Bob Brown and Andrew Wilkie now have better access to the prime minister than Treasurer Wayne Swan, Liberal frontbencher Peter Dutton says.
Waves driven by winds of 185km/h are battering beaches and coastal communities as Hurricane Earl closed in on North Carolina.
Afghan govt declares bank safe amid rush for withdrawals
Paris Hilton may owe investors in her 2006 movie Pledge This! about $US160,000 for failing to do enough promotion.
Samantha Stosur is the only Australian left in the US Open singles after Carsten Ball lost his men's second-round match against Spaniard Albert Montanes.
Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.
A US cheerleader has eaten her first meal in eight months after doctors mistook a rare neurological condition that "paralysed" her stomach for an eating disorder.