Cairns to host Pacific leaders in August
The north Queensland city of Cairns is to host the Pacific Islands Forum in August.
Dementieva to play Serena in semi-final
Serena Williams survived a heat-induced "out of body experience" before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova on Wednesday, preventing an unprecedented all-Russian women's semi-final line-up at the Australia
Bauxite Resources to start trial mining
Junior mineral explorer Bauxite Resources Ltd says it will commence trial mining at its South Darling Range project near Bunbury in Western Australia next month.
India road crash kills 15 pilgrims
At least 15 pilgrims were killed when the van they were travelling in collided with a small truck in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, a news report said.
High blood pressure has Alzheimer`s link
Better treatment of high blood pressure could halve the number of people who develop Alzheimer's disease.
Defending champ Djokovic out of Open
Andy Roddick has ended Novak Djokovic's reign as Australian Open champion on Tuesday, when the exhausted Serb was forced to withdraw early in the fourth set of their quarter-final.
Australia, Japan in talks over whaling
The federal government says it remains resolutely opposed to whaling -despite reports of a secret deal which could allow Japan to continue its annual hunt.
Tax cuts on the table for relief package
The federal government is ready to act if necessary to stem the expected tide of job losses with a second economic stimulus package expected early next month.
Verdasco downs fourth seed Murray
Spain's Fernando Verdasco has knocked fourth seed Andy Murray of Great Britain out of the Australian Open.
Williams, Kuznetsova gain from dropouts
The Australian Open turned into a war of attrition on Monday, but for once the heat wasn't the culprit.
