Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season....

Melbourne hung on to their top four position in the NRL by their finger-tips after scrambling to a gutsy 18-14 win over Newcastle at Olympic Park. Centre Will Chambers crossed with only three...

North Queensland have overcome the loss of three injured stars - including NSW State of Origin forward Luke O'Donnell - to post a gutsy 24-4 NRL victory over Cronulla and keep their top four hopes...

West Coast's woes on the road persist but coach John Worsfold feels the problem will fix itself as they develop in the AFL. Saturday's 20-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG was their 18th straight...

MELBOURNE STORM 18 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 14MELBOURNE hung on to their top four position in the NRL by their finger-tips after scrambling to a gutsy win over Newcastle at Olympic...

A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors...

Wests Tigers have kept alive their slim hopes of booking a top eight NRL spot with a emphatic 54-20 victory over South Sydney in an entertaining but error-strewn encounter at ANZ Stadium. The Tigers...

The Royal Australian Navy has launched an inquiry and sent a group of sailors home after they allegedly challenged each other to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors...

Brisbane utility Jared Brennan faces a headbutt charge after inexplicably snapping during his side's 48-point loss to Port Adelaide. Brennan was charged with headbutting Power onballer Josh Carr in...

A group of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible. The sailors...

A six-year-old Tasmanian boy has accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a trampoline. Police said the boy was using a trampoline placed under a...

The federal chief medical officer has defended the national response to swine flu after stinging criticism from a Melbourne doctor. Australia's chief medical officer Jim Bishop said the national...

CANBERRA skipper Alan Tongue says he is relishing working under coach David Furner and hopes he will not follow the path of his predecessors and stick around in the nation's...

Melbourne Vixens have done their bit - now they need Adelaide Thunderbirds to do them a favour to secure a home trans-Tasman netball championship semi-final. The Vixens scored a percentage-boosting...

Melbourne have honoured club legend Jim Stynes with an emotional 20-point AFL victory over West Coast at the MCG. The last-placed Demons held off the Eagles in the final term for their second win of...

The federal government says it has no plans to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from tampons, after a major supermarket chain announced it's cutting ten per cent from its prices on female...

Brisbane have paid a heavy price for their NRL return to form with star winger Israel Folau likely to be out until the finals after fracturing his ankle in the 28-14 win over the Warriors on Friday...

O'Meley has signed a three-year deal with the UK-based club and will play alongside Roosters teammate Craig Fitzgibbon, who announced his departure from Bondi Junction in May. The former Test prop...

Sydney Roosters forward Mark O'Meley has been released from the final year of his NRL contract and will join Super League club Hull in 2010. O'Meley has signed a three-year deal with the UK-based...

Hospitalised Melbourne legend Jim Stynes has again urged the struggling AFL club to be positive as he battles cancer. Stynes announced on Thursday that he was standing down as Demons chairman...

Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell hopes to know by Monday whether the A-League club has been successful in luring Socceroos defender Chris Coyne. The Glory have offered Coyne a three-year deal but are...

Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ...

Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ...

SYDNEY'S Taronga Zoo has welcomed the first elephant calf to be born in Australia. The male calf was born to Asian elephant Thong Dee at about 3.08am (AEST) in the zoo's Elephant Barn.After a three...

CANBERRA grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback...

the local post office will soon become a distributor of gun licences. The scheme will make it easier to get a firearm licence because applicants will not necessarily have to go to a police...

it has swept around the globe, infecting more than 70,000 people and killing more than 300 in 100 countries.There are fears that online drug sales will soar following the World Health...

Whether it was the return of the intimidating Tonie Carroll, the overdue arrival of departing young prop Dave Taylor or Langi Setu's desire to answer his critics, Brisbane's pack had its grunt back...

Tokyo resident Chi Sato loved Michael Jackson so much that when she heard his memorial service would take place at a Los Angeles arena, she flew with two fellow fans across the Pacific. After...

St George Illawarra winger Wendell Sailor says Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward is the man NSW are crying out for if they have any chance of preventing a 3-0 State of Origin whitewash against...

Essendon coach Matthew Knights says midfielder Mark McVeigh should forget about losing his chance to captain the AFL club and worry about playing some football. Knights said the Bombers missed...

A medal awarded to an Australian for the Dambusters raids during World War II is being displayed at the War Memorial in Canberra.The Distinguished Service Order medal was awarded to South Australian...

Sydney Roosters skipper Craig Fitzgibbon says the club are not kicking themselves about releasing Jamie Soward to St George Illawarra in 2007. Soward has scored four tries in two games against his...

A man charged over a fatal brawl at Sydney airport has briefly faced court. Farres Abounader, 28, from Brighton-Le-Sands, appeared via audio-visual link in Parramatta bail court on Saturday charged...

Canberra grandfather Bob Knight, the innocent victim of a recent shoot-out in Sydney, has been remembered for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio. ...

THE Howard government's family policies left a legacy of stressed, overworked parents and set gender equity back a decade, a new study shows. Despite their high academic achievements over the...

After two of the quickest selection meetings in Origin history Queensland selectors will earn their money picking the side for the third game. Chairman Des Morris and co-selectors Gene Miles and...

Embattled South Australian Opposition Leader Martin Hamilton-Smith has called for a second vote on the Liberal Party leadership despite winning a first ballot. The state Liberal Party had hoped an...

Rod Pampling has plenty to play for at the AT&T National, including a late exemption into the British Open. Pampling is crossing the Atlantic next week anyway, to play the Scottish Open at Loch...

North Korea has test-fired two more missiles, South Korea's defence ministry says, further stoking tensions sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. "North Korea launched...

"There were six fatalities - three adults and three children,'' a London Fire Brigade spokesman said after Friday's blaze in Camberwell, south London. Witnesses gave distressing accounts of how...

Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson is a massive fan of Penrith centre Michael Jennings, but he has been left ruing the fact he'll get to watch the NSW Origin dynamo from the best seat in the house at...

Carlton coach Brett Ratten and his Fremantle counterpart Mark Harvey both drew a line in the sand this week. Now, they're hoping their charges do the same in Sunday's AFL clash at Subiaco Oval. ...

Self-described underachiever Rod Pampling has earned himself a date with Tiger Woods at the AT&T National. Pampling took advantage of his very early tee time to card the day's best score, a...

Embattled Brisbane children's hospice, Zoe's Place, is expected to be placed into liquidation following advice from administrators. The hospice, one of only three hospices for terminally ill...

Sydney's bid for a seventh consecutive finals campaign is fading fast but midfielder Ryan O'Keefe hasn't given up hope despite the Swans diving to 11th on the AFL ladder. A home game at the SCG on...

The cost of child care is expected to increase if recommendations being considered by the federal government are adopted. The government is considering proposals to ensure all child care staff are...

HUGH BORROWMAN, the career diplomat blocked by the Prime Minister from becoming ambassador to Germany, has withdrawn from the second-prize of Sweden after learning his disabled son would lose his...

IF YOU travel by train and find it difficult to climb stairs, or you are disabled, you are best off living in Labor's heartland rather than on the north shore. Metford, on the Hunter line near...

Six people including a three-week-old baby have died in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services say. "There were six fatalities - three adults and three children," a...