Top Australian cricketers are gearing up for a war against its board to demand more pay and less...

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting said Thursday that his troublesome wrist is fine and it won't stop him from leading the team in the Test series against South Africa starting Dec...

Researchers in Australia have identified a new drug that could potentially ease jet lag and sleep disorders caused by working in...

Hollywood actress Naomi Watts is to pose in nude for a painting by a leading Australian...

Melbourne, Dec.4 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that he has no plans to reduce his ODI appearances to prolong his Test career....

Melbourne, Dec.4 : EX-Australian coach John Buchanan says the decision to allow umpires' decisions to be challenged is a "a joke" which will undermine the game's...

Melbourne, Dec 4 : Nicole Kidman has experienced a great deal of pain, has only a handful of friends, suffers from anxiety and will soon pen a tell-all autobiography - these are some of the comments of an expert who assessed the actress'...

Melbourne, Dec 4 : In an attempt to clean up its content, YouTube has announced that it is cracking down on "sexually suggestive"...

Melbourne, Dec 4 : Female arts students are more likely to be sexually active, while male students who study science at university are mostly virgins, says a new Australian...

Sydney, Dec.4 : Everyone knows that Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's bunny in almost all the series that have been contested between the two countries since 2001, and if Ponting does go through with his `horses for course" strategy, he would probably have to bar himself from facing the Indians anywhere on the cricket...

Melbourne, Dec 4 : Your car's colour can help you avoid a crash, especially when visibility is low, reveals a new...

Washington, Dec 4 : With the help of multi-photon microscopy, scientists from Sydney's Centenary Institute have successfully filmed the working of the body's immune...

Melbourne, Dec.4 : Top cricketers of Australia have said that they are ready to take on their Cricket Australia bosses over the issue of more pay and wanting less public...

The National Parks Association of New South Wales today launched a controversial bid for a marine park to be declared around Australia's biggest city. The Association wants to protect an area of...

The mining company Xstrata has slashed more than half its workforce at the McArthur River Zinc Mine near Borroloola in the Northern Territory. This morning 206 staff at the mine found out they'd be...

Another boat carrying suspected illegal immigrants has been found in Australian waters, the fifth in the past two months. Opposition politicians argue that softer immigration policies have encouraged...

A Supreme Court jury has found a man guilty of killing another with single punch in the car park of an Adelaide sport club. Stephen Phillip Lawrence Harradine, 29, admitted punching Neville Knight,...

The author of a report into the recent Hendra virus outbreak is warning horse owners to take greater care when dealing with their animals. Doctor Nigel Perkins says the Department of Primary...

Politicians in an Australian state could be breathalysed before voting after reports of bad behaviour by MPs. In the latest incident, New South Wales MP Andrew Fraser resigned from his frontbench...

The legislation, which passed the Senate tonight, bans so-called naked short selling and provides greater scrutiny of covered short selling. Put simply, short selling is where investors sell shares...

The airline has been operating its Sydney-Bangkok-London return services through Singapore since Bangkok's international airport was closed eight days ago in anti-government protests which left...

The South Australian Government has been accused of working by stealth to privatise the state's TAFE college system. A rally in Adelaide has been told that an enterprise bargaining offer and plans...

Luca Cumani's Bauer has held on to his second place in the Melbourne Cup following an inquiry. Cumani's Geelong Cup winner was found in breach of the rules after he underwent ultrasound therapy on...

The Upper House passed the Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) bill by 20 votes to 18 to effect a modernisation of parenting laws in the state. The bill was passed about 8.30pm (AEDT) on the last...

London - The chief of Spanish airline Iberia was Thursday reported to have demanded an "urgent meeting" with his British Airways' counterpart over BA's rival merger talks with Australia's Qantas...

Canberra - Politicians in Australia's most populous state could be breath-tested for alcohol before voting on laws after a series of late-night incidents that have embarrassed the centre-left...

The Federal Opposition says the Government has conceded it is considering setting up an infrastructure bank. The Opposition has been questioning the Government about how it plans to work with the...

(57 mins ago) Simon Jones, the bowler whose reverse swing deliveries helped England win the Ashes in 2005, could be on on track for another tilt at the Australians next year. Jones has seen his...

Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to say whether work on the Ipswich Motorway has doubled in cost. The Member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, says construction on the Dinmore to...

Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar.E.C), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), hosted a trade mission from Queensland State, Australia, led by His Excellency John...

The Rugby League Professionals Association says the NRL should allow sacked Bulldogs player Reni Maitua to play next year. NRL chief executive David Gallop has suggested the league would not...

Townsville has ended the New Zealand Breakers six-game winning streak with a 104-88 win in tonight's NBL game in Auckland. John Rillie and Brad Williamson led the Crocodiles scoring with 18 points...

Emergency services were called to Singleton High School just after 1.30am (AEDT) today to find the art rooms alight. The building, in York St, sustained significant damage to the roof, police said....

Hostilities have been set aside as Queensland Parliament wraps up for another year. MPs of all political persuasions are wishing each other a merry Christmas and reflecting on the year in...

Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive John O'Neill says the Wallabies will play test matches at the Adelaide Oval in the next few years. O'Neill has announced the World Sevens tournament at...

COOLUM, Australia - New Zealander Tim Wilkinson was the clubhouse leader on six-under par 66 after the storm-hit opening round of the Australian PGA Championship here on...

Merger of equals with BA plays well for Qantas chief at a time of turmoil By Peter Smith in SydneyPublished: December 4 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 4 2008...

The ACT Government will fund a new tourism marketing campaign in a bid to attract Australians planning to holiday at home over the next 12 months. Tourism Minister Andrew Barr says the $500,000...

A man and a woman from Brisbane have been remanded in custody charged over an alleged hit-and-run incident in Bundaberg in central Queensland. A female cyclist received serious injuries when she was...

Bob Silman, 62, suffered a heart attack on November 2 near Mackay, in central Queensland.His wife, Lorraine, called an ambulance to their Pleystowe address, just 10 minutes from the local ambulance...

INDIGENOUS people are to be officially recognised as Queensland's first people in the state Constitution - but it won't be an expression of "sorry". ...

CANBERRA — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed the country’s first national security adviser on Thursday, with a long-serving army commander assuming the new position. Duncan...

An experienced pilot killed in a plane crash worked tirelessly to bridge relations between Aboriginal and non-indigenous Australians, his friends and associates say. Fred Murray, 58, who worked with...

Trainer Luca Cumani says he is relieved his horse Bauer has been allowed to keep second place in this year's Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) held an investigation after it was revealed...

ALAN Oakley is the latest high-profile casualty at Fairfax Media, stepping aside as The Sydney Morning Herald's editor after three years in the...

The W-A Opposition says it has grave concerns about the Government's push to jail anyone who assaults a police officer. The Attorney General Christian Porter introduced legislation into parliament...

HYDRO Tasmania has again dismissed claims that its 10 top executives received pay rises of $100,000 last year.Hydro Tasmanian spokesman Ian Colvin said today the company was standing by its...

Gordon Wood has been sentenced to 17 years' jail with a non-parole period of 13 years for throwing his girlfriend Caroline Byrne to her death at The Gap, in Sydney's east, more than 13 years ago. ...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Pakistan, where she urged leaders to give a robust response to last week's attacks in Mumbai. India says the attackers came from Pakistan, but...

Beware me hearties. Sea-faring Australian holiday-makers are being warned to be alert to the risk of pirate attacks. Foreign affairs officials have issued a special advisory to travellers taking to...