Sydney Morning Herald - Business News, World News & Breaking News in Australia

Crackdown wins support

3:40pm | NSW Opposition, police and the hotel industry unite in support of 3am pub curfew.

Child porn seized at weekend market

3:53pm | Man arrested and 3000 DVDs seized after a police raid on a weekend market in Sydney.

Caver close to freedom

7:45pm | Emergency crews have freed a man trapped in Wombeyan Caves for more than 24 hours.

Minister defends Medicare levy

2:55pm | Nicola Roxon says not to overstate pressure on private insurance due to Medicare levy changes.

Six stabbed in Sydney wedding brawls

5:51pm | Men charged after separate attacks outside weddings in Sydney's west overnight.

World

Aid arrives, but regime resists

Burma's government tries to show the world that all is under control.

National

Mayor wants Agent Orange tests investigated

6:11pm | Reports that the toxic herbicide Agent Orange was secretly tested near the Queensland town of Innisfail more than 40 years ago must not be covered up, local authorities say.

War of worlds on Bondi Beach

Albanese and Turnbull in stoush with class warfare overtones.

Opinion

Driven to distraction for revenue

Miranda Devine MIRANDA DEVINE | If John Della Bosca had been sneakier he would have done what most people do: slow down just before the camera and then speed up.

Vital or just popular?

Who We Are: The greatest moments in Australian TV history.

Technology

Federal law grants MySpace immunity

9:28am | A federal appeals court has ruled that MySpace.com is immune from a lawsuit over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl by a man she met on the social networking website.

Hands on with The Force

Hands-on with the Wii version of the The Force Unleashed.

Sport

Waratahs finals bound

NSW secured a valuable home semi-final with a scrappy win over Reds.

Cricket

Surrey dangle rich offer

Glenn McGrath offered a contract to play English county cricket.

LeagueHQ

Peek in Blues camp

Craig Fitzgibbon provides inside story on preparations.

Rugbyheaven

John Connolly column

I wasn't surprised to hear about possible Gasnier move.