High fire risk cigarettes banned11:50 AM Qld govt funds Surat Basin projects11:39 AM Xenophon wants inquiry into Scientology11:38 AM Being deputy PM is enough, says Gillard11:38 AM Conroy defies Senate order on broadband11:36 AM Buttrose nephew jailed for drug dealing11:35 AM Electricity prices to rise by up to 64%11:32 AM New disclosure rules for office blocks11:30 AM Holden recalls some 10,000 Cruze cars11:29 AM Child rapist on the loose in Victoria11:27 AM Govt dismisses reports of cost blowouts10:50 AM Govt to adjust counter-terror laws10:49 AM

Santiago quake damage worse than thought11:45 AM Up to 25,000 killed in Dresden bombing11:45 AM BA strikers look for US, Europe support11:30 AM Nigeria acting head dissolves cabinet11:23 AM US, India ink deal for 'limitless' trade9:30 AM Body found under Memphis hotel bed9:27 AM Ransom paid in Paris for British boy9:18 AM Key al-Qaeda figure believed killed8:30 AM French doco stages fake electrocutions8:29 AM Israel lifts West Bank restrictions7:19 AM World goes green for St Patrick's Day7:04 AM

PRECIOUS-Gold falls after choppy trade; off 1-week high11:44 AM Australia shares firm 0.2 pct; Westfield leads11:36 AM Electricity bills to surge due to ETS11:30 AM The Overnight Report: Consolidating New Highs11:15 AM FN Arena Broker Call Headlines - 18 Mar 201011:15 AM Nikkei dips 0.3 percent, takes breather after rally11:14 AM Kathmandu reports net loss of $NZ11.3m10:51 AM NZ dlr near 8-week high vs US$, 2-year high vs euro10:39 AM Australia shares rise 0.4 pct on bank gains10:33 AM Nomura appoints first foreigner to board10:20 AM

Fiennes makes directorial debut11:23 AM Lady Gaga thrills crowd at Sydney show9:00 AM Bullock's husband 'had affair with tattoo model'8:30 AM Costner to be dad for seventh time6:57 AM Weaver bares her teeth in vampire comedy6:57 AM Jolie, Depp in Venice for film shoot6:25 AM Picasso portrait could fetch up to $A65m0:02 AM Poet laureate pens ode to injured Becks17 Mar 2010 Hey Dad! actor claims she was sex abused17 Mar 2010 Baker pic takes Archibald packers prize17 Mar 2010 Sorensen leaves 'Neighbours' to join army17 Mar 2010 Luke Bryan, Gloriana among ACM artists17 Mar 2010

Radwanska beats Dementieva for semi spot11:11 AM Djokovic ousted by veteran Ljubicic10:57 AM NRL steps up its drug testing program10:53 AM Bad boy Carney bouncing back9:00 AM Agassi drug inquiries dropped8:56 AM Czech Vaidisova hangs up racket at 207:02 AM Ryan successfully downgrades charge17 Mar 2010 AFL work on western Sydney project17 Mar 2010 Dragons clash just what we need: Moore17 Mar 2010 Roosters' Carney eager to stay course17 Mar 2010 Lowe's blow as Hasler keeps chin up17 Mar 2010 Demetriou earned his $1.8m: AFL chairman17 Mar 2010

'Cool Jupiter' widens search for exoplanets5:20 AM Facebook 'beats Google for visitors'17 Mar 2010 Soviet singer becomes viral sensation17 Mar 2010 Catholic Church funds stem cell research17 Mar 2010 Dramatica owner could face charges16 Mar 2010 Teachers' racy Facebook photos spark probe16 Mar 2010 Website spotlights misdeeds of the rich 15 Mar 2010 Reporter throws tantrum on live TV12 Mar 2010 Blog follows Van Gogh restoration12 Mar 2010 Atom smasher set for top speed in April11 Mar 2010 Scientists find 'immune' Tassie Devils10 Mar 2010 Scientists draw DNA from fossilised eggs10 Mar 2010

Alcohol abuse in Pacific rising: report8:01 AM Sexual images 'inescapable' for kids3:16 AM Olympians encourage kids to stay fit0:17 AM New nicotine replacements offer hope17 Mar 2010 Brain damage, prenatal meth link: study17 Mar 2010 Gene test 'helps define heart drug dose'17 Mar 2010 'More' post-heart attack deaths in women17 Mar 2010 Nerds lose out when women judge on germs17 Mar 2010 Poor heart health more common in country17 Mar 2010 Controversial midwives laws pass Senate16 Mar 2010 CT scans pose 'cancer risk' to children16 Mar 2010 Antibiotic-resistant TB on the rise20 Sep 2009