News Archive

French actor Vincent Cassel, who featured in Ocean's 12, is to head to Australia soon to film a sci-fi movie starring Orlando Bloom and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko.June 20, 2009, 11:45 am

Therapy dogs can be a comfort for seniors and those recovering from illnesses and injuries.June 20, 2009, 11:45 am

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded an end to street protests over last week's disputed presidential election, siding with declared winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

Brad Fittler's reign as Sydney Roosters coach is in jeopardy after police found the former Test captain heavily intoxicated and half naked trying to gain access to the wrong hotel room in Townsville.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

Ford Australia has posted one of its biggest losses, despite receiving a $122.4 million financial boost from the federal government.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

World No.1 Rafael Nadal insists his decision to withdraw from Wimbledon is not a sign that his powers are on the wane.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

Places where smoking is prohibited in NSW will soon include cars, if any of their passengers are under the age of 16.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

A 23-year-old Oklahoma woman is accused of getting a friend to kill her Jack Russell terrier and skinning the puppy to make a belt out of its hide.June 20, 2009, 11:30 am

George Williams, the father of underworld boss Carl Williams, has been released from prison in Victoria.June 20, 2009, 11:15 am

A New Zealand jury has found Nai Yin Xue guilty of the murder of his wife An An Liu, whose body was found in the boot of his Chinese Times car in Auckland in September 2007.June 20, 2009, 11:15 am

Melbourne coach Dean Bailey will leave his players to stew over the weekend before subjecting them to a 'blunt' assessment of their 48-point loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Friday night...June 20, 2009, 9:23 am

More so than any other batsman in the Australian squad, Michael Hussey will be hungry for runs when Australia plays Sussex in its first tour match in England next week...June 20, 2009, 8:45 am

Phil Vickery rates playing for the Lions above leading England to the 2007 World Cup final.June 20, 2009, 8:42 am

The British and Irish Lions are ready to counter fire with fire in the opening Test against South Africa here on Saturday, according to assistant coach Warren Gatland. Gatland said he expected a hugely physical encounter and compared the game to chess "with collisions".June 20, 2009, 8:39 am

Yahoo!Xtra blogger Buck Shelford backs the All Blacks to beat France in the second Test tonight.June 20, 2009, 8:32 am

Christchurch fans need to turn up and watch the All Blacks or risk losing future test matches.June 20, 2009, 8:29 am

The All Blacks must again battle to cover for the "missing five" if they are to avoid a start of historically bad proportions to 2009. On only three occasions have New Zealand begun their season with consecutive test defeats - by Australia in 1929, South Africa in 1949 and France in 1994.June 20, 2009, 8:26 am

We arrive across turquoise water and land sandy-footed on the blond beach.June 20, 2009, 8:00 am

Confined to a bed, 49-year-old quadriplegic Christian Rossiter describes his life as a "living hell".June 20, 2009, 8:00 am

Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte yesterday flagged the savings expected from expansion of the Pluto liquefied natural gas project by highlighting a 10 per cent cut in operating costs at the North West Shelf after the completion of a fifth processing train.June 20, 2009, 8:00 am

The head of the consortium behind the Oakajee port and rail development will travel to China with the WA Premier, Colin Barnett, next month to meet potential suppliers for the $4 billion project.June 20, 2009, 8:00 am