will keep the three-strikes component of its controversial recreational drugs policy, revealing two players who would have been named and shamed under a two-strikes rule were being tr

AAP - The Australian economy may be holding up better than expected with figures released on Thursday showing a surprising surge in business investment.

(AAP) - The NSW government says its plan to sell off part of the state's electricity sector is far from dead.