Perth :: Australia
| about 10 hours ago
| Political News
John Howard will receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony next week. The award is said to be the highest civilian honour bestowed by a United States president. Mr Howard is being honoured for his...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Sports News
France's chances of claiming a maiden Hopman Cup win suffered a major setback on Tuesday when they were upset 2-1 by Italy in the mixed teams tournament. The loss means the French pairing of Alize Cornet and Gilles Simon need...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Sports News
Australia (AP) — Amelie Mauresmo rallied from 2-5 down in the third set to beat fellow Frenchwoman Julie Coin 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (11) on her fifth match point Wednesday in her longest ever tour match...Mauresmo needed 3 hours, 14 minutes...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Sports News
Henrik Lundqvist became the fifth NHL goalie to start a career with four 20-win seasons, and the host New York Rangers turned their struggling power play into a plus in a 4-0 victory over the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Sports News
ONE-time defector Jelena Dokic has been named in Australia's Fed Cup squad, which has been labelled one of the strongest team in recent years. Australia's highest ranked woman Sam Stosur, who was ruled out last year due to illness, will...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Business News
Government needs to have a clear exit strategy to wind them back. But Ian Gilbert from the Bankers Association says Australian banks have never participated in high-risk lending and a bank guarantee scheme is not about to change that. "Low...
Perth :: Australia
| 2 days ago
| Sports News
Germany triumphed in a deciding mixed doubles tiebreaker to defeat Australia 2-1 in their Group A clash at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday. The German pair of Nicolas Kiefer and Sabine Lisicki won the deciding tiebreaker 10-5 to...
Perth :: Australia
| 1 day ago
| Political News
A battered-looking Marat Safin on Sunday admitted involvement in a brawl in Moscow last week, but wasted no time declaring he had won the fight. The fiery Russian stunned fans when he turned up late at the mixed team Hopman...
Perth :: Australia
| 2 days ago
| Political News
Australian Super 14 club Western Force have forced former All Blacks coach John Mitchell into defending his coaching style of the team. The Force resumed pre-season training this week with Mitchell in charge ahead of next month’s kickoff to the...
Perth :: Australia
| 2 months ago
| Conflict & Tragedy
The mother of two young boys found dead in their West Australian home is helping police with their inquiries. Police said the boys, aged two and a half, and 10 months, were found dead in the house at Ellenbrook in...