The Senate will conduct an inquiry into the West Australian gas crisis sparked by an explosion at Varanus Island in June.
The family of a toddler who died in a NSW house fire despite her grandmother's valiant rescue efforts has thanked the community for its sympathy and support.
A former West Australian and NSW health department boss will be acquitted on 100 charges of wrongfully claiming expenses despite a finding he acted dishonestly.
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has approved the expansion of South Australia's Beverley uranium mine.
Journalists at Fairfax newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have voted to strike until Monday, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance says.
Former treasurer Peter Costello is a politician without a spine, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
The Exclusive Brethren has welcomed the Senate's decision to block a wide-ranging inquiry into the activities of the religious sect.
The NSW government will hand down a mini-budget within 10 weeks after the failure of its plan to privatise the electricity sector, Premier Morris Iemma says.
The girlfriend of NRL player Greg Bird, who is accused of glassing her in the face, wants her privacy respected as she recovers, her lawyer says.
Another car parts supplier - PBR - has revealed plans to cut its workforce, prompting unions to call for the federal government to save the automotive industry.
New baby lowland gorilla Mahale - Swahili for event - has lived up to his name in making his public debut at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
An aluminium company has pleaded guilty to workplace safety breaches after a worker was "catapulted" to his death at a refinery in the Northern Territory.
The identity of a man accused of a string of sex attacks on young women in Sydney's west has been suppressed in court.
Olympian Stephanie Rice says she has mild pneumonia and has been ordered to rest, putting an end to a planned trip to Perth.
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