Two children found dead at Perth home
(AAP) The mother of two young boys found dead in their West Australian home is helping police with their inquiries.
Australia has no plans to increase troops in Afghanistan: Rudd
Melbourne, Nov 7 (PTI) Australia, which has the largest contingent from among the non-N.A.T.O.
Melbourne water bills set to rise
Melbourne residents' water bills will almost double over the next five years as city dwellers begin to share the cost of the drought.
Youth detention for fatal party punch
The family of a Victorian teenager who died after being punched in the head at a party says light sentences for senseless acts of violence are a "joke".
Aus P.M. congratulates Obama
Melbourne, Nov 7 (PTI) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday congratulated newly elected U.S. president Barack Obama personally over a telephone call.
NAB appoints receivers to Rubicon
National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) said it had appointed receivers and managers to Allco Finance Group (AFG) offshoot Rubicon Holdings.
Scots hoping to go back-to-back
Written off before they'd played a game in the rugby league World Cup, Scotland aren't expecting too many new friends heading into their last.
Environment ministers talk about rubbish
The country's environment ministers met on Friday - and talked rubbish. State and federal ministers agreed at a meeting in Adelaide to develop a national strategy to tackle waste.
Lex Wotton jailed for six years
Aboriginal leaders say relations between black and white communities in north Queensland can now begin to mend after Palm Island riot ringleader Lex Wotton received a much lesser prison sentence th
Executions loom for Bali bombers
Everything is ready - even the autopsy table, cloth and water bucket needed to clean and dress the bodies after the Bali bombers are put to death.
