The Australian women's softball team has bowed out of the Beijing Olympics with a bronze medal.
Jackson battles on
Lauren Jackson will undergo ankle surgery next week after the Opals wind up their Olympic campaign.
Aussies win two silver
Hurdler Sally McLellan and cyclist Anna Meares have both produced spectacular silver medal results at the Beijing Games.
Clark 'controlling'
New Zealand PM Helen Clarke laughs off an embarrassing briefing, which Australian officials provided to journalists.
QGC agrees to merger
Coal seam gas producer Queensland Gas Company Ltd (QGC) has agreed to an $830 million merger with Sunshine Gas.
No new medals
Australia's collected no new medals today after last night's silvers in hurdles and cycling.
Labor would lose NSW election
NSW Labor would lose 21 seats and be swept from government if a state election were held today.
Star's cancer scare
American actor Christina Applegate says she underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Melb public transport trips rising
Melbourne's public transport system continues to groan under the weight of passengers.
Aggressive female drivers on rise
Experts have identified the latest menace on our roads - the angry female driver.
Dumpster children were only playing
Three young children thought to have been living in a dumpster behind shops in NSW's Hunter region have been identified.
Jurors to decide fate of terror suspects
Jurors have begun deciding the fate of 12 men accused of being members of an alleged Melbourne terror cell.
