SYDNEY, July 12 (AAP) - An Australian teacher visiting the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai narrowly escaped serious injury on Sunday when the car she was in came under fire, shattering the vehicle

Investors piled into carbon sequestration and renewable energy stocks in the wake of the carbon tax plan, while emissions-intensive sectors such as coal, steel and transport lost ground.

Australian television has had its first intimate brush with Lady Gaga during a special appearance on A Current Affair.

The cost of building a new home will rise under the carbon pricing scheme, with the lowest emission building products suffering the greatest price rises, the building and construction industry says

NSW State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart has refused to buy into Mal Meninga's stunning attack on rugby league officialdom despite suggestions some of the Queensland coach's vitriol was aimed at him.

A man was abducted and locked in a metal box before his body was cut into pieces and dumped in a northern NSW river, a jury has been told.

Investors piled into carbon sequestration and renewable energy stocks in the wake of the carbon tax plan, while emissions-intensive sectors such as coal, steel and transport lost ground.

The body of fallen Australian soldier Sergeant Todd Langley has arrived at RAAF Richmond, marking his final journey home from Afghanistan.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Australian television has had its first intimate brush with Lady Gaga during a special appearance on A Current Affair.

SYDNEY (AAP) - Former NSW lands minister Tony Kelly must wait to learn if he has been cleared of corruption allegations after an 11-day probe into a multimillion-dollar government property deal.