SYDNEY (AAP) - July 07 - Queensland halfback Johnathan Thurston is relieved to avoid surgery but will miss up to six weeks of NRL action after scans revealed medial ligament damager suffered in Wed

SYDNEY (AAP) - July 07 - Interest rates are still more likely to rise than fall after new data showed the largest monthly jump in full-time work since before the depths of the global financial cris

The federal government has given energy giant Shell the go-ahead to drill an exploration well near the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef without referring the proposal for environmental review.

Hendra virus has turned up further south of the Queensland border, killing a second horse in NSW in as many weeks.

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have used a rowdy final day of parliament before the winter break to rehearse their arguments on carbon pricing ahead of weeks of election-style campaigning.

Natural disaster zones have been declared across parts of NSW as wild weather left a "tornado" trail of broken power lines, uprooted trees and damaged roofs.

Family and supporters of a man who died in the back of a prison van in outback Western Australia say the $285,000 fine slapped on the state government is not enough to see justice served for his de

The death of a man who suffered a heart attack following an altercation with bouncers at Melbourne's Crown Casino is being investigated by Victoria's homicide squad.

Beef exporters say they expect to have the first cattle shipments leaving for Indonesia by August.

SYDNEY (AAP) - July 06 - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reassured coal mining communities their future is "absolutely" secure under her plan to tackle climate change.