SYDNEY (AAP) -20.09.2011- A former US marine accused of murdering nurse manager Michelle Beets told his wife "that bitch is gone", and that he had cut her throat, a Sydney jury has heard.

SYDNEY (AAP)- 20.09.2011- Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is about to become the second Australian MP in 29 years to be named Euromoney magazine's Finance Minister of the Year.

SYDNEY (AAP) - 20.09.2011- Qantas will face further industrial action if negotiations between the airline and staff remain stalled, unions say.

SYDNEY(AAP)- 20.09.2011-Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is confident a coalition government can scrap the carbon pricing scheme, saying seizing carbon emission permits from business need not

SYDNEY(AAP)-20.09.2011-Prime Minister Julia Gillard will press ahead with a doomed bid to resurrect her Malaysian people-swap deal, setting the scene for the government's first major parliamentary

SYDNEY (AAP) - The federal government has conceded it will be forced to process asylum seekers on Australian soil in the likely event the opposition rejects a bid to resurrect its Malaysian people-

SYDNEY (AAP) - NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he was disappointed and annoyed when he heard a Nationals MP had lied to avoid losing his driver's licence.

SYDNEY (AAP) - More than 6000 domestic air passengers will face major disruptions across Australia as Qantas ground staff launch a nationwide strike.

SYDNEY (AAP) - St Kilda remain the only AFL club without a coach after Adelaide and Western Bulldogs both named new mentors on Monday.

SYDNEY(AAP) - The threat to homes from a bushfire in the Blue Mountains has eased, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says.