Two Australian sailors have been charged with battery and causing great bodily injury following a drunken argument over sport and politics at a party in the United States.

The University of Sydney will set up a number of outreach clinics to help improve Indigenous health in remote western New South Wales communities, thanks to a mystery $10 million donation.

The Federal Government's move towards a new industrial landscape is one step closer, with a new report outlining a changed workplace relations system.

Family tax benefit recipients will be means tested as part of Federal Government moves to slash spending.

Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has downplayed a new Australian review which is critical of the landmark Stern Report on global warming, saying all studies on the cost of climate change will have some value for decision making.

It was a substantially less volatile night on the United States equity markets, and a mostly positive one.

The latest trades report from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has shown another decline in the number tradespeople available to build houses.

A taxi driver linked to the rapes of three women by DNA technology has been granted bail in a Sydney court.

Australia's longest running magazine, The Bulletin, is closing down after almost 130 years of publishing.

A new Queensland study has found the benefits of genetically modified (GM) plants and food outweigh any risks.

New research has found more than 176,000 households are on waiting lists for public housing in Australia, with 7 per cent classified in greatest need.

Police have defended their decision not to tell the public about a series of alleged rapes against women in Sydney taxis.