After admitting he needs to learn to shut his mouth, emotional Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina put himself back in the firing line by warning soccer officials against gagging some of the sport's

A rebate for solar panels is proving so popular there are concerns it could be axed or cut back.

National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) is facing falling revenue and more bad and doubtful debt charges after reporting a fall in annual profit amid an "extremely difficult" environment for the banking

Unemployment will be higher than predicted in the May budget but will not reach 10 per cent, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says.

Free agency would be dangerous and lead to AFL stars raking in "exorbitant" amounts
of cash to the detriment of other good players, Sydney coach Paul Roos says.

Madonna plans to continue living in London with her three children despite the
breakdown of her marriage to British film director Guy Ritchie.

New whaling envoy Sandy Hollway says Australia will continue to push Japan to call
off its hunt this summer but has hinted at settling for something less.

A-League coaches Frank Farina and John Kosmina have been asked to explain their
weekend outbursts but no disciplinary action has yet been taken against the pair, an

The body of a 55-year-old man who jumped into a river to save a young girl has been
found in south-western NSW.

The coalition has accused the Rudd government of failing to provide families with
the economic information they need to weather the growing financial storm.