This Is It: Jackson's final rehearsal

09:20 AM Newly released footage shows Michael Jackson dancing energetically just two days before his death at a rehearsal for his upcoming stage show.

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Obese bus drivers want cash to exercise

50 mins ago Overweight bus drivers are now demanding they to be paid to exercise, while the NSW government is already paying for half their Weight Watchers bills.

Guards grilled over easy escape

06:36 AM Three escort officers are to be investigated after a prisoner walked out of a Sydney hospital while under their care.

P-plater in Porsche at three times limit

06:53 AM A p-plater will face court accused of driving at almost three times the speed limit in a school zone in Sydney's south west.

News

Air France jet 'didn't break up in air'

08:08 AM Investigators say the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic carrying 228 people last month was "intact at the time of impact."

The plane appears to have hit the surface of the water in flying position with a strong vertical acceleration.

Escaped python strangles toddler in cot

A 2-year-old girl has been strangled by Burmese python after the pet snake escaped and found its......

Patel to pay after boy's wrongful death

07:37 AM The parents of a three-year-old boy who died after an operation done by Dr Jayant Patel, have......

Girl taken from Sydney street and raped

08:10 AM A 14-year-old girl has been abducted by four men and raped in Sydney's inner suburbs....

Sport

Lee wins Test spot with 5-star display

Brett Lee resuscitated his Test career with a devastating five-wicket spell against the England Lions on Thursday in a promising sign the veteran had finally worked out how to bowl in English...

Business

New Melbourne-Sydney route takes off

The world's third busiest travel route has welcomed a new player to the market, with Tiger Airways...

Jobless over 25 to get extra help: COAG

Retrenched workers aged over 25 will be given intensive assistance under a COAG agreement to help...

Coleman buys the Esky brand

Outdoor recreation company Coleman Australia has bought the Esky brand from Nylex Ltd and plans to...

Life

First Europeans were cannibals: research

The remains of the "first Europeans" have revealed that the prehistoric humans were cannibals who particularly liked the flesh of children.

It is the first well-documented case of cannibalism in the history of humanity...