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Oz ANZ to axe about 800 jobs by year's end

The ANZ Bank will cut up to 800 jobs before the end of the year following an announcement to staff.

League: New hope for Maitua in NRL

Reni Maitua's chances of playing in the NRL next season have improved dramatically after a deregistration threat was seemingly lifted.

Pupils (6) suspended for attacking older boy

Four Victorian primary school students, aged just six, have been suspended for attacking an older boy.

League: Bird still waiting for Sharks decision

Cronulla's fallen star Greg Bird will have to wait to learn if he has any future at the NRL club after the Sharks board decided to continue their deliberations on his future beyond Thursday night.

Kidman no movie star - critic

Nicole Kidman has suffered another personal attack with a prominent Los Angeles Times columnist declaring the Oscar winner is not a "movie star".

Rugby: Wallabies win ferocious match over Barbarians

Matt Dunning snapped an Achilles tendon and Sekope Kepu tore a pectoral muscle as the Wallabies scored a torrid win over the Barbarians in their spring tour-ending rugby match at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night.

Crciket: Bradman cap could fetch $1.2m

A baggy green cap warn by legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman is expected to fetch more than $A1 ($NZ1.23) million at an auction of cricket memorabilia later this month.

League: Bad boy Reni Maitua sacked

Former Kangaroos backrower Reni Maitua is poised to become the NRL's latest serial offender to trade his wares overseas after being sacked by the Bulldogs.

Golf: Allenby puts mum before game

When Robert Allenby was a child who desperately wanted to play golf, his mother Sylvia encouraged him to follow his dreams.

Angry parents beat up Santa

Angry parents have beaten up Santa and three of his elves after taking their children to visit a "rip-off'' Christmas grotto in England.

Using red pen could harm kids, teachers told

Teachers have been advised that marking students' work in red pen could harm their mental health.

League: Meninga 'could do two jobs'

Mal Meninga would be able to handle both the Maroons and Kangaroos reins if the national coaching job became available, Queensland Rugby League chairman John McDonald said.

Bad Santas hold up bowls club

Police are on the lookout for two bad Santas who held up a Townsville bowls club at knifepoint.

NZ citizens call for arrest of Exclusive Brethren members

Three former members of the Exclusive Brethren have asked a judge to order the arrest of the sect's leader Bruce Hales and other sect members in New Zealand and Australia.

Minogue and Coldplay team up for Aids charity

Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue and UK supergroup Coldplay have been making music together for a new online magazine which supports HIV/Aids projects in Africa.

League: Dragons to show more starch - Bennett

He says he doesn't know too much about his squad yet, but new St George Illawarra coach Wayne Bennett can promise fans one thing in the 2009 NRL season.

'Australia': What the critics said

Director Baz Luhrmann promised filmgoers a "banquet" of romance, action, drama and comedy in his new epic Australia, but it has left many United States critics gagging.

A view to voodoo

There is plenty more to voodoo than bizarre dolls. Photo by Getty Images.

A view to voodoo

Travellers to Africa are turning to voodoo to overcome problems with health and more besides. Chris Pritchard reports.

Brits world leaders in promiscuity - study

Britain is shrugging off its prudish image after a study found its citizens to be the most promiscuous of any large western industrial nation, while Australians ranked fifth.

Cricket: Lawson slams England's decision to pull out of tour

Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has criticised England's decision to abandon their tour of India due to security fears.

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