31 May 07 | Samson has nothing on George Smith - the Wallabies back-rower feels he's more effective without his signature dreadlocks.
31 May 07 | Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has acted decisively to axe firebrand union chief Dean Mighell from the Labor Party on the day the Opposition unveiled key plans for the troubled building industry and greater independence for its new industrial umpire.
31 May 07 | Police charged Todd Carney, but the Canberra Raiders have issued Steve Irwin with the heavier penalty for his part in a police pursuit.
31 May 07 | Canberra Raiders star Todd Carney admitted yesterday the club would have been justified in sacking him for his third driving disgrace.
31 May 07 | Wallabies coach John Connolly insists ACT Brumbies veteran George Gregan remains central to his World Cup plans despite continuing to experiment with Western Force dynamo Matt Giteau at scrumhalf.
31 May 07 | A diplomatic storm has broken out with Indonesia after a bungled attempt yesterday to force Jakarta's governor to appear before the NSW coronial inquest into the Balibo Five.
31 May 07 | The Canberra Raiders will race to sign back-line reinforcements for this season after releasing centre Steve Irwin yesterday.
31 May 07 | Labor has committed a fresh $100 million for renewable energy technologies and has promised to revamp all government buildings and Parliament House to make them far more energy efficient.
31 May 07 | Australian energy companies would be handed free long-term permits to pollute as part of a national system of carbon emissions trading scheduled to start in 2010.
31 May 07 | Wayward Canberra Raiders star Todd Carney turns 21 on Saturday, but he will not celebrate the milestone with a drink.
30 May 07 | Head-strong Raiders forward Ben Jones has refused to give up his position in the Canberra team unless medical experts prove a string of concussions this season could endanger his health.
30 May 07 | The Government has ridiculed Labor for pledging to support its new workplace fairness test in Parliament while opposing the overall WorkChoices package.
30 May 07 | West Coast star Chris Judd, his club, and a host of Brownlow Medal punters breathed a sigh of relief last night after the AFL's biggest star was cleared of an eye-gouging charge at the tribunal.
30 May 07 | Soaring Canberra house prices have plunged housing affordability in the ACT to a record low.
30 May 07 | Kevin Rudd launched a concerted campaign on the Federal Government's credibility yesterday, targeting its election-year advertising in a counterattack to the industrial-relations furore sparked by his wife's business interests.
30 May 07 | Australia's Chris Guccione bowed out of the French Open after losing to Greek qualifier Konstantinos Economidis in four sets at Roland Garros yesterday.
30 May 07 | The International Whaling Commission has warned Australia a large-scale navy training exercise off the north Queensland coast next month could seriously injure or kill whales.
30 May 07 | In the past when a father was called into school to help with a bully it was to prove his child's retort, "my dad's bigger than your dad".
30 May 07 | Chris Judd faced the AFL tribunal last night as calmly as he's approached the rest of his footballing career.
30 May 07 | Defending Rally of Canberra champion Neal Bates yesterday flew in testing and announced himself a serious contender for another home-town title.