New Zealand's top speed merchants will set up near Turangi this weekend to race the New Zealand TT Motorcycle Championships and they'll each have one thought on their minds -- to wind the throttle ...

SOUTH Australia's baby boomer generation is the worst for dangerous drinking, a report shows.

A CORONIAL inquest to determine the cause of a rockfall that killed Beaconsfield miner Larry Knight has been told that nobody will be charged with a criminal offence over his death.

MINERS were warned the Beaconsfield gold mine would be "shut down" by Macquarie Bank if production levels slipped, a coronial inquest into the death of miner Larry Knight has heard.

In the continuing Saga of Kris's Stomach... now my doctor thinks it might possibly NOT be my stomach. Apparently if your gall bladder is malfunctioning, it can present as ulcer-like pain. Interesting. So in 14 hours, I'm having a HIDA

Saturday 28 June 2008"The State Government has spent $4m over the last decade to sterilise koalas and fly some of them to the South East."This is a better deal than some patients get through country health.

THE zebras and giraffes of Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria have been spared the sight of roller-coasters and waterslides with the dumping of a plan for a $220 million theme park at the site.

ROCK stars young and old mingled on the red carpet before veteran Australian entertainers Rolf Harris and rock and soul pioneer Max Merritt were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame tonight.

A WOMAN who went missing a day after giving birth has been arrested in south-east Queensland over drug charges.

DETECTIVES in Melbourne have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of an elderly woman's body at her home in the city's northeastern suburbs.

With the seventh round of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals now only days away, locals are preparing for a bumper round of the Series, with home-grown stars such as Luke George (Ka...

A FAMILY dispute is believed to be behind the fatal shooting of a man in the front yard of a house in southeast Queensland.

QUEENSLAND Liberal Party members have endorsed a merger with the Nationals to create a new conservative force in the state.

A COUPLE have been jailed after the husband had sex with his stepdaughter because he and his wife were desperate for another child.

A TEENAGER accused of producing child porn and creating a public nuisance will fight the charges in the Children's Court.

Richmond Football Club defender Graham Polak has been moved from the intensive care unit into a general ward at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital.

In preparation for round seven of the Australian Motocross Championship at Lake Macquarie Motocross Track (Lakes NSW) Motorex KTM Under 19s racer, Tye Simmonds has used every chance he has had to g...

The second round of the 2008 Australian Supermoto Championship is fast approaching, with plenty of action forecast for the 9-10 August in Mildura, Victoria. The opening round of the Cha...

A MAN who shot dead his solicitor over a property settlement has been jailed for 28 years.

THE crew of a Qantas Boeing 747 shut down one of four engines after a fuel tank ran dry because of a faulty fuel gauge, the national transport safety watchdog says.