Australia beat England 18-9 at Twickenham, London, on Saturday. The Wallabies, who had been four points down at 9-5 at half-time, scored 13 points in the second-half.
England coach Martin Johnson is hopeful comebacks by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and hooker Steve Thompson will guide an injury-wrecked Red Rose to victory over Australia in the first of their autumn Tests on Saturday.
Officials in Australia say they have 'grave concerns' for dozens of people aboard a boat that sank in the Indian Ocean off the country's western coast.
Defence Minister John Faulkner said Australia will seek a pull-out of its troops from Afghanistan in the "shortest time-frame", admitting the move would compromise a US push for military reinforcements in the war-torn country.
Energy group Chevron has made a major offshore natural gas discovery off Western Australia, boosting the potential of the Gorgon project which is due to begin supplying natural gas to much of Asia from 2014.
Casey Stoner (Ducati) roared to victory at the Australian Grand Prix, claiming a third win on his home circuit. A close second, Italy's Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) moved one step closer to retaining the title.
Casey Stoner (Ducati) delighted his home crowed as he clocked the fastest time of the Australian Grand Prix qualifying session ahead of Italy's Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) and Spain's Dani Pedrosa (Honda).
On the opening day of the Catalunya Rally, Spain's Dani Sordo driver has taken the lead. The Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, five times the world champion, follows his teammate, and current championship leader, Mikko Hirvonen, is third.
Cadel Evans offered Australia its first world championship title after edging Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia and Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain to win the men's road race on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
