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Only a brave man would call 194cm, 112kg NSW Origin forward Tom Learoyd-Lahrs soft.

Thanks to Andre for the link to an article by Alan Kohler on the politics of immigration and education.

Doug "the rug" Bollinger is the new spearhead of the Australian attack, and his fellow left-armer Mitchell Johnson could not be happier about it.

KOOKABURRA Sits in the Old Gum Tree should be gifted to the Australian public, says Larrikin Records founder Warren Fahey.

ELEPHANT fans can see Melbourne Zoo's latest bundle of joy twice a day from tomorrow.

AUSTRALIAN game developers have had a hand in one of the most eagerly-awaited video game releases of the year.

Some very encouraging news out of the Victorian ALP: In what is believed to be a first for a major Australian political party, the Australian Labor Party will trial a new primary system to select their candidate to take on sitting Liberal MP and former Yarra Ranges mayor David Hodgett in the knife-edge seat.

Australia's women have made the perfect start to the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, belting the Kiwis by 115 runs in the first match at Adelaide Oval.

US pop star Pink has been named as the new face of V8 Supercars Australia. The 30-year-old singer will be an ambassador for the sport from 2010 until 2012, and features in a new multi-million dollar TV commercial alongside V8 Supercars drivers including Jamie Whincup, Will Davison, Rick Kelly, Mark Winterbottom, Fabian Coulthard and James Courtney.

Victoria has flicked the switch on a controversial north-south pipeline but there is no indication yet when Melbourne's water restrictions will be eased.

THE sole survivor of a road crash in Melbourne that killed five teenage boys looked into her brother's face moments before the fatal impact and saw "the eyes of death". Elissa Iannetta, 15, was a passenger in the car that slammed into a tree in Plenty Road in north suburban Mill Park early on January 17, killing five boys including her older ...

A DOMINANT 90-run opening stand gave NSW a solid start before it faltered to be dismissed by Victoria for a mediocre 224 in their MCG Ford Ranger Cup match.

Sydney FC skipper and former Australia international Steve Corica will bring the curtain down on a career spanning 21 years after today confirming his decision to retire at the end of the current A-League season.

Miranda Kerr kicks off the launch of the 2010 David Jones Autumn/Winter collection.

QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has urged MPs not to create "second-class" children by excluding same-sex couples from surrogacy arrangements.

ALLEGATIONS about the misuse of public money by NSW Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano are being referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption , according to leaked documents.

Lyndal Curtis reported this story on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:14:00 ELEANOR HALL: To the Federal Opposition's finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce who has a knack for attracting attention.

Tasmania will head into the final day of its Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland fancying a win after dominating day three at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

It is pretty hard to not know AC/DC are in Melbourne, Australia this week. The buzz is everywhere.

It is an Olympic showdown of decidedly un-epic proportions, a three-way battle of the bobsled minnows that has turned decidedly icy.