Reuters - A Taliban attack on an Afghan state
parade was a propaganda victory undermining faith in the
ability of President Hamid Karzais government to protect
itself, let alone provide security for the Afghan people,
analysts said.

AP - A woman who went missing in 1984 was found by police over the weekend and told investigators that she had been held by her father in a cellar, where she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to at least six children, police said.

Four people have been arrested while protesting against logging in a southern Tasmanian forest.

Asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton was remembered by his wife and brother in a moving service paying tribute to people who have died at work.

West Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell has repeatedly refused to deny allegations he sniffed the chair of a Liberal party staffer.

Planned changes to outlaw predatory pricing will benefit small retailers, consumer advocates say.

An Australian expatriate living in Vanuatu will face charges over a $100 million money laundering scheme that police say could involve up to 400 people.

Australians are spending more than ever before on eating out at cafes and restaurants, new figures show.

This mornings news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan has underlined the dire security situation in the country and brought fears that it will not be the last Australian casualty.

A crown prosecutor is missing in bushland north of Newcastle, NSW police say.