It was a fitting farewell for popular Year 12 student Susan Worrall - hundreds of
girls gathered in her honour at the Sydney school that her father John Worrall said

All The Good gave the world-renowned Godolphin stable its biggest win in Australia
when Kerrin McEvoy piloted him to victory in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.

Ships and aircraft in northern Australia have been asked to keep a lookout for any
sign of missing 23-year-old pilot Hadleigh Smith whose plane disappeared on
Thursday.

Early counting in the ACT election indicates neither the Labor or Liberal parties
will win enough seats to govern alone and will have to rely on support from the

Woolgrowers will be able to use anti-flystrike clips on their sheep from next year
instead of mulesing - a practice condemned by the animal welfare lobby which has led

Booker Prize winner JM Coetzee is one of 12 authors in the running for Australia's
richest book prize.
Coetzee's Diary of a Bad Year has been nominated for the inaugural $110,000

High profile Catholic priest Frank Brennan wants the Australian government to speak
out against the execution of the three Bali bombers as it draws nearer.

ANZ Banking Group Ltd has moved to lower its variable home loan interest rate by 25
basis points, saying the cost of wholesale funding was easing.

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick has urged Socceroos boss Pim Verbeek to recall
in-form striker Archie Thompson to the international stage.

Up to 500 jobs will be cut at two Victorian universities in the next six months,
with a union describing the news as a black day for tertiary education in Australia.