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Arthurs Creek man in hospital after he tried to stop it from drowning his dog in a farm dam. Chris Rickard, 49, sustained deep cuts to his abdomen and face after being attacked by the kangaroo as he tried to...

THE Church of Scientology is denying claims of a cover-up by Nick Xenophon, while the senator remains frustrated in his call for a parliamentary inquiry into the religion. Yesterday Stephen McBride, whose Scientologist brother committed suicide two years ago, travelled...

Yes, he is confident his injury-plagued body is finally right...And yep, he's ready to reach his full potential as an all-rounder...Watson, 28, has already shown enough to convince Australian skipper Ricky Ponting that he is the "world-class all-rounder" Australia have...

S scorching heat was just a memory yesterday, with many cities and towns across the state recording only half the temperatures of the previous day. In Sydney, the temperature reached 22.1 after the southerly change came through, 20 degrees cooler...

The site will run 24/7 for the whole World Cup, and tie in to related events round the city...Sydney's site will be split into a 20,000-capacity section at Cockle Bay and another holding 10,000 at Tumbalong Park. Entry will be...

Weather conditions have improved slightly for firefighters battling blazes in Australia's New South Wales, meteorologists said Sunday. Emergency fire warnings were eased for most parts of the state as a change in wind conditions brought some relief, the Australian Broadcasting...

Not because you've been forced to endure sordid allegations of sex and intrigue. That's the fun bit. And not because that television interview made you picture the Premier tabling Ms Chantelois in Parliament. Get mad because your Government treats you...

Police on Queensland's Gold Coast say schoolies revellers are not getting the message about alcohol-fuelled behaviour in Surfers Paradise. Police say 7,000 school leavers partied inside the entertainment precinct overnight and 36 schoolies were arrested.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is using the figures to urge the government and the coalition to hold back on legislation presently before parliament. The two parties are negotiating to get an amended form of the government's carbon...

Scotland team which started Saturday's match were alive the last time their country defeated Australia. Of them, only Nathan Hines – who was five years old at the time – is old enough to remember the occasion, and he would...