SYDNEY (AAP) - July 26 - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has boasted that many world leaders would cut off their right arm to be in Australia's financial position.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Thousands of bank customers were left short of cash when a Westpac processing glitch halted account deposits between it and the other three major banks.

SYDNEY, July 25 (AAP)- The family of a man convicted of killing world-renowned Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang will petition for his early release from prison on compassionate grounds.

Former Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd refused to play on in the 2010 AFL season because he lacked the courage to back himself to stay in the senior team, ex-coach Matthew Knights says.

Police have interviewed Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne and another man following an alleged assault at a Kings Cross nightclub in the early hours on Sunday morning.

Not resting on their laurels, the Wallabies have swiftly reset their sights on breaking a decade-long victory drought against the All Blacks in New Zealand.

The Victorian government has asked police to advise if greater regulation of Crown Casino is needed after a series of violent incidents involving security guards there.

Protesters have gathered outside a western Sydney detention centre to urge the federal government to scrap its so-called Malaysia solution asylum seeker deal.

The Tasmanian and federal governments have reached a preliminary $276 million agreement to restructure the state's forestry industry.

Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has lashed out over criticisms at how long it's taking the public to warm to the carbon tax.