AAP - Queensland is in trouble after figures showed the sunshine state took a record amount of water from the parched Murray-Darling river system last year.

AAP - Peter Costello has ruled out a challenge for the Liberal leadership but left the party none the wiser about whether he could be drafted into the top job some other way.

(AAP) - Lawyers for accused Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai hope they can quash a decision which paves the way for his extradition to Hungary.

(AAP) Australian diabetics taking the controversial drugs Avandia and Avandamet have been told to have their treatment reviewed after the medications were linked with heart failure and death.

(AAP) A 40-year-old Victorian man lost in the Laotian jungle for 11 days remains seriously ill in a Bangkok hospital after being evacuated by helicopter, Australian authorities say.

(AAP) Canberra claimed they were not given a fair hearing after forward Tom Learoyd-Lahrs was suspended for the rest of the season by the NRL judiciary for his dangerous throw on Ben Cross.

(AAP) NSW Labor would lose 21 seats and be swept from government if a state election were held today, the party's internal polling shows.

(AAP) NSW Labor would lose 21 seats and be swept from government if a state election were held today, the party's internal polling shows.

(AAP) Canberra forward Tom Learoyd-Lahrs will miss the rest of the season after unsuccessfully attempting to have his dangerous throw charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary.

(AAP) On the verge of his 200th AFL appearance, Brisbane Lions powerhouse Daniel Bradshaw said having last season off could prolong his career.