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Extending rookie sensation Daniel Mortimer's contract long-term has been identified by Eels chief executive Paul Osborne as his priority during the off-season. Mortimer, who is the son of former Canterbury star Peter and the nephew of internationals Steve and Chris, has established himself as one of the game's great hopes with his class and natural ...

A deadly 24 hours on WA's roads has claimed another three lives including a Chinese visitor who was killed after being hit by a cyclist as she pushed her grandchild in a pram.

Three search planes are patrolling waters off central Queensland after the possible sighting of a life raft carrying two people.

Australia's elite cricketers will share in an extra $20 million after Cricket Australia posted better-than-expected figures.

Australian winemakers, without doubt, have made more progress with Pinot Noir in the last couple of years than with any other variety.

An Australian customs ship holding 78 asylum seekers off Indonesia should be sent to Sri Lanka, where its passengers are from, Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce says.

Captain's masterclass... Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring Arsenal's third goal against Wolves.

Lindsay Tanner talks about the government's tax review on ABC News Radio

ASSAULTS have increased, substance abuse has soared and school attendance rates are unchanged in the NT indigenous communities targeted by the Federal Government's intervention.

BEN BUCKLEY is confident that pressure on the domestic league will not affect the nation's bids to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare.

Central Coast coach Lawrie McKinna has described his side's 4-0 demolition of defending champion Melbourne at Etihad Stadium as one of the best performances in his five years at the club and he hopes it's the spark his side needs to re-ignite its season.

AUSTRALIA'S cricketers admit they remain mentally drained after an epic win in Hyderabad but will be motivated on Sunday by the chance to wrap-up a limited-overs series win over India at Guwahati.

The Queensland Teachers Union has reached an agreement with the State Government in their long-running pay battle.

Children in New South Wales could be imprisoned for up to six months if they are caught carrying cans of spray paint without a legitimate reason.

A 49-year-old Canberra man has been charged with administering a dangerous substance to a young girl and child pornography.

Australia's injury-hit fast bowlers have been branded gym junkies who spend too much energy pumping iron and not enough time in the practice nets.

TWO men swam to safety after a large wave swamped their 4.3m aluminium dinghy after a day of fishing off Palm Island in north Queensland.

What becomes of the broken-hearted? For the diehards of the Australian Republican Movement, 10 years after the referendum on an Australian republic was defeated, the answer is simple they cling to the dream.

In Australia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given the most chilling speech (PDF here) with respect to open policy debate that I have ever heard from a leader of a democratic country. The focus of his speech is on "climate change deniers." Who are these people? They include people who are skeptical of climate change science, but remarkably, they also include people who believe that climate change is real and a problem, but disagree with the Prime Minister's preferred policy approach. Rudd states that "climate change deniers" fall into one of three categories: