Football League viewpoint: Orient defender Stephen Dawson lives next door to his boss at the ground but can't get on the pitch to help spark their season... more
Deadly flood waters begin to recede from the devastated streets of Brisbane but people arae warned it could be days before they can return to their homes... more
Teenager stranded on top of a car in rising flood waters in Australia is swept to his death after insisting his younger brother was saved first
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Pictures: London filmmaker tells how she was forced to join thousands of people fleeing Brisbane after flash floods swept through parts of Queensland, leaving at least 11 dead and up to 77 people missing... more
Australia’s new hero bowler Peter Siddle almost ended his career before it began — by chopping off his own finger. If only the surgeons hadn't decided to sew it back on...... more
England bowler tells skipper Strauss he wants to miss final Ashes warm-up and acclimatise in Brisbane for First Test as tourists enjoy another good day... more
Australians queue outside the High Commission in the Strand — the world’s biggest polling booth — to cast their votes early in the country’s general election... more
A back injury has forced Russia's Dinara Safina to pull out of the Brisbane International, one of the main leadup events to the Australian Open... more
Australia coach Tim Sheens believes the Kangaroos' Four Nations opponents will be making a grave mistake if they target Petero Civoniceva in the belief the veteran forward is "soft" after four months out with injury.
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Aussie popsters Operator Please - average age of 16 - delivered an astounding 45-minute set of infectious disco-punk during their final London date.... more
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