The Canberra Raiders board has delayed a meeting on the future of disgraced NRL player Joel Monaghan until Tuesday.

Todd Carney completed his stunning return to league by picking up the RLIF International Player of the Year award.

A decision on which of the two major Australian parties will be able to form a minority government is likely to be announced at 5pm.

Swim coach Scott Talbot is destiny's child. His mum and dad were top swimmers and then top coaches. So, as Suzanne McFadden finds, it was almost inevitable the former Olympic swimmer would become a coach too.

A confidential diplomatic cable about Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd was allegedly leaked to an Australian newspaper.

Despite ruling out any kind of carbon price before 2012, Julia Gillard says she's still the safest bet for the planet.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard appears set to toughen Labor's policy on asylum seekers.